Jeez, AKCJ is a right bellend. Telling all the Cardiff fans we'll be over on their board 'menstruating' about this signing as 'we're gutted' he didn't come back to us... I can't see many, if any, posts on this board that people are upset we didn't sign Fraizer. Apparently we think we'll walk this league as well
Here you go - from the Sunderland Echo. And as you believe without question the figures reported in the press, you have to admit that his salary is a lot... CARDIFF City have won the battle to sign Fraizer Campbell – unless there is a last-minute glitch in the deal, writes Graeme Anderson. The Bluebirds emerged as surprise bidders for the Sunderland striker this week, hoping to thwart Hull City’s long-standing interest in the ex-Manchester United striker. And they have made such swift progress that they are now in the driving seat when it comes to what the player does next. Campbell was signed by former Sunderland manager Steve Bruce in the summer of 2009 and Bruce, now Hull boss, would love to renew acquaintances. The striker joined from Manchester United in an initial £3.5million deal, rising to £6m, but never fulfilled his rich potential after suffering two career-threatening cruciate ligament injuries during his time at the Stadium of Light. With Martin O’Neill rebuilding and prepared to cut one player from the wage bill as he looks to bring in another, Campbell has emerged as available and table-topping Championship side Cardiff have wasted no time in pushing home their interest. Hull’s room for manoeuvre in the transfer market is limited following the £1.5m signing of Sunderland midfielder David Meyler at the start of the month. But they would still have been able to afford the £600,000 asking price for Campbell, who is out of contract in the summer and could leave for free then. Hull had been hoping that a softly-softly approach would see long-term target Campbell be allowed to join either on loan or permanently this month and the striker’s agent indicated that he would not be against a move to East Yorkshire. But Cardiff’s firm interest has changed all that. The Welsh club are in pole position to be promoted to the Premier League in a few months time and crucially they are much, much closer to being able to match weekly wage demands in the region of £30,000. That has been the critical factor in talks so far and with the Bluebirds set to pay the transfer fee and go close to meeting wage demands that are simply out of Hull’s league, it is almost certain that Campbell’s move to Malky Mackay’s league leaders will go through. If it happens, it will mean Sunderland have off-loaded three strikers in the opening fortnight of the January transfer window – summer Bosman signing Louis Saha being told he is free to leave, Ji Dong-won going on loan to Bundesliga outfit Augsburg and Campbell all but out of the door. With O’Neill now down to just three strikers – Steven Fletcher, Stephane Sessegnon and Connor Wickham – the need for reinforcements is compelling. But the Sunderland manager would not have sanctioned the departure of three forwards unless he was confident of bringing in a replacement or two. Danny Graham at Swansea is obviously on Sunderland’s list, but he isn’t the only striker the club have been looking at.
I also agree, I just feel at our stage now we need a proven scorer, which over the last 2 or 3 years FC has yet to prove this. I accept he has had his injuries, another reason that he is too much of a gamble for us.
Could be a blessing in disguise that Cambells gone to Cardiff. I didnt really want to see him here, not on his reported wages. Glad that ones now put to bed. Would love to see Becchio here but maybe too much of an ask. This Gedo bloke looks good on youtube as well
Great News. Certainly hope so but sadly there will be some City fans still living in the past and crying over the loss of FC. He is no loss. We can do much better with £30k a week. Now lets get in a proper striker.
