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Tony Mowbray - returns as Blackburn manager

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I don't think any of this happens without his contribution. Not this quickly and not in this manner.

We were heading in the right direction by the time he joined, but he established the blueprint of our playing style. A young team playing fast-passing football on the front foot, extremely hard working and not afraid of a battle.

He left the club in a very admirable way too, regularly praising us in the media and therefore ensuring that we didn't lose too much momentum after a underwhelming season.

He helped build Sunderland's reputation as a brilliant destination for ambitious young players, and that might the biggest factor in making last summer such a spectacularly good window.

There are a lot of people behind our current success, but it's rare that a relatively short-lived ex manager has such a positive and long-lasting impact.
 

It was a fun time with him for the most part. That late storm into the play offs on the final day was outstanding.

We've had a lot of fun these last few years, we've lived most of the dramatic moments a fan can go through. Final day drama with the play offs and yesterday, the last minute winners in the play off semi and the final, last minute winners against the mags. It's almost enough to make you forget the years of pure shit that came before.
 
James said:
It was a fun time with him for the most part. That late storm into the play offs on the final day was outstanding.

We've had a lot of fun these last few years, we've lived most of the dramatic moments a fan can go through. Final day drama with the play offs and yesterday, the last minute winners in the play off semi and the final, last minute winners against the mags. It's almost enough to make you forget the years of pure shit that came before.
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Funny enough these were some of the first things I though of yesterday. The journey to get here. Trailing down to the ground on a wet Tuesday evening to watch us stuggle against 3rd division side in the 3rd division. Footballing version of hell and back. Makes it all the more sweet
 
Our style of play is decided by those at the top, and the recruitment is based around that. Tony had no bearing on that, he was hired because was a suitable fit for that system and it worked out well.
 
I don't think he would have ever got us out of the Championship because he played too open and expansive football. But he made a valuable contribution and the respect he has from top players like Amad show how well liked he was at the club.

Top bloke as well so will always have respect for him myself.
 
brains said:
I don't think he would have ever got us out of the Championship because he played too open and expansive football. But he made a valuable contribution and the respect he has from top players like Amad show how well liked he was at the club.

Top bloke as well so will always have respect for him myself.
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It was an enjoyable season and that goal at Reading is the best I’ve seen from a Sunderland team.
 
Stella Spark said:
Funny enough these were some of the first things I though of yesterday. The journey to get here. Trailing down to the ground on a wet Tuesday evening to watch us stuggle against 3rd division side in the 3rd division. Footballing version of hell and back. Makes it all the more sweet
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I often say it but the bleakest times was when a few hundred of us turned up for an EFL Trophy game against the likes of Colchester United in -100 temperatures. Just 6,952 saw us beat Grimsby 3-2 in the 19/20 season. What he brought was way better than that in terms of spectacle.
 
not spavin said:
I don't think any of this happens without his contribution. Not this quickly and not in this manner.

We were heading in the right direction by the time he joined, but he established the blueprint of our playing style. A young team playing fast-passing football on the front foot, extremely hard working and not afraid of a battle.

He left the club in a very admirable way too, regularly praising us in the media and therefore ensuring that we didn't lose too much momentum after a underwhelming season.

He helped build Sunderland's reputation as a brilliant destination for ambitious young players, and that might the biggest factor in making last summer such a spectacularly good window.

There are a lot of people behind our current success, but it's rare that a relatively short-lived ex manager has such a positive and long-lasting impact.
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Decent bloke etc but just like xhaka is critical for this team, Amad was critical to his
When he went so did the team dynamics
His ‘captains pick’ of Dack to replace him beggared belief
Mowbray tried but he was well past his use by date. The appt of Beale made him look far better than results actually were that second season
 
Roker-73 said:
:lol: He was a Boro loser
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Tell me you know nothing about football without saying you know nothing about football.

Every young player he had says how fantastic he was. Amad absolutely loves him and was almost in tears at the video Mowbray did for him.

He was exactly what we needed at that point. He gave young players the belief and the confidence that they could enjoy football and be successful with it.
 
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