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What is my crime? Enjoying a meal?

how awkward will it be Hanlan being greeted by the player who could easily have ended his career, but certainly put a dent in it. Must be very forgiving.

..ah yes, I see that you know your judo well..

Ainsworth was young and appointed with little experience.

Bloomfield was young and appointed with limited experience

If Dodds is appointed he fits the trend.

People mention Schumacher but he was appointed by Plymouth when he was a coach, was young with limited experience. But he struggled at Stoke and fans have various rumours on reasons he was sacked.

I think an up and coming experienced coach is probably the best way rather than someone off the managerial merry go round.

No experience ?? No none whatsoever. Probably coaches down the rye at the weekend.

Thoughts on Mike Dodds:

1. fantastic bloke, well liked at Sunderland, think he fits well into culture.
2. Little bit of a yes man so presumably fits well into the way Rice wants to run things.
3. great coach but little bit of a reluctant manager so not sure about that.
4. i actually think he did a great job at Sunderland last season, settling a sinking ship. He did nothing spectacular but look how well they’ve done this season on limited changes so I think he has to take a bit of credit for that.

Maybe who ever down thumbed you may have not agreed with term ‘high calibre signings’, as I think a few of our gasroomers are not that convinced by Sam Smith at all.

Don’t take down thumbs out of context @Konetheming

The sense is he left for a lot more money than he was getting here.

The truth is he applied for the Millwall job.

The truth is he and Luton knew he was there long before his I only care about Wycombe on the Friday before he left.

The truth is our form dipped during the three weeks before he left. Did the players know about him and Luton at this point?

The truth is Sam and Sam are doing just as well result wise.

The truth is Rice has brought in some great players.

The truth is Rice is not letting Kone go to Luton and Mrused to be Wycombe for a song.

He’ll be a head coach. Can’t be too shabby as Alex Neil wanted to take him to Stoke and he’s Regis Le Bris right-hand man at Sunderland.

seems to divide the mackem fan base but they’re a fairly entitled lot at the best of times.

@Shev for your own sanity and general wellbeing I say this as gently as I can - "please stop feeding the trolls"

I respect your position/opinion on this months goings on & on Blooms, but I also respect others right to hold an opposing opinion and also for peoples opinion to change in light of what happens around them, it is called life.

Just hit the ignore button for those you feel have overstepped your line.

Except we are not in that soulless stand tomorrow. We are in the terrace to the side.