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AN Press conference - CANCELLED

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We know very little to be honest lads. We can’t start believing journalists we haven’t before just because its bad news.

If we end up with a better manager then good in the long run. The timing of this and that clause in his contract is classic Sunderland though.
 
It’s not about money. It’s about who and where.

If it's about the who, then surely it is linked to money? The players that Neil would want (i.e. experienced Championship players) aren't available on loans or frees. I can't really see how it could be about the where either. We're lacking another forward, but other than that, I'm not sure where we're particularly short on bodies.
 
Any decent manager would have got us going, based upon our squad.

Johnson made a mess of things, but we were doing well the first quarter of the season.

Neil has done well and I thank him for it but there are some good players in this squad. It’s not solely down to him.

I kind of agree but it took us 4 managers to get out of that division.

One thing getting us going, another getting as organised and as good as we got as we basically were strolling it by the time of the final.
 
If that really is the reason, then Fuck him
The guy has been really plain speaking and straight since day 1. A football person, got the club, no BS. I’m inclined to believe him not Speakman or the Board (who have obfuscated from the start)
 
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If it's about the who, then surely it is linked to money? The players that Neil would want (i.e. experienced Championship players) aren't available on loans or frees. I can't really see how it could be about the where either. We're lacking another forward, but other than that, I'm not sure where we're particularly short on bodies.
We need another CB, central midfielder or 2 and a forward.
 
We couldn’t “tell them to go away”. They are unlikely to have been put off by an extra £1m on his fee either.

You can refuse to give other clubs permission up speak to your manager if the contract doesn't allow it.

Compensation could have been far higher than a million too, which might have put them off. Also he probably would have had no reason to leave had he had a decent long term contract.
 
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