I put him up there with Rodwell in being the biggest c#nts our club has ever signed. Weve had a few players take the pish over the years, but having somebody like Grigg who isnt even a very good footballer takes things to a whole new level...
HOW NOT TO BE A FOOTBALLER by JACK DODDS Rounding off a fantastic deadline day, Will Grigg is set to see out the final year of his contract at Sunderland on loan to Rotherham United. Fewer players have had such a gladly received departure, but that comes as no surprise! After joining on deadline day back in January 2019, for a fee rising to a record-breaking £4million, the Northern Ireland international was deemed fit to fill the big boots of Joshua Maja, but things didn't work out straight away... Despite opening his account in his fourth appearance for the lads, via a penalty at home to Gillingham in a 4-2 victory. Grigg missed two major chances in his first home game, a 1-1 draw against Blackpool, most notably an open goal which would have drawn us level. A common defence of League One's most expensive player ever has been the lad's lack of confidence. Whilst it's true that a debut goal can work wonders for a striker’s confidence, our number 22 was always destined to fail at the Stadium of Light. Whilst players lacking a little bit of quality can be commonly forgiven among our fanbase, a bad attitude cannot. Deciding not to relocate to Wearside despite signing a long-term deal, rarely showing any appreciation to the fans, negative body language and a genuine lack of effort, we weren't presented with any real reason to get behind the lad. Whilst it has been stated numerous times that Griggy did not want to come to Sunderland in the first place, his sheer lack of effort and bad attitude can't be excused. Playing for the biggest club in the Third Division and in front of 30,000 fans each home game, fewer opportunities as large will come to any player at this level. But, instead of rising to the challenge, and relishing the chance to play for a club as large as we are, the ex-Wigan forward decided he was above the idea of getting his hands dirty and passed the buck to the fact he felt unhappy at the club. Not all players hit the ground running at a new club, or are even the right fit for it, but Grigg adds himself to an ever-growing list of players to have come to our club and not only failed to perform but failed to wear the shirt with any real pride, and leaves Wearside with no real appreciation. With Ross Stewart firing on all cylinders, the likes of Broadhead and Dajaku in the ranks of the first team, and Aiden O'Brien desperately battling for first team minutes, we'll have soon forgotten about what turned out to be one of our worst ever signings.
HOW NOT TO BE A FOOTBALLER by JACK DODDS Rounding off a fantastic deadline day, Will Grigg is set to see out the final year of his contract at Sunderland on loan to Rotherham United. Fewer players have had such a gladly received departure, but that comes as no surprise! After joining on deadline day back in January 2019, for a fee rising to a record-breaking £4million, the Northern Ireland international was deemed fit to fill the big boots of Joshua Maja, but things didn't work out straight away... Despite opening his account in his fourth appearance for the lads, via a penalty at home to Gillingham in a 4-2 victory. Grigg missed two major chances in his first home game, a 1-1 draw against Blackpool, most notably an open goal which would have drawn us level. A common defence of League One's most expensive player ever has been the lad's lack of confidence. Whilst it's true that a debut goal can work wonders for a striker’s confidence, our number 22 was always destined to fail at the Stadium of Light. Whilst players lacking a little bit of quality can be commonly forgiven among our fanbase, a bad attitude cannot. Deciding not to relocate to Wearside despite signing a long-term deal, rarely showing any appreciation to the fans, negative body language and a genuine lack of effort, we weren't presented with any real reason to get behind the lad. Whilst it has been stated numerous times that Griggy did not want to come to Sunderland in the first place, his sheer lack of effort and bad attitude can't be excused. Playing for the biggest club in the Third Division and in front of 30,000 fans each home game, fewer opportunities as large will come to any player at this level. But, instead of rising to the challenge, and relishing the chance to play for a club as large as we are, the ex-Wigan forward decided he was above the idea of getting his hands dirty and passed the buck to the fact he felt unhappy at the club. Not all players hit the ground running at a new club, or are even the right fit for it, but Grigg adds himself to an ever-growing list of players to have come to our club and not only failed to perform but failed to wear the shirt with any real pride, and leaves Wearside with no real appreciation. With Ross Stewart firing on all cylinders, the likes of Broadhead and Dajaku in the ranks of the first team, and Aiden O'Brien desperately battling for first team minutes, we'll have soon forgotten about what turned out to be one of our worst ever signings.
