Sylar
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Isn't that classed as match fixing?
Spot fixing more than match fixing.
Would be funny if we found out somebody did profit from this and its connected to Moyes.
Isn't that classed as match fixing?
We don't care if he's innocent - charge him anyway.
ThisWe don't care if he's innocent - charge him anyway.
As bad as he is/was, what position in the PL did he leave us in and what round of the CL did we get to (pre £300m spend!)? Did he damage the squad during his year here, possibly (especially the defence but they were on their last legs) probably the biggest damage he did was giving rooney a huge contract but rooney did go onto have a good season.
As we've found out it's a tougher job than any of us even thought and nothing suggests that Jose would have done any better had he taken the reins straight after saf.
The good news for Jose is the expectations have been massively lowered and he won't get the chop. So with hindsight was it such a stupid move to put someone like Moyes in charge straight after saf?
We don't care if he's innocent - charge him anyway.
As bad as he is/was, what position in the PL did he leave us in and what round of the CL did we get to (pre £300m spend!)? Did he damage the squad during his year here, possibly (especially the defence but they were on their last legs) probably the biggest damage he did was giving rooney a huge contract but rooney did go onto have a good season.
As we've found out it's a tougher job than any of us even thought and nothing suggests that Jose would have done any better had he taken the reins straight after saf.
The good news for Jose is the expectations have been massively lowered and he won't get the chop. So with hindsight was it such a stupid move to put someone like Moyes in charge straight after saf?
Isn't that classed as match fixing?
It was a few years before the end of his career.Shame that SAF made his biggest mistake at the very end of his career
Not having that.
He inherited a title winning team. Every team has average players in the squad, we certainly did under SAF, Chelsea do today. Mentality is the key. All of them played as a team and believed they could win anything. The players were easily good enough to challenge despite what Moyes's mates in the media tried to say. We saw with Leicester just how far teamwork and mentality can take you even when you dont have the best players.
Moyes destroyed all that belief and team spirit in a few short months and left us with a collection of individuals. If Mourinho or even LVG had taken over straight away there would have been minor tinkering with the player names but the team spirit would have stayed.
I don't know about LVG, i think he might have gutted the squad either way. Certainly the horrible year under Moyes made it easier for him but the majority of that squad wasn't suited for possession football.
In my opinion Van Gaal decimating the squad is one of the biggest reasons why we are currently struggling.
I don't know about LVG, i think he might have gutted the squad either way. Certainly the horrible year under Moyes made it easier for him but the majority of that squad wasn't suited for possession football.
In my opinion Van Gaal decimating the squad is one of the biggest reasons why we are currently struggling.
Van Gaal's biggest issue was in the transfer market because he was not a good recruiter like Mourinho or Ferguson so he couldn't spot and buy the players he needed to make his system work. Still in his first season we were quite good whenever Carrick and the center backs were fit so there's a good chance we could have qualified for the CL in the season after Fergie retired and may be added a DoF subsequently to help him with transfers. More importantly he'd have retained some continuity by keeping someone like Rene Mulensteen on staff.
Moyes was absurdly miserable at every level of management and much worse he declined help when offered.
I don't think it's fair to say the clear out was entirely down to LVG. A lot of those players had just spent a miserable year under Moyes and had one foot out of the door already. Particularly the older guys.
What a joke of a man.
Sunderland should fire him ASAP.
It was a few years before the end of his career.
When he answered a phonecall from Moyes.
I mean his mistake was ever speaking to moyes.?? What do you mean?
Some of these Sunderland fans are alright.https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/26th-minute-for-terry.1365037/
Sunderland fans certainly not happy.
He apparently is close to quitting. Which isn't surprising as I knew he would do that rather than watch himself get shown up in the championship.
Wot? No payoff?
Must have made a killing though by getting a friend... lets call him Mavid Doyes to bet that a throw-in would occur on the 26th minute of the final game of the season.Wot? No payoff?
He should walk away as I don't think he has it in him to get Sunderland straight back up, will be a really difficult job given their financial situation and he could easily find himself struggling in bottom half of championship next season.
I imagine both parties want out but Moyes won't want to leave without a pay off and Sunderland can't afford to pay him off so they are stuck with each other.