Bob Gurney's Ghost
Striker
Fair play to them, they've done well with a smallish squad to get to the quarters of a major European competition. I wouldn't bet against them either. They have players of the calibre of Tiote, sissoko and Cabaye, and play pretty decent attacking football, whilst I watch the turgid rubbish dished up by a dreary set of players and a manager with no ideas.
Same old same old. Am I jealous? Yes. In my 45 years of watching Sunderland, I can't really remember any time other than fleetingly for a couple of seasons when we've been better than them. They seem at the moment to have their club geared up to spending money wisely, doing their homework and getting value for money. We've consistently skunked millions on trash and employed dinosaur managers.
Time to go back to the drawing board Ellis, and although it sticks in my craw to say it, take a leaf out of their book. Get rid of this dreary manager and replace him with someone with ideas and a philosophy. Preferably foreign. Have a 3 - 5 year plan to get rid of the current squad except talented youngsters and replace them with quality. I've had enough of living in their f***ing shadow!!!
Same old same old. Am I jealous? Yes. In my 45 years of watching Sunderland, I can't really remember any time other than fleetingly for a couple of seasons when we've been better than them. They seem at the moment to have their club geared up to spending money wisely, doing their homework and getting value for money. We've consistently skunked millions on trash and employed dinosaur managers.
Time to go back to the drawing board Ellis, and although it sticks in my craw to say it, take a leaf out of their book. Get rid of this dreary manager and replace him with someone with ideas and a philosophy. Preferably foreign. Have a 3 - 5 year plan to get rid of the current squad except talented youngsters and replace them with quality. I've had enough of living in their f***ing shadow!!!