I agree with Kalman on this. Brucie loaned players usually with a view to buy. Ebioui wasn't trying to impress anyone and even if he had he'd be long gone now. However I'm sure the management are doing the best for the club and they see this as the best route forward. Maybe we just can't afford top six championship players. Its well documented on here that our income isnt great.
I don't think players like Meyler and Elmo were signed with a view to buy initially, they were brought in as players from Bruce's old club. Meyler speaks very specifically about how it was appealed to him as a way to rehab from his knee injuries to get back into the Sunderland side, but clearly that season went a lot better than expected (remember Bruce originally said it could take 2-3 seasons to aim for promotion) so we were able to get them.
Classic Sir Steve saying that takes the pressure off the players Players came to us because of him FACT
Call him all you like but with 2 promotions to the top tier, an FA Cup final and a sortee (albeit brief) into Europe, Bruce is the most successful manager in our history, so he must have done something right
Just been asked by a relative ami worried we’ve not got anyone yet ( in general ) Should I be??? Answers on a suitable forum thread please !
In other news, every single player at the other 91 league clubs always adore their manager. The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
