Sunderland Rumours Archive July 28 2013

28 Jul 2013 23:17:06
People been sayin we are in for Manuel Fernandez, anyone back this up?

I heard this too, in final year of his contract, very skillfull playmaker.

28 Jul 2013 22:33:13
Main site (www.football-rumours. co. uk) claiming Fulham after Sess and West Brom showing an interest in MacLean?

{Ed024's Note - If he leaves I think it will be no move back to France.}

28 Jul 2013 20:48:09
Peruzzi will sign this week

28 Jul 2013 12:32:03
So PDC has stated that he is after two full backs and a centre mid the left back we are after is jorge torres Nilo i'm not sure what that the craic is on Gino Peruzzi but i'd like to still have him as a right back but I have no idea about the CM we obviously need a playmaker next to Cabral any ideas?

Duncan from inter think we'll be back in for him now with n'diaye leaving.

Cant believe what PDC is doing with the loan deal of Nadaye along with Graham!?. as there's a potential £10 million worth of players we could use to strengthen our team! why Loan Alfie out?. amazed at that has PDC lost the plot? you loanyoung players like wicham out!. unles he's getting loan players in?. strange one paulo?explain?

Apparently we are back on the hunt for Duncan

We will find out on Wednesday if he is going back to Livorno or us

Gareth barry looks to be leaving man city i'd go for him

Well there's meireles, giaccherini can go cm or cam, if we get a rb Gardner can go back to his natural position. N'diaye out on loan, back looks not ready for the prem yet, insigne is attacking mid, huddle stone and Parker seem to have gone out of the window, col back can play there, but better at lb. Dunno who else

To the poster questioning whether Di Canio has lost the plot. The main thing is to balance the wage bill, Di Canio eager to get players in as soon as possible so can't hang around until the end of the transfer window for these players to leave in case it falls through. If teams making poor offers for our players then it's right we don't back down and show a weak club. By letting them go now on loan means you can sell next pre season when we won't be in a desperate rush to bring in a load of players from all over the world. I really liked N'Diaye (Def not Graham) but I'd rather Di Canio had a squad he's happy with.

Well at one point he was going for £8 million now its £5 million! I can understand if he's got aloan deal coming in!. anyway Nadaye can't be on big wages!

Gardner isn't good enough get rid

Games are won and lost in midfield, don't really want Gardner to be playing there he's ok at fullback and still gives you an option for deadballs but I'm hoping we bring in someone with real class for midfield plus a couple of fullbacks and just keep Gardner as cover

28 Jul 2013 04:09:11
Anyone think Karlsson or Ba would be good enough for 1st team or is it too early to say

Karlsson would. Bs certainly wouldn't.

I think he will be a hit this season, coming on in the last 10 minutes and getting a late goal or two, I can see it happening

Karlsson maybe but I think Ba will be on the reserves

Yeah agree. Karlsson looks hungry. he has pace and a good touch. He will be great competition/backup for AJ. I watched the game yesterday and Ba looks like he has a fair bit of development to do but could be one for the future.
Personally I like Cabral from our new signings he is strong and comfortable on the ball. Something I think we have been missing for a while in the middle of the park.

Altidore cannot shoot & Ba gives away a penalty in the next game.

Someone ring a taxi for Danny Graham.

{Ed024's Note - How out of date is the Graham comment ??}

Ba needs to put some beef on for that position. A few visits to Notarianni's in Seaburn after training should sort him out; I reckon Karlsson is good to go!

Altidore can shoot
And when he does, you'll know

Your basing this on 2 games against 2 of the best teams in the country

and considering we scored more than we let in I think it boads well

I think he means bring him back ed, i'm in agreement about altidore he's only here because short insisted we had a yank on show,
with ba its probably nerves and he will settle but needs to stop dancing the charleston in our box

{Ed024's Note - He cant mean bring him back surley .....thats so outlandish I didnt consider it - Altidore has 13 games to score before we consider that. Graham's a great grafter but it just didnt happen for him.}

We need to see both players play a minimum of 5 games, and on a decent playing surface.

I have to say, some Sunderland fans will always disappoint me. It's pre season for gods sake, give them all a chance. Altidore has NOT been signed because Short wants a Yank. This is the same Ellis Short that had the bravery to go against all the shortsighted so called Football pundits and sack O'neill, bring in Di Canio and keep us up. I will always love Niall Quinn but you can see Ellis Short is a huge step up as an owner running a football club. Absolutely no offence to Niall Quinn, the guy saved us but I think at times he was almost a bit too nice which led to a stale feel about the club.

27 Jul 2013 23:43:30
i thought the lads played pretty well today considering the conditions, I know we need to sort out the full back positions firstly, but I still reckon we need another top class striker maybe in the mould of defoe, small, fast and can hit the back of the net, any suggestions?. tk73

Defoe, lol

Jozy and fletch will do the job

Insigne

Def need another striker!. i'm worried about Fletchers ankle as he has had a history of ankle problems!

Can't see any history of ankle or other significant injury problems for Fletch on Transfermarkt.

27 Jul 2013 23:26:24
What the 1st team could look like next season

___________K. Westwood___________
_______J. O'Shea____W. Brown______
G. Peruzzi_______________A. Cissoko

_____________Cabral_____________
A. Johnson_____________E. Giaccherini
___________S. Sessegnon__________

______S. Fletcher_____J. Altidore_____

{Ed024's Note - When fit I think Diakite will be ahead of Brown.}

Manone in goal and that midfield would get over run

I'd have Westwood in ahead of Manone although I can see Paolo's signing getting the nod. Agree with the comment about that midfield being over-run. Surely after witnessing first hand how Huddlestone can run the show in the middle of the park we have to push a deal through for him?
I also think the lad Perruzi will arrive before 17/08. After impressing during the Asia trophy I'd be tying Colback down with a long term deal as our first choice left back. You can keep your fancily named foreigners, this kid is home grown, more than good enough and young enough to convert himself into a Sunderland stalwart for years to come.

Would rather have brown than o'shea, he's much calmer on the ball and reads the game a lot better, o'shea is constantly dragged out of position!

Brown best defender we got

Although thinking about it the shift he managed against Spurs and City was brilliant from a guy coming back from injury. Diakite ahead of him though.