Summer transfer thread

[Nads]

Loved the fella, top bloke

Aye he was sound as ****. Anton lived in the building as well he was a top lad. Used to help folk with their bags and that. Lad was lonely as ****. Dunno if it was his missus and son or whatever but every few weeks there was a lass and a kid there and he always had a better game.

We sometimes forget they are human. Money ain’t everything. Folk say ‘what you gotta worry about you’re a millionaire footballer’, different levels of course but some of my best memories were when I’ve been skint and some of my toughest times have been since I’ve been comfortable.

He was alright Anton.

 

[LAMackem]

What do you think about signing MVilla Nads?

Was having a good day till I read that......now that has kicked me off.....loved that lad.....the mother of all screw ups.

 

[The Berk]

You're kidding right?

Why, he wasn’t very good but he’s not a tosser like Rodwell, Stubbs…….
I don’t dislike players for lack of ability mate, it’s the manager to blame if they get too many games.

 

[TopCat.]

Why, he wasn’t very good but he’s not a tosser like Rodwell, Stubbs…….
I don’t dislike players for lack of ability mate, it’s the manager to blame if they get too many games.

I think the original post was about Burge, albeit the linked story was about O'Brien

Got no issue with Burge - he was limited but he gave his all
O'Brien was useless - never forget watching him walk around the pitch giving zero ****s in the Pizza Cup game v Oldham. We had a team of kids out that night and as a senior pro he should he been taking the lead, not hiding like a coward.

 

[Smug in Boots]

There's something about this Ballard deal that stinks.

It defies geography, something that's held us back in the past.

He's a young international, properly coached from boyhood and was wanted by other clubs.

And he's been given a four year contract at the age of twenty two ...

... surely we only give those contracts to ageing mercenaries who no-one else wants.

There's something rotten at this club and we should demand to know what's going on.

Protest anyone?

 

[Brainy Dose]

There's something about this Ballard deal that stinks.

It defies geography, something that's held us back in the past.

He's a young international, properly coached from boyhood and was wanted by other clubs.

And he's been given a four year contract at the age of twenty two ...

... surely we only give those contracts to ageing mercenaries who no-one else wants.

There's something rotten at this club and we should demand to know what's going on.

Protest anyone?

We seem to have people in charge who know what they're doing. It's upsetting...I'm just not used to it!

 

[The Professor]

There's something about this Ballard deal that stinks.

It defies geography, something that's held us back in the past.

He's a young international, properly coached from boyhood and was wanted by other clubs.

And he's been given a four year contract at the age of twenty two ...

... surely we only give those contracts to ageing mercenaries who no-one else wants.

There's something rotten at this club and we should demand to know what's going on.

Protest anyone?

i agree...whats wrong with giving a 'name' now 32 a 3 year deal as he had a lot of potential at 26...but just lost his way a little & will now be back on track.

seriously if we continue with a logically approach to recruitment we are in big danager of this club getting somewhere!!

 

[FellTop]

Today the day lots of players out of contract...

 

[LD19SAFC]

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[Pure River Slut]

Today the day lots of players out of contract...

Morrison to sign?

 

[Nacho]

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Hard to tell who's more delighted, Spurs or Richarlison.

 

[Dorset]

Nee idea what Borini is capable of nowadays. We do need backup though.

Second the earlier posts about the club though. The pride, the love. It was never gone, maybe it was lost. It’s back now. I can’t ****ing wait to be back in the SOL, at a level which whilst it may not be where we belong, it isn’t shameful.

It’s our club and KLD and his band of advisors and people are bringing it back to life.

I don’t care about them ****ers up the road, I care about us. Pride has always been a big thing to me, in everything I do in life. I’ll stand up for anything that is a part of my being.

Nothing is bigger than the football club. It’s been an utter obsession for 39 years now. The obsession was there even if the passion wasn’t. The passion is back. It feels like it matters again.

Daft ****s bitching and moaning about the ownership, well that’s the reason this is the only Sunderland forum I use, 99% on here we’re comfortable KLD et al would tidy that up.

We are in safe hands and I haven’t buzzed about the club like this since the early Keane days.

We are getting almost everything right about now. The owners, the gaffer, the recruitment. 30k sold already.

For a lad that’s getting older, it’s just great to have that borderline nervous excitement and undying love back.

 

[TopCat.]

There's something about this Ballard deal that stinks.

It defies geography, something that's held us back in the past.

He's a young international, properly coached from boyhood and was wanted by other clubs.

And he's been given a four year contract at the age of twenty two ...

... surely we only give those contracts to ageing mercenaries who no-one else wants.

There's something rotten at this club and we should demand to know what's going on.

Protest anyone?

Them trees at the AOL are still too small though

 

[cumbrianmackem]

Listened to the Ballard interview and him saying Embo was one of the reasons he came here.
This is the same Embo who some on here wanted replacing with Morrison ffs.
Yea why not go out and buy a no name no mark player whose achieved duck all and get rid of or shove down the pecking order one of our own academy products who has just helped us win the play-off final.
Embo on his day is class, bet no one in Wembley had any idea what he was going to do with the ball when he picked it up on the half way line, especially their keeper
Time some fans stopped hankering after so called better players according to some App or other, we've been down that road and ended up in League1 for four seasons, think our club are doing pretty well this window, long may that continue.

 

[The Redbaron]

I'd take him back if wages weren't an issue

Thats why he wants to comeback, or at least his agent does....Money.

 

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Listened to the Ballard interview and him saying Embo was one of the reasons he came here.
This is the same Embo who some on here wanted replacing with Morrison ffs.
Yea why not go out and buy a no name no mark player whose achieved duck all and get rid of or shove down the pecking order one of our own academy products who has just helped us win the play-off final.
Embo on his day is class, bet no one in Wembley had any idea what he was going to do with the ball when he picked it up on the half way line, especially their keeper
Time some fans stopped hankering after so called better players according to some App or other, we've been down that road and ended up in League1 for four seasons, think our club are doing pretty well this window, long may that continue.

There's a little doubt in my head about how some fans are going to adapt to our new approach.

Football players have become a very disposable item in recent years. Fans will happily write a player off after a couple of games, demand new players every transfer window and always want massive improvements.

I think we have to learn how to be patient. Signing young players and bringing players through the academy means that we can't write them off after a handful of games. Players can continue to develop and improve. We've signed Ballard for 4 years and are looking to try and get Clarke permanently. These aren't players that we improve upon next season because "they're midtable Championship players" and we're striving for the Premier League. They're players that we nurture and support through their dips in form who are here for the long term.

I think this goes for players already at the club as well. Matete and Dajaku are probably the best 2 examples I can think of. I think we'd all acknowledge that they showed glimpses last season without being consistently fantastic. But we can't sign so many players that these 2 are 4th or 5th choice in their position. We have to leave that gap in the squad for this type of player to fill.

It's going to be tough to adapt but we need to embrace it. At this moment in time, this club is pulling together in the same direction and that kind of morale and team spirit should not be underestimated. Whenever Sunderland has done well in my lifetime, we've always been greater than the sum of our parts and that's the best way I can describe us under Alex Neil right now. I want the core of this squad to still be here 3 years from now.

 

[Southern A]

Man City's pipeline of centre backs is frankly ridiculous when you consider Burnley are signing TWO of their youngsters to play there and neither of them are Callum Doyle

 

[Hudson92]

Man City's pipeline of centre backs is frankly ridiculous when you consider Burnley are signing TWO of their youngsters to play there and neither of them are Callum Doyle

Would like to see Callum back in league one at a footballing side, not many to choose from there like

 

[Southern A]

Would like to see Callum back in league one at a footballing side, not many to choose from there like

He'd be perfect for MK Dons.

 

[John Wick]

There's something about this Ballard deal that stinks.

It defies geography, something that's held us back in the past.

He's a young international, properly coached from boyhood and was wanted by other clubs.

And he's been given a four year contract at the age of twenty two ...

... surely we only give those contracts to ageing mercenaries who no-one else wants.

There's something rotten at this club and we should demand to know what's going on.

Protest anyone?

I'm gonna shout at Swiss banks.