We tend to forget the work load.I reckon there'll be up to a dozen players to move out,which I'm sure we're working just as hard on as getting new players in.
New GK coach that was delayed by compensation might get announced today / tomorrow as well. Forgot about him.
Would imagine that is a big factor on GK's choosing which club to go to, should work in our favour if it is that bloke who Emi Martinez loved
Good CB, just didn’t develop. Got to a ‘decent Bundesliga’ level then stopped improving. Lacroix was far better who Palace took last year. Solid enough, ain’t gonna be a massive improvement for them.
Don't know if its just my giddy Sunderland goggles on but Leeds' business looks like the pretty "traditional" promoted club business that doesn't work.
Feels like we are being a lot more ambitious imo, I'd be really happy to see if we get that Valencia CB linked last night or Cresswell
Price kind of tells the story on that one. For that to be ‘about right’ for a player who’s 26 shows he’s exactly what you say ‘filler’
Phil Buckingham is usually the one who writes about us. Also we’ve got Mr Weatherspoon - albeit his remit is general financial. Caulkin is meant to be a NE correspondant but there’s little I’d like to hear less than his opinions on Sunderland. Waugh at least specifies the Headchoppers albeit he too is meant to cover the NE more generally. Definitely needs to be sorted though.
Or both! I know its all just rumours but the Valencia lad is linked to the european champions, and we've been trying to sign a striker that Real Madrid want to keep. That sentence could not have even been dreamt of a week ago.
Ekwah and aleksic will be the 1st 2 to go, offers on the table for Triantis at the minute and Young & Jones have quite a bit of interest for loan moves (no idea on teams or levels)
I’d be serene as **** with Yarek and Cresswell. Would feel back line is ok, bar RB cover that I still hope Huggins can provide
I honestly think if Diarra is on holiday, post a basic article announcing him and do media when he returns saying he has arrived and milk it
Having Yarek, Cresswell, Ballard and O'Nien as our four centre backs would do me. Although I also wouldn't mind Saba G. Seelt would need loaning out and Alese might not get much game time so would loan him out as well. Both of them have missed so much football they could really do with starting week in week out and won't get that here. And we no longer need Alese to cover at left back. (unless of course Reggie wants the option of 3 at back - to which we'd need to keep one of Alese, Hjelde and Seelt)
Most players are on holiday atm most will be going back to their clubs from tomorrow, so I think from tomorrow it will be go go go go
The new staff coming in could be massive for us, so important to improve in that area as well as on the pitch