Summer transfer rumours

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Nads said:
What they have done so far is actually quite jaw dropping for a 3rd tier club.

We get good gate receipts but the running cost of the stadium and academy alone swallows those.

The way recruitment has been handled quietly, effectively, efficiently is absolutely top drawer.

We are 5 games into the season and I’m already convinced they’ve got a list ready for if and when we go up.

These cats know exactly what they want to do, and how to do it.

And, they are ****ing doing it. I’m close to being proud of my club again here.

What they’ve done has already lifted the mood in the SOL, I was convinced that dark thick atmosphere was with us forever.

We are like a Phoenix club here. It’s a brand new football club and it’s wonderful to see.
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Agree. Even the East Stand were singing on Saturday. Fantastic to hear the noise levels rising again.
 
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MrRAWhite said:
Agree. Even the East Stand were singing on Saturday. Fantastic to hear the noise levels rising again.
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I missed Saturday due to illness, but you could feel it the first 2, a total change in feeling before, outside, inside, the lot.

People are genuinely excited and genuinely looking forward to the games again. I said myself on here a few times I’d never boo at the stadium, I’d never stop going but it felt like a duty, a chore.

I was gutted to miss Saturday cos I was buzzing off the first 2. It’s a wonderful thing to have back.

The club is such a ridiculously big part of our lives the last 4-6 years have felt like clinging on to a failing relationship.
 
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“I always looked to the football in England and I always wanted to come here, so when I heard I could, it felt like the right step. I’ve seen some of the games and its crazy how many fans come in the first division, but this – having the fans push you – is what I like. It feels very good to sign for Sunderland and I’m very proud to be here.”

Leon Dajaku- Sunderland AFC
 
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MrRAWhite said:
Agree. Even the East Stand were singing on Saturday. Fantastic to hear the noise levels rising again.
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I must say the East Stand has been more vociferous this season, im always up for a song but it's not generally taken up in massive numbers but this season has been different.

The place is going to be proper bouncing a week on Saturday after our fantastic start and what can only be described as a stunning transfer window.
 
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Nads said:
What they have done so far is actually quite jaw dropping for a 3rd tier club.

We get good gate receipts but the running cost of the stadium and academy alone swallows those.

The way recruitment has been handled quietly, effectively, efficiently is absolutely top drawer.

We are 5 games into the season and I’m already convinced they’ve got a list ready for if and when we go up.

These cats know exactly what they want to do, and how to do it.

And, they are ****ing doing it. I’m close to being proud of my club again here.

What they’ve done has already lifted the mood in the SOL, I was convinced that dark thick atmosphere was with us forever.

We are like a Phoenix club here. It’s a brand new football club and it’s wonderful to see.
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I'd like that twice if I could.

Loving all the smiles back on our faces. Smiles that are getting bigger and bigger!
 
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It doesn’t feel like the last couple seasons, that’s the big thing.

Square pegs round holes, winning games we shouldn’t have. No plan B. We never really fully believed we were were we needed to be, even though we could have gotten there.

This feels different, feels like every step and move is planned and calculated.
 
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Prehab26 said:
Exactly so they should be commended not doubted like some were going.

Unless I have missed your point entirely
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Commended 100%. It is very interesting to re-read some of the comments from this thread from pages 5-15. Doom and gloom with questions over the competence of the hierarchy, age of the owner, involvement of titheads Stu and Charlie, and how big the budget was. I was born in 1966 and, like many on here, have watched SAFC through thick and thin. I even remember my Granny giving me a puff of her *** at the Monty save in 1973 and telling me it would calm me down.... FFS <laugh>, but I have to say that what this management team is doing at the mo is at a different level to anything else I have witnessed. Well done KLD and team.
 
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Place absolutely stinks of professionalism. I have a feeling over the next few years, it'll eyes on Sunderland on Transfer deadline day from media outlets that didn't give a **** when were in leauge one
Prehab26 said:
Damm straight mate.

Started with infrastructure, investment that was a significant improvement.

Recruitment and Data plan that identifies top talent that maybe are not getting the game time or have a had a tougher time of it.

Fit in the culture. It's always been patience now we are reaping the rewards.
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Nads said:
Thats exactly what’s happened. Reading on Twitter with lads linked to Bavarian clubs etc they had option to buy expiring today, clearly the fee we’ve agreed option to buy was bigger than that.

The ‘buy’ element from what I gather is only applicable if we go up, which is again really savvy by the club not stretching budget if we stay in this league.

Foresight. At Sunderland AFC. Who ever thought they’d see it?
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Obviously that's not a deal struck by Lee Congerton...
 
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