Roy Keane - new manager of Sunderland???

[Woodywizz]

That's the news on the street, so to speak.

Discuss.

[CFC1]

I didn't think Keane & Niall Quinn were buddies after Quinn sided with Mick McCarthy after he sent him home from the World Cup!

I was thinking that Curbishley was more of a candidate.....

[LFC_SL]

If Quinn's idea of "world-class" is a untried and untested manager...this story may be plausible

[thfccambs]

2nd time i've heard this today.

[CFC1]

Right enough, SSN are carrying the story.......

[NWhiteley]

totally baffling.

so, from trying to entice Fat Sam, a contender for the England job, to Roy, the thug, Keane, with zip managerial experience, what is Niall thinking?

[DJT75]

He is World Class, he's a World Class ******

[rio1981]

Looks like Sunderland will have the mouth-watering prospect of a trip to Torquay next season after all then...

[hottstuff]

Yay roy's chance to be aggressive to some young lads , returns.

[Steve N]

Originally Posted by NWhiteley

totally baffling.

so, from trying to entice Fat Sam, a contender for the England job, to Roy, the thug, Keane, with zip managerial experience, what is Niall thinking?

Yes, you have to question Quinn's judgement/naivity.
I would love to see Sunderland back in the premiership even though I am an N.U. supporter.
We must be the prime example of a club that thought a good player could make a good manager, having learned the hard way with the likes of Dalgleish, Hullet, Souness etc. Though Keegan did bring some excitement before he did his usual runner.

[Windtalker]

im just loving whats happening at the stadium of at the moment

[hottstuff]

Originally Posted by Windtalker

im just loving whats happening at the stadium of at the moment

[MrBlofeldt]

I've given up arguing with people now, anyone who has a go at SAFC, I have to agree with, it's impossible to defend them. The sad truth is, we are in freefall, and are heading the same way as Notts Forest and Oldham athletic, once great teams, now doomed to obscurity in League 1 or division 3 or whatever the bloody hell its called.

Its stark contrast to a few seasons ago when we were getting the third highest gate in the country, beating Chelsea 4-1 at home and finishing 7th in the Premiership.

The thing that does amaze me, is we are still getting huge crowds on match day (home and away), bigger than a lot of Premiership clubs, our fans are either really loyal, really stupid or gluttons for punishment.

Will Keane make a difference ? The head says don't be ridiculous, we should've gone for Alan Curbishley maybe, of even Gary Megson. The heart says, it's a shrewd move on the part of Niall Quinn...

[CFC1]

Mate, I for one am sorry about Sunderland's demise in recent years.... I feel particularly for the fans!

I still remember with fondness, the 1973 Cup final and the heroics of Jim Montgomery and the victory dance of Bob Stokoe across the pitch after your victory against Leeds.... Happy times indeed.

Good luck for the future and I hope that who ever comes in can halt the slide and stabilise your great club!

[Windtalker]

the problem with the makems is this they done things the wrong way round they built a nice new big stadium before building a good team,they have never had big name transfers or spent alot of money but im sure its gonna be the best stadium in league one next season