Sunderlands signings.

Not Wumming, being genuine. I am I the only one who thinks that Sunderlands recent signings (O'shea, Brown, Vaughan, Gardner, Larrson etc.) are looking to be players in the same sort of mould as Cacapa, Rozenhal, Smith, Geremi, Guthrie... I could go on. They looked good on paper but turned out pants, and left us in the lurch.

 

I think they're fairly solid but average players. I mean with Gardner, Brown, Vaughn etc I think they're decent players but nothing to get exited about.

I think Sunderland have better strength in depth now but Newcastle have a better first 11.

 

Agreed. I have never rated O'Shea - just because he played for Man Utd doesn't make him good. Brown is a good, reliable player imo. Vaughan is OK and is decent cover for them but don't think it is good for them if they have him as a first choice player. Gardner basically is a 1 season wonder - will never ever score 10 goals in 1 season again. Larsson is decent like - but, nothing special

 

Brown was good in his time but he looks sluggish and disinterested now.

 

I think that what they have done is built a squad, no first 11 yet mind.

 

Looks like it

 

This. They're "premier league proven" but not exciting or of any particular improvement to their side. Brown and O'Shea might shore up the defence but I wouldnt want any of the other players to be honest.

 

They have got the type of players that we would never ever get. Over the hill players who will want big contracts and big wages

 

Id say we've certainly learnt from our mistakes.

 

Also add Xisco to the list.

 

Yep. I'm sure Freddy Shepherd would have snapped O'Shea/Brown up and plenty of that type

 

O'Shea is good, we could have used him. I've never rated Brown and I think he is an awful player. Vaughan is average he would be decent signing for a team aiming to stay up in a relegation battle. Gardner and Larrson would be good for a team looking to finish around 12th.

 

So far Sunderlands signings are proving to be worse then what we have signed. As much as the Mackems tried to claim they signed the better players

 

Or a team that could be relegated? haha. 2nd season in a row maybe? lol

 

Is Connor Wickham any good? I remember his goal against us in on the last day on the Championship season, was pretty special.

 

I thought Brown was a risky signing, nothing in particular makes me think that other than the fact he was a career player for Man Utd., had Vidic not been in such good form, perhaps Brown would have seen out his time there.
He's joined Sunderland to play first team football, but I agree with tashes comments, he's looked a little sluggish and disinterested.

 

Pretty mediocre goalscoring record in the Championship, and he has some sort of escape clause in his Sunderland deal for is a big club comes in for him.

 

Queue Liverpool.

 

Was meant to be the next best thing in England at one point, but has sort of drifted off a bit now

 

I think he actually supports Liverpool, as it happens!