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Clint Dempsey for sale

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Brian Storm, Jul 11, 2013.

  1. giaccomo

    giaccomo Member

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    i wonder how much they'er asking for him, he'd link up well with jozy as they play together for the usa and maybe it would benefit both of em and us, season before last he was on top form for fulham so i would go for it myself (but it aint up to me).
     
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  2. Commachio

    Commachio Rambo 2021

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    This lads a smashing player, so it's a yes from me.
     
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  3. cumbrianmackem

    cumbrianmackem Well-Known Member

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    Good player but a 30 year old dosent fit in PDC's young and hungry squad that he seems to prefer whilst building his new squad.
     
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  4. sanddancersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

    sanddancersoftheworlduniteandtakeover Active Member

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    Not too sure on this one. OK he'll sell shirts and raise our image even further across the Pond.

    I'd rather we'd spend our time, money and effort looking for some more defenders as we are woefully short of LB's and RB's. The Argie is probably coming but with no Rose we need a LB at least. (hopefully a one who doesn't shy in getting forward past the half way line)
     
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  5. JammySAFC

    JammySAFC Well-Known Member

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    Yes. If Sess is injured or suspended we need someone to replace him, also good to throw on if we have 20mins left and drawing the game etc
     
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  6. Cest Advocaat

    Cest Advocaat Well-Known Member

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    Nope. Let the prick rot. He didn't want to come here last year and we don't need his type now.
     
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  7. Brian Storm

    Brian Storm Well-Known Member

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    To be fair mate he has no loyalty to us. we were well down the pecking order in getting him. Without loyalty, Spurs or Sunderland at the age of 29? Spurs of course. Comes across petty to me does that reason.
     
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  8. Blunham Mackem

    Blunham Mackem Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Took the sentiments right out my mouth.
     
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  9. 13thtop

    13thtop Active Member

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    Me to, he didn't wanna come to us, yes the bright lights of spurs lured him, how many do they sign cheap or free, not play them and sell them on

    He could've come to us and actually played
     
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  10. Cest Advocaat

    Cest Advocaat Well-Known Member

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    Not at all mate.


    Last year we needed him. He didn't need us.

    This year he needs us. This year we don't need him imo. We have pacier, younger and hungrier footballers.


    I wouldn't even consider offering him his extortionate wages if he was on a free mate.
     
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  11. Brian Storm

    Brian Storm Well-Known Member

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    Now I get that, and fair play. As i said in my original post, i'd have him but the wages would have to suit us, not him, He's had his shot at the big time and blew it.
     
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  12. calmcumbrian

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    Totally agree with Cest!
     
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  13. Vincemac

    Vincemac Well-Known Member

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    We have no place for him he couldn't get into the side
     
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  14. Niall 34

    Niall 34 Well-Known Member

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    Yes please
     
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  15. monty987

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    I see Duncan challenging for a striker role next season, could be an amazing signing, and yes, Dempsey coming here I would have him pronto.
     
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  16. Cest Advocaat

    Cest Advocaat Well-Known Member

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    Thought Duncan was a midfielder?
     
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  17. C19RK73

    C19RK73 Red & White army!

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    He is
     
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  18. Disco down under

    Disco down under Well-Known Member

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    Good old Monty for you.
     
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  19. C19RK73

    C19RK73 Red & White army!

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    Where should Clint Dempsey go? Everton, Liverpool, Sunderland…

    Where will he go? Nobody knows.

    After Clint Dempsey was reportedly transfer listed by Tottenham Hotspur yesterday evening, plenty of possible destinations for the US national team captain have already cropped up.

    Whether or not Dempsey is for sale, that’s another matter.

    But it does seem as though a move away from White Hart Lane would help get his career in the English Premier League back on track. Deuce scored just seven EPL goals in the 2012-13 campaign, compared to 17 at Fulham the season before.

    Due to injury, lack of form and squad rotation, a solid run in the Spurs team has alluded him since he arrived for $10 million last summer. Dempsey and his agent have previously refuted any claims of a summer move, but he may not have a say in this switch.

    But which EPL club would suit Dempsey best? That, my friends, is the hard bit.

    Tottenham weren’t the only club interested in Deuce when he left Fulham on transfer deadline day last August. Liverpool and Everton were keeping close tabs on the situation right up until the window slammed shut.

    Could the two Merseyside clubs be an option now? Everton seems more likely.

    With Roberto Martinez molding a new look squad and aiming to play attacking soccer, Dempsey would fit the bill as an experienced attacker who has scored more than five EPL goals in each of his last six seasons. Coupled with assists and tireless work rate, Dempsey would get on well at Goodison Park. Plus Martinez has been said to admire US players in the past after his various stints on US soccer broadcasts as a pundit. Intriguing.

    (MORE: Dempsey reportedly transfer listed by Spurs)

    Liverpool could be a non-starter. Yes they were heavily linked with a move for the US forward last year, but Brendan Rodgers and his staff are looking for young talent to supplement the experience of Steve Gerrard et al., with their transfer policy altering significantly since Dempsey was on the radar.

    Where else, you ask. Well, what about Sunderland? Dempsey could team up with his pal Jozy Altidore and American owner Ellis Short would rake in the money in shirt sales and other merchandise spin offs. It’s a win-win. But would manager Paolo Di Canio take kindly to it? I’m not sure. His abrasive attitude coupled with Dempsey’s confident swagger is a ticking time bomb. If the duo clash, a move to Sunderland could be a short lived experience for Dempsey.

    Has anyone considered this. After not settling at Spurs, despite demanding a move away from Fulham, should Dempsey have stayed at Craven Cottage?

    What’s that old saying? Something about the grass not always being greener… well, it could ring true here. Yes, Dempsey got to play for a club with a bigger profile but did it get him Champions League soccer? No. He played in the Europe League last season but he did that with Fulham during the 2009-10 season.

    (MORE: Are Spurs putting the “For Sale” sign on Clint Dempsey?)

    I’m not saying a move back to Fulham is the answer, and heck, the move to Spurs hasn’t been a disaster. Look at how well Dempsey has performed for the USA and he’s now their shining light and set to captain the Yanks at next summer’s World Cup.

    Between now and then he needs to be at a club who value his attacking impetus and use him the right way. At Spurs he’s often playing in deeper roles and hasn’t really fit in with their counter-attacking style.

    Wherever Deuce lands, if he does leave Spurs, I’m sure he will be firing on all cylinders for the US at the World Cup. But having a settled season in the EPL, for a club he’s happy at, is key.

    Clearly his time at Spurs is coming to an end. But where next? That’s the $10 million question.
     
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  20. Poyet's Eleven

    Poyet's Eleven Well-Known Member

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    What on earth are you on about
     
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