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But Short keeps making these bad appointments! He messed up big time with PDC when Hughes was on the market and messed up with Poyet when Pulis was on the market. Maybe if the chairman appointed the best option we wouldn't be looking to sack the manager every season. He also appointed de Fanti, a buddy of his and an ex-agent to become DoF.
The mess we are in isn't just down to Advocaat. It's down to upteem mistakes over the last 4 years. What's happening now is the chickens are coming home to roost. We have no philosophy, strategy or structure to the club.
My pet hate on here, 20/20 hindsight.
Look back and you'll find the Poyet appointment was generally welcomed, even the PDC appointment was split. It's a piece of piss to look back now and criticise but remember, Mark Hughes had walked out on Fulham and spent a fortune at QPR and was taking them down. You're talking like it was an obvious decision to get Mark Hughes, it wasn't.
Remember as well, De Fanti and Angeloni (or whatever he was called) had done well at Udinese and Inter Milan, it's not like he appointed his mate from the pub. You're right about the changes costing us a fortune and the seeming lack of any coherent plan, that's what Congerton has been brought in to address. Let's give him a bit of time.
Here's a little game for you: Pick any side from the (predicted) bottom half and compare the first XIs, then make a combined team. Tell me how many SAFC players are in that side. I bet you we're well represented in all of those teams.
We aren't a great side but people are talking like we're miles behind everyone else in the league, and that simply isn't true.
De Guzman (more like his agent) has made further 'conditions'. He now wants a guarantee of regular first team appearances
https://www.clubcall.com/sunderland/de-guzman-black-cats-move-still-alive-1779531.html
There are no guarantees in this life. Maybe you are better than Liam Bridcutt, maybe you aren't....... *Taps nose*
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