10 Aug 2014 22:22:53
Buckley and Chadli? So in the end we are still looking to the Championship and at Premier flops to strengthen the side-not much to fire the imagination there then! And where are the centre-backs we need- surely we can't be banking on getting to January with only Brown and O'Shea?


1.) 11 Aug 2014
Funny how we always seem to sign players who are considered flops. but how many leave Sunderland as flops. eg. Vito Manonne. the amount of reports I saw last year referring to him as a flop was ridiculous. same with Bent, Borini, darren ward, Mignolet. funny how none of them leave as "flops".


2.) 11 Aug 2014
11 Aug 2014 01:56:46
Being a Tottenham flop is one of the better recommendations I can think of!


3.) 11 Aug 2014
11 Aug 2014 06:52:41
Wasn't chadli a starter in Belgium team for world cup?


4.) 11 Aug 2014
11 Aug 2014 11:55:45
He did start the first World Cup game-but was subbed at half time and did not reappear. And although he averaged almost a goal every three games in Belgium his return last year was a solitary strike in 24 league appearances for Spurs- not exactly an upward trajectory. Perhaps he is a Borini or a Bent in the making, but he seems equally likely to be a Chimbonda or Tainio. If we are looking to sign a player from Spurs, it should be Dawson.

{Ed001's Note - Chadli is a midfielder, he can play central or on the wing, but goalscoring isn't the main reason you would want him.}


5.) 11 Aug 2014
11 Aug 2014 12:37:04
SEE West Ham have put a £5 million bid in for Wickham?. you have to be joking Sam this isn't the summer sales!. we shouldn't accept a Penny less than the £8 million we paid for him and only after we've signed another 2 strikers!


6.) 11 Aug 2014
11 Aug 2014 12:41:34
Why do we need more wingers? we have Larsson Mavaris Johnson Watmore and many others we need strikers . its pointless crossing the ball for no one to convert them . in any case we always play better with 2 strikers up front otherwise where are the goals coming from!


7.) 11 Aug 2014
11 Aug 2014 15:02:03
See West Hams Bid Has been rejected!. apparently it was around £4 million . I bet the fax to West Ham just said!. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha lol!


8.) 11 Aug 2014
We need good quality wingers due to Poyet only playing one striker, be that Altidore, Fletcher or Wickham (though he can play on the wings with some competency) atm, they're only as good as the service they get and while I expect the younger players will get shots due to injuries/fatigue we need solid and experienced.

There really is no point getting any more out and out strikers unless Altidore or Fletcher goes & we need a replacement.


9.) 11 Aug 2014
11 Aug 2014 17:33:30
Disagree Wyndrusher as everytime we've played with 2 strikers we've looked much better balanced and more likely to score and of course these wingers will have to score goals apart from Johnson alst season no other winger scored many!. Fletch will do the buisness if he's kept fit!. but I think every squad needs 4 good strikers as suspensions injuries take there toll in a season!


10.) 11 Aug 2014
I agree we do play better 4-4-2, however poyet doesn't like it & only resorts to it when injuries/fitness force it, so as it stands having forwards who can play on the wings & wingers who can fill in as fowards is more important due to how he plays.


11.) 11 Aug 2014
11 Aug 2014 19:37:44
Darren Ward? Now there's a name from the past. Far from excelling himself when he left Sunderland AFC he actually RETIRED from the game due to a persistent back injury.


12.) 12 Aug 2014
Fair enough robbiegee. but did he retire a flop?