Bob Murray Quotes (16 Quotes)

We put ourselves in position defensively to make it very difficult for offenses. The kids are doing an okay job. I think that's probably our strength.

As chairman, I take responsibility for what has proven to be an unsuccessful and heartbreaking season. I feel deeply sorry that the excitement, optimism and aspirations of all Sunderland fans looking forward to a return to the Premier League has been rewarded in this way.

They've been a big help. They've been to volleyball camps for three years and clinics, and they are a little more advanced than my players, and it's really helped my team.

We didn't return to the Premier League just to make up the numbers. None of us expected us to be in this position.

We have appointed Kevin Ball caretaker manager until the end of the season and hope that supporters will give him their full backing. Sunderland supporters have been incredibly tolerant and supportive in the last few months, which have been very difficult. I would also like to thank them for that.

If you deny the delusion, you only make it worse you compel the delusional individual to strive to prove you wrong. Elevating someone with delusional disorder first and then cutting them down is a recipe for exacerbating the delusion, absolutely.

I would like to thank Mick McCarthy for his efforts for the club and wish him and his family the best for the future.

Obviously a club that struggles as badly as this one on the field for points there is going to be speculation about the manager and its way forward. I do not want to add to that speculation.

I don't want to add to the speculation surrounding the manager's future and I don't want to discuss that.

I don't know if this is a true measurement. We scored 45 points against a team that I think was in total disarray today. His kids didn't play well today. I think we're improving but I don't know if you can gauge it in a game like this.

You could tell by that third game that our basic skills were beginning to pick up and kick in, ... At the beginning of the match they were standing around watching and not executing, but by the time we started executing good things started to happen.

We hope fans will give Kevin Ball their full backing.

The club did not return to the Premiership just to make up the numbers and whilst we fully expected it to be a tough first season back, none of us expected to be in the position we are today.

I think they're doing whatever it takes for them to make a case for declaring impasse in hopes that they'll throw open the doors and see what happens from there. It's going to be an ugly, ugly process, and I think the game's going to get hurt terribly in the process.

I guess the more common approach has been, if they feel a guy has come in and isn't properly conditioned, they would bring him into camp and have him do extra work. We have disagreed with the suspension and are continuing to work at resolving it. Hopefully we can find a quick and amicable resolution.

Then the second half I thought we just ran out of gas. I think with us playing just about 12, 13 kids, I think they just took over and dominated us.