No official news. He's finding out if his elbow is fractured according to the northern echo: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sp...ack_as_Vito_Mannone_breaks_down_in_training/?
He is at the hospital, more like dislocation than fracture. What is going on. Is there a curse on this club?
When I dislocated my shoulder I could not play any sport for 6 months, so I hope its not a bad dislocation.
Of we sign Joe Hart though this could be a blessing in disguise. I have never really rated Manone. Hart could gain us some valuable points. Get Man City to pay most of his wages and it's a no brained. Hopefully Sam will help us because he may say: go play at Sunderland every week and it will keep you in the England squad.
I don;t really rate Joe Hart though! Not just because of the euro's - without a good defence in front of him he struggles. Doesn;t command any better (or as well as?) Pickford and his distribution is nowhere near. Also - If we loan Joe Hart for a season, it will cost £5m in WAGES without a loan fee.(£110k a week) for a keeper who is OK at best. Never been world class and never will be. If he'd played for us in the first place he'd never have got an England call up
We won't be paying all his wages though. I disagree, he is a top class keeper and a big upgrade on Manone.
Better than Mannone yes - if he was THAT good, then surely the top or upper mid table teams would be after him? I just don;t see it mate - and you'll never convince me otherwise. I remember Adam Johnson taking a pot shot at him for us and him flopping down making a mess of it and Sunderland winning 1-0 because of it. I have watched him for 3 seasons now thinking he's just not good enough and I'd honestly rather have Pickford as our number one.
Moyes is showing faith in the kids and I see no reason why he shouldn't continue that with Pickford. This kid is going to be a top keeper and now's the time to prove it, if we sign another keeper as cover that is exactly what they should be, cover for Pickford.
