I'm back. sorry for the absence but I have been a poorly boy. I went into hospital with severe pains in the bowel, which for a person with Hirschsprung's (www.hirschsprungs.info) can be serious. On my first day in, they discovered that I also had pneumonia. I escaped a operation on my bowel by a whisker, they had transferred me to the larger hospital in Inverness, a very bumpy 2.5 hour journey in a blue light ambulance. Took the dogs heir first walk out for the first time today, only 5 minutes but felt good. So I thought why not write this.
While in hospital it was hard to keep up with things. I only had my smartphone to look at the internet, no WiFi in Caithness or Inverness hospitals. I missed most of the reaction to Sir Niall stepping down. That came as a huge shock but does go some way to confirming a rumour I heard during the Gyan 'transfer' episode. That Short was maximising things to sell by the end of this season or next season at the latest.
We shall always owe a huge debit to sir Niall. He saved us from an even worse fate then we were already in. It seemed as if the club was close to not being able to pay the players and so near Administration. A thing none of us could of borne. He promised us a magic carpet ride and for a while we had one. The hope we all felt, now seems such a long time ago. Sir Niall will always be one of the great legends of Sunderland for me. A man I will always feel proud to of watched play & sung his name during the games when he was Chairman. How many other Chairman have had their names sung by the fans?
I am afraid he has one failing though, loyalty. Some think it is a strength and it can be but in business you need to know when loyalty runs out and reality takes over. It was plain to see that Keane was getting out of his depth and was wasting the money given him but Sir Niall would not reign him in or sack him. The same has happened with Bruce, he has had a new team every season, spent money that most ex-managers such as Mick MacCarthy could of only dreamt of. For all that money were are we? On the same number of points as the 3rd bottom team. One striker, who is only on loan, no left back and no true left winger. A right sided player playing on the left so that we can play a person who can't beat their man, cross a ball or head a ball and is bad at defending.
On Sunday we played the formation that we played while losing to Brighton. How on earth was it going to succeed against Arsenal. OK they are not the team they have been in the past, they were beatable but not without a forward. Our midfield has very similar players, Catts, Meyler & Colback. It did not succeed and Bruce has had a trerrible run since January. He only every has a plan A and does not know how to have a plan B. He takes off our best attacking players and leaves the failures on.
Bruce has now gone too far by attacking his own supporters by saying our expectations are too high and we are 'only Sunderland', that we should get real. When things get so bad that the manager has to attack the supporters I don't see a way back. Yet what do the fans do, 4,000 of them buy tickets for the Bolton game. Are we expecting too much to believe that we should beat Bolton? Will it be the fault of those 4,000 fans who are there, if we don't?
I know a number of fans who have never returned after the demise of Reidy & the farce of Capt. Wilko. If things get that low again, how many other fans will leave for ever? Will we every have a full stadium again if they leave, and if not what will happen to the teams finances, which league will we end up in?
This is a critical time for the club, i just hope that Short can see this and will act sooner rather than later. Bruce must go and must go now.
As always, don't take it out on the players, it will not help. We want all 4,000+ singing in support and saying
While in hospital it was hard to keep up with things. I only had my smartphone to look at the internet, no WiFi in Caithness or Inverness hospitals. I missed most of the reaction to Sir Niall stepping down. That came as a huge shock but does go some way to confirming a rumour I heard during the Gyan 'transfer' episode. That Short was maximising things to sell by the end of this season or next season at the latest.
We shall always owe a huge debit to sir Niall. He saved us from an even worse fate then we were already in. It seemed as if the club was close to not being able to pay the players and so near Administration. A thing none of us could of borne. He promised us a magic carpet ride and for a while we had one. The hope we all felt, now seems such a long time ago. Sir Niall will always be one of the great legends of Sunderland for me. A man I will always feel proud to of watched play & sung his name during the games when he was Chairman. How many other Chairman have had their names sung by the fans?
I am afraid he has one failing though, loyalty. Some think it is a strength and it can be but in business you need to know when loyalty runs out and reality takes over. It was plain to see that Keane was getting out of his depth and was wasting the money given him but Sir Niall would not reign him in or sack him. The same has happened with Bruce, he has had a new team every season, spent money that most ex-managers such as Mick MacCarthy could of only dreamt of. For all that money were are we? On the same number of points as the 3rd bottom team. One striker, who is only on loan, no left back and no true left winger. A right sided player playing on the left so that we can play a person who can't beat their man, cross a ball or head a ball and is bad at defending.
On Sunday we played the formation that we played while losing to Brighton. How on earth was it going to succeed against Arsenal. OK they are not the team they have been in the past, they were beatable but not without a forward. Our midfield has very similar players, Catts, Meyler & Colback. It did not succeed and Bruce has had a trerrible run since January. He only every has a plan A and does not know how to have a plan B. He takes off our best attacking players and leaves the failures on.
Bruce has now gone too far by attacking his own supporters by saying our expectations are too high and we are 'only Sunderland', that we should get real. When things get so bad that the manager has to attack the supporters I don't see a way back. Yet what do the fans do, 4,000 of them buy tickets for the Bolton game. Are we expecting too much to believe that we should beat Bolton? Will it be the fault of those 4,000 fans who are there, if we don't?
I know a number of fans who have never returned after the demise of Reidy & the farce of Capt. Wilko. If things get that low again, how many other fans will leave for ever? Will we every have a full stadium again if they leave, and if not what will happen to the teams finances, which league will we end up in?
This is a critical time for the club, i just hope that Short can see this and will act sooner rather than later. Bruce must go and must go now.
As always, don't take it out on the players, it will not help. We want all 4,000+ singing in support and saying
Ha'waaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
the Lads
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