The best thing that has happened to SAFC

Since SKP.

**** knows where the team would be without him.




Bye bye Altidore, hello Defoe.

 

Agree but the other useless lot need to help him
He can't do it on his own

 

The SKP v Defoe debate. Will rumble on

 

Thats why JD is superb. Look at the ****e he plays with.

Obviously we dont know. But how would SKP fair in such a **** team.

 

Thats like saying JD would have faired no worse in Reid team than skp.

Possibly.

 

Today's Jermain Defoe would've scored probably ass many as Phillips in Reidy's team. Superb . Phillips was, IMO, a far better all round footballer than JD (and much less greedy too!)

 

Defoe needs to be greedy. No one else to help him.

 

JD is the better footballer imo, without writing a dissertation on it, I think it's a simple conclusion to come to when you take emotion out of it.

 

I listened to what you say
But skp for me

 

I love them both - but Phillips wasone of the best crossers of a ball I've seen at our club and one of the best passers too. Defoe doesn't score many scorchers (although when he does they're proper ones like the one against the mags!!) but Phillips was capable of some unbelievable things. Best centre forward I've seen at Sunderland in my lifetime

 

Yeah **** of Tel with your unbisead ****.

 

Subjectively I can see why, because he's a cult hero but to me, it's like Leicester with Vardy. He's a hero. I'll not try to change anybody's mind, but to me, there's not a debate.

 

And my lifetime aswel

 

Defoe is as much of a hero to us now though.

It's not even a debate really - I love Defoe but I can;t ever remember him playing 40-50 yard crossfield passes to switch play (Phillips used to do that with ease), or running to the byline and crossing in a pinpoint cross - he almost always looks for the easiest option when at the byline - Phillips never did. I can be very objective as I've seen a lot of them both. Defoe is playing in a far worse team at present and scoring goals for fun still! Phillips did the same - but he was labelled a failure by the press with 18 in his season after his 30 goaler! (and he missed a third through injury iirc)

Defoe is class - Phillips was better

 

Mate, I'm not trying to change your mind, it's fine... for me though, it's not even close.

 

To most outsiders I think Defoe would be the clear winner. To score the number of goals he has with that support on the pitch is phenomenal. Phillips was excellent but had so much more to work with, I wouldn't say it's not close but I would otherwise agree with Tel on this.

 

Impossible to judge, both lethal, both true professionals and both heroes.