Summer '24 transfer window

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Posting in both threads cos it applies to both soz


What I find funny is how many of us (myself included) have said Mayenda isn’t ready. Yet every match day vlog I’ve watched from non Sunderland fans have said he’s a joke, unreal etc.

Pompey fan today, Barnsley fan at our Burnley game. Even my mag mate has said I like your Spanish striker I think he’s mint. Must be Sunderland striker goggles for us :D

You could see last season soon as he arrived he had massive amount of ability, ability to turn quickly with ball under close control at his feet & looked like he wanted it. He did look incredibly raw also, thought the Hibs kove was ideal, then when couldn't get place in the team feared for him as it looked a completely wasted loan......with the way second half of last season went it may have done him good rather than be here & lose confidence.....lads certainly taking his chance now & its his shirt to loose tbf
 
I think we all wanted him to succeed.
The problem is that he committed the cardinal sin at Sunderland.

You can have all the ability in the world, but if you don't put 100% effort into every game you play, the fans will call you out on it. He was just not suited to English football.
Your last sentence says it all really. Hope he goes on to have a career in the game elsewhere.
 
"Yes it's still possible (for them to have roles to play)," said Sunderland's head coach after Saturday's Portsmouth win.

"We have three or four months until the next transfer window. They'll work with us and it's still possible to play in the team."

Regis Le Bris on Ba, Aouchiche & Sunderland transfer window verdict | The Northern Echo

The squad is around 30 at the moment ? A few to leave at least in January. Say 20 for the match day and 6 on the injury list . The rest should be made up of development players. Can't keep them all happy.
 
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Don’t think I saw Aaron Connolly sign for a club yet. Still only 24, 8 goals for Hull last season. Definitely lost his way and was once quite highly rated. Wonder if he would be worth a contract. Could be useful back up.
 
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Don’t think I saw Aaron Connolly sign for a club yet. Still only 24, 8 goals for Hull last season. Definitely lost his way and was once quite highly rated. Wonder if he would be worth a contract. Could be useful back up.
I think we'll do with what we've got and make a big push in January to sign another forward. Can also possibly see us trying to sign a fb
 
"Yes it's still possible (for them to have roles to play)," said Sunderland's head coach after Saturday's Portsmouth win.

"We have three or four months until the next transfer window. They'll work with us and it's still possible to play in the team."

Regis Le Bris on Ba, Aouchiche & Sunderland transfer window verdict | The Northern Echo

This is probably one of the reasons why we were not able to go to the next level of striker. They were trying to ship wages and if these two didn't get their moves, it hasn't left much legroom.
 
I agree. Our business has been very good in the window and we have upped the level of experience, which is essential. I have been banging on about singing players that are championship ready and robust to cope with its demands. In the main we have done this.

I am just going to pretend we have spent 15m on Wilson and he is the man.

Off to paint my ball red.
The way I'm looking at it is the way Mayenda has started this season, if he carries on like this all season and scores plenty
I think we have got the balance right this summer

Heres hoping isidor turns into a star for us

Enjoy your day buddy
He's going to have to if he's going to get a start at this rate mate.
We've got competition all over the pitch now.
 
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Don’t think I saw Aaron Connolly sign for a club yet. Still only 24, 8 goals for Hull last season. Definitely lost his way and was once quite highly rated. Wonder if he would be worth a contract. Could be useful back up.
No chance, shocking attitude - id rather the young lad that we signed to be 3rd/4th choice behind

Mayenda
Rusyn
Isidor

*no particular order there
 
You could see last season soon as he arrived he had massive amount of ability, ability to turn quickly with ball under close control at his feet & looked like he wanted it. He did look incredibly raw also, thought the Hibs kove was ideal, then when couldn't get place in the team feared for him as it looked a completely wasted loan......with the way second half of last season went it may have done him good rather than be here & lose confidence.....lads certainly taking his chance now & its his shirt to loose tbf

You're absolutely right, he has pace, ability and great control.

What he's lacking is the split second decision strikers need ...

... he, once again, took a touch for the second goal when he should've hit if first time.

Looking back at how Browne rightly nicked his goal will hopefully make him think about it.
 
This is probably one of the reasons why we were not able to go to the next level of striker. They were trying to ship wages and if these two didn't get their moves, it hasn't left much legroom.
And they ****ed off to France yesterday lmao
 
Ba and Aouchiche both have a lot of attributes that I would thought Le Bris would really like so I'm a little surprised that they're completely in the bomb squad rather than him wanting to work with and develop them (probably Ba more so than Aouchiche since he's already worked with and the latter and it didn't work out then either).

One of the things he talks about most though is probably both Ba and Aouchiche's biggest shortcoming and that is consistency. Shows how much stock he puts in that.