Why sack poyet

So it's just very, very disappointing the way things finished. Poyet was under contract with Brighton until but had previously made no secret of his ambition to manage in the Premier League. Albion were one point off the Championship play-off places at the time of Poyet's call to Bloom - eventually going on to be beaten in the play-off semi-finals - and Poyet went on to turn down the chance to take over at Reading later that month.

Following an unsuccessful appeal against his dismissal the former Chelsea and Tottenham midfielder is yet to find another managerial job but he will appear as a pundit on Match of the Day on BBC TV this season.

On Poyet's phone call to him, Bloom added: "He didn't want to discuss it at all. I didn't want anything to get in the way of that. Poyet's suspension comes on the day he was nominated for the Championship manager of the month award. Brighton went unbeaten in April, recording three wins and three draws on their way to a strong fourth-placed finish. The winner will be announced on Friday. This article is more than 8 years old. Poyet suspended three days after play-off defeat Claims of disagreement with club over retained list.

I wish Poyet well in the future. Comment posted by berserkerphil, at 16 Mar berserkerphil. Pafc What? Why are you using the racist card just because Poyet is foreign. It doesn't matter where you come from. If you are no good for a job you should not have the job. People like you do more harm for racial relations than true racists do. The PL is full to bursting with foreign players and managers. I fail to see how Sunderland are racist. Comment posted by beverley, at 16 Mar beverley.

I'm a Sunderland fan, I don't think I've ever called us a big club, lots of fans sure, but not a big club in terms of success. It's time for O'Shea and Brown to go along with a number of other wasters and let's start again, like we always do, like we always have, it's only the hope that hurts!

Really disappointed and angry. Sacking Poyet is a disgrace. People pay good money to watch this team and the players dont give a monkeys. They get paid regardless. Ellis Short wants to look at the players not Gus. Players should be ashamed of themselves. Comment posted by nutgone, at 16 Mar nutgone.

God bless you Gus, this is the act of a club that is desperate for success without spending money! He's been totally useless too! I'm sorry to see Gus go, but I'm pleased for him because he didn't deserve to be the coach of a team that plays like they did against QPR and AV. I've never been so angry to be a Sunderland Fan. Each player needs to be ashamed of themselves. Best for the North East if both teams do well.

Comment posted by ram, at 16 Mar ram. The whole of the Sunderland back 4 should be sacked. Zero commitment, inability and unwillingness to tackle and they are more than happy to watch attacking players run past them. Comment posted by markyp, at 16 Mar markyp