Dear Roker Report,
Nobody wants the Sunderland job because based on this model of signing young players and then selling them off, you can’t win promotion.
We can’t find a manager who has no ambitions, and it’s simple as that.
Even Tony Mowbray, who likes working with youngsters, eventually got very frustrated with the club management (the ‘centre forward’ syndrome).
Colin Childs
Ed’s Note [Phil]: Hi, Colin. Thank you for your letter.
As the search drags on and potential candidates are bandied around, it’s increasingly hard to sum up the current situation as anything other than ‘shambolic’, and if our way of working is proving unattractive to would-be head coaches, it’s down to the club to show the kind of flexibility required in order to make the Sunderland job attractive once again.
If last season should’ve taught the club anything, it’s that sticking rigidly to a flawed vision is only going to lead one way, and that’s towards decline.
I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if the perception of Sunderland is that of a club in disarray and without a clear plan in place. That’s the result of months and months of poor decisions and it’s entirely self-inflicted, sadly.
