I'm not, I'm stating facts. Ehab is an absolute tool but in him saying we aren't a selling club, he's correct we aren't. And regarding this transfer window, it was always going to take time to get players because MS had to assess what we had first before he knew what we needed. Again just facts.
Okay thanks for responding; I agree with your straightforward view of what a selling club is. I also agree that our club has always been a long way from being a selling club, just as EA said - one of the few things he has said I agree with. At any time, with any owner, we must always be wary of what the future holds, history has taught us that. It sounds like a cracking 4.5yr deal for Jake. I very much doubt he has gone kicking and screaming, so good luck to him we stuck by him and I think he paid that back - time to move on. I see we've also brought the RB in who looks decent, although I don't know the score on his fitness. We have had a lopsided squad for nearly two seasons, OLM, and I can see why Silva is trying to sort it. We have much more attacking potential and looking to add alternatives to our defence. I would imagine Jake wasn't the first player Silva wanted away, but he was the one someone wanted for a decent return. I just hope people don't label us a selling club, simply because we sold a player of value to fund rebuilding a badly bought squad.
Highly-rated Wigan striker Sam Cosgrove set for loan move to North Ferriby United. Lyon have signed Memphis Depay from Manchester United for an initial £16m rising to £21.7m in add-ons. Aston Villa have made a bid worth in the region of £4m for Barnsley defender James Bree. Huddersfield Town have signed German striker Collin Quaner from Union Berlin on a three-and-a-half-year contract. Former Everton, Manchester City and Aston Villa defender Joleon Lescott is training with Sunderland.
Jesus H.... can we move on from the selling club crap? We all apparently view it differently but in my eyes a selling club is a Southampton or an Atalanta, where they have a famed youth academy and scouting network that brings players through for peanuts and then shift them on to the 'Big Boys' for £10m+ profit. When do we ever sell anyone for £10m profit?
It really isn't. If you have other players who do a good job and you can adequately cover any positions Jake might play, then you would, perhaps, be considered astute if you sell that one player and bring in another player(s) for positions where you cannot adequately cover any positions and you have no cover. We definitely fall into that scenario, so let's see how astute Silva is.
Silva's said this morning that Jake will need to be replaced, he's concentrating on getting wingers in first, but Jake will be replaced.
Sunderland manager David Moyes says any new signings will struggle to make a significant impact on his team's fortunes after admitting his transfer budget is "limited with a big L"... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38693182
To be fair, the criticism started as 'taking his cash out' and then morphed into being a selling club'.
I think they are in a much worse position then us! They have a manager who isn't cutting it. They have a squad that isn't cutting it and now appear to be accepting that good enough change isn't going to happen! Our changes may or may not work but at least we aren't just lying down and accepting it. I'd be very worried if I was a Sunderland fan.
WE knew we didn't have a big budget, didn't we? We knew we needed attack and defense, as a minimum; didn't we? We knew we would have to sell, didn't we? So no scoop here then.
That was my thoughts. Brilliant journalism from Captain Obvious there. Although in his defence they seem to be revelations for some.
