"If SAFC are more than a project club, then where's the proven CF?"


The issue of whether the money raised from the sale of Ross Stewart will be spent next month is an interesting one. I presumed funds (or at least a significant part) raised from player sales would be reinvested in the squad but I’ve seen various sources claiming we won’t be spending in January.

If that is the case I can’t imagine prospective new head coaches will be impressed.
 
His conclusion asks the fundamental question

at some point soon fundamental questions will have to be answered: are Sunderland a quixotic project, creating something at times beautiful but hopelessly fragile (and then presumably selling on improved young talent), or is there a real will for promotion? And if the latter, is that possible on no more than youth and potential?
 
The issue of whether the money raised from the sale of Ross Stewart will be spent next month is an interesting one. I presumed funds (or at least a significant part) raised from player sales would be reinvested in the squad but I’ve seen various sources claiming we won’t be spending in January.

If that is the case I can’t imagine prospective new head coaches will be impressed.
Clubs don't often spend very much in January, what's the line that's always spouted 'it's notoriously difficult to get deals done in January' or similar. I think money will be spent just not several millions.
 
The issue of whether the money raised from the sale of Ross Stewart will be spent next month is an interesting one. I presumed funds (or at least a significant part) raised from player sales would be reinvested in the squad but I’ve seen various sources claiming we won’t be spending in January.

If that is the case I can’t imagine prospective new head coaches will be impressed.
If the new coach comes in and has six weeks work with the squad before the window closes, and he makes a suggestion that would immediately improve the team, I would expect a player to be bought. I suspect the new coach's first remit will be to get a tune out of our current players and that will be impressed on them at interview..
 
His conclusion asks the fundamental question

at some point soon fundamental questions will have to be answered: are Sunderland a quixotic project, creating something at times beautiful but hopelessly fragile (and then presumably selling on improved young talent), or is there a real will for promotion? And if the latter, is that possible on no more than youth and potential?
It does, although I admit I had to Google quixotic first.

I'd guess there is a real will for promotion mind, given if there wasn't we might as well have kept mowbray. They've acted quickly because it's obvious to all of us that play offs were looking unlikely the way we were going which, to me at least, demonstrates they definitely have the will for promotion
 
Worth remembering also that Wilson is an MLF. So this is meant as constructive criticism and not a hatchet job.

Personally, I think we need to have Clarke and Roberts switched and up the tempo considerably. All the new forwards look to be mobile (even Hemir when he's got an incentive. What they don't need is to be feeding on scraps in a bout of penalty box pinball, which is all they're currently getting.
 
It does, although I admit I had to Google quixotic first.

I'd guess there is a real will for promotion mind, given if there wasn't we might as well have kept mowbray. They've acted quickly because it's obvious to all of us that play offs were looking unlikely the way we were going which, to me at least, demonstrates they definitely have the will for promotion

I think they want the model to be: we sign the players, you pick the team

Neither Neil or Mowbray seemed to like that, I think they want the next manager (coach) to be fully onboard with it
 

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