Roker Rapport

Gav was joined earlier today - to react to the news of Alex Neil's appointment as the new Sunderland AFC Head Coach - by our Martin Wanless - as well as Preston North End fan Jake Oates of From the Finney Podcast - to give us some insight as to what sort of a man Alex Neil is, and what we might expect from our new prospective saviour. What's the crack? So... Is this a good appointment for us from the outside looking in?How exactly do the fans of Neil's former clubs feel about him?What sort of a managerial style should we expect, and what sort of football are we likely to see played now at the Stadium of Light?Why does Alex still split opinion in the North End fanbase?After Jake leaves the lads to get to his actual job... Gav and Martin wax lyrical about the appointment and the dreaded process it took to get us here.As the news of the appointment coincided with the Keane news, how did the lads feel about this appointment in that moment - just yesterday morning - compared to how they feel now?All we can do is b