Safcfaninpeace Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 For my club with Alex Neil getting poached by Stoke. Word is he didn't feel he was getting backed in the transfer market with the club model bringing in all under 22 players hecwanted a bit experience like every club needed . Got a feeling we will fold like a pack of cards now and something that looked really promising will now turn into a desperate battle for survival and we will lose some of better players for rhe sheer greed of the owners Feel absolutely deflated now to the point of thinking of not going tomorrow after 35 years . Very good chance we could be swapping places with your beloved club next season . The feel good factor that's been instilled since last February just been wiped from the club in a matter of minutes 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Ooof! Cant believe that he would leave SAFC for Stoke.Must be wage related 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDO Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 I have to say, that is a surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WorrallOwl17 Posted August 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2022 Sunderland are 10x the size of Stoke, strange move unless the money difference is ridiculous. Can't even say Stoke's squad is any better nowadays either? 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDO Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Bizarre. He had them firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassdrinker Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Boro' fans already posting images of Wilder grinning. We share your pan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MallorcaOwl Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Strange move, my feeling is that he might not have been given the support by the Sunderland Board. Can't think that it would have been a wage issue. Sunderland by far the biggest club. He may come to regret moving from a footballing hotbed to a footballing stillwater. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassdrinker Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Just now, bassdrinker said: Boro' fans already posting images of Wilder grinning. We share your pan. PAIN,..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethel The Tree Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 This smacks of Steve Bruce's defection after 20 league games, just when we thought something good might be about to happen Can't see Neil having any kind of emotional attachment to Stoke, so I guess it's all about money 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniele Giovanni Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 In a way we had it with Steve Bruce, but he did leave for Newcastle United Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPPS_S.W.F.C Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, Nero said: Ooof! Cant believe that he would leave SAFC for Stoke.Must be wage related Think it's because,he's only on a 1 year rolling contract even after getting them promoted not a great reward for him for getting them up... UTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridportOwl Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Just now, bassdrinker said: PAIN,..... I prefer pan. The pan of misery and disappointment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneManBand Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, bassdrinker said: Boro' fans already posting images of Wilder grinning. We share your pan. Pass the dutchie on the left hand side. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evaowl Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Stoke are a much smaller club but he’ll have made the judgement that he’ll not get the financial backing to get Sunderland up. He’ll leave with his reputation massively enhanced and with Stoke ready to financially back him as they have massively underperformed for years with the wage bill they have had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogbad Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Bizarre move, Sunderland are a bigger club and better supported than Stoke. They must have offered him a big wedge or as the OP has said he wasn't happy with things behind the scenes at Sunderland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safcfaninpeace Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 Apparently a lot of players have been in too see the hierarchy after he broke the news to them in training that he was off . Definitely more to it than meets the eye fears of things behind the scenes crippling the club . Be the likes of Stewart and Pritchard out the door and be left with an under 23 s ide competing in the championship. Maybe I will sleep in it and wake thinking I will go tomorrow but seriously deflated at the minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyonedavidhirst Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Would echo whats been said. Sunderland and Wednesday have been there before. If he does leave though, it could still work in your favour. Neil is a decent manager but there are better out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S25OWL Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 (edited) To be fair he knew he was lucky to get you up ... He's left whilst on a high - surprised though as Preston always showed loyalty towards him even though he made them a mid-table team But if he's not able to take it to the next level with the backing from owners you can probably understand why ! Edited August 26, 2022 by S25OWL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Shithouse of a manager going to a shithouse of a club, let him go. Sunderland will be better than Stoke long term anyway, he won't get much cash to spend there, parachute payments have gone and they have a huge wage bill, rich owners but they've been writing off debt to keep them out of FFP trouble - so far. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 It's not Wednesday related who cares 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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