Speed gets a 2 year deal

[Toronto Blade]

Good deal for Speed if the paper has it right.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football...ited-sign-Gary-Speed-as-Bramhall-Lane-gaffer/

 

[Pollingtonblade]

retains Ellis as his number two????

Fuck me.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

retains Ellis as his number two????

Fuck me.

I thought Ellis had gone on Sunday - certainly no longer any mention of him on the OS
http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/KeyPersonnel/0,,10418,00.html

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

The YP are suggesting that he'll be looking for experience and reckon Ricky Sbragia is the man.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

I thought Ellis had gone on Sunday - certainly no longer any mention of him on the OS
http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/KeyPersonnel/0,,10418,00.html

Went out to fetch the coffees for him and his new gaffer.

 

[beightonblade]

retains Ellis as his number two????

Fuck me.

i hope thats not true...............any confirmation anywhere?

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

i hope thats not true...............any confirmation anywhere?

The same article that suggests Sbragia also confirms that Ellis left yesterday;

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/football/Blades-move-quickly-and-allow.6478015.jp

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

The same article that suggests Sbragia also confirms that Ellis left yesterday;

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/football/Blades-move-quickly-and-allow.6478015.jp

Phew, thanks Chimmers!

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Ellis had left.

Has Speed brought him back on reduced terms?

McC will have a hard on.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

I think Sbragia is a good shout, they were together at Bolton and he's got good experience working with younger players (Man U reserves for 3 years with the likes of Richardson and Fletcher) and he did keep Sunderland up when he was caretaker manager after Keane left.

I'd have to ignore his links with Blackpool of course.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

I think Sbragia is a good shout, they were together at Bolton and he's got good experience working with younger players (Man U reserves for 3 years with the likes of Richardson and Fletcher) and he did keep Sunderland up when he was caretaker manager after Keane left.

I'd have to ignore his links with Blackpool of course.

They are above Man U in the league.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

i hope thats not true...............any confirmation anywhere?

I don't think so although you can't find him on the OS. The worrying thing is that there were lots of txt going round stating this last night and I just put it down to bullshit because there's no way they would want to associate with the previous regime. If this is true the club will have managed to turn any optimism into cynicism as this can only be about money, and if we can't pay Ellis off then where is the step forward?

 

[Worksop II]

and if we can't pay Ellis off then where is the step forward?

Give him a concrete overcoat, stick him on a plinth, and park him next to Dooley.

 

[S64 Blade]

I hope it is going to be Sbragia, not Ellis. As others have said if we're going to try and move on we need another assistant manager. Ellis has never really come across very well to me.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Sbragia would be a great shout, unfortunately I think it may be on deaf ears.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Sbragia would be a great shout, unfortunately I think it may be on deaf ears.

I would imagine the club will want experience behind him, I can't see them wanting a fledgling No.2 as well. I guess it'll all come down to money and how much we've had to pay KB and SE off but I can't imagine Sunderland's scouts are on much !

 

[Paulus]

According to Speedo's (out of date) website his best mate in football is Chris Coleman - not doing anything at the moment, I wonder.

 

[Muttley]

From elation to deflation. The SUFC rollercoaster ride is still going. Ellis is still here.......

 

[ghandi]

From elation to deflation. The SUFC rollercoaster ride is still going. Ellis is still here.......

Confirmed the pig remains
http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/Home/0,,10418,00.html

 

[Paulus]

It doesn't say what his job will be, with a bit of luck they will get him serving out pork pies at half time.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Looks like we'll be kicking it a bit higher and a bit further?

 

[Mad Mick]

Good point Paulus, if he was going to be number2 it would have said so I think.