Alex

He's a lot better than I think most of us could've hoped for. I never get that excited about anything we do any more though. I haven't for years. It's all down the drain anyway if he can't keep us up and goes in the summer. Pleasantly surprised though, all the same.

It boils down to them being inept and not having the guts or nouse to be proactive. It was obvious we were in the shit irrespective of the result against Bournemouth but they were simply hoping we'd win so they didn't have to make a decision. The loss made the manager's position untenable and they still seemed utterly clueless. I get the distinct impression we're just happen to be lucky in that Benitez fancied the job because I have zero faith in Charnley and co to go out and get the right man.

McClaren could run you over and not stop and you'd still blame Ashley

I think .com like to hoy the odd thing in like that. Ages ago they were ITK when Shepherd was still at the helm but they haven't had the inside track for ages. By mentioning something as vague as they have they can kid people they know shit without actually adding any meat to the bones. As Howay and DK have mentioned it would make no sense if someone else was picking the team and leaving out the new signings.

Aye, nicely put

New Monkey was named after the Blue Monkey I think. Not that I went raving / clubbing in Sunderland.

Killing him seems a bit extreme like

I didn't used to mind students until I went to university.

He's even got the panting right Got the bell end down to a T

Surely not training with McClaren can only have a positive effect on the squad.

Schteve just heard what his payoff is there

If anyone has the inside track on exactly what is happening it'll be Lee Ryder.

Those pretending to take an interest are the worst

Aye, I'm fully expecting some last minute hitch

What's McClaren's £s earned per game ratio?

No one's excusing the club's behaviour but your line of reasoning was essentially that you hoped McClaren got a few more million out of the club because of the ridiculous dilly-dallying taking place. He's having to put up with a bit of shit for a few days in order to get the sort of payoff most of us would need to win the lottery to achieve.

Have a fucking word with yourself. Every penny he's gotten and will get when sacked is more than he deserves. I bet he's at least £3m better off for doing an absolutely abysmal job in his time here

If the likes of Moyes and Benitez are genuinely interested now, given our current predicament, it only reinforces how incompetent the club's hierarchy were in appointing McClaren in the first place.

Seems like a really intelligent family.

Hughton was doing a good job but Pardew was earmarked for the role weeks before he got it. The regime just waited for a few bad results as an excuse. The situation with McClaren is completely different. They should've been sounding out potential replacements for a bloke who had the team in and around the bottom 3 for the entire season though. Well before it got to this stage.

Laughable comparison anyway. Btw, this is beyond farcical now.

2nd phase

Nine years into this regime, man.

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