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Summer '24 transfer window

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Scout73, Mar 7, 2024.

  1. Robertson

    Robertson Well-Known Member

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    It's only early doors in the club rebuild, in a way. The academy is looking really good now and the first team won't see the full benefit of that for a while yet.
     
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  2. Nonsense Potter

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    You're right, it's not the be all and end all for the majority of teams. I've got a huge respect for die hards of teams that have little hope of ever getting to the prem, or even league 1 but go religiously every week. If sunderland ever folded I'd support the local team in non league and would enjoy it. I live in cambs., most pick a prem team, mainly London clubs but more than a few man united, Liverpool etc. It was a massive culture shock when I moved here, got into a few arguments about the lack of Cambridge or Peterborough supporters.

    We have become accustomed to being in or around the top flight over the years, its not a given, you have to earn it and deserve it, but its never to be turned down in my book.
     
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  3. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    Totally agree but in one breath people are saying we have the money to spend when we find the right player and in the next saying we need to sell to generate funds. So do we have money or do we not?
     
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  4. Gary Rowell world

    Gary Rowell world Well-Known Member

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    They brought in a 19 year old who had zero first team experience.
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    they brought in two 19 year olds with less than half a season experience between them. A 20 year old on loan who had played less than a handful of senior games and a forward from a warzone who was not a striker. Yes I can say they did not bring in a first team ready striker wether you like it or not
     
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    None of that happened by accident though. That's the point I'm making.
     
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    Matt Ritchie signed for Pompey. Vital experience for a newly promoted side
     
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  7. WorkyTicketFTM

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    Oh well there’s that idea in the bin :emoticon-0102-bigsm

     
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    Sheff U have made some very good signings. Plenty of quality right across the park
     
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    Portsmouth 1-0 Sunderland, Ritchie 90+3
     
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    <laugh>

    Always a tough game down there tbf. Interesting to see how they handle the step up this season
     
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  11. Gary Rowell world

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    So they deliberately failed to bring in a ready made first team striker
     
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  12. SourPatch2

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    Think we'd spend a low fee but nothing above maybe £3m. Just want us to sell someone.
     
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  13. WorkyTicketFTM

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    Going to have a very good Xl if they hold onto Hamer. Signed Burrows from Peterboro too think he’ll have a decent for them.
     
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    Same I’m desperate, it’s the old FM head in me :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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    No they (and you know this, you are just being obtuse) decided to invest in youth, believing that the young players they brought in would be able to score the goals required to get us promoted. They were wrong. There is no shame in that. They recognise that and are taking steps to rectify. I fail to see the negative in any of this.
     
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    It's too quiet
     
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    Looking forward to see how their coach does. Brilliant start to his career.
     
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    It always is haha. Honestly have no idea in the striker direction personally. Ugbo is off to Wednesday and mendy might not even get let go and it doesn’t look like we want to pay near the valuation otherwise we would have

    I honestly think after that agent statement he thought they were going to let him go for free. The quote said they would allow him to leave “even freely” and they went back on that promise.

    Chronicle said today they want at least 3m and for a 23 goal top scorer of the league last season I think that’s reasonable but it looks like we don’t want to pay it.

    so I suppose it’s waiting to see if we have a follow up? I just hope the whole of August isn’t gone by the time we get one.


    (I’m not moaning btw it’s just how I see the situation)
     
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    Sofatester on RTG who I think is a good poster has said he’s heard we have moved on from Mendy now
     
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  20. TopCat.

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    Bore off man
     
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