1. Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!

Transfer Rumours Summer Transfer window

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Bucky1989, Feb 6, 2025.

  1. darthmixalot1

    darthmixalot1 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 8, 2024
    Messages:
    450
    Likes Received:
    1,076
    I do agree there will quite a few. I just find it funny that we could still theoretically just re-do our January window.
     
    #11401
  2. MadMackem77

    MadMackem77 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 2, 2024
    Messages:
    5,616
    Likes Received:
    13,223
    I said this about diarra, uche, bijol and sadiki
     
    #11402
    Comfy and SourPatch2 like this.
  3. Irish Black cat

    Irish Black cat Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 31, 2024
    Messages:
    721
    Likes Received:
    1,746
    See this is my issue I have full faith in speakman and co to make quality signings that give us a shot at staying up I’m just inpatient
     
    #11403
  4. Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 11, 2019
    Messages:
    5,975
    Likes Received:
    16,699
    I have total faith that we'll be targeting the right players and everyone will get a chance whether I've heard of them or not.

    Given the start to the season we have though, urgency needs to be factored in by Speakman now as well imo. Obviously I'm not talking about signing 10 players now, that would be ridiculous, but a pre-season with 3/4 of our new signings in place could reap huge rewards.

    A lot of us will be impatient this summer. It's a combination of the excitement building and knowing that start to the season is a unique opportunity that can't be missed.
     
    #11404
  5. rowley

    rowley Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 1, 2019
    Messages:
    4,344
    Likes Received:
    11,933
    Almost the perfect example of why the idea that a promoted club needs to sign a few "premier league players with experience" is a non starter really. You could get rid of way more than £100m in no time, then the wages, then that agent's kilos of flesh. And this particular guy is not a game changer either.

    We'll sign players at a good level I'm sure, but they won't be this type of signing. KS has already more or less said this, when he was talking about transfers a week or so ago, referring to different types of experience. I agree with him.

    We were too young to go up, too inexperienced, no players with PL time, a novice manager, a naive "model" and an immature owner. I heard all of this stuff from the talking heads at different times. We are better off having a go at it our own way. It's our best bet.
     
    #11405
  6. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2011
    Messages:
    65,933
    Likes Received:
    154,250
    There's help out there mate ...

    ... don't give up.
     
    #11406
  7. Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 11, 2019
    Messages:
    5,975
    Likes Received:
    16,699
    I completely agree with this, though I'm not against experience on our own terms. The very same people who said we couldn't go up with what we have will now be saying "you can get away with it in the Championship but the Premier League is a different story."

    The reality is that we cannot ever compete with about 12 clubs in this league in terms of income. That means we can't ever compete in terms of wages. So we either follow the same path as others and buy our way to Premier League mediocrity where you're one bad season away from ruin... Or we build around an excellent academy system and young promising players who come to us for games rather than money.

    Route A is more likely to keep us up this season. Route B is the only way for Sunderland to ever overachieve without being state owned.
     
    #11407
  8. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2011
    Messages:
    65,933
    Likes Received:
    154,250
    It's lazy in my opinion and typical of how 'parachute clubs' operate.

    I agree with you, I'm enjoying how our club operates and don't want to see it compromised ...

    ... if it is we just become another club like all the rest.
     
    #11408
    malagamackem, Flash Gordon and rowley like this.
  9. John Wick

    John Wick Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 2, 2020
    Messages:
    7,918
    Likes Received:
    17,728
    Fulham do like an America now and again don't they.
     
    #11409
    Downeys Loup likes this.
  10. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2011
    Messages:
    65,933
    Likes Received:
    154,250
    Nowt wrong with that mate ...

    ... I was hoping for a quick yank later on mesel tbh <laugh>
     
    #11410

  11. CR17

    CR17 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 5, 2023
    Messages:
    8,636
    Likes Received:
    19,172
    I’m not saying we aren’t going to sign anyone. My point is we always seem to say “oh we keep things quiet” but we used that excuse all last Jan when RLB said he wanted a versatile forward etc and we ended up with Danns on the final day. I just think sometimes we are a bit slow with our business.

    This isn’t me saying we aren’t going to do anything it was just an observation
     
    #11411
  12. CR17

    CR17 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 5, 2023
    Messages:
    8,636
    Likes Received:
    19,172
    This is what I mean. This is what I’m trying to get across
     
    #11412
  13. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 18, 2020
    Messages:
    20,869
    Likes Received:
    53,465
    wouldn’t say we’re necessarily slow with our business, more methodical.

    if we still haven’t signed anyone in 2 weeks I might readdress that :D

    and we do keep things quiet. That isn’t an “excuse”. It’s a fact. To use your Danns example, he wasn’t even linked to us until lunchtime of deadline day himself.
     
    #11413
    CR17 likes this.
  14. CR17

    CR17 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 5, 2023
    Messages:
    8,636
    Likes Received:
    19,172
    I think I’m still scarred by us not managing to sign a striker who could contribute on day one for multiple windows until we got Isidor so I feel like we might just miss out on the business we want to do.

    I just would like to see us give ourselves the best chance we’ve got and have most of our business done ready for the season start.

    obviously every game is hard but I do feel our opening games could be a real head start for us
     
    #11414
  15. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 18, 2020
    Messages:
    20,869
    Likes Received:
    53,465
    I get it. I also think our process, methods and approach shouldn’t change because of the fixture list. We should be ready for game 1 no matter who it’s against.

    but it’s natural for fans to see the list and suddenly want urgency, I get it
     
    #11415
    CR17 likes this.
  16. SAFCDRUM

    SAFCDRUM Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 28, 2011
    Messages:
    8,489
    Likes Received:
    24,302
    Hope there's no one bed wetting 3 days into the transfer window <laugh>
     
    #11416
  17. Wayne the Punk

    Wayne the Punk Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 8, 2020
    Messages:
    4,504
    Likes Received:
    8,525
    for everyone worrying about no signings yet, look how long we waited for RLB, it will all be good, just enjoy the ride!
     
    #11417
    Bucky1989 and Jarca like this.
  18. Maccasafc

    Maccasafc Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 21, 2013
    Messages:
    913
    Likes Received:
    1,516
    Sack the board sack everyone we need new signings now!!! <laugh><laugh><laugh>
     
    #11418
    Last edited: Jun 18, 2025
    RTB and smithy in nl like this.
  19. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Aug 18, 2020
    Messages:
    20,869
    Likes Received:
    53,465
    Still over 8 weeks until the West Ham game. Obviously we’d like some in for pre season and I’m sure the club would like that to be the case.

    I still don’t think we will sign anyone for a week or two but then when we do several will fall into place at once
     
    #11419
  20. Maccasafc

    Maccasafc Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 21, 2013
    Messages:
    913
    Likes Received:
    1,516
    Tbf most of the players or either on holiday or playing for the international teams
     
    #11420

Users Who Are Viewing This Thread (Users: 106, Guests: 0)

  1. Dave_39
  2. Bud's Gumshield
  3. Whittylad
  4. Southern A
  5. Jackie Chan
  6. Duke888
  7. TheBronzeBummer
  8. wilberforce
  9. TonyG
  10. Underneath The Sky
  11. Steeeeeeeeeed
  12. young2077
  13. Bank of England 2
  14. samwise_new
  15. Kemer Rouge
  16. cjsafc96
  17. Wayne the Punk
  18. BGG228
  19. Peterlee Mackem
  20. Palm1
  21. SeahamMackem
  22. YesYouGyan
  23. One footed wonder
  24. Jambezz
  25. Cheryl
  26. OldArgus
  27. sheepman
  28. SAFC Wilks
  29. tim27w
  30. Tenerifemackem
  31. Just watching
  32. CambsMackem
  33. Robertson
  34. darthmixalot1
  35. Jarca
  36. dilb3rt
  37. Leverage1
  38. PickleRick
  39. SAFC CLUD
  40. Stevie Wond8r
  41. Hudson92
  42. Micklar
  43. Blond Bombshell
  44. Eddie kenyon
  45. Chucky Puddin
  46. Chog
  47. Oliver's Army
  48. CR17
  49. MadMackem77
  50. Durham Wasp
  51. kmoff
  52. Samcro
  53. Quinn
  54. Brainman
  55. WorkyTicketFTM
  56. Ayrton
  57. Jims left peg
  58. Wilka88
  59. West Stand
  60. Cat56
  61. Random lad
  62. West stander
  63. LKToday
  64. Culinary
  65. Andrew the mackem
  66. Philftm
  67. Repswick
  68. Modern Leper
  69. Lenzo
  70. TheTruthWillOut
  71. Snarlz II
  72. Lightletter
  73. Foster92
  74. Calmac
  75. Del Piero
  76. SISAO33
  77. nomad cat
  78. Stranded in Lugano
  79. CaboMackem
  80. Scootsie
  81. alan reed
  82. Mackem in MK
  83. JimHeron92
  84. The Hound
  85. Burrywurr
  86. 7Mackem78
  87. BUC
  88. David0444

Share This Page