January transfer thread

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Yeah its frustrating at times but they probably get 100s of emails from folk saying the same stuff.

I actually sent them a report on broadhead a couple weeks before they signed him .

Its pretty cool identifying a player then the club actually bidding on them of your advice n reports.

I only do it part time at the minute but would love to do full time at some point.

Players to watch from my reports:
Konate - CF salzburg
Ndour - cm benfica
Rijkhoff - cf dortmund
Kamara - cdm dortmund
Those 2 forwards sound decent after a quick Google. The Dutch lad leaving Ajax for Dortmund pissed Van Basten off so he must be decent. <laugh>
 
Those 2 forwards sound decent after a quick Google. The Dutch lad leaving Ajax for Dortmund pissed Van Basten off so he must be decent. <laugh>
Haha aye hes good, the boy from salzburg will be in their 1st team next season.

Kamara and ndour are units at youth level so always harder to judge those types of player.

I actually sent them a report on porteous last yr as reckon he will become a top championship cb
 
I imagine it probably being a closed shop to most clubs. They won't even read the reports and just use their own scouts?
Aye they will, luckily im in with a club in europe at the minute so not too bad but would love to scout for sunderland - its the club i know the most about and just love so would love to help shape the future of it
 
Aye they will, luckily im in with a club in europe at the minute so not too bad but would love to scout for sunderland - its the club i know the most about and just love so would love to help shape the future of it

Of course mate dream role for you. I guess ya would need to get your foot in the door for your reports to be given the attention they probably deserve. Best of luck with it mate hopefully one of them gets noted and gets you in there.

What level is the European team at in comparison to us?
 
Of course mate dream role for you. I guess ya would need to get your foot in the door for your reports to be given the attention they probably deserve. Best of luck with it mate hopefully one of them gets noted and gets you in there.

What level is the European team at in comparison to us?
Thanks mate appreciate it. They play in the dutch top flight. They look at very similar players to us at the minute but on loan while we can sign on permanent deals. Ba is one player that we were looking at but couldn't afford him
 
Thanks mate appreciate it. They play in the dutch top flight. They look at very similar players to us at the minute but on loan while we can sign on permanent deals. Ba is one player that we were looking at but couldn't afford him
Groningen? Footy manager favourite of mine back in the day. Arjen Robben started out there iirc.
 
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Thanks mate appreciate it. They play in the dutch top flight. They look at very similar players to us at the minute but on loan while we can sign on permanent deals. Ba is one player that we were looking at but couldn't afford him

Thanks for answering mate, all very interesting best of luck with it! We're you the poster who waxed lyrical about Ba when we got him/were linked?
 
Yeah i was, big fan of his - i rate him a lot higher than i do michut. Watched him in a very talented French u19 team and he was a stand out, will be class in a few yrs

Hopefully for us mate.

Quick edit:

Who was the last young lad we signed from outside our domestic leagues who went on to do well? The one in your avatar any others since?
 
Hopefully for us mate.

Quick edit:

Who was the last young lad we signed from outside our domestic leagues who went on to do well? The one in your avatar any others since?

Yeah i would say so, we never had luck signing good young players before

Would argue Simon Mignolet actually. Signed for us as an unknown and went on to be Liverpool's number one. No matter what other fans think of him I'd say that was a decent enough career compared to your typical young foreigner signed by Sunderland in the 2000s/2010s
 
Iirc, Harry Kane wanted to move to Man City, but the Spuds said he had a contract so tough siht.

If Stewart really does has a contract to the end of the 2023/24 season. Presumably we can tell him to do one.

If Stewart blast a penna over the bar tonight, it's your fault.
 
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Would argue Simon Mignolet actually. Signed for us as an unknown and went on to be Liverpool's number one. No matter what other fans think of him I'd say that was a decent enough career compared to your typical young foreigner signed by Sunderland in the 2000s/2010s
Connor Wickham? Sorry, I've just realised the rules of the game. Carry on.
 
Would argue Simon Mignolet actually. Signed for us as an unknown and went on to be Liverpool's number one. No matter what other fans think of him I'd say that was a decent enough career compared to your typical young foreigner signed by Sunderland in the 2000s/2010s

Fair play mate, forgot that one.

Very good for us and was probably signed as a bench warmer but grabbed his chance.
 
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