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  1. Wayne the Punk

    Wayne the Punk Well-Known Member

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    shame you wrote them off then
     
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  2. E.T. Fairfax

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    Its his Saudi debacle which influences my judgement. I mean, his holier than thou act went totally out the window once the waft of notes went up one nostril and out the other. But add on the fact that before I was able to use a big fat Saudi stick to beat Town supporters with. Whatever they said? 'Well, at least we are not owned by the Saudi's'. In one foul swoop of a decision, Jordan stole my stick and handed me back a feather duster. If he signs for us he might as well take my feather duster as well.
     
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    I think he literally owes Jordan Hendersons mam money
     
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    Latest from Sky Sports News' Keith Downie:

    Sunderland are looking to sign four or five new players this summer, with the priority being the spine of the team.

    There is every chance they will break their transfer record again, having done so already this week with the £20m permanent signing of Enzo Le Fee.

    The Black Cats are still hoping to persuade Jobe Bellingham to stay, and a fee in region of £25m from Dortmund has yet to be agreed.

    However, Dortmund reckon they have an agreement in place with the player and a deal looks likely.

    Sunderland currently not pursuing former captain Jordan Henderson, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen later in the window depending on circumstances. Sunderland are on the look-out in central midfield.
     
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  5. Rade Prica

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    Keith reckons 4-5 new players. Not currently looking at Hendo. Prioritising the spine of the team.
     
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    Don't like the 4 or 5 players part but I do like the no Henderson part.

    Them 5 players will have to be elite for us to stand a chance.
     
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  8. CR17

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    I think he might be wrong about Hendo like
     
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  9. CR17

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    4 or 5 is not good at all
     
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  10. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    Or as is the norm not one of them has a Scooby. They do not like it as the deals are normally done and dusted before they get a sniff.
    Lets see how many the journo's get right.
     
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  11. Scout73

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    We will sign more than that imo, I'm hoping it's 4 or 5 elite players then we start to sign players to strengthen the squad
     
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  12. Hudson92

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    Be amazed if speakman has went to keef and said we only want 5 players yana, take all reports with a massive scoop of salt
     
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  13. Southern A

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    Keith always underestimates signings like that. I reckon 4-5 quality editions but with another 4-5 "squad" ones will be more in line with what we see.
     
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  14. Wayne the Punk

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    He is a scum loving bastard
     
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  15. Hudson92

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    Also this
     
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  16. CR17

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    https://www.sunderlandecho.com/spor...ews-kristjaan-speakman-premier-league-5161411

    Speakman, head coach Régis Le Bris and the club's recruitment team have held meetings in the aftermath of the Wembley win to draw up transfer shortlists, and the work now begins in earnest. While the club will not deviate from its strategy of investing primarily in young talent with significant potential to develop, Speakman has hinted that the scale of the challenge next season means there will be some flexibility.

    "We're looking to improve and build a team that is capable of staying in the Premier League, I think the objective is fairly clear.

    “Everyone will point to the statistics as to how difficult it is to stay in the Premier League and we're fully aware of that, we're not naive. Our strategy in getting to the Premier League and the solutions we needed, to the ones we need to stay there, will be different. That's work we're doing at the minute but ultimately, we're going to stick to our values. We need to have a team that the community and city is proud of, we've build that in the current team and we have to have that in the Premier League.


    Sunderland are open to adding top-tier experience to their squad to help the adaption period, but the core of the team who won promotion will be given a chance to prove themselves in pre-season and beyond. Speakman made clear, however, that the club fully understands the scale of the jump between the two divisions.

    "We did add Championship experience when we stepped up [from League One], and they helped us on and off the pitch," Speakman said.


    "The solutions are always different. In our context, from a footballing perspective, you're moving up two or three leagues really in terms of the level. So we need to make sure that we have the right level of player in the team, with the right game experience. We're acutely aware of that, we want to retain our principles and values, but sometimes of course you have to tweak the needle a little bit. You have to fully understand the environment you're going into. We were able to sign some players who we felt could adapt to the EFL, some people questioned us but thankfully we were proved right with some many of those players.. that Chris Rigg could play, Jobe Bellingham could play, Romaine Mundle could play. We have to make sure we can apply the same principle to the next league, but it doesn't necessarily mean they'll have the same background [Premier League experience].
    "We feel we've got loads of talented players and it's on them to come back for pre-season in the best condition possible to be able to play Premier League football, and our challenge is to then build the right balance from there. We'll obviously be signing new players into the team, to ensure that we have a Premier League that can be competitive."

    With Speakman confirming that the club will again look to run a lean squad between transfer window, it looks as if the focus this summer will be on adding a handful of high-calibre additions capable of immediately challenging for a first-team place.
     
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  17. Stevie Wond8r

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    4 or 5 does seem low but quite like the focus on quality over quantity. It’s going to be basically one game a week next season, better to have 16 or 17 quality players than 25 mediocre ones
     
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    Totally agree
     
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    on them 4-5 player, i recon as a prediction we'll spend around 100m+ on them
     
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