He can spend this week getting the two Sam's low down on the players, doing intros and seeing the gems at his disposal, with 2 full weeks before the next league game.
@trevor well that's ok then as we have employed him as Head Coach not as a manager.
Seriously, how do you think anyone makes the grade without someone showing some faith? Many of us will have applied for and got jobs/promotions to positions we haven't really done before but someone showed faith & I hope most of us did ok as we grew into the job. If they didn't within 20 odd years there would be no-one in senior/management positions and we would all be screwed.
Trevor there is as much out there praising his abilities as there is saying he is a wrongun . Your type of chosen source of information is notiorious sort of venue for presenting a nagative picture in these situations . There is a generally a strong belief on the Sunderland forums and amonst pundits that his last stint as caretaker was decimated with injuries , that he inherited a down beaten squad , and that it was the youngest squad in the championship. There were several games where he had to rely on 18 and 19 year olds on the bench such was the injury crisis .
I might suggest you do some further research before suggesting he is less useful to us than the late Kenneth . You may then come to the fore with a more balanced opinion .
Well, with the role Dan plays, an old style manager would not work. He sounds a good coach and if it is a step up for him then so be it. It has to happen at sometime.
It would be good if he can work well with Sam Grace and it will be interesting to see how Sam Vokes progresses. I'm confident there are good times ahead, even if there are some rocky periods at times.
Interesting article in Sunday Times about Bournemouth's progression to the Premier League - why can't we do similar?
One of the biggest barriers to us emulating a club like Bournemouth is the mystifying negativity of some supporters and the general apathy of the local population towards the club. Believe me, in the wider football community Wanderers are more highly regarded as a well run and progressive club than they are on their own doorstep.
Agreed 100% @glasshalffull my hope is that as we progress up the pyramid the club will experience the same groundswell of excitement that we enjoyed under MO’N. The ground will be full most weeks in The Championship, local media will engage more fully, funds will improve the match day experience and such minor irritants/ excuses as road access etc become a thing of the past.
I for one am very excited by our evolution since the New Year and really looking forward to what the future holds for this great club.
Sunderland fans' opinions are to be taken with a pinch of salt. They don't even deserve that to be honest.
They dismissed Scowen and Luke O'Nien. They didn't want Ainsworth as their manager. They ridiculed us and we embarrassed matched them on more than one occasion.
I don't think they have ever accepted any manager since being outside the Premiership because of their "entitled" attitude. They think they are above everyone.
I would be interested in hearing about how Cambridge managed to build the buzz about the place that we saw on Sat with a nearly full ground and lots of enthusiastic chanting. It's not like they've been challenging for promotion in recent years and they're another city where residents have other delights to occupy them other than football (possibly it's not rowing season though). Plus similar time on the railway to London as Wycombe. Did they reduce ticket prices? Start marketing locally? Was it just the excitement of appointing a high profile manager? Building a new stand?
I'm not so sure that we can say that "recruitment has been very good" this window yet. It is interesting, exciting but at the moment (and excluding Sonny who seems to have been an last-minute acquisition to solve an immediate problem) we have yet to see enough of any of the new players to be able to judge whether they will be any good for us or not.
But I do agree that the incoming coach has a very good platform to work on.
It's one thing spending pennies and shaking your head in a few months saying what were they thinking...but when you are shelling out millions of krona, you don't want to be looking back in anger...fingers crossed all the new boys come good.
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I think I speak for almost every poster when I say the Gasroom would be better off without you.
At this point comments like that are the equivalent of having a go at a duck for quacking. Tbh the ducks are generally more coherent.
That ignore button is very good.
I chuckled.
I prefer the add a joke in version of you rather than the gloom. Although there is still obvious some textbook Trevorings in there.
It's taken a while but hopefully is ideal timing.
He can spend this week getting the two Sam's low down on the players, doing intros and seeing the gems at his disposal, with 2 full weeks before the next league game.
exactlyhes a good coach from what i have read on the sunderland forum not a number 1 .
he's
taken from the sunderland forum
https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/mike-dodds-new-wycombe-head-coach.1648992/page-23
Christ imagine how depressing it must be being a Wycombe fan.
look banter aside i think hes a good coach just not a manager
Ipswich employed an U21 manager from Man United and he didn’t turn out to bad.
good point but arent we in a promotion push?
its risky hiring a coach that record as a manager isnt good when you need somoene who is more experienced.
@trevor well that's ok then as we have employed him as Head Coach not as a manager.
Seriously, how do you think anyone makes the grade without someone showing some faith? Many of us will have applied for and got jobs/promotions to positions we haven't really done before but someone showed faith & I hope most of us did ok as we grew into the job. If they didn't within 20 odd years there would be no-one in senior/management positions and we would all be screwed.
Lol made me chuckle.
Trevor there is as much out there praising his abilities as there is saying he is a wrongun . Your type of chosen source of information is notiorious sort of venue for presenting a nagative picture in these situations . There is a generally a strong belief on the Sunderland forums and amonst pundits that his last stint as caretaker was decimated with injuries , that he inherited a down beaten squad , and that it was the youngest squad in the championship. There were several games where he had to rely on 18 and 19 year olds on the bench such was the injury crisis .
I might suggest you do some further research before suggesting he is less useful to us than the late Kenneth . You may then come to the fore with a more balanced opinion .
Well, with the role Dan plays, an old style manager would not work. He sounds a good coach and if it is a step up for him then so be it. It has to happen at sometime.
It would be good if he can work well with Sam Grace and it will be interesting to see how Sam Vokes progresses. I'm confident there are good times ahead, even if there are some rocky periods at times.
Interesting article in Sunday Times about Bournemouth's progression to the Premier League - why can't we do similar?
One of the biggest barriers to us emulating a club like Bournemouth is the mystifying negativity of some supporters and the general apathy of the local population towards the club. Believe me, in the wider football community Wanderers are more highly regarded as a well run and progressive club than they are on their own doorstep.
and the reason why the local community and council are so apathetic about their local football team is …..
Agreed 100% @glasshalffull my hope is that as we progress up the pyramid the club will experience the same groundswell of excitement that we enjoyed under MO’N. The ground will be full most weeks in The Championship, local media will engage more fully, funds will improve the match day experience and such minor irritants/ excuses as road access etc become a thing of the past.
I for one am very excited by our evolution since the New Year and really looking forward to what the future holds for this great club.
COYB’s!
Sunderland fans' opinions are to be taken with a pinch of salt. They don't even deserve that to be honest.
They dismissed Scowen and Luke O'Nien. They didn't want Ainsworth as their manager. They ridiculed us and we embarrassed matched them on more than one occasion.
I don't think they have ever accepted any manager since being outside the Premiership because of their "entitled" attitude. They think they are above everyone.
My prediction. If we sign Morley we will be promoted
I would be interested in hearing about how Cambridge managed to build the buzz about the place that we saw on Sat with a nearly full ground and lots of enthusiastic chanting. It's not like they've been challenging for promotion in recent years and they're another city where residents have other delights to occupy them other than football (possibly it's not rowing season though). Plus similar time on the railway to London as Wycombe. Did they reduce ticket prices? Start marketing locally? Was it just the excitement of appointing a high profile manager? Building a new stand?
Poor Mike. If we don't go up that will be 100% his fault and his alone. If we do go up then he was just letting Bloomfield's plan play out.
He's going to have to win the FA Cup to win us round in his first half season.
We won't sign Morley.
Tomorrow is going to be The Longest Day.
I can't remember the last time deadline day was so important to us. Never?
Never a truer word spoken. That said just watch them bounce out of their armchairs when Man U come to town.
I'm not so sure that we can say that "recruitment has been very good" this window yet. It is interesting, exciting but at the moment (and excluding Sonny who seems to have been an last-minute acquisition to solve an immediate problem) we have yet to see enough of any of the new players to be able to judge whether they will be any good for us or not.
But I do agree that the incoming coach has a very good platform to work on.
I genuinely don’t know the answer to that question.
Yeah alright, Aylott.
A proof of life post from @trevor which though containing the standard messaging is delivered in the form of a joke. Now that is progress...
(If only Doddy hadn't died in 2018)
According to the BFP, Doddsy is our new "manager". It's not difficult...
It's one thing spending pennies and shaking your head in a few months saying what were they thinking...but when you are shelling out millions of krona, you don't want to be looking back in anger...fingers crossed all the new boys come good.
Oh Sunderland fans