Sunderland Rumours Archive June 04 2013

04 Jun 2013 22:31:01
why is everyone asking ed who were going to sign? is every person backwards?! who the hell would he know no one outside the club will know all this s**** on here is just journo crap. {Ed024's Note - just opinions, banter and rumour - if you don't like it........}

Sounds more of a you problem

Ha, quality

04 Jun 2013 21:39:00
Why is there a report that Seb Larsson is waiting to see who Di Canio is going to bring in before deciding on his future as is Mignolet apparently. If that's the case then he seriously mistakes himself for a good player. I didn't miss a game last season and all I saw was him complaining to referees after every stoppage of play. Taking dead balls out of the equation the guy is a poor winger, dreadful centre mid and a poor character to have around the club. i'd be delighted if we got rid of him.

Disagree!. Larrson is a squad player and we were desperately short of personell last season!. I agree not a first choice but a good back up player!

Weve got to come away from saying poor players like mcclean and larsson can be squad players. The premier leagues evolved. You should have 16 or 17 players at a similar level vying for positions otherwise it sets a poor mentality within the squad and you may as well go with the kids who only lack experience. You do not go in with 11 v good players and 5 or 6 v average players just because they are already there. Need to get rid of both of them and bring in better alternatives even if they do not start the campaign in the first 11. {Ed024's Note - You make a good point but its probably only the Top 3 that can say they have anywhere near 16 players at a similar high level.}

Larson will want first team football. If we sign some of the players we are being linked with, he will go right down the pecking order. He's in his last year, and will feel vulnerable. Still think he's been a canny squad player for the Lads, and wish him well if he leaves.

Quite right- if you are not good enough to start, why would you be good enough to come on, or come in as cover? Larsson never had pace and now just can't get around the pitch. McClean is a not a Premier League player- in fact I doubt he could hold a regular place in a good championship side. The league of Ireland was his level and the sooner we send him back there the better. Blooding young players better than bringing on carthorses, but O'Neill was the worst manager of a squad of players we have seen here for years so we did not even do that. The problem here is apart from about six players- and two of those are goalkeepers, the rest are either past it or will never make it. Cattermole is the borderline- not quite good enough to be the ballwinner we want to see in midfield, because his distribution is terrrible and he can't head at all, but at a pinch he can fill in. Anyone less useful than him is not a squad player, they are a liability. Maybe the top teams don't have 16 players as good as RVP, or Aguerro, or Mata, but they all have twenty players that would get into our starting eleven easily, so that is not a useful yardstick. When you consider Malouda can't get on the bench, the fact that McClean can get on the pitch shows how weak this squad is. It needs to be strengthened in every position and we need squad players who are pushing for starting eleven places. This clearly rules out half the side that so nearly went down last season.

We should keep larsson, he can play rb, rm and cm so he will be great back up. not to mention the free kicks once he finds his shooting boots. safc93

He must have lost his shooting boots last season. It's ok though he found his offcial whinging head. Players like that are just not good enough if you want to avoid a relegation scrap.

Even at his peak (long gone) he was not much of a goalscorer. Yes, unlike some players here, he has not been good enough in several positions, which might put him marginally ahead of Cuellar, who specialised in being not good enough in one! The idea that he is a Premier CM player is laughable.

Let's not compare Mclean and Larsson. Larsson is a very decent technical player who is versatile and his set pieces are a major asset. Yes he had a relatively poor second season, but he still offers more quality than the rest of our current squad. Mcclean on the other hand has been completely found out by the rest of the league and has shown no signs of developing as a player. Hardworking, but ultimately, has no future in the premier league. The sooner we offload him to Celtic or somewhere the better - at least we'll get a profit on what we bought him for

04 Jun 2013 10:58:41
The latest player being linked is nacho scooco playing on loan at newalls old boys. His agents is having talks in Sunderland on Wednesday looks a good signing if we get him.

27 goals in 36 games looks the part

Wow this guy looks the real deal

The only problem is that he is currently earning 60k a week so will have to take a pay cut

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Surely we can pay 60k a week for a player of this quality

If West Ham can pay these wages why can't we?

60k a week for a 28 year old that no one until today has heard of, You think he is going to sign a one year deal like?

This rumor is going nowhere fast

Will be a good singing

Just watched him on u-tube looks like a good finisher with a good goal scoring record. think he may well be a good signing.

03 Jun 2013 20:50:39
Ed, what's the latest situation on diogo viana and valentin roberge and has that scout valentino angeloni came? {Ed024's Note - No confirmation on Angleoni yet but expect it soon, pre contract agreement looks to be in place for Roberge, not so sure on Viana.}

03 Jun 2013 22:48:56
Ed did we ever make an actual enquiry to Napoli about Cavani or was it complete nonsense? Is there anything to suggest Insigne is a genuine possibility? Who if you had to take a punt would you say our actual monetary purchases will be? Appreciate that will be relative guess work like the rest of us. {Ed024's Note - I dont think we spoke to Napoli - that said with PDC's Italian conections ...you never know. But there was never any chance of him coming. The Insigne story seems to be coming out of Italy ....not being reported much over here - could be his agent talking things up. If i had to guess i'd say theres not much in the Insigne rumours. It would be only guess work for a striker signing, I'd like PDC toput a cheeky bid in for Remy but more realistically - Moses from Chelsea, or maybe Dempsey from Spurs (although he's getting on a bit) }

Dempsey far too old. would love to get Remy, Skunks would be gutted.

03 Jun 2013 19:41:37
Ed is it true sessegnon could be sold {Ed024's Note - This sounds like the same rumour from last close season, Sess had a poorer season this time round so I think he will be less in demand from other clubs.}

Come to form at the end of the season sure a lot of our teams poor form was down to lack of fitness