Dick Advoccat says Sunderland's chairman isn't to blame for form
Sunday 16 August 2015 14:37, UK
Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat insists the club’s fans can’t blame chairman Ellis Short for the side’s poor start to the season.
After last week’s 4-2 defeat at Leicester, they lost again on Saturday as they were beaten 3-1 by Norwich at the Stadium of Light.
It was a comfortable victory for the visitors, whose goals had many of the 41,379-strong crowd streaming for the exits well before the end.
Many home supporters raised their voices in a chorus of ‘Are you watching, Ellis Short?’ as they vented their frustration at a lack of significant spending on Wearside this summer.
Sunderland have still invested £15m in four new players so far but that’s a relatively modest sum compared to many of their Premier League rivals.
Dutchman Advocaat has been frustrated himself by a lack of movement on the transfer front since he committed to the club for one more season.
But he maintains Short is not the man to complain at about results and said: “With all respect, you cannot blame the president for this. Of course not.
“I have to blame myself, the players have to blame themselves and we have to find out if we can find a solution.”
