Sunderland announcement today,,,

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

Looks like he's finally signed.
Now I guess we will find out if his threat of court action against us is actually going to happen. I'd imagine Sunderland make him draw a line under it.
Hopefully that envelope on Bloom's desk marked 'Poyet Court Contingency Fund' will be erased and replaced with 'Premiership Loan Signings'.

 

[KZNSeagull]

I wish him well - good luck to the them.

So, will "Why were you sacked by Brighton?" be the first press conference question or second?

 

[jimhigham]

Hope that this means an end to the proposed legal action but there's no guarantees. If he does drop the matter then good luck to him and hope he does well. If he doesn't he remains an obstacle of sorts to our own progress.

Come on Gus. Do the right thing (for us).

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Correct, and Poyet wouldn't take him to Sunderland in a month of Sundays.

So when is this month of Sundays you speak of happening?

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

To be honest I used to hate it when Gus was linked with some job or other and then failed to deny an interest.

I wonder if he were still with us, and it hadn't gone sour, if we would now be worrying about whether or not he'd be off to Sunderland anyway.

My feeling is we'd about to be looking for a new manager.

This is exactly it and I think must have been an influence on events at the end of last season and over the summer.

 

[Seasider78]

It's an interesting one as gus took months to implement his style in league one when expectation was low. He has taken on a serious challenge here as you simply do not get the time in the premier league. Poor results at Swansea (not easy) and Newcastle could see some fans who are not exactly jumping through hoops at his appointment raising a few concerns

It is certainly a test of his credentials

 

[Twinkle Toes]

So finally it's done 'n' dusted. I wish them all well in turning things round up there, although I've got a strong feeling that they'll do just that (after a fashion).

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Match of the day will be interesting and the Sunderlands fans reactions when he says that he has always wanted to manage a big club like Leeds or Chelsea and that he cant take Sunderland any further as they have hit the ceiling.

 

[Springal]

Oh dear some of these 'ITK' know it alls going to be keeping their heads down. Poyet and Oatway punch up? Oatway a legend and 'hard done' by of a testimonial... hmmm

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Looking forward to seeing Charlie Oatway on the sidelines arguing with the likes of Wenger, Moyes and Pelligrini.

Lovely.

Isn't he already at Charlton?

Correct, and Poyet wouldn't take him to Sunderland in a month of Sundays.

oh REALLY.

You KNOW that do you?
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"Poyet will be joined at the Stadium of Light by his backroom staff Mauricio Taricco and Charlie Oatway."


Well done Kev

 

[Driver8]

But I thought Charlie and Gus had a big punch up?......

Obviously more misinformation from those "itk"

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Well done Sunderland......got your man with zero compo

 

[Acker79]

Obviously more misinformation from those "itk"

And yet I'm sure others who have friends supposedly in the know will continue to cling to what they've been told as absolute undeniable truth.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

"Poyet will be joined at the Stadium of Light by his backroom staff Mauricio Taricco and Charlie Oatway."


Well done Kev

Lol. To be fair, I read the Charlton connection on Nsc, which just goes to show that Nsc isn't the font of all knowledge. Well, it is in some circumstances!

 

[Hillian1]

Doesn't look right does it.

 

[Twizzle]

I am skeptical that he will bring a sea change to Sunderland's fortunes. I liked Gus, but his record doesn't suggest he will be able to tactically redirect them. The players he inherited weren't lazy under DiCanio, just not up to Premiership standard as a team imo.
They should take points off their fellow strugglers here and there, but that league has seen several clubs generally considered as being mid-table become forces to be reckoned with.
Perhaps Stoke, Norwich, W.Brom, Cardiff, and palace will capitulate at the Stadium of Light, and perhaps the 'honeymoon period' will garner an unexpected result or two.
I wouldn't bet money on him to keep them up though

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Doesn't look right does it.

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To be fair, it'd look a great deal less 'right' if he was wearing a black & white scarf...

 

[theonesmith]

"Poyet will be joined at the Stadium of Light by his backroom staff Mauricio Taricco and Charlie Oatway."


Well done Kev

This!

 

[kevtherev]

So when is this month of Sundays you speak of happening?

I thought I'd get slated for getting that wrong, never mind the fact the original story was spot on. I didn't think he would take Oatway there. I think Poyet's out of his depth let alone Charlie. So I get the bit about Charlie wrong and a few think that's fuel for taking the micky. No one say's the original poster got the main story spot on. Typical Nsc, like I've said before no wonder people who do know snippets thing twice about posting it on here......Anyway, that's Bridcutt gone, would be surprised if we see him in the stripes again tbh.

 

[clippedgull]

I thought I'd get slated for getting that wrong, never mind the fact the original story was spot on. I didn't think he would take Oatway there. I think Poyet's out of his depth let alone Charlie. So I get the bit about Charlie wrong and a few think that's fuel for taking the micky. No one say's the original poster got the main story spot on. Typical Nsc, like I've said before no wonder people who do know snippets thing twice about posting it on here......Anyway, that's Bridcutt gone, would be surprised if we see him in the stripes again tbh.

Wasn't exactly an 'exclusive' though Kev. it was all over the Sunderland board around 7:30 yesterday morning!