Summer window

He's selling him to his brother as well

In all seriousness if Mowbray wasn't popular and Speakman wasn't so clearly in charge of transfers, Mowbray would be getting so much stick that two of our best players are leaving to join the club his brother is in charge of recruitment at.

 

I do like Roberts but he's NOT the be all and end all

He often fustrates and makes poor decisions. On his day he's unplayable, however, he should be an Amad for us and on a consistent basis.

 

it was just an opinion of mine mate, not saying it will happen, but went very quiet.

 

If they were only willing to give Roberts a short contract at his young age then obv not fussed keeping him.

 

Why won't we give Pat what he wants, a 4yr deal.
It's not rocket science

 

Harte seems like a right arsehole so he’ll be seeing the money on offer for Stewart and Roberts and will be causing hell on from tonight onwards I bet.

 

How many years did we originally offer mate?

 

Yip

 

I heard Southampton FC wanted two of players earlier in the week...but i thought it was Clarke...

 

2 plus his existing

 

Too long. 2 years max in my opinion.

 

Still time for the arseholes to come in for Clarke yet.

 

Was the length of contract also the sticking issue for Stewart before his injury? Seems to be a bit of our downfall if so

 

Without wanting to be alarmist as I know I've been accused of turning negative already today.... but you have to wonder what the sentiment / mood at the club is with the players in not just seeing Stewart and possibly Roberts go... but also Gooch who is a popular lad. Batth who seems close to Pritch and both who are rumoured to be for sale.

I just wonder how that translates to convincing players tomorrow that this is a good place to come. Of course some will see it as an opportunity to play more games. But if Cannon, as an example, has a choice between us and someone else, I just wonder if us selling one of our main players he'd have been wanting to play aside, pushes us slightly further down the queue.

No idea if players even think like that like. But it hardly makes us more attractive to players.

 

Ian harte is ok mate, it's other clubs, chasing any decent player from a selling club

 

I know that’s the reality of things with this owner but we don’t have to like it. I would like a more balanced approach, spending where necessary with an eye on balancing the books in the longer term.

 

I’ve liked the way the club have went about recruitment and knew the time would come for potential sales. Letting Stewart go is disappointing, understandable and I don’t have complaints with the fee or the decision. To let Roberts go as well, to a league rival, with no one currently in the squad capable of replacing his standards in the short term and to do it the day the window closes would be hard to accept. I’m happy to be patient with the clubs growth, but we’re Sunderland and some ambition needs to be shown.

 

Agree with that. It’s the contract failings that have got us here. At least some of the others are four or five years

 

You need to post names of incoming players. ASAP. Please. Thank you. X

 

Stoke city offer 3 month ago turned his head, once you hear wages like that we were fecked