Summer transfer rumours

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Nozs’ Hat said:
Don’t think I’ve read anyone going full meltdown yet. Few are nervous but accept there is plenty time left in the window to rectify the issue. My concern is, that as the window goes on, things become more of a ‘scramble’ to use the term by Solskjaer today. Pritchard was a cracking signing, and that feels like a very good bit of early business. Maybe it raised expectations. I think we’ll still make a few more really good signings, but I’m not as certain we’ll have the full squad depth needed. Whatever team we have, I hope we batter Wigan, but I would have felt more confident if we’d had a stronger starting 11 already lined up.
Starting the season with a call for patience rather than a stadium clamouring to see a team full of quality signings doesn’t have the same feel, but that’s more to do with the transfer window timings, it should still close before the season starts.
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Yeah summed up nicely
I'm sure when next Saturday comes I'll still be buzzing going back for the first time since the pandemic, but it still feels all very sunderland going into it plugging gaps in defense especially if by then we havnt signed the apparent left back that we have ditched the gallacher deal for .
I'm sure more questions will asked if we are another week down the line and no left back has been signed
 
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TopCat_SMB said:
You can be as "concerned" as you like, the fact that you are all judging and crying before the recruitment window has closed is a major embarrassment. Your scenario is as likely as us winning our 1st 5 games with the current squad, then failing to reach the play offs by a point with the new players.

Maybe, just maybe the recruitment team/owners at SAFC know better than you do
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Whos crying like?? Wind your neck in its a forum thats what places like this are for so we can air our issues amongst fellow fans ffs!
Any player we sign needs to uproot their family, find somewhere to live and then come into the club and get to know Johnsons tactics and fellow team mates etc. Ideally all of this happens in July so the team can start playing to their full potential towards the end of August. Itll be getting towards the end of September before we are up and running with a whole load of games already played. If it was one or 2 players we were needing then fair enough, but we need at least half a dozen signings!
 
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TopCat_SMB said:
Didn't say that did I? Just providing some context to those cry babies saying we can't wait until 5-10 games in before having the squad we want. Nothing is won or lost in the 1st few months. Blackpool had a dreadful 1st half of the season last year.
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Yeah and my point is there is plenty teams that have missed out on playoffs automatics by having piss poor starts
A guess what we both can't prove was this down to poor player recruitment
 
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Teesdarlomakem said:
Whos crying like?? Wind your neck in its a forum thats what places like this are for so we can air our issues amongst fellow fans!
Any player we sign needs to uproot their family, find somewhere to live and then come into the club and get to know Johnsons tactics and fellow team mates etc. Ideally all of this happens in July so the team can start playing to their full potential towards the end of August. Itll be getting towards the end of September before we are up and running with a whole load of games already played. If it was one or 2 players we were needing then fair enough, but we need at least half a dozen signings!
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So, it's a forum so we can air our issues........yet you are telling me to wind my neck in?
 
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Lozza80 said:
Yeah and my point is there is plenty teams that have missed out on playoffs automatics by having piss poor starts
A guess what we both can't prove was this down to poor player recruitment
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Would you rather we did a Wigan or an Ipswich and sign a load of lads on frees just to fill out the squad, or would you rather wait and get the right players in?

Like I keep saying - I will reserve my judgement until the window closes. If we are still playing Winchester and Neill at full back after that, the the club will rightly get criticism
 
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TopCat_SMB said:
You can be as "concerned" as you like, the fact that you are all judging and crying before the recruitment window has closed is a major embarrassment. Your scenario is as likely as us winning our 1st 5 games with the current squad, then failing to reach the play offs by a point with the new players.

Maybe, just maybe the recruitment team/owners at SAFC know better than you do
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stop talking sense man, it just doesn't resonate with some.
 
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Cobber said:
I think people are overplaying the extremes of supporter emotions at the minute.

There are certainly a couple ‘any negativity is toxic, no complaining until the window is closed’ types, ditto the ‘toys out the pram, tagging Speakman and Jones in every foul mouthed tweet, KLD is skint ‘.

it’s perfectly normally to be in between and I think some people expressing their concerns are being tallied up into full supporter meltdown.

The full back situation at current is pretty unforgivable, however the rest of the starting 11 is pretty good. We just need some depth and some added sprinkling of quality. Hopefully our new recruitment staff and approach can find some gems in the next few weeks.
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Yeah agree with that
Just because I raise concerns I'm tagged as a crybaby. We all want best for the club.
I'm not expecting transfer business to be wrapped up by July but certainly do not expect to be going into first game with no full backs
Cobber said:
I think people are overplaying the extremes of supporter emotions at the minute.

There are certainly a couple ‘any negativity is toxic, no complaining until the window is closed’ types, ditto the ‘toys out the pram, tagging Speakman and Jones in every foul mouthed tweet, KLD is skint ‘.

it’s perfectly normally to be in between and I think some people expressing their concerns are being tallied up into full supporter meltdown.

The full back situation at current is pretty unforgivable, however the rest of the starting 11 is pretty good. We just need some depth and some added sprinkling of quality. Hopefully our new recruitment staff and approach can find some gems in the next few weeks.
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TopCat_SMB said:
So, it's a forum so we can air our issues........yet you are telling me to wind my neck in?
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Im telling you to wind your neck in for accusing me of crying. Trust me i have many things i could cry about in life before Sunderland and our lack of signings. I come on here to discuss all good and bad things about Sunderland and right now things arent looking good at all
 
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Lozza80 said:
Yeah agree with that
Just because I raise concerns I'm tagged as a crybaby. We all want best for the club.
I'm not expecting transfer business to be wrapped up by July but certainly do not expect to be going into first game with no full backs
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They dont see the irony in that, going on like one themselves with puerile, playground insults
 
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TopCat_SMB said:
Would you rather we did a Wigan or an Ipswich and sign a load of lads on frees just to fill out the squad, or would you rather wait and get the right players in?

Like I keep saying - I will reserve my judgement until the window closes. If we are still playing Winchester and Neill at full back after that, the the club will rightly get criticism
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Well yeah we will see at the end of the window I don't think Wigan and especially Ipswich have just filled their squads with any old player I think they have recruited well
 
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Lozza80 said:
Well yeah we will see at the end of the window I don't think Wigan and especially Ipswich have just filled their squads with any old player I think they have recruited well
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Wigan had 6 contracted players at the end last season. They have taken a massive gamble on Wyke and most Sunderland supporters had written off Power. Amos is an excellent signing at this level and one I wish we had made. Apart from that, couple of lads from a very average Portsmouth team and the Wigan manager still wants/needs another 6 or 7 players so you could argue they are no better off than us and for people to label them a "promotion rival" is an odd one
 
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Teesdarlomakem said:
Im telling you to wind your neck in for accusing me of crying. Trust me i have many things i could cry about in life before Sunderland and our lack of signings. I come on here to discuss all good and bad things about Sunderland and right now things arent looking good at all
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Stop crying and I'll wind my neck in then:emoticon-0140-rofl:.

Have a bit of bloody faith - the new owner has been here 5 mins and already made massive investments off the pitch and revamped the structure behind the scenes. It's going to take time and I'd rather we get it right than just recruit any old **** from Portsmouth
 
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