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Winter transfer window

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Washysafc, Oct 14, 2024.

  1. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    Good luck to him as well. Stepped up when he didn't want to and is clearly a decent coach.

    Just hope it doesn't disrupt the coaching set up to much
     
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  2. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    He's a new poster, similar to the ones we always get on here every window.

    What is it with that, always the same crack and only seem to post on the transfer threads <whistle>
     
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  3. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    He's been around for a while, pretty sure he gets info around the Neil camp as well
     
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  4. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    We were in big trouble with SD in charge

    A joke of an owner that was ruining our football club

    Thank God for KLD and KS, they've saved us
     
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  5. Bucky1989

    Bucky1989 Well-Known Member

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    Sorry if already posted

    Fulham interested in Hume, apparently 20m bid maybe coming in
     
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  6. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    Same, just can't see why folk aren't keen on him tbh
     
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  7. Southern A

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    this will be unpopular but if that bid came in first week January I’d have snapped their hands off.

    harder now.
     
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  8. Robref62

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    I'm just thinking the wages we've saved on Connolly, ,Rusyn and Aouchiche have enabled us to sign Isador on a contract?
     
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  9. JimHeron92

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    Think I'd read that they don't think they'll go that high this window and we want him until this summer.
     
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  10. Southern A

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    If we don’t go up the summer is gonna be pretty exciting from a window perspective isn’t it :D

    I reckon we will need a couple of full backs, one or two centre backs, three or four centre midfielders, a couple of wingers at least and probably another striker. Maybe a keeper as well.

    and likely £100m+ to do it. Could see record spending in the championship (as a whole, not on one player)
     
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  11. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Everything posted this morning was posted yesterday ...

    ... this is the second class post dropping through the letterbox.

    These transfer threads are where we all lose our minds ... and sometimes our will to live <laugh>

    ...
     
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  12. TopCat.

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    Fair play to him. Likely edged out a bit by Ribeiro and time for him to make his own way,,
     
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  13. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    aye I’m personally really happy for him. Almost a sense of pride seeing him getting a move like this.

    I really like Wycombe. I hated their style of play under Ainsworth but all their fans I met at the checkatrade final were great. I’d love to see Dodds managing in the championship next season.
     
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  14. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    It's not 'buying the club' that's the issue Bob.

    The problem people* have is the mess he made of everything and the talent he cashed in on to keep things going ...

    ... I just can't imagine the shambles the club would be in now if KLD hadn't bailed him out.

    There's no way the club would be where it is now with Donald involved.

    *These are the people I know and go to games with, I'm not speaking for anyone else.
     
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  15. gillmackem

    gillmackem Active Member

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    Imo when he took over we were a mess on and off the field, to take over at sunderland when he did , you needed to be self confident,arrogant and aloof
    He's done/doing a cracking job long may it continue.
     
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  16. Pure River Slut

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    I’m not saying Hume isn’t a solid player and solid part of a good team. For the team to go up a level though it’s one of the positions I would improve on. At this late stage in the window it’s a risk and potentially unsettling, though might get us Ballard back on the field, but 20million is an unbelievable deal and I’m certain we could get better for half of that.
     
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  17. Carl and the Passions

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    Not sure we could get better before the end of the window though
     
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  18. Smug in Boots

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    I couldn't care less if Speakman is an absolute tyrant with anyone who doesn't invest in the club tbh.

    The facts are that good players want to come here and stay here because of the coaches and the way it's run ...

    ... loan players are happy to come and their clubs respect us.

    That's a long way from the basket case under Donald, and even Short, when we were a shambles and laughed at.

    It's us who are laughing now :emoticon-0103-cool:
     
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  19. Pure River Slut

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    That’s the issue of course
     
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  20. Frazier the Lion

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    We probably could, but it’s about the level of destabilisation for me. Trai is a key player in the dressing room and one we can rely on to play solid every week. It would be a concern if he went now. £20m is a big old deal though.
     
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