Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has promised to take his time to find a big-name manager after Ricky Sbragia kept the club in the Barclays Premier League and then stood down.
The 50-year-old announced his decision not to take up the option of another year on his contract in the wake of the Black Cats' 3-2 home defeat by Chelsea, despite defeats for Hull and Newcastle ensuring they remain in the top flight.
Quinn, who appointed Sbragia as Roy Keane's permanent replacement in December after his successful spell as caretaker, paid tribute to him for the job he has done since, and then vowed to recruit a high-profile boss to take over.
He said: "It needs a big man to take on a mantle, to take the pressure, to take the interest, to take the strain of getting a big club like this to go forward and to change the mentality.
"But what I would say - and Ricky knows it too - we do need a big name here, but we need somebody, I believe, who will change the mentality of the dressing room.
"But that's for another day. I haven't even set a timescale for starting to talk about it, and that's the truth."
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the sooner you get a new manager the more time he will have to sort the team out
the sooner you get a new manager the more time he will have to sort the team out
the sooner you get a new manager the more time he will have to sort the team out
Yep, lots of time, and don't waste money on Cisse,send him back to wherever he came from, he is too selfish on the pitch and we can always spray paint the other players heads. Get someone else to partner Jones, an attacking midfielder and a defending midfielder. WE WILL DO WELL NEXT SEASON!!!
Take your time Mr. Quinn - choose wisely and someone who will give Jones a good kick in the backside!
Maybe Alan Shearer would like the job!
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