Summer window

Mines a double please

Ardmore is only 20 quid in asda and it’s very respectable

 

I think he’s our best player

 

To be fair we don't know how much he has been offered by us, or any other team, other than speculation

 

With the greatest respect, those figures are pure speculation.

The facts we do know is that Stewart hasn't signed a contract yet and may not sign a contract.

You say we offered 10k, I heard we offered him 15k. The joys of rumours eh?

 

I think I would like to see Ballard as captain tomorrow. I know Batth and O’Nien have both been captain at different points in 2023, but I see our CB pairing as Ballard plus one other from: Batth, O’Nien, Triantis, and Seelt.

I’m expecting Connor Chaplin to start upfront tomorrow, small pacy striker. I think Baath is likely to miss out as he’s less suited to this opposition. Would start Batth against QPR/Milwall. Would maybe even bring Baath on tomorrow if we are winning and Ipswich bring on Hirst. I’m bullish on Triantis and Seelt as they seem to combine the best bits of Batth/O9, but think they’ll be eased into the team.

Rather than changing captain depending on who is playing, would be nice to keep it settled as Ballard.

 

Seems strange if he's off that he's been given a squad number.

 

I wouldn’t go to the match tomorrow if I was you mate

 

gives me plenty of time to figure out the craic with digital turnstiles

 

….me neither…

 

Can't believe how quickly the close season has gone.
Thank god

 

Wow I think it’s dragged it’s heels been at high doe for weeks

 

How do you take your drink, couple of chunks of ice in mine.

 

Sunderland: Tony Mowbray admits exits possible in coming weeks

15 hrs ago

Sunderland are targeting a busy end to the window, with a striker and a midfielder at the top of the club's transfer wishlist and the club weighing up their options in other areas such as on the flanks, with Isaac Lihadji set to leave.

But as the Wearsiders continue their efforts to "remould" certain departments in the squad, Mowbray accepts that exits are also very possible.

"I think there's a chance but I don't know the answer to where or how that will happen, but I do think there's a chance," said Mowbray when quizzed on possible departures between now and the September 1 deadline.

"I do think we could probably utilise salary for different positions on the pitch if we're trying to remould. But it's very difficult to talk about things like that because the phone has to ring.

"We're not out there pushing our players out the door. If the phone rings and it's right for the club and we feel pretty strong in one position but we're a bit empty in another, we might feel it's the right thing to move him out and use that salary or to sell him and use the money to fill this one. That's what football clubs have to do and footballers understand that.

"And it might work out best for them. They might go somewhere else and get a better salary and then they get what they want and we got what we want with a player in a different position who helps with our squad and the balance of it."

Mowbray added: "Let's see how the next few weeks rolls by before the window shuts at the end of August. But I'd be pretty sure there'll be some movement around our squad in the next few weeks."

Then yadda yadda yadda Ross Stewart, blah blah Jack Clarke, Ballard - but he’s since signed a lovely new deal.

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/s...y-mowbray-admits-exits-possible-coming-weeks/

 

Sometimes I’ll have ice but most of the time neat.

Nice with ice !

 

The problem with that is that pretty every newspaper reported we offered him £10k. They know that because his agent was more than likely stirring the pot. I’d believe that over what I heard in the pub.

It is what it is, as I’ve said before I’m not really arsed if he stays I have confidence the club will find someone else decent. I just think it’s easy for people to look it at through tinted glasses and point the finger at Stewart so I was giving another take.

 

No offence to the new players, but this is my favourite signing of the entire window!!!

Although it can’t be true, all those ****ty sites and alan Nixon said he wanted to go or he was in the cusp of a move to West Ham

 

"I do think we could probably utilise salary for different positions on the pitch if we're trying to remould."

That's a bit of an unusual quote from Mowbray mind.

Presumably he's talking about Gooch and maybe Pritchard?

 

I've seen that there's been talk of players leaving in the coming weeks, personally I'm not attached to any player we have, call it age, call its the leauge one hangover or whatever. As long as the club is ran correctly, players come and go, the club will remain. Long live the club.

 

seems to be on the cusp of real player/bit of a sicknote....a huge asset if we can keep him fit