That's the problem mate, he hasn't ... ... Simms at Coventry, for example, was given start after start but did very little at first. Sunderland, last season, tried every forward for half a dozen games each so no one had a clue imo.
Some players will just struggle to settle Hes clearly struggled to settle in the UK. He doesnt look the same player i watched in the Ukraine, think his confidence has taken a hit n he seems to have lost his spark Still time for him to come good tho
What’s selective about replying to your comment saying he had some involvement? If you’re stating he had involvement in our promotion then you can accept he played a bigger part in the 3 dreadful seasons we had in L1 where he played more football than he did the promotion year? Or is he exempt from that anarl
Unless we buy a replacement who is class on the ball we will miss his distribution. Other than maybe Greaves I wonder if there is a better centre back at doing that. He is the least of our worries, a great role model, leader, the odd mistake and lapse of concentration. Replaceable but will be harder to improve on a budget than people realise. You’re a bit daft about him. Not in a good way.
Bad signing in terms of what we needed, just didn't fit Mowbrays style. However, I posted earlier that he scored 2 goals in 793 minutes last season and Simms scored 2 goals in his first 1100 minutes at Coventry, players need time and I'm not sure he got that for numerous reasons.
Arguably the worst!!? He is nowhere near the worst. Nothing to do with him being a nice lad, I judge him in his ability on the pitch.
We spent £10m last season. This summer we’ve went and got frees. Could we not spend a big chunk of the budget on this forward line?
Not a chance is he one of the worst. Then lists a load of our better players as justification. Hemir, Styles, Burstow, Roberts, Ba, Ekwah at the instant all less effective than 09 last year.
There's something puzzling me, perhaps someone on here could help. I've little knowledge of Football Manager and computer games but, can players on these games refuse to 'sign'? If not that might explain why people don't understand why we can't always make players come to live in Sunderland. Just a thought.
We brought in money though, we haven't done that this summer. Nobody in the championship is spending this summer without parachute payments or big sales made within the previous few windows. Even if we do have a budget, i'd rather sell someone and have a bigger budget to improve the team as a whole.
Go and read my original comment instead of jumping in mid conversation and making yourself look like a doughnut.
So the NE then? My point remains ... ... just because we might like the NE, and think Sunderland are huge, it doesn't mean players think the same.
If Newcastle can attract players like Isak and Bruno G I’m sure we won’t have an issue attracting players from Ligue 2 if the finances are right.
