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Summer '24 transfer window

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

  1. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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  2. Nads

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    They are a ridiculous side mate. Saliba for me is incredible, he just seems to be strolling about in his bare feet, then just bursts into life when needed, incredible athlete.

    It is a gulf. When you look at teams going up and who they’d sign they not get near top teams.

    Like you say it ain’t just ability. Speed, strength, mentality. The gap is in all of it.

    Arsenal brought Trossard off the bench is an example. He would walk into any side outside the top 4. He’d be the best player at the club in 10-12 of the Prem.

    Thing is, this goes for a load of players. For me you have to build a team that’s in harmony to go up and stay up. A team that play off each other, cos you cannot go up and compete man for man.
     
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    RTG is now on the stage of saying players are at the ramside <laugh>. Mendy is the latest
     
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  4. Nads

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    There was that flight in yesterday so….
     
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    About Simic
     
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    flandersmackem Well-Known Member

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    I think Arsenal will do it this year..They have bought well and play incredible football at times. Also, when not playing great ( as in the Villa game) they are finding a way to win
     
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    Which players are they saying it about?
     
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    Aye that’s it mate. You’d think something has to be done sooner or later it’s becoming ridiculous. Look at Chelsea’s bench the other day, absolutely absurd. Felix, Nkunku and Neto. You could argue those 3 are a top 4 front 3.

    Even West Ham’s bench was daft. Alvarez, Ward Prowse, Fullkrug, Todibo, Summerville..
     
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  9. Tommy2

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    I agree, 3 good players, none are proper eye openers.

    Hannibal was alright at Brum
    Sarmiento was alright at Ipswich
    Anthony was alright at Leeds
     
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    His wife has just had a baby Tbf, he’s more than likely not working
     
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    I hope so. Their fans are unbearable on social media mind but I’d like to see them win it, Arteta is doing a brilliant job but as I say without trophies it means nout. Klopps Liverpool from a few years ago and now this arsenal team would wipe the floor with most PL winning teams before 2017. Now they’re just second best to Peps machine
     
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  12. Nads

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    Hell of a job to get established.

    Bizarrely, it might be the Netflix show that helps us. The profile from that is crazy.
     
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  13. Tommy2

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    Aye I was scared Newcastle were going to sign him when they had him on loan a few years ago, thankfully big Mike was in charge at the time and they rejected the chance to do so
     
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    Mendy
     
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  15. Nads

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    They did sign him mate. Then they sold him on.

    He was very young and he developed quickly, was more he wasn’t ready for PL physically at time.
     
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    The flip side is that the club should have something in the contract banning him from discussing it on social media. "If it's not written in his contract, then it's fair game" seems to be the mantra on here but I think there's much more nuance than that.

    This move was clearly all but signed, hence him "choosing" us. Once a decision like that is made, your head and heart have gone too. There's no going back.

    The new owners have come in and pulled the plug, which of course they're entitled to do legally, but I don't think it's a good look. Have a chat and try to persuade him for sure, but keeping him against his will seems like poor form to me.

    I still hope we get him through the door this week. I've a feeling he'll work himself into the ground for us.
     
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  17. Tommy2

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    Wow so they did, had no idea haha.
     
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    Aye I read an interview with him said he struggled with the life and all sorts at the time. He barely made an impact after they signed him and he went back to Spain.
     
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    As much as I'd like our new signing to be at the ramside I don't think the club even use the ramside surely theyd just be at the Hilton at the sol

    Someone ask Wilson where he stopped haha
     
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    My prediction for the end of the window

    IN :

    Mendy (Perm)
    Winger (Loan)
    Bardeli or some other CM (Perm)
    Fullback (Perm or Loan)

    OUT :
    Jewi (Loan)
    Hemir (Loan)
    Triantis (Loan)
    Ekwah (Perm)
    Ba (Perm)
    Aouchiche (Perm)
    Anderson (Loan)
    Pembele (Loan)
    Rusyn (Perm)
     
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