Coyle isn't a brilliant manager though.
Glad you said it. Did well with Burnley but after a decent start with Bolton their form has mirrored Sunderland's more or less but with a decent cup run. Their squad is s*** and only going to get worse when Cahill leaves. Davies has been their talisman for a while but can't go on forever, he's already 34 or something. Look at their team ffs, Reo-Coker, Gardner & Pratley in a central 3, Paul Robinson at left back. Do me a f***ing favour.
Reo-Coker has actually been our best player this year. Cahill has been utterly terrible so far this season (though so has the rest of the team)
Think the initial expectation was a push for a top-ten place, now we'll be lucky just to stay up.