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Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... 20:38 - Oct 16 with 2984 viewsbluesym

Interesting choice.

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Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 20:46 - Oct 16 with 2963 viewsMullet

Given where he and the club are it seems the best choice. I'm not sure he will have them firing for a while, or even get them up this year but it gives them about as good a shot as they could hope for.

He'll do some very simple things on and off the field which should level them out a bit I expect.

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Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 20:46 - Oct 16 with 2957 viewsDubtractor

Pretty odd choice I'd say. He has a hit and miss record certainly.

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Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 21:15 - Oct 16 with 2882 viewsclive_baker

Pretty uninspiring isn't it? If I were a Sunderland fan I would be underwhelmed at that.

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Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 21:18 - Oct 16 with 2875 viewsMullet

Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 21:15 - Oct 16 by clive_baker

Pretty uninspiring isn't it? If I were a Sunderland fan I would be underwhelmed at that.


I think they need underwhelming though. They've got every hallmark of a fanbase and club who think they just have to turn up after shovelling money about.

They've gone for the up and comer in Ross and can't afford a Fat Sam/Warnock/Mick type fixer. I think they'll be happy to get rid of the soft underbelly and the endless 1-1's. PP should be capable of that at least.

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Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 21:31 - Oct 16 with 2813 viewsWacko

Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 21:18 - Oct 16 by Mullet

I think they need underwhelming though. They've got every hallmark of a fanbase and club who think they just have to turn up after shovelling money about.

They've gone for the up and comer in Ross and can't afford a Fat Sam/Warnock/Mick type fixer. I think they'll be happy to get rid of the soft underbelly and the endless 1-1's. PP should be capable of that at least.


But they could've gone for a Paul Lambert type, i.e. with higher up Champ success like Adkins / Rowett / Hughton

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Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 21:34 - Oct 16 with 2812 viewsHipsterectomy

Their most popular forum readytogo has completely crashed...I assume it's because they've been too busy welcoming him!

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Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 21:34 - Oct 16 with 2805 viewsMullet

Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 21:31 - Oct 16 by Wacko

But they could've gone for a Paul Lambert type, i.e. with higher up Champ success like Adkins / Rowett / Hughton


I think they all turned them down. Seems Parky barely scraped the top ten candidates. So maybe the well is dry in terms of what they were/are offering?

Don't get me wrong, I can't see him ripping it up, and hope he doesn't as they are a threat to us. But I also wonder if he stops the rot, as they did at certain points seem determined to bomb through the leagues.

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Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 21:47 - Oct 16 with 2737 viewsWacko

Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 21:34 - Oct 16 by Mullet

I think they all turned them down. Seems Parky barely scraped the top ten candidates. So maybe the well is dry in terms of what they were/are offering?

Don't get me wrong, I can't see him ripping it up, and hope he doesn't as they are a threat to us. But I also wonder if he stops the rot, as they did at certain points seem determined to bomb through the leagues.


That's what happens when you spend 4 mil on Will Griggs!

I actually think Parkinson is a good appointment, but no not exciting

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jeeze... on 21:52 - Oct 16 with 2726 viewsunstableblue

.... that’s a weird appointment after Ross.

Don’t think Parkinson is a bad manager, but the inspirational leader they need to build a renaissance project with - can’t see it

Let’s wait and see but seems good news for Town

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jeeze... on 21:54 - Oct 16 with 2729 viewsPhilTWTD

jeeze... on 21:52 - Oct 16 by unstableblue

.... that’s a weird appointment after Ross.

Don’t think Parkinson is a bad manager, but the inspirational leader they need to build a renaissance project with - can’t see it

Let’s wait and see but seems good news for Town


I thought it was exactly the sort of appointment they need after the last few years. A steady, tried and tested hand.
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jeeze... on 22:14 - Oct 16 with 2638 viewsSporall

jeeze... on 21:54 - Oct 16 by PhilTWTD

I thought it was exactly the sort of appointment they need after the last few years. A steady, tried and tested hand.


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Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 22:21 - Oct 16 with 2607 viewsmonty_radio

Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 21:34 - Oct 16 by Hipsterectomy

Their most popular forum readytogo has completely crashed...I assume it's because they've been too busy welcoming him!


What an appropriate forum name for a club whose managerial appointments have most often seemed less than secure.

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jeeze... on 22:27 - Oct 16 with 2586 viewsChurchman

jeeze... on 21:54 - Oct 16 by PhilTWTD

I thought it was exactly the sort of appointment they need after the last few years. A steady, tried and tested hand.


I agree, I think he will do well if they allow him to. But the trouble is, looking at their forum earlier today, their expectations were for a Roy Keane type ‘name’. They are not exactly noted for long term patience at that club either.
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Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 22:27 - Oct 16 with 2581 viewsBlueyandCrazy

Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 21:31 - Oct 16 by Wacko

But they could've gone for a Paul Lambert type, i.e. with higher up Champ success like Adkins / Rowett / Hughton


Those three would be holding out for championship jobs, and in Hughtons case possibly even premier league. Why on earth would they go to Sunderland, and be on a hiding to nothing......

Parkinson is a fairly understated appointment but has a good track record in the lower leagues - probably more what they need now, and for him it probably won’t impact his chances of picking up another lower league role afterwards either way.

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Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 22:28 - Oct 16 with 2579 viewsbournemouthblue

Bit of a League One specialist, exactly what they need right now?

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jeeze... on 22:30 - Oct 16 with 2572 viewsPhilTWTD

jeeze... on 22:14 - Oct 16 by Sporall

I'm bookmarking this for April 2020 when he's sacked


They'll probably be on their fifth manager of the season by that point.
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jeeze... on 06:58 - Oct 17 with 2279 viewsChurchman

jeeze... on 22:30 - Oct 16 by PhilTWTD

They'll probably be on their fifth manager of the season by that point.


Excluding caretakers, they are averaging a manager a year since McCarthy was booted out in 2006.

Having seen their message board, it’s fair to say that most of the posters are underwhelmed with Parkinson.
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jeeze... on 07:00 - Oct 17 with 2273 viewspeterleeblue

jeeze... on 22:30 - Oct 16 by PhilTWTD

They'll probably be on their fifth manager of the season by that point.


A little controversial for you Phil.

Jack Ross did a decent job from the Summer of 2018 when he completely rebuilt the side turning over 30 + Players in about 4 weeks. With that type of turnover he over performed.
In truth the match turning abilities of Josh Maja kept the results ticking over until Christmas. With his sale and the flop signing of Will Grigg Sunderland lost their way stumbling through the season basically relying on Aidan McGeady and the pure poor quality of the opposition largely not taking their chances. With McGeadys injury's late in the season the game was largely up compounded by a penalty and injury time defeat in two defining Wembley showdowns.
It was obvious what Sunderland required. Youth, Pace and Energy. None of this has been addressed in the Summer with very few bright prospects even making the bench from the Academy in cup games.
Sunderland are trying to go for the quick fix and simply push their way back into the Championship. They may or may not achieve this by converting some 1-1's to wins. Longer term SAFC require major funding or a bottom up approach (similar to Ipswich) by only investing in youth and having a fruitful academy.
Overall I think Ross was unlucky and probably would have made a decent Championship Manager.
Unfortunately Sunderland have some strange thinking supporters and as other posters have highlighted have a misguided sense of entitlement that puts undue pressure into an already difficult environment.
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jeeze... on 09:34 - Oct 17 with 2095 viewsPhilTWTD

jeeze... on 07:00 - Oct 17 by peterleeblue

A little controversial for you Phil.

Jack Ross did a decent job from the Summer of 2018 when he completely rebuilt the side turning over 30 + Players in about 4 weeks. With that type of turnover he over performed.
In truth the match turning abilities of Josh Maja kept the results ticking over until Christmas. With his sale and the flop signing of Will Grigg Sunderland lost their way stumbling through the season basically relying on Aidan McGeady and the pure poor quality of the opposition largely not taking their chances. With McGeadys injury's late in the season the game was largely up compounded by a penalty and injury time defeat in two defining Wembley showdowns.
It was obvious what Sunderland required. Youth, Pace and Energy. None of this has been addressed in the Summer with very few bright prospects even making the bench from the Academy in cup games.
Sunderland are trying to go for the quick fix and simply push their way back into the Championship. They may or may not achieve this by converting some 1-1's to wins. Longer term SAFC require major funding or a bottom up approach (similar to Ipswich) by only investing in youth and having a fruitful academy.
Overall I think Ross was unlucky and probably would have made a decent Championship Manager.
Unfortunately Sunderland have some strange thinking supporters and as other posters have highlighted have a misguided sense of entitlement that puts undue pressure into an already difficult environment.


I was being a little facetious regarding the turnover of managers there in recent seasons, albeit prior to Ross. I'm not sure Ross can be seen to have overperformed given the size of Sunderland in this division - their wage bill will be several times the size of most clubs at this level - and how weak we're discovering it is.
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Phil Parkinson to be named new Sunderland manager then... on 09:47 - Oct 17 with 2049 viewsBiGDonnie

Whack choice of manager considering the size of the club. Can only see them in League One with him at the helm.

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