Tony Mowbray Rumour

[Black Cat Gypsy]

I disagree, ultimately the aim is promotion , this old twat isn't capable of getting that. He will keep us bottom 3rd avoiding relegation until we finally sack him and get back to original project that this appointment is completely at odds with.

To get promoted this season? Nothing has officially happened yet. For all we know it could be a short term appointment until the end of the season.

 

[CraigyLee]

Horrendous

Cheap uninspiring option might as well have hired Grayson or Parkinson

 

[MondayRunner]

Keep seeing posts saying “let’s get behind the club”. Wake up. If Mowbray is appointed it’s an admission of a chronic lack of ambition and total mismanagement behind the scenes. Need to make this clear straight away.

 

[Comeback_Kenwyne]

Uninspiring to say the least. He did keep Blackburn comfortably mid table though - maybe a pair of safe hands until next summer?

This. It's a risk averse appointment that will be shaped a lot by the experience of how bad it went last year when we did a thorough search.

Peddle him in the summer and do a proper job.

 

[4everredandwhite]

Did well at Blackburn.

I don’t disagree but why did he leave Blackburn? Genuine question btw

 

[molthemackem]

Tbf I listened to radio newcastle on way to match today and barnes said we already had mowbray lined up

five minutes ago marra BBC

 

[Tony Towers Fanclub]

Wouldn’t be my pick but…

• Well thought of by fans at his previous club
• Has experience of promotion from this league
• Has experience of keeping newly promoted sides in the championship
• Favours a youthful team
• We know he can work with the recruitment team
• His record everywhere is ok at worst. No major disasters on his cv

Let’s focus on the positives for once eh? People were saying Neil was just the cheap uninspiring choice now they’re apoplectic he’s gone.

Excellent post. I don’t need a head coach who’s a stand-up comedian. As you say, Mowbray is known to be a great coach with younger players.

And that’s where are. We have a young squad. That’s the identity we are building. His experience you’d hope would be of benefit here with them.

He’s also from 20 miles down the road so won’t be f**king off to move back nearer his family.

Finally, club got pelters for arsing about last time around. None of that here. He may look like a sour-faced old sod, but he’s now our sour-faced old sod. I’ll get behind him.

 

[samaistonsrightfoot]

Bizarre how Speakmans successions plan for managers reached as far as the head of recruitments mate.

Especially after such a crucial interview process in Feb.

 

[excalibur]

Can have my season card back. Not doing a 400 mile round trip to watch us with that loser in charge. We played well today but the usual lack of depth with no quality subs to replace tiring midfield. They again make several subs and immediately looked better.

Ffs. What a shit weekend

 

[rubberface]

Just tweeted by radio Newcastle...

Sunderland have begun the process of finding a successor to Alex Neil but say Tony Mowbray has not been offered it.

They hope to appoint someone quickly but will not be rushed into an appointment.

#BBCFootball #TotalSport #SAFC @Tweed_Barnesy

Breaking news Sky Sports. Mowbray to become new manager. FUCK ME.

 

[Deleted member 41188]

Give him a chance man ffs

 

[Wise Man Says]

He could put a glass eye to sleep

 

[Safc88]

five minutes ago marra BBC

I no mate i mean before the game barnws said mowbray was coming

 

[SAFC_Jack]

You have to back him. Ridiculous saying otherwise.

Loads didn’t want Neil after the Keane debacle and that got us out of League One.

 

[ChrisAshley]

He likes to play decent football and he's achieved more than Alex Neil has, definitely not my first choice but I think he'll do alright.

 

[The Rolls Royce]

Wonder how many times this thread will get bumped if he does well with us

Ive got everything crossed Im wrong, but this just feels like a disaster waiting to happen.

 

[Rik-Safc]

Mowbray is a smoggie, he hates us, alluded to that as much in plenty of interviews

He had been quite outspoken about us through has career in a negative way so I'm really not happy but at the end of the day I want the best for the club so I'll back home.

It never ends well when fans don't like the manager at the start, I doubt he'll last the season

 

[hank evans]

Is that a bad thing? We're a newly promoted club fresh from League One (and up through the playoffs). Staying up is all that matters.

Did I at any point say we were looking at anything else?
I’ve spent 2 days now saying that is the ambition. I’m all for it. Maybe or maybe not is he my choice but I think he’ll do ok

 

[The Breen Machine]

On paper he made sense.

Worked with young players, good on a shoestring budget, stabilised clubs in the championship and had promotions on his CV.

The behind the scenes situation was horrendous however, player morale through the floor, no investment. Sound familiar?

The morale is not through the floor. We’ve just been promoted and were 6th in the league before today.

 

[Ghfd]

Just tweeted by radio Newcastle...

Sunderland have begun the process of finding a successor to Alex Neil but say Tony Mowbray has not been offered it.

They hope to appoint someone quickly but will not be rushed into an appointment.

#BBCFootball #TotalSport #SAFC @Tweed_Barnesy

It’s a strange one. Sky or radio newcastle on opposite sides here but as I posted the op, Stelling clearly said it