Tom

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@SkySportsF1 Might just be me being blind but have you missed Ted’s name off that list?

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@JamesCopley_ @tongey93 Tbf James I like that logic. Do away with own goals and the goal gets credited to the closest player on the scoring team😂

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@JamesCopley_ @sunderlandafc11 He’s the only player without boots laid out, I would guess that means he’s not in the playing squad

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@Capt_Fishpaste Looks like Abdullahi is coming in to replace Hemir so probably not expected to have an immediate impact. So looking at another striker who’s ready to be competing for starts

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@Phil__Smith That was quick! Are you sat next to KLD or Speakman at the game and showed them the rumours on twitter?😂

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@Phil__Smith So are you expecting arrivals Phil or think there is a chance he sticks with what is there?

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@JamesCopley_ Relegation last season doesn’t look amazing but the context of the club and bad hand he was dealt by board goes some way to explaining it. Did well season before. Biggest concern is our board putting him under the same issues he’s just left

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@JamesCopley_ No I know but is the current coaching setup not directly linked to Speakman? If he goes I can’t imagine any replacement being so set on keeping dodds and co. And the talk of Speakman leaving isn’t going away

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@JamesCopley_ Question is though James is it the setup that people don’t like or the people involved in that setup. For example I can see people like Dodds and Speakman moving on but can’t see the club suddenly scrapping the sporting director role

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@reluctantnicko At this point have they moved on from Still? At this point should let him crack on and see if he can do a deal with Lens

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@reluctantnicko At this point Al no. I can imagine the first sign of trouble like losing a few games and it will all kick off again. Especially with how much this bloke loves to play the media

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@reluctantnicko You think there is any coming back from that? Can’t imagine the club will be happy his team have painted like it was all the clubs fault while he verbally agreed to the job.

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@reluctantnicko Do you think we can do it?

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@reluctantnicko Is the issue now that Sunderland have gone all out for Still and if it doesn’t happen they are back at the start?

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@reluctantnicko The way you said meeting their choice in the next few days makes me think it’s someone they havn’t met with before, or am I misunderstanding that?

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@reluctantnicko Knowing Sunderland they’ll just let Dodds keep the job 😂

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@reluctantnicko With Sunderland Al I get the impression that apart from the odd little bits like you reported on with Svensson internally they seem to be keeping it very quiet about who they are actually picking

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@reluctantnicko After the appointment any chance you can share the name you said we were after? Curious to see who it was

[Tom @thomasburn1]

@reluctantnicko You heard anything about Sunderland? Rumours are an appointment is imminent but no name has been given