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What's your opinion on him?
IMO, he has been the saviour for Sunderland.
The light at the end of the tunnel.
To come into his first year of managing to a club who was bottom of the Championship with I think it was only 1 win and turn them around to dominate the league is pretty outstanding.
His first season in the premiership, he has done what the previous 2/3 managers have failed to do - he's kept us up in top flight football.
I think he will go on to become a great manager.
He has done very well.
With not a very good team aswell!
Well to be honest, he did spend £35 million odd. You'd expect to stay up after spending that. Plus last season when you were bottom he had big funds aswell, it's easier said than done though - he's a good manager. :)
Not a very good team?Quote:
Originally Posted by Youthz
Sorry, but we've been in the prem most of our life and we won the 1973 cup final. :)
edit; btw he spend 45m :P
Sunderland aint a very good team..Quote:
Originally Posted by Andys
They are known more or less now as the team that got promoted from the Championship.
It will take a few years to get Premiership status again, much alike West Ham have done.
I HATE WESTHAM,.
Well yeah, they're not going to be known as an established team when they've only came up for 1 season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Youthz
I'd say they are known as a low class premiership team. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Youthz
Just remember, about 4/5 seasons back when Peter Reid was in charge we finnished 7th twice in a row and had the chance to get a champions league place :)
Done well to keep them up, but he's not proved himself in the transfer market yet. He's paid over the odds for championship players, Chopra for 6million for example. If he improves the squad with some quality Prem players and can get a top half finish I think thats when he can be called a good manager.
Yeah I half agree with you but he has made some great signings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Azul
Andy Reid
Kenwyn Jones
Craig Gordan
Phil Bardsley
Jonny Evans (only on loan though :()
Carlos Edwards
I think he did make alot of signings who were a totaly let down though such as;
Paul McShame (Terrible)
Danny Higginbottham
Rada Prica (Waste of money)
Kieran Richardson
But I saw you mentioned Chopra, lately he has been playing great for us - it's just Keane played him out of position for most of the season as Edwards was injured.
I still think he paid over the odds for Andy Reid, Kenwyn Jones and Craig Gordan. No doubting their quality, just the price.
He's done alright, but hes had money
he grow up to be a good manager
Although he did spend £35 you have to remember than £10m+ of that was on Craig Gordon... everybody makes mistakes though. Was a very good first season for him, and I am sure he has much more to prove.
9m* and we may be swapping him for defender Jonny Evans from man utd :PQuote:
Originally Posted by JackBuddy
Done well to get promoted but the amount of money hes spent and only just avoided religation isn't very good. Same with Newcastle.
Spent more than City however they did only just get promoted so it's hard to attract the same players imo. He's done a decent job, I'm torn between Sunderland. I <3 the chairman but hate the manager lol. >.<!
Haha, they're both great.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueMoon
Quinn is a Sunderland legend :)
It's so... irish!?
Hate him as a person but £5 million for Chopra. Thank you very much:eusa_danc