Fan Letters: “Does Kyril Louis-Dreyfus have the acumen to run Sunderland successfully?”

To Roker Report, with love
I would want to give my thoughts on our current situation in relation to our majority ownership, having supported Sunderland since the Charlie Hurley days.

Despite their wealth, Kyril Louis-Dreyfus’s family doesn’t seem to have given him any economic acumen, as seen by the recent catastrophes.

We became the laughing stock of the footballing world by caving in to the Newcastle supporters, shoving season ticket holders out of their seats, and allowing our pubs to be redecorated.
The horror show starring Michael Beale, in which he was the only one at fault.
Perhaps Dreyfus has been completely taken over by Kristjaan Speakman, and “the model” has blinded him, since everyone who knows even a little bit about football understands that you need a combination of youth and experience.
These problems make me think that Dreyfus doesn’t contribute much, if anything, independently to the club.

I have watched over the years as our wonderful club has self-destructed due to incompetent administration, but I will not give up hope that things will turn around and we will return to the Premier League.

Get the Lads away.

Michael
Phil’s Note from Ed: Hello, Michael. I appreciate your letter.

The events of the last few months, in my opinion, have made it clear that Dreyfus needs to exert more control over what happens at the football team.

Since he joined the team three years ago, he has made a point of highlighting his role as “custodian” of the team, so it can’t be an empty title.

He might be onto something special with Sunderland AFC if he plays his cards right, but occasionally I wonder if his relative youth and inexperience are holding him back.

I’m not sure if he has the best people around him at the moment, but he needs them.

Greetings, Roker Report

I wholeheartedly endorse our strategy of bringing in bright young people with the goal of grooming them into future stars.

We’ve had some success with this, but I can’t help but wonder if our young recruits from overseas might progress more swiftly if they could comprehend the instructors’ messages better.

Sending kids to school to study English is acceptable, but should we be going above and beyond?

We currently have speakers of Ukrainian, French, Portuguese, and Spanish, and they all share the requirement for time to become used to and comprehend our trainers.

In addition to helping to convey the message, a multilingual interpreter on the books would shift some of the responsibility for understanding the instructions onto the club.

In this sense, I believe a contemporary foreign coach—Will Still, for example—would be very helpful, although there would still be language barriers to be filled.

Any ideas?

Editor’s Note: Ian K. [Phil]: Hello, Ian. I appreciate you reaching out to me.

This is a really valid point, and oddly enough, I had hoped that Hemir would make progress after the appointment of Michael Beale, who is reportedly Portuguese-speaking. Obviously, that didn’t happen.

Although I think it’s great that our team is made up of individuals from a variety of backgrounds, I do wonder if there are instances when communication is difficult.

It’s possible that the club is making changes behind the scenes to address the situation, since the last thing they want is for the players who don’t speak English to become alienated and unable to fully integrate into the team.

Greetings, Roker Report

The reason we will be fighting for our relegation is because our owners choose to part ways with Tony Mowbray.

After handing him Alex Pritchard, one of our greatest players, they made an even worse blunder by appointing an imbecile who mistakenly believed he was a manager.

Mr. Dreyfus, bow down; you’re destroying a good club.

Phil Bostock
Editor’s Note [Phil]: Hello, Phil. I appreciate your letter.

Without a question, the club has made some egregiously poor decisions since Tony Mowbray left, and as a result, our season has suffered.

Hopefully, they take what they’ve learned from them and don’t do it again.

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