Summer window

I'd argue that last season teams were having to put 2 or 3 players on him (and amad), which reduced the assists he was getting but created a lot more space for Clarke and others to work their magic.

No player is irreplaceable, but he is a key player imo

 

Apart from Kipper, I see that wart is back.

 

Think it will take something huge for me to doubt the way we are run now, we’re in very good hands

 

But Speakman ignores the fact that Mowbray was at odds with the club and sending subliminal messages like engineering a goalless draw at Coventry ...

... not to mention playing Bellingham and Dack as pretend forwards.

They had to go and spoil it by scoring goals and winning games

 

Them pesky kids Smug.

 

I think Amad really complimented Roberts they played so well together and lured players in as you mentioned. Now that Amad isn’t here and Pritchard doesn’t start I think Roberts will struggle a bit because he doesn’t have someone in his pocket playing little 1-2s. We’re going to start playing a 9 and if for arguments sake that’s Burstow and we continue playing the midfield 3 of Neil, Bellingham and Ekwah with Hume at RB something needs to change otherwise Roberts will be totally isolated out on that wing and his game will be so ineffective compared to what it was last season.

 

Wouldn't be surprised to see Amad come in, in January and maybe replace Roberts.

 

It’s still early in the season though so it may be that the quality we have can step up and compliment each other. Amad wasn’t all that early in the season either.

 

Beat me to it. If Tony thinks that Roberts is better with someone near him playing one-twos in and around the box,he'll coach the others to do it...Bellingham,Ba,Dack,Pritch could all do it without disturbing the Neil/ Ekwah base,and that's before we've had a chance to see the new lads just arrived.
Roberts is a good player....there'll be a way to get the best from him.

 

Is roberts leaving

 

They all look good at the moment, it’s hellish man, I love it.

 

People don’t change do they? We have one of the most exciting young squads outside the premiership and still people complain. Note I said people, not supporters. My mind goes back to the 60s after Clough got his career-ending injury, his replacement was a 19 year old lad. I can’t recall his name; tallish and fair hair, came through our ranks. And he was a good centre forward and he scored some goals. But he wasnt a Clough and sections in the crowd, especially where I was in the clock-stand paddock, were soon on his back. Fortunately, the moaners were drowned out by supporters in other parts of the ground. Same old same old. Usher?

 

I Have smoked herring on ignore

 

Brian Usher, I googled it
https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/sunderland-afc/1964/2/

 

That’s a name I haven’t heard for many many a year.

 

I thought Sandy was on about the ‘musician’ Usher at first. Completely threw me for a minute

 

Some memory jogging there! The only one I can’t remember is Andy Kerr.

 

63 years?

 

Wasn't Brian Usher a blond haired right winger who went onto to marry Alan Brown's ( then manager) daughter.
Don't recall him scoring many mind but it's a long time ago.

 

Didn't Nick Sharkey take the no9 role, the smallest CF in the history of CFs