Just disappointing that we couldn't push this through before the pre season tour that's all mate, on a brighter note though it looks like Lens might get confirmed today he's been tweeting a picture of himself getting on a plane this morning.
Yeh, saw that. Another good deal done! We're getting there mate. I've got more confidence in Old Eggnog's choice of player he wants to sign than I had in the last 3 or 4 managers, so I'm quietly optimistic.
These things happen. Senna Ba failed a few Medicals but was a decent player. It is more about insuring players but if something comes up in the medical, you cannot go ahead. On to the next target
Seems it was a break down in talks and not a failed medical http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-07-15/lombaerts-denies-failing-sunderland-medical/
You kind of prove my point here. The only source that appears to advise that negotiations are taking ages are the press. We don't know if it's taking longer than the Matthews deal did. You're making loads of assumptions with no true idea. The club don't deal in the press period.
You're right mate I am making assumptions based on what the media have reported, that is the only source of information available to us fans with the club keeping everything transfer related in house. So this transfer rumours thread would be pretty quiet if we weren't speculating and making assumptions based on what comes out in the press. In essence all transfer rumours are is wild speculation from people like us (and we all know just as little as the next guy with regard to our potential transfers )who are getting information from local, national and foreign press who are all more often than not wrong as they make most of it up so us fans visit their websites and buy their papers. But I supose it keeps us all interested for a couple of months over the summer
Good interview here with a reporter from the Fail who confirms the club as well as others of our level are very closed with them. So they're not getting their info from us and not likely the other teams. My guess is they get virtually everything from agents. http://rokerreport.sbnation.com/2015/7/15/8971231/interview-the-daily-mails-craig-hope-on-safc
That was a fairly decent read and seems to confirm that the press don't get much solid information from within clubs these days, I think you're probably right and agents are responsible for a lot of speculation in the press and no doubt some journalists are just lazy and more or less just make things up.
SAFC or Everton smithy and I think he would opt for the latter as closer to home, been a better team over the last few seasons. Your right tho wouldn't mind him here if we can get him.
Doubt it would happen mate but what a signing he would be! Would be a massive player for us first name on the team sheet, don't think he would be first choice at Everton..
