What annoys me about Buckley is that what he can do and bring can't really be taught. Some of his vision stuff is fantadtoc. But the stuff which is basic and can be taught he doesn't do. That three different managers haven't drummed it into him doesn't auger well but there's definitely a case of what could have been with the lad.

Interestingly I watched it with the wife who has no interest in football. She enjoyed it too and had no idea prior to watching that they got relegated again. I think seeing her incredulity of the situation helped reinforce how nuts the whole thing was.

Funniest series I've ever seen and not in a good way

Having watched the documentaries- which really are excellent- I can't say I'm excited to have him here. Not sure Grayson was a bad shout, with 4 promotions for few failures at that point, but the contracts and the way the season went showed he was plenty culpable. The moment that stands out was Bain overseeing a machine that was brought to aid revoerely that none of the team used but that he did. Sunderland were a basket case club. So are we, so it's a good fit in that respect. The solution to some problems however - I'm far less confident of.

One thing people overlook when it comes to cheap punts and clever work in the transfer market is that under the previous competent regime it was always combined with spending proper money on players too. Nelson and Mokoena came in on the cheap - at the same time we paid good money for Savage. We had punts on whether strikers like Fowler & Jeffers had anything in them - at the same time as paying for the likes of McCarthy and Santa Cruz. Nothing wrong with punts so long as they are combined with proper investment. That never happens with this lot.

Now, they really are taking the piss and pushing it our face.. Will this nightmare ever end? Just fuck off Suhail and all of your agent, clubkiller friends!

The gravy train is a bubbling folks!

You can see why the club want to appoint him.

Wouldn’t mind losing him - barely got a game on his loan spell away, not fancied under three managers shame though as he was great for bets on to receive a booking

Yeah, he always seems to be playing within himself.

Venkys might think it's a ringing endorsement though, sounds like it fits their MO. Perfect CEO for Dysfunctional Rovers FC

If they are looking at appointing this former disastrous Sunderland CEO, will the Coalition voice concerns about the appointment or even release anything before it happens?

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - I Can’t Stand Up (For Falling Down) Edit: Posted at the same time as Riversider but should still be okay I think

The Cure - Why Can’t I Be Me?

Logged on for the first time this window. Saw someone seriously link us to Carmo. Logging off.

Don't think Waggott appointed jdt that was Broughton. Waggott had been stumbling in the dark for weeks before.

I reckon Stokes is the only current test match captain who would have bowled having won that toss. For me what has happened in the past isn’t that relevant when the sun is beating down and it’s 30 degrees. The weather forecast over the 5 days was yet another reason to bat first. It’s a thin line between genius and stupidity and Stokes crosses it on a regular basis. Still, I suppose if any team can chase 500 to win in the 4th innings it’s this one.

Noticed the teaser for our story was next to a Sunderland one. Perhaps they can have our last CEO, he'll buy-lease them a brand-as-new coach then realise that's not what the issue is.

On the other hand, Bain was in charge when Sunderland were sold so....🤞

I believe the phrase is, "Champagne tastes, Brown-Ale pockets" Also known as 'Deluded as fuck' / 'In need of a good kicking' / 'Waste of space' About time we started Rovers 1875 between us, as a consortium of ex-players and using a fan subscription basis for funding, and applied for entry into as high a league as we could (hell we could even apply for Blackburn Combination if it meant we could eventually overtake the wastrels and restore the reputation of our town as a footballing tour de force. VENKYS OUT!

Oh, no, no nooooooo!!!!

Just hope certain individuals involved have not been got at and put off.

When I think of John Buckley...meh! A player who never seems to offer enough.

Chaddy, do you genuinely think the CEO of a club has little to no say in decision making? If that was the case, clubs wouldn't ever hire them. I'm happy to defend your point of view of a lot of matters where you get crap for it here, especially in relation to people judging players before they have kicked a ball, but please don't make things up to sugarcoat a potentially incredibly bad decision by the club.