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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 11, 2019 19:51:53 GMT
Three more managers bit the dust this week, including at Barnsley and Sunderland but in particular Reading, yet Parky doesnt seem to be getting a slant at any of them. Of course, we know why we wouldn’t pick him but it seemed outside of the club he was getting the sympathy vote instead of blame for our abysmal results and many thought he would quickly walk into another job. The longer he is out of work though, the more difficult it becomes to get back in and to be honest, there are numerous managers with far better records than Parky struggling to get a job, so I’m just wondering, will he ever get back in or should he just concentrate on media work, which he’s probably better at anyway?
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Post by kenglowhite on Oct 11, 2019 21:22:48 GMT
I thought he was in action tonight in Prague. Methinks Southgate has lost the plot and called in PP to help out.
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Post by kenglowhite on Oct 12, 2019 8:38:18 GMT
Alternatively, I see he is being interviewed at Sunderland today,
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 12, 2019 9:51:53 GMT
Alternatively, I see he is being interviewed at Sunderland today, I hadn’t seen that Kenglo but surely Sunderland couldn’t be so myopic as to think Parkinson is the answer to their problems? I doubt that their fans would be overly impressed with it either but then who knows? I actually have nothing against Parky, I hope he does get a job soon and if it is Sunderland, good luck to him but surely with the attractions they have as a club they should be setting their sights higher than Parkinson?
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 12, 2019 9:59:58 GMT
Just been on the Sunderland Echo site and you’re right about Parky Kenglo, now favourite apparently, which I find strange. Neil Harris, sacked earlier this week by Millwall and Gareth Ainsworth are also in the running and would surely be more palatable to supporters who a poll unsurprisingly suggests are 75% against Parkinson. Interesting times ahead it seems!!
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Post by OohMac on Oct 12, 2019 11:12:17 GMT
That was my point all last season when people talked about his miracle work. Why are these clubs not interested in this water into wine merchant.
When Sunderland appointed Jack Ross I wondered why they didnt go for PP.
The myth is hes a L1 specialist. Hes not. He got two teams promoted a decade apart and even though they sold it as "the impossible task" we were actually among favourites at the start then brought in premier league & championship players.
I can see why PP would be among favourites. If you were his agent you would be saying to Sunderland hes done a similar job, he will get you promoted and keep you up. I can see on paper why his CV is near the front of the pile.
I think anyone doing due diligence would say that Parkinson would not entertain the mackem fans, they will leave in droves and once promoted he will struggle.
He has Wyke there already. All he needs is a player who can kick as far as Beevers and hes done.
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Post by Pedro on Oct 13, 2019 12:25:18 GMT
Now, 80% don't want him, out of 360 voters. BUT he is 1/8 with SkyBet and fav! They obviously have not followed his delusional, negative career of "Hoofball".
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 13, 2019 13:51:37 GMT
Yes it’s amazing Pedro how club owners seem to have so little idea when it comes to picking the right manager. I could imaging though how credible Parky could come across at interview and on his recent record with us, taking into account the difficulties he faced. Actually, given Sunderland’s squad with Charlie Wyke up top, it might suit him well and even though the fans might be bored to death as we were, they might just take that if he gets them promoted. Obviously, knowing his methods, we wouldn’t risk it but Sunderland just might, you never know. One thing is for certain though, if he did get them up he’d be odds on to bring them straight back down again. We should have got rid when he got us up but then with Anderson still in charge, would it really have made any difference?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2019 14:02:06 GMT
I can't believe your all obsessing over Parky... Meanwhile, a bad result for us today with Tranmere winning 1-0 away at Coventry. I'm still hoping that they'd be in the relegation mix at season's end.
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 13, 2019 16:14:13 GMT
I don’t think we’re obsessing wots, just interested where he gets his next job. As you say, more importantly that was a bad result for us today but if it proves anything, it’s that anyone can beat anyone in this division and I don’t believe there are any stand out teams to worry about, so if we can start getting results we may yet survive?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2019 16:23:46 GMT
Whites, I agree that the league is quite open so far. I get the feeling that other teams are basically thinking that two of the relegation spots are taken (us and Bury) and points early in the season are better than all the matches being "cup finals" as the season winds down.
I'd like us to string a few wins together. We have winnable games in hand, but I feel if it doesn't happen soon then we'll be too far off to catch up, given that we are still awaiting punishment for the missed games.
As for Parky, if he'd have been jettisoned when we got promoted from League one, then perhaps we'd have sunk further in debt and the club would have definitely gone bust. The Championship is an expensive place to be, I'm sure Derby County will start counting the pennies pretty soon.
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 14, 2019 17:12:42 GMT
Can’t disagree with any of that wots, I’m sure many have already written us off and of course they may be right. Personally though, I think as last time we were here, the quality is poor overall. Teams win one week and lose the next so I’m still full of hope that if we can go on a run, we have a great chance of securing enough points to stay up. As you say, our games in hand are winnable and with 3 points for a win, points can be made quickly. As for Parky, I don’t really care one way or the other but I fully agree that he should have gone when we were promoted. It’s a shame really that Anderson didn’t get his club sale agreed at that time because things could now have been completely different. Anyway, he didn’t and the rest is history so let’s just keep our fingers crossed we don’t get any more points penalty and get a win on Saturday to kick start our revival?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2019 12:20:20 GMT
Good luck to Parky were ever he ends up, he was so stubborn to change his style or introduce some of the kids so I hope he changes or he will upset some more fans hahahaha COYWM
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2019 12:56:28 GMT
According to the Sunderland Echo, it's down to the last two, which is Parky and Gareth Ainsworth. I'm not interested, honestly, I'm not.
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 17, 2019 7:06:52 GMT
Speculation that Parky is to be named manager of Sunderland this morning based on his experience and success in Div 1. Good luck to Parky but feel so sorry for the poor fans. Hope they’ve got neck braces ready?
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