Nebuchadnezzar
Well-Known Member
The best club in the North East by a considerable stretch, can only echo the sentiments on here and hope you get the right manager and get back to the Premier League as quickly as you can.
Sadly, I believe it will be more than just the one season. I'm no fan of Gollum but he alone should not have to shoulder the sole responsibility of relegation. Most of the players are just not Prem standard: too many rag cast-offs for one thing (John O'Shea being the worst). In fact their whole recruitment policy would have been handled a bloody sight better if the Marx Brothers had been in charge.
There is something inherently rotten about the way that club is being managed - and if anyone should know about bad management we should. They need a complete clear out of all the deadwood and a totally fresh start. The parachute payments will help, but it's going to take more than just money to get back into the Prem.
Yes, it saddens me to say it's probably going to be a good few years before they are back in the top-tier, it saddens me because I like the club, I like the fans, and those fans deserve a lot better than what they've been fobbed off with for the last couple of years.
It will be tough to come back up as there are some big teams in the Championship next season.
I think Gollum has been permanently damaged by his experience with the rags. I would give an upcoming British manager a chance and maybe get some decent loan players in.
Will be rooting for them next season.
Garry Monk rumoured not to be signed up by Leeds yet, could do worse.
It will be tough to come back up as there are some big teams in the Championship next season.
I think Gollum has been permanently damaged by his experience with the rags. I would give an upcoming British manager a chance and maybe get some decent loan players in.
Will be rooting for them next season.