Sunderland Rumours Archive September 01 2014

01 Sep 2014 23:11:36
Cant help thinking we are a too thin upfront. Wickham, Fletcher, Altidore - on current form one of the weakest set of forwards in the EPL.

And Danny Graham don't forget Danny

{Ed024's Note - I tried.}

01 Sep 2014 23:41:31
Yeah that trio will frighten Premiership defences. not! lol

01 Sep 2014 23:42:50
Thought for a minute the surprise was coming. . . but might as well have let the lad from Sky go home early and shown Cilla Black outside Seaham Hall eating an apple.

I'm glad Whickham didn't go, I reckon he's in for a good season. He's big, strong and will cause problems rather have him in team then playing against him

01 Sep 2014 22:25:04
Poyet just turned back up at academy, along with congerton and Byrne. One last surprise?!!

01 Sep 2014 23:05:20
Left his phone on his desk.

01 Sep 2014 23:06:08
Hope so

Wot a joke. some surprise poyet

01 Sep 2014 22:09:36
Am I wrong here or are we missing a trick regarding the twisting and whinging over Borini.
We already have a player who can fill the void on the books, who is not tall but is the most technically gifted player at the club. Who am I talking about? I tell you something this player may just save us a fortune.

Giaccherini.

01 Sep 2014 20:48:52
Obviously I dinnat kna for sure but it seems mr borini has misled Gus! Why would Gus hang on so long for one player if he wasn't confident of getting him!! Anyway welcome to the life of a sunderland supporter! Getting worried no real quality striker or defender on the horizon????????

{Ed024's Note - Coates, Uraguay international, point to prove - he'll do well.}

Really hope so ed!!

{Ed024's Note - Everyone who comes to us on loan does well .....don't they ?}

Can alvarez play throught the middle?

{Ed024's Note - Has played predominately on left can also play on right. Has not been used much in a central role.}

01 Sep 2014 21:34:47
Ed I see Q P R s bid to sign Borini is faltering! . we should put a late bid for £10 million in for him lol!

{Ed024's Note - And an extra £3million for his Mrs as a convincer ?}

Borini ranked 30th in goal scoring table last season so not as convinced that all loan signings do that well - they just stand out in a below average team. Our problem now is that the bars just got lower. Reliance again will be on midfield for goals and that's a frightening formula. Didn't expect a surprise but hoped we would strengthen. Feel like the back office have been very poor.

Yes which makes it harder to sign them the following season and we are back to square one.

03 Sep 2014 00:00:31
Ed last season Ricky Alvarez was mainly used down the middle. Though he does play either wing either very well. Looks very good if videos are anything to go by, fairly pacey, can ride a challenge, very tricky unfortunately he looks very one footed and not the strongest of finishers.

01 Sep 2014 20:43:59
John o'shea in swap deal with johnny Evans

{Ed024's Note - More chance of us getting Insigne (that's a joke for the guys who remember last transfer deadline day.)}

Great banter ed

That must be sight Insigne?

01 Sep 2014 20:39:08
We need a striker, ours aren't up to it
We need another centre back, from what Iv seen of Coates he is slow and not brilliant at defending

Getting rid of Roberge and Diakite is shooting ourselves in the foot we already had little cover at the back now we have even less!

{Ed024's Note - Coates isn't the quickest but he's very comfortable on the ball. Will fit into Poyets system really well. Diakite may as well have not been in the squad so I see this more of a straight swap Coates for Roberge.}

01 Sep 2014 15:19:41
What is it about SAFC that we just can't seem to get our targets over the line. Premier league club, Great stadium, Great training facilities, 40,000 fans at home games, fantastic travelling fans. . must be the canteen Dodgey

Maxed wage bill, financial fair play rules etc etc. We have pretty big overheads what with our stadium, two training grounds, going to be a good few seasons before we can right the ship & get sorted properly.
I just hope we stay up long enough to get it done & we don't just change managers again in a few months and screw up any chance of getting our team in any sort of order.

TWO training grounds?
Where is the other then?

Sorry m8 that's rubbish FFP rule was might for clubs with high debt like QPR 85 mil in debt so that the clubs don't go bust like Portsmouth harry at it again can't manage for peanuts just keeps on buying

Borini to q, p, r for 10 million, what a joke, we offered more and still not get him , there's something wrong here

It's meant for all clubs, if you don't stay within a certain level of income / outlay you get punished, and we do technically have a large debt in the form of a free loan form short that got us out of debt when he took over, that has to be paid back when he leaves.

The third place is split between where we played our friendlies & the girls place in hetton.

The ground at Hetton is owned and operated by Eppleton FC. Sunderland rent the ground for reserve and ladies games. It is licenced as a sports stadium not a training ground.

01 Sep 2014 10:59:04
So we are linked with four CB's.

Richards - Off to Fiorentina (Pictures of him arriving at Florence airport)

Van Dijk - Celtic state he is not being sold

Alderweireld - At Southampton now having talks

This only leaves us Coates from Liverpool on a loan so really struggling to strengthen our defence. unless of course the club have other players in their back pocket that they have managed to keep out of the press!

So here we go again 2 players in that's not enough we don't score enough goals going to be a long season again where is this striker!! Gus you said you going to be surprised lol why

01 Sep 2014 19:54:38
Agree Mr Mackem surely the priority is a striker? its obvious where we are struggling . in front of goal!. I can see it the supporters can see it my dog can see it WHY can't the management see it??

01 Sep 2014 08:53:03
Could Defoe be on his way here?

Off to Newcastle apparently. would be a great signing for us though. I have always rated defoe

Wants a club around London or not at all.