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I think Baath is the best defender at the club personally. Would be a shame if he went and would leave a gap in my opinion. Ballard and ONien might be a good pairing. Alese next in line then we would have to see how Triantis adapts, the standard he has been used to hasnt been strong. Huggins if fit might allow Hume to go inside? Hey ho, I have talked myself into it, we have enough after all.
If it is true with Batth wanting to go for personal reasons, I'd listen to offers in January. Give us half a season to bed in the new recruits. Personally I'd like him to get a new contract and stay, I love the bloke and I think is is a solid lad and the hearbeat of the team!!
 
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He will be the best full back at the club if he's fit, I love Hume but I think huggins is different class, would possibly let Hume move into the evans role

I think Hume has the right temperament for the Evans role ...

... plus he tackles, heads, passes and runs for 90 minutes.

What do you think Scout73
 
Clarke, Stewart and Roberts all out on loan to Ipswich :emoticon-0102-bigsm

I reckon Matete (loan or perm), Anderson and possibly someone like Bennette or Taylor out on loan. Can see a couple of the u23/u21 going out too like Gardiner.
Don't see how a loan move could benefit bennette. The issue last season was the language barrier, I'd like to think that would be sorted by now.

We can name 9 subs now, I'd have thought Bennette would be one of those, a sub for Clarke
 
I think Baath is the best defender at the club personally. Would be a shame if he went and would leave a gap in my opinion. Ballard and ONien might be a good pairing. Alese next in line then we would have to see how Triantis adapts, the standard he has been used to hasnt been strong. Huggins if fit might allow Hume to go inside? Hey ho, I have talked myself into it, we have enough after all.

You didn't even mention Seelt - he's 6 ft 3, played 65 times in the Dutch second division and has played for PSV and been on their bench several times, despite only being 20. He's a ball playing defender and might be closer to the first team than both Triantis and Alese in my opinion.
 
He will be the best full back at the club if he's fit, I love Hume but I think huggins is different class, would possibly let Hume move into the evans role

What are you basing this on? Have you seen a lot of him specifically at youth levels? He's 22 and hasn't managed 10 professional games yet. Hume and Cirkin are streets ahead of him at present. There are massive red flags with Huggins and that record.
 
You didn't even mention Seelt - he's 6 ft 3, played 65 times in the Dutch second division and has played for PSV and been on their bench several times, despite only being 20. He's a ball playing defender and might be closer to the first team than both Triantis and Alese in my opinion.
Aye, forgot about him! I reckon you are right as well about how high the pecking order he might be. Time will tell, but my eldest lad watches a lot of european footy and he says he has looked good.
 
You didn't even mention Seelt - he's 6 ft 3, played 65 times in the Dutch second division and has played for PSV and been on their bench several times, despite only being 20. He's a ball playing defender and might be closer to the first team than both Triantis and Alese in my opinion.
And would you believe it, Seelt is injured :emoticon-0102-bigsm
 
Don't see how a loan move could benefit bennette. The issue last season was the language barrier, I'd like to think that would be sorted by now.

We can name 9 subs now, I'd have thought Bennette would be one of those, a sub for Clarke

Good call, forgot about the 9 subs rule change. Hope the lad kicks on as there is a very good player in there.
 
Should be fully training back end of pre season, Mowbray mentioned it here
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I also love the way he bigs up the young lads, mentions something they need to work on then mentions 3 or 4 things they’re good at, such a good man manager

If there's a humble pie shop in Sunderland they'll be raking it in ...

... I'd be going for second helpings, totally misjudged Mowbray and Alex Neil <doh>
 
What are you basing this on? Have you seen a lot of him specifically at youth levels? He's 22 and hasn't managed 10 professional games yet. Hume and Cirkin are streets ahead of him at present. There are massive red flags with Huggins and that record.
The only red flag with huggims record is fitness and like I said if he stays fit he will be the best full back at the club.
I saw quite a lot of him at youth level due to a family members son playing along side him or should I say was in the squad with him. The kid was special and leeds knew it, they let him leave for his own benefit but had they know they would have been relegated would have been happier to keep him.
I know it's a big step up and we only seen him play a few times but I can tell how assured ans comfortable he is on the ball, exactly what made him stand out even he was younger.
I love Hume and think he is quality, but he had to work hard a develop in to the confident player he is, the first time I saw Huggins in a Sunderland shirt I've never seen anyone as comfortable on the pitch since Marcos Alonso made his debut.
I know it's all about opinions and I've seen quite a lot of this kid, the club obviously agree as they have given him as much time and worked so hard with his rehabilitation to get back to his best for a reason
 
Yeh Seelt apparently had ankle injury but will “probably be ok for the start of the season”, albeit without much preseason game time. So I’d expect him to start on bench assuming we have other options. Which was likely going to be the case anyway.
 
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