sonson
Striker
Don't get the anti Roy Keanne stuff. He did a fantastic job here, picking us up from a depressing low and within a season creating a title winning side. He kept the side up and gave us some magical moments along the way.
Yes it ended in acrimony but thats what happens to most managers. It was his first attempt at management and he got a lot of things spot on.
He's never disrespected our fans / club, in fact he speaks very highly of both in his recent book.
For me Keanne 'got' Sunderland - he saw the potential of the club and tried his best to give us success. He's not the first and won't be the last to fall short in that aim, but I'll always remember his days in charge as good times.
He left as soon as the going got tough. Anyone who does that doesn't "get Sunderland" at all.
Nobody forced him out, he left of his own accord. I don't get this harking after what might have been with him. There wasn't anything further because he chose to end it off his own accord. No tragic love that was not meant to be, just a divorce he instigated entirely of his own volition.
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