33 soon but Waghorn is a solid championship striker. Good option to have on the bench. Cracking left peg.
He’s had a good career. In the summer and the last few seasons) I would have happily had him back. Amazing how much we have progressed that now we can aim higher. Huddersfield have also signed Knockheart and Lowton so 3 experienced heads to go with what is a young team. I still think they’ll go down but they are putting up a fight. Blackpool have made a couple of cracking signings on loan in Bowler and Rogers which should help then pull clear.
My Cov mates like him but say he looks to be finished. Will be interesting to see if he does anything at Huddersfield.
I live in Coventry so know a few. Guy I work with said the same, and that he's always getting injured too. He did say they didn't particularly play him where he was suited though. Interesting to see what a move does for him.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/s...sends-contract-message-ross-stewart/?ref=ebls TONY Mowbray has urged Ross Stewart to "grow with Sunderland" and says while the Black Cats might not be able to match the salaries of some Championship clubs now, they will be able to in the future if they continue to progress on the pitch. Mowbray says he believes Sunderland are on the right path to "satisfying Stewart's needs" but for now, with the striker's long-term future still uncertain, the head coach admits he needs to "trust the men in suits". Stewart has 18 months left on his current contract but with the club and player so far unable to agree terms on long-term deal, the speculation surrounding the striker's future won't go away. Mowbray said: “I will only be confident when he puts pen to paper and we are announcing he has signed a new deal. I don’t what to delve into it too much. What I do know is he is training really well, is in a positive frame of mind, he has a voice and an opinion on the training ground. "He is engaged with our football team and our football club. That is what I see every day out there. He wants us to win and do well. Beyond that, I cannot really comment because it is not my job. I just want him to enjoy his football and score goals and win. "We all hope that we can find an answer what keeps Ross happy and make him feel a very, very important player for this football club. And when we get to the point where we grow the team to a point where we can satisfy his needs, if that makes sense. "The context is we did come out of League One with League One salary levels. Everything about the club had to be managed prudently. How quickly can you jump up to being a top team who can pay him ridiculous money? We are not there yet. We have to grow it and I just hope he wants to be part of the journey. "And when we are paying top wages because we are a massive football club who should be able to do that, he knows it is coming but we have to grow the team to get there. At the moment, there is a lot of clubs way further on than we are salary wise.” Mowbray added: “You have to trust the people sometimes, the ownership, the board, the executives, the men in suits. “Those of us in the tracksuits, we just work with the players, trying to inspire young guys to play and be the best version of themselves. I think supporters just want a winning team but they are realistic enough to know that we have come from League One and we are competing. As long as they see a team fighting for every point, I hope they will stay with us."
Hope TM is right and he stays with us. Could be as good if not better than SNQ imo. Big step up to the Prem but he puts a shift in and causes bother for defenders and scores goals. Thanks for posting.
Is that cos you know something or he has 18 months left yet and there is still time to sort things out.
So he is probably leaving cos we will not match other championship clubs wages. Is that what TM is saying In other words cough up the cash 'suits'
No hes being realistic thats all. He clearly wants stewart to stay but knows how important it is to stick to a wage structure
Not how I read it, he wants Stewart to stay, so he is applying pressure. Sunderland should at least match what other Championship clubs will pay.
We cant match teams that are getting parachute payments though. We have to.stick to our wage structure, i agree he should be at the top of that structure though. We cant just pay players whatever they want though, thats what got us in so much trouble before. I think he will stay is my own personal opinion
Yes he wants Stewart to stay but where do you get the idea he is applying pressure. He simply says he leaves it to the suits.
TM as a football manager who lives and dies by results. Stewart is obviously a crucial factor in getting results. Sunderland as he mentions is a 'big' club and he imho is impling we should at least match other championship wages. The implication also for me at least is, if a Premiership club pays us a big fee for him and gives him big wages... fair enough. We should not be allowing a competitor in our division to take our best asset.
