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Summer '24 transfer window

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Scout73, Mar 7, 2024.

  1. alcoauth

    alcoauth Well-Known Member

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    Wonder if we've ever find out the Mendy fee.. €1m-€4m is one hell of a bracket.
     
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  2. Brainy Dose

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    It depends on several things mate.
    Has RLB seen enough in any of Hemir,Mayanda and Rusyn to see back up for Mendy? If not,do we need another striker option?
    When is the likely time that Seelt and Huggins are going to be available? If it's going to be Christmas,are we covered at right back and centre back til then?
    Are we receiving any "can't turn down offers" for any existing players?
    Depending on all of that,I think the squad is top heavy by 5 or so players,and I would expect that many to leave.
     
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  3. FellTop

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    I hope he is the man mate. His last 3 seasons his stats look good. Before that not so much. Doesnt mean he hasnt been impacting games, but the goals and assists are not there. Sometimes though players can be late developers and strikers can take some time to develop the movement needed in the box. Not all of them are instinctive.

    It may be he found a home that suited him in Caen. Sometimes players click at a club and they shine. He seems keen to come here so I am all for the signing. Just hope we arent all a bit too optimistic he will be a 20 goal a season man. He might be, but equally if he gets between 10 and 15 it will be important. One of the things the stats seem to show is his assist record is poor. Hopefully we can help him with that as if he is the lone striker he needs to be able to assist the midfielders who are joining in the box. My opinion anyway. Good luck to the lad.
     
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  4. Wayne the Punk

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    You would assume the U21s and U18s will be playing the same style
     
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  5. Brainy Dose

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    Yep,which brings us into the debate...not for the first time on here...:emoticon-0102-bigsm....about the value of having a proper reserve team.
     
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  6. Wayne the Punk

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    I used to love the reserve games at Roker
     
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  7. Brainy Dose

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    Me too! There was a mix of players....first team not being picked, first team coming back from injury, young players hoping to impress to be considered for first team.
    Competitive matches with loads of quality and interest. I knew people who would go to home matches and reserve home matches.....in fact,I seem to remember being able to buy a season ticket to include both....I'm probably wrong in that?
     
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    7 goals in 22 games. Scored in a champions league qualifier.

    left winger

    maybe the Clarke replacement?
     
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  10. Roppa

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    Personally I think we’ve already acquired the Clarke replacement
     
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    please log in to view this image
     
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    Who?
     
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  13. Flash Gordon

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    Looks promising but it's obviously a weak league - it's only just a step up from the SPL! <laugh>
     
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  14. alcoauth

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    I think this is the most serious our reserves (u21s) have been taken in quite a long time, last year we got the the cup final and it got quite a lot of views on youtube, quite a few of the players are well known, the reserves thread on here for example gets plenty of traffic when the season is underway. If you mean the u21 naming convention, well that's so we're eligible to join the leagues, everyone does u21 now, some of the lesser clubs still do u23 but that's considered an inferior competition.
     
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  15. alcoauth

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    Have to be careful about silly season transfer rumours anarl mind, if people are getting traction and clicks online by mentioning the club, they will do it for revenue.
     
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  16. Wayne the Punk

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    We played Liverpool once, they played in a bright yellow strip, I had to count how many players they had on the pitch as they were so much better
     
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  17. Roppa

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    Well whether we rate them or not I think poveda and mundle
     
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  19. Hudson92

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    7 goals? So the lad can Finnish Atleast
     
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  20. Flash Gordon

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    He's not Finnish, he's only 21!
     
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