You can't look at who Sunderland have to play in isolation - prediction would be easy if you could!
Next 3 games and Fulham have Liverpool and Chelsea away, West Brom have Chelsea and Man U away, West Ham have to face Southampton and Everton, Palace - Everton and Man U - Stoke Man City and...
I'd tend to agree with you about Reading and wasn't really surprised that he didn't take the job - he has however essentially denied that he made the alleged phone call to TB in March of last year.
I thought he had denied it!
"I had an opportunity to leave for a Premiership club. Everything was agreed. I was given permission to talk to the club. They made me an unbelievable offer - very difficult to refuse and I was loyal."
"I was loyal to the club and I decided to stay. So how you can...
That's fair enough, or it would be if you didn't keep mentioning that you know what happened when making statements either in support of the club nor when making derogatory statements against GP.
He may or may not know what happened!
Denouncing publicly one side without producing the evidence to back it up is NOT being fair - saying, "I know what happened", is not evidence - anyone could say that to support their statements for either side.
I have to say that I find it difficult to believe that any true fan would go searching for the 'dirt' on someone who is not only the new manager of their club but has also performed remarkably well in the short time he has been there.
I'd say exactly the same about anyone who went digging for...