I wait till Jan before deciding anything with Embleton
Good league 1 player, nothing more. Needs to move on and get off our wage billI wait till Jan before deciding anything with Embleton
Bang onHe's got Neil, Ekwah, Rigg, Browne, Jobe and Aouchiche ahead of him in the pecking order. For the good of the the club and the player himself, he needs to move on.
I think Ekwah may get sold. One to watch definitely.Bang on
He’s another who’ll leave with our very best wishes. Good player for SAFC and scored some vital goals. Really hope he can get past his injuries because he’s a cracking footballer. Great with both feet - that’s very rare.
If we were to sell someone I think it would be him that we wouldn't miss the most, seems to have admirers also. Get as much as we can for him.I think Ekwah may get sold. One to watch definitely.
Really exciting to hear a talented lad speak his mind in a positive way. Also glad he's a centre back after years at fullback. Hoping in the next 12 months he proves he's more than capable of playing for the first team. Even if he is a mile off now, one more loan could see him catapult.“I don't think that would be a good experience only because I'm selfish,” Zak Johnson told The Echo after the game against Blackpool when asked if he would be content with being a squad player at Sunderland heading into the 2024-25 Championship season under Le Bris.
“As a player, you've got to be selfish. For me and my career as a centre-back, games is the most important thing. Minutes is the most important thing. So when I came back from Hartlepool, I was itching to go back out again and get men's football, and I did that. And now, after a successful loan in Ireland, I feel like I want that even more. So those feelings haven't gone away. I feel like the best thing for me is to get games wherever that is.
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Brilliant mentality
He played well, I think hes good for a top end L2 loan moveLove those quotes from Zak Johnson it’s a very good attitude to have as he clearly backs himself but it’s all good and welltalking the talk but you’ve also got to walk the walk.
can’t say I’ve seen much of him to form an opinion but would imagine he ends up going out on loan again and then see how he does from there.
I didn’t watch yesterday so not sure if people know how he got on?
Ekwah's got so much talent. The dislike of headers reminds me of Daryl Murphy - like when he famously got beaten by SWP. Murphy turned into a good target man as he toughened up later in his career. If Ekwah similarly toughens up, he could be a fantastic player.I think Ekwah may get sold. One to watch definitely.
Why wait? He’s in his last year of his contract and probably won’t get much game time, either cash in or loan out now.I wait till Jan before deciding anything with Embleton
He played well, I think hes good for a top end L2 loan move
Why wait? He’s in his last year of his contract and probably won’t get much game time, either cash in or loan out now.
Ekwah's got so much talent. The dislike of headers reminds me of Daryl Murphy - like when he famously got beaten by SWP. Murphy turned into a good target man as he toughened up later in his career. If Ekwah similarly toughens up, he could be a fantastic player.
The best I ever seen him was that Luton home play off game, he completely dominated the game. He then started ok last season and peaked against Southampton. Since then he has been a complete passenger (like a lot of the players not just him).Definitely. I like him. Just needs to impose himself more.
I like embo but I think we’ve moved on from him, he’s a good league 1 player but not where we need to be.It's a shame for the lad but he's been left behind since the emergence of Rigg and Neil, now the signings of Browne and others who are above him imo. He can go to another club and play regular football or stay here, play cup games, etc, and hope for injuries and suspensions.
I think he'll be gone and the club have done the decent thing by including him in the friendlies to help him find a club.
Guesswork, on my part, but I don't think Le Bris is a sentimentalist.
The best I ever seen him was that Luton home play off game, he completely dominated the game. He then started ok last season and peaked against Southampton. Since then he has been a complete passenger (like a lot of the players not just him).
I say we either play him as a number 8 where he’s best suited so he can be an asset or we cash in.