The Unofficial Sunderland Thread

[magpie seanie]

Feck, that's me bested. I'm no good at these ridiculous, braindead statements in comparison to the pros about here.

[The Real Laoislad]

Carefull now you wouldn't want to get reported....

[new devil]

You would know all about that!

[under the bar]

Checked the odds on Sagbria or whatever you call him 2 weeks ago and could have been had at 33/1 for the next perm manager. Sadly I didn't have  punt!

[Leo]

Sunderland win again,amazing what a club can do with A) A manager who knows what he is doing and B) A manager who is respected by the players

To try to claim that Keane wasn't a success at Sunderland is a nonsense arguement. Yes he shouldn't have walked out so quickly but fundamentally his time at the club was a success and he showed more positive qualities for management than negative ones.

Despite overwhelming evidence that Keane himself is what he once attempted to attribute to Mc Carthy (sh*te manager and sh*te person) it is nonetheless quite amusingly believable that the one-eyed Keano hero-woshippers cannot comprehend his appalling wasteful record, his bruitsh attitude to  lesser mortals than himself, his total lack of loyalty (country, colleagues, club).
Looking at Mc Carthy's Wolves today I can't help wondering what he would do with €90 million.

[oakleafgael]

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/irish_lawyer_margaret_byrne_31_is_new_sunderland_afc_chief_executive_1_3551981

SUNDERLAND today appointed 31-year-old legal eagle Margaret Byrne as their new chief executive.


She will be one of the youngest chief executives in English top-flight football and steps up from her role as legal director and company secretary in a boardroom revamp at the Stadium of Light.

The club announced last night that Steve Walton was stepping down as chief executive after three years in the job.

Marketing and commercial director Lesley Callaghan has also left after 19 years with SAFC.

Byrne – a qualified solicitor – has already been instrumental in buying and selling players, as well as contract negotiations.

Chairman Niall Quinn (pictured with Walton) said: "Margaret has been a true driving force at the club since her appointment here more than four years ago, and the fact that the club has gone from strength to strength on and off the pitch in that period is no coincidence.

"She has enormous passion for our football club and as its CEO, she will continue with the fantastic work that has gone before and will play a key role as the club continues to grow."

Angela Lowes has joined the board as finance director after 11 years in the finance department.

The two outgoing directors had agreed to stay at the club for two years following Ellis Short becoming owner in 2009, to continue the development of the business and consolidation in the Premier League.

A long way from the polytechnic to where she is now, fair play to her.

[laoislad]

Niall Quinn has stepped down as chairman.

[Boycey]

Niall Quinn has stepped down as chairman.

Saw somewhere last week that he was in running for Gary Cooks role at City, thought it a bit farfetched but maybe?

Edit: BBCs reading of it seems to suggest hes taking up another role within Sunderland.

[muppet]

Niall Quinn has stepped down as chairman.

Saw somewhere last week that he was in running for Gary Cooks role at City, thought it a bit farfetched but maybe?

Edit: BBCs reading of it seems to suggest hes taking up another role within Sunderland.

Director of Beanpoles.

[ross4life]

Bruce sacked http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15975008.stm

[laoislad]

BRING BACK KEANO!

[Forever Green]

Martin O Neil favourite but what job isnt he favourite for these days? Imo O Neil would be a brilliant appointment for them

[muppet]

Martin O Neil favourite but what job isnt he favourite for these days? Imo O Neil would be a brilliant appointment for them

Does spelling O'Neil with one 'L' have the same significance as spelling O'Donnel with one 'L'?

[Square Ball]

gutted hes gone , could he not have bough Evans and Gibson first

[Orangemac]

Martin O Neil favourite but what job isnt he favourite for these days? Imo O Neil would be a brilliant appointment for them

+1. Would be perfect for Martin O'Neill. Decent squad at Sunderland and O'Neill would get them organised.