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Agreed. Apart from poleon, who couldn't give less of a shit

 

Oh, the irony.

 

Thinking of going Bolton/Forest next week with my Forest supporting mate, fkn love to see PPs Bolton relegated.

 

There's no right or wrong way to play football. What you mean is that they play football that suits your particular preference.

If there was the only one way to play football then everyone would do it, we'd never have progressed under PP and would have performed better than 5th last year.

 

New owners £35m parachute payment, they should walk the league next season.

 

No I haven't see it, I assume their chairman is saying that about the last Championship game this season vs Nottingham Forest, a very difficult game but usually the more difficult the occasion the best it brings out of a Phil Parkinson team,
For me what he did for our club he has my best wishes in whatever capacity he works be that as Bolton manager or as someone thinks the next Sunderland manager, I have no axe to grind with regards Phil Parkinson.

 

I am still hopeful that Grayson will stay. The last thing we need is to be scraping around for another new manager to set us back again. Edin & Stefan did a great job in attracting the best man for the job to the club in the first place, but it would be another humiliation for them if he ended up at Scunthorpe this summer.

Colin Doyle was right in his recent interview, it needs sorting as soon as possible otherwise we're in for another summer of playing catch up.

 

Everybody is different, I go to be entertained, since Grayson arrived I keep wishing for a game like v Posh..................that we lost 1-3. It's been utter garbage for me.

 

There is absolutely no reason for discussions to wait any longer, it's not like there is anything riding on the last couple of games. Why the hell are we letting him dictate when talks will take place?

 

The only thing I would say about Grayson, is his constant banging on about getting the ball down the wings and then crossing balls into the box.... what’s the point of that if, like Saturday he takes a forward off (or in Poleon’s case, a body), and plays Wyke up top on his own. Baffling tactics that didn’t inspire me with any confidence, particularly as we were losing at the time.

One thing this season has taught me is, had we just had a decent squad, with players who could play in their natural positions then we’d have had a good chance to go up. There hasn’t been one stand out team (compared to previous seasons) and had the squad not been lopsided or unbalanced we’d be at least in the playoffs. The recruitment in the summer cost us and compared to the Parky era, loanees couldn’t be brought in to rectify the situation. I doubt Grayson would’ve allowed us to be in that situation had he been here, or will we start like that if he stays here next season.

 

From August to November 2016 I loved watching McCall's team, it was chalk and cheese with the 2015/16 where we often scraped drab 1-0 wins and was something fresh and new. But when the pitches turned the football became stop start and predictable, and I can only remember a couple of half decent performances this season under McCall, seems to become a myth that we played like Barcalona or Man City. Graysons football has been dull but McCalls had become the same, at the end of the day the quality of player often dictates whether the team are entertaining.

We've suffered league 1 and 2 for 14 years now, and most teams are cloggers lets be real, I'd rather us hoof our way to the championship and get to go watch my team at the likes of Elland Road, Villa Park and Hillsborough. Than be like Swindon and play neat and tidy football playing at the likes of Forest Green and Newport.

Whether you like Grayson or not, given the budget he's already proven time and time again that he is capable of promotion from this dull league, so I'd happily see him stay. The alternative been we get a coach in who will play tika taka, like Luke Williams did at Swindon last year, i just hope we don't suffer the same outcome.

 

Disgusted at Grayson's failure to acknowledge fully the contribution made by Jordan Gibson in last night's game. The lad added a bit of fizz and excitement that has been missing for too long. Also Grayson's gutless and evasive reference to Poleon's absence as 'illness'. Grayson spoke with little conviction looking forward to next season and I would have Jordan Gibson at the club over Grayson any day. Sounded just like the Leeds fan that he is. Goodbye Mr Grayson. A pleasure it was not. You failed to turn Sunderland around and you have abjectly failed to turn Bradford around.

 

Well I would certainly be concerned if we put out our creative players on the pitch without hard work and training!

Manager at training, right lads form two queues those that talented and creative too my right those that are not to my left. Those on the right can go home and put your feet up, your all playing next match, those on the left can work your socks, you are all on the bench!

I am really shocked that you think that he doesn’t have to put a shift in training. Many talented and creative footballers have ended up playing in the non leagues because they couldn’t apply themselves or be a professional!

 

Thing is Dave ......... As Onside said, 'Application'. City want and need winners and triers, not the kind who give up when the chips are down. So yeah ..... Super fit isn't the be all and end all, but attitude is up there with all the rest of the Hallmarks for a good team.

 

It doesn't take Grayson's interview to confirm what we all know.
It's how , with what and by whom that is the crux of the matter

 

McCall?

 

As it was my last game of the season, and midtable was realistic ........ I had few preconceptions - I just wanted to see continued momentum, and a performance to leave me with some hope for next season. I saw little of either.
The main talking point on the drive home was "What is there HERE (City) to convince Grayson he should stick around ? My only view is that the Board convince him, and back him 100%. I can't see that either !!

 

So he wants a reasonable budget for a promotion chase.

 

Before you can judge any manager he has to have his own players to suit the way he wants to play. Something you seem unable to understand

 

Its starting to come across that you dont like SG