Jack Ross article in The Times.

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Sunderland must not return to scattergun approach after sacking Jack Ross

The Academy of Light television screens would go on early. What they showed was already known to Sunderland’s players. Jack Ross was new-school, so that meant technology and that meant the morning’s

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[The Rat]

It’s fair

People forget we were in prime position with 7 games left

Really did blow it

 

[sksk3021]

The more I read about Ross the more I think he sounds like exactly what we need. Unfortunately it just didn’t quite work for him here.

 

[Hongkongphooey]

Negative,negative, lemony negative

 

[Mackemansj1]

The more I read about Ross the more I think he sounds like exactly what we need. Unfortunately it just didn’t quite work for him here.

This, I was drinking the Ross cool aid big time right up to the last kick of the playoffs. I thought he’d go on to big things after doing well here, but he really did blow it and seemed to have learnt nowt from last season, wish him well and he might learn from his spell here and go on to big things but it wasn’t going to work here no matter how long he was given imho.

 

[Deleted member 42657]

The more I read about Ross the more I think he sounds like exactly what we need. Unfortunately it just didn’t quite work for him here.

Time may well bare us out that Jack Ross was the solution, not the problem. St Mirren fired Alex Ferguson did they not? Football history is littered with these stories of missed talent.

 

[James]

The more I read about Ross the more I think he sounds like exactly what we need. Unfortunately it just didn’t quite work for him here.

He's shown he either can't recognise his own mistakes, is tactically inept and can't fix them, or is arrogant enough to stick with a failing formula.

He's been a massive let down.

 

[Deleted member 31333]

The more I read about Ross the more I think he sounds like exactly what we need. Unfortunately it just didn’t quite work for him here.

Doesn’t walk the walk unfortunately. Spent the full pre season working on a tactic only to abandon it after 135 minutes because of how bad we were.

 

[sksk3021]

He's shown he either can't recognise his own mistakes, is tactically inept and can't fix them, or is arrogant enough to stick with a failing formula.

He's been a massive let down.

I agree he has been a let down, I think massive is stretching it a bit.

 

[James]

I agree he has been a let down, I think massive is stretching it a bit.

We were promised promotion with attacking football, a side that wouldn't care too much about conceding the odd goal (fair play we don't mind a bit of that ) as we'd outscore sides. We got neither. Not even a change in the way we play after last seasons failure.

 

[Chop Sauce]

Shit manager.

 

[sksk3021]

We were promised promotion with attacking football, a side that wouldn't care too much about conceding the odd goal (fair play we don't mind a bit of that ) as we'd outscore sides. We got neither. Not even a change in the way we play after last seasons failure.

We were close to promotion and only two teams scored more goals last season but broadly I agree.

 

[Steve H]

He's shown he either can't recognise his own mistakes, is tactically inept and can't fix them, or is arrogant enough to stick with a failing formula.

He's been a massive let down.

Good post.

 

[Deleted member 6823]

Doesn’t walk the walk unfortunately. Spent the full pre season working on a tactic only to abandon it after 135 minutes because of how bad we were.

And dropped his two 'finds', one in and Ozturk

 

[Steve H]

Spent the full pre season working on a tactic only to abandon it after 135 minutes because of how bad we were.

Utter clown of a manager, this goes toward proving it.

 

[arthursboy]

Even now I don't believe he thinks it was his fault.
His statement refers to Wembley and PL defeats.
I'm gutted hes gone, but it is the correct decision.

 

[houghton cut head]

All the gear, nee idea!

 

[chuckyroll]

He's shown he either can't recognise his own mistakes, is tactically inept and can't fix them, or is arrogant enough to stick with a failing formula.

He's been a massive let down.

Yip

 

[West_Winger]

“Poyet also happened to be manager when an agent, Roberto de Fanti, was appointed Sunderland’s director of football.”

Well, that’s bollocks for a start. It was PDC who was manager when Di Fanti came in and then it was Congerton who fucked about with Poyet.

 

[cluffy]

Had two jobs to do:
1. Get us up
2. Provide entertainment
...failed at both