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No bid for Palacios - why?

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by concrete tony, Aug 29, 2011.

  1. concrete tony

    concrete tony Well-Known Member

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    6 million for Stoke, for me Palacious is a better central midfielder than we have, Bruce used to manage him so I'm a bit dissapointed we're not in for him.
     
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  2. Steven Royston O'Neill

    Steven Royston O'Neill Well-Known Member

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    Just what we need one more CM player
     
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  3. talcnturnip

    talcnturnip Well-Known Member

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    Ditto
     
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  4. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    I would wager because he's a very average player and wouldn't really offer any kind of improvement.

    Hence why Spurs are selling him at a big loss.
     
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  5. concrete tony

    concrete tony Well-Known Member

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    Watched him for Spurs in the CL last year away in Italy and he was outstanding. Looking at this transfer window now I think Bruce has bought plenty of players without having any thought to balance to the team.
     
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  6. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    He'snot a bad player by any means mate, but to move for him would be moving for someone for the sake of it, do we really want an extra defensive minded player in the side?

    I'd be ****ing terified we'd play them all at once.
     
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  7. Steven Royston O'Neill

    Steven Royston O'Neill Well-Known Member

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    right now it would stiffen defence without affecting our scoring.
     
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  8. Dorset

    Dorset Well-Known Member

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    ....which we probably would.....

    We don't need another CM. We need left sided players and strikers. Incidently, why does it look like the mags have managed to sign a genuine left back in a matter of 2 weeks, yet 2 years after Colins was sold, we still can't source a replacement?

    Just a thought ;)
     
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  9. Mad Mackem

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    We don't have endless money plus we need to strengthen other areas first maybe.
     
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  10. talcnturnip

    talcnturnip Well-Known Member

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    Agreed mate sick of being told by those ITK on here that there are no LB available and hate to say it but he is a decent LB.
     
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