Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
I bet the Sunderland fans are underwhelmed, bit like us appointing Hyypia. Worth a punt on them going straight through into League 1
I bet the Sunderland fans are underwhelmed, bit like us appointing Hyypia. Worth a punt on them going straight through into League 1
Poor choice. Grayson succeeds at smaller clubs. This won't last
Poor choice. Grayson succeeds at smaller clubs. This won't last
Poor choice. Grayson succeeds at smaller clubs.
Poor choice. Grayson succeeds at smaller clubs. This won't last
Given where we are at as a club I think its a decent appointment. Not sure that we are in turmoil as some have said but we have certainly had better times (and worse times looking at how many points we ended the season with)
Short wants to see, a German consortium were in but it didnt progress so it sounds like he is here to stay, at least a little longer
You must have buried your head in the sand.
DailyStar
Simon Grayson to Sunderland: Sorting out turmoil is first job for new boss
Simon Grayson to Sunderland: Sorting out turmoil is first job for new boss
SIMON GRAYSON walks into a club in turmoil after being announced as Sunderland's new manager.
Simon Grayson is set to become the new Sunderland manager
Grayson has decided to quit Preston and has been installed as Black Cats boss following the collapse of takeover talks with a German consortium.
Owner Ellis Short pulled the plug on the day a depleted squad reported back to pre-season training with coach Robbie Stockdale put in charge of team affairs.
Sunderland have been in limbo since David Moyes left in May with Short desperate to sell up and the managerial search put on hold while he looked for potential buyers.
Now the £90m buyout is on the backburner with Short staying put at least until the end of the season.
Grayson, who will be handed a £20m budget, has received assurances from chief executive Martin Bain that he was unable to give former No.1 target Derek McInnes.
“We have concluded these talks would not be in the best interests of Sunderland”
But Grayson inherits a squad desperately short of quality and quantity.
With Jermain Defoe joining Bournemouth and Fabio Borini sealing his shock £5m move to AC Milan, Sunderland’s new boss will fly out to a training camp in Austria on Monday with NO recognised strikers.
Sunderland also have a host of players out of contract ahead of life in Championship.
Grayson knows he is joining a club crippled by debt with an owner whose long-term future remains uncertain.
The Wearsiders have also gone through six manager since Grayson joined Preston in 2013.
The 47-year-old though is up for the challenge and undeterred by the problems facing him.
He indicated a fortnight ago he was keen on the job, well aware that had the German takeover come off, the club would have looked elsewhere.
His first priority will be to bolster his frontline with Everton winger Aiden McGeady, who was with him at Deepdale last season, certain to be on his radar.
A club statement, released within minutes of Preston announcing that they had granted permission for Grayson to speak with Sunderland, claimed the sale would “not be in the best interests of Sunderland.”
It said: “Ellis Short and the board were committed to ascertain if this group was better placed to take the club forward in the right way and to improve it, both on and off the pitch.
“A defined timeframe was placed on discussions to ensure that the club could move forward quickly and decisively with its plans for the new season should they not come to fruition.
“We have concluded these talks and have determined that this proposed sale would not be in the best interests of Sunderland AFC.
“Ellis Short will continue his commitment to the club, both financially and personally, moving forward.”