David Moyes comments on Jack Ross’s reign as Sunderland manager

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Sunderland have fallen from the Premier League to England third-tier in a pretty short space of time.

David Moyes has claimed that the Sunderland job has been a ‘difficult case’ for ‘lots of managers’, including himself and the recently sacked Jack Ross.

The former Premier League manager seemingly defended the job Ross did at Sunderland, as he stated that having a ‘big budget’ doesn’t mean you always win.

Moyes was in the Sunderland dugout when they were relegated to the Championship, but after his departure, the club continued to fall as they are now in League One.

Speaking to Sportsound on BBC Radio Scotland (04/11/19), Moyes shared his thoughts on Sunderland and backed Ross to get another top job.

“Sunderland is a great club with great support,” Moyes told Sportsound. “But unfortunately, it has been a difficult case for lots of managers, myself included. I would put Jack [Ross] in that category as well. It has been a difficult job.

“But I wouldn’t put that against him [in getting other top gigs] because he has done so well up here [in Scotland]. He would have learnt [at Sunderland], he would have seen a different side to things.

“They probably did have a big budget for the standard down there but that doesn’t always mean you win. I think sometimes having good momentum, having the chance to build a good team, having a steady, reliable group of players who you know. And I’m seeing it more in football – I hope Jack gets another opportunity.”

Sunderland sacked Ross in October, only months after they were beaten in the League One play-off final to Charlton Atheltic.

The Black Cats fall in these recent years has been pretty rapid, and after new ownership took over when they fell into League One, the club turned to then Scotland’s PFA Manager of the Year, Ross – he had just guided St Mirren to the top-flight.

Ross led the Black Cats to two finals last season – EFL trophy and play-off – but in the end, it was the latter which hurt the most, as they are now hoping to write the wrongs of last season right under the stewardship of Phil Parkinson.