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Gordon Armstrong said:
Speaking about summer transfers . . . .
From SAFC

Jobe wins POTM award for August

Sunderland supporters have voted for Jobe as their Player of the Month for August, sponsored by Serios Group.

The 17-year-old started all four league games in his first month at the Club playing a prominent role in the side.

His most memorable outing was scoring twice in the Lads' 2-1 win against Rotherham United which handed Tony Mowbray's men their first victory of the Sky Bet Championship season.

The midfielder won over 43% of the votes, beating Dan Neil, Luke O'Nien and Patrick Roberts, who were also nominated for the award.

Congratulations, Jobe !

To continue . . . .
From The Sunderland Echo

Jude Bellingham's Instagram reaction to brother Jobe's Sunderland award

August has been an excellent month for Bellingham brothers Jude and Jobe.

James Copley

Jobe Bellingham has enjoyed a promising start to life at Sunderland.

The attacking midfielder has started each of the Black Cats opening five Championship games under head coach Tony Mowbray following his summer move from Birmingham City.

The 17-year-old England under-19s captain turned match-winner for Sunderland during the clash against Rotherham United at the Stadium of Light, netting two goals during the 2-1 win to hand the Black Cats their first three points of the season.

Jobe's good start to his time at the Stadium of Light earned the player Sunderland's Player of the Month award for August, with brother Jude Bellingham earning the same trinket in Spain for Real Madrid after his blistering start to his La Liga career.

Taking to Instagram, Jude posted a show of support for younger brother, Jobe, reposting Sunderland's announcement of the August Player of the Month award and adding three clapping emojis.

Speaking about having been deployed as a number nine by head coach Mowbray in recent games, Jobe stated: “Wherever he asks me to play I’m going to play so I don’t mind. I used to play there quite a lot as a kid, in fact all of the time to be honest.

“It’s a different challenge isn’t it. You have to adapt to the game and do whatever the game is asking you to do. That’s what the best teams do and I think that we did that and the best players do that.

“I thought that I did quite well, but we’ll see. I don’t really fancy playing regularly as a number nine.”
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Strange last sentence from Jobe there.

You wouldn’t normally hear a player say he doesn’t fancy playing a certain position regularly.

To me that says 1 of 2 things.

He’s either a bit naive and inexperienced in how to talk in the football world. Or it’s arrogance.

I hope it’s the 1st one.
 
Dancingstripes said:
Strange last sentence from Jobe there.

You wouldn’t normally hear a player say he doesn’t fancy playing a certain position regularly.

To me that says 1 of 2 things.

He’s either a bit naive and inexperienced in how to talk in the football world. Or it’s arrogance.

I hope it’s the 1st one.
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He is only 17. I personally think he speaks brilliantly, especially for a kid of his age, he seems to have a good head on his shoulders.

I’ve no issue with what he says there either. He doesn’t say he won’t do it, in fact the opposite:
“Wherever he asks me to play I’m going to play so I don’t mind.”

Just that it’s not his preference:

“I don’t really fancy playing regularly as a number nine.”
 
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Brainy Dose said:
Ask Ivor Allchurch!
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Yes I can recall him scoring a hat trick all from 20-25 yards at Roker , I think it was a league cup game . In the FA cup tie at Old Trafford he took a heavy knock though I don’t know whether he lost his contact lens or not , in my opinion he was rushed up back on to his feet and appeared to be still dazed when play resumed as their was only two or three minutes to go . A great victory snatched away !
 
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Dancingstripes said:
Strange last sentence from Jobe there.

You wouldn’t normally hear a player say he doesn’t fancy playing a certain position regularly.

To me that says 1 of 2 things.

He’s either a bit naive and inexperienced in how to talk in the football world. Or it’s arrogance.

I hope it’s the 1st one.
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I don't think its either of these things. He's a very mature, calm and open speaker. I think its more a case of him admitting its out of position for him and that its not where his strengths lie. It shows confidence that he knows where he should be playing, rather than arrogance.

For me it would be naive of him to now be thinking that he might be a number 9 after a couple of decent performances. And it shows maturity that he knows its an interim thing.
 
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WorkyTicketFTM said:
You’re right mate he is a great dribbler but being able to dribble isn’t everything, end product is just as important. Jed Wallace can’t really dribble, isn’t as easy on the eye as Roberts but he’s managed an average of 16GA every season for the 4 years at this level, which is more than Roberts last season which was the only productive season he’s ever had.

He’s a decent player at this level but he’s not as good as some of our fans make out and is definitely replaceable.
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I think its easy to say that but he was part of a partnership with Amad and contributed greatly to the team along with Hume so statistically he may not look great but his overall contribution last season was excellent and should not be easily overlooked IMO.
 
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Bigmackem said:
Yes I can recall him scoring a hat trick all from 20-25 yards at Roker , I think it was a league cup game . In the FA cup tie at Old Trafford he took a heavy knock though I don’t know whether he lost his contact lens or not , in my opinion he was rushed up back on to his feet and appeared to be still dazed when play resumed as their was only two or three minutes to go . A great victory snatched away !
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I recall he took a knock and was dazed a bit....don't remember the contact lens bit. Johnny Crossan that day was immense,ran the show! I was 11years old,there with my Dad. Heartbroken,but the consolation was perhaps the greatest night match in my lifetime at Roker the following Wednesday. I can still remember the atmosphere!
 
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