First off, what a tired old article in the Times. This story is months old. It’s the classic North South divide etc zzz.
Second off, Stuart Donald hasn’t done a very good job at Sunderland ( He hardly covered himself with glory at Eastleigh .)
With that budget and that fan base they should have gone up last season. But, they are in fact under Parkinson they now showing signs of life and I see them in playoffs this season; they have a sporting chance of promotion.
Which leads on to the fans. They seemed a good bunch when I went up there back in August and quite measured in their reaction. However that was August. They are now displaying all the classic narcissistic elements of ‘Me 2’ society. They want their success and they want it now because they are the chosen people, the followers of the sleeping giant, better than the rest and on loan to the lower leagues like Robbie Williams on an end of the pier tour.
well life ain’t like that...