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Relegated players

  • 11-05-2008 08:56PM
    #1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 23,139 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    So which Relegated players do you think should Prem clubs should raid Derby, Brum and Reading for? and where could you see them going?

    Derby: Giles Barnes

    Reading: Hunt, Doyle, Shorey, Kitson?

    Birmingham: Zarate, Seb Larsson, Forsell?, Kapo?, De Ridder?, Muamba? or maybe McFadden


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    I think some of the names mentioned may well stay with their clubs, don't think any of the names mentioned will be snapped up by top half teams, none are good enough imo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,677 ✭✭✭genericgoon


    Hunt, Doyle and Long to Sunderland. Dunno why I think that but just got a feeling. :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,109 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    I agree about Hunt and Doyle to Sunderland. As for Kitson, he is only a championship player. Not up to premier standard.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,713 ✭✭✭keano_afc


    I think Zarate looks like a top flight player. Apart from that not a lot. Hope for the sake of the Irish team the Reading lads get a move.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,643 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Sonko will probably move on from Reading. I think he's an international footballer and probably won't fancy being out of the Premiership. The other names from Reading mentioned could all go.

    For Derby, I'd only rate Giles Barnes and I think he'll leave them.

    As for Birmingham, well if Roy Keane fancies another Irishman he could go for Kelly maybe. I'm sure Zarate won't be there. I think McSheffrey is a good player and it wouldn't surprise me if a PL club bids for him and he goes. I feel Muamba is another good player. Cameron Jerome could move on too. I would expect Steve Bruce will fancy raiding his old club for some of these players.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 707 ✭✭✭seabee


    I think zarate and muamba were only on loan with Brum and some dutch team are interested in de ridder


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 15,001 ✭✭✭✭Pepe LeFrits


    Muamba isn't a loanee.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,173 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    Think McFadden said during the week that he'd stay no matter what happened!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭Orizio


    I'm hopeful Doyle, Hunt and Kelly will be playing priemership football next year.

    Cameron Jerome is a must beyond the Irish lads.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AARRRGH


    Hunt, Doyle and Long to Sunderland. Dunno why I think that but just got a feeling. :p

    I wonder does it irritate the Sunderland fans that they have a team (and club!) full of Irish people? Probably...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 379 ✭✭King John V


    Orizio wrote: »
    I'm hopeful Doyle, Hunt and Kelly will be playing priemership football next year.

    Cameron Jerome is a must beyond the Irish lads.
    +1.
    Jerome is a decent enough player, especially for a potentially mid-table team like Sunderland to keep an eye on. Would love to see Hunt and Doyle along with Zarate on their way to Sunderland. Apart from Barnes, Derby don't have much.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    i think another year in the championship will do doyle the world of good


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 379 ✭✭King John V


    dublindude wrote: »
    I wonder does it irritate the Sunderland fans that they have a team (and club!) full of Irish people? Probably...
    No not really. If the player's good enough and all that. Besides after the summer the Irish could be the biggest casualties on Wearside. Harte, Connolly and (possibly) McShane are on the way out. Roy O' Donovan could be loaned out along with Anthony Stokes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,589 ✭✭✭✭Necronomicon


    I think Brum are the most likely to be pillaged.

    Larsson, Zarate, McFadden, Jerome, Kapo, De Ridder, Forsell.

    As for Reading, you could see Keane doing a double-swoop for Hunt and Doyle. Not as sure about Long, although it could be good from an Irish point of view if he became a regular in the Championship. I think Nicky Shorey is a cert to go, they barely hung onto him even this season.

    Derby, as said above, Giles Barnes is probably the only one who will be taken.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    dublindude wrote: »
    I wonder does it irritate the Sunderland fans that they have a team (and club!) full of Irish people? Probably...


    Do they though? They didn't appear to have many starting today.I know they have a few in the squad, I think keane, may well get rid of a number of the irish players this summer,think I read somewhere that keane was going to be looking for players from European leagues. As for the club, don't think the fans mind if money is pumped in and Sunderland are still an English club.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    Hunt is the most dead cert to leave. Shorey and Doyle could stay.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,399 ✭✭✭✭Thanx 4 The Fish


    Neither Zarate or Kapo are brum players are they. They will not be bought from brum anyway.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,589 ✭✭✭✭Necronomicon


    Neither Zarate or Kapo are brum players are they. They will not be bought from brum anyway.

    I was unsure about Zarate but I thought Kapo was bought.

    Edit: Just checked and that is indeed the case. Neither will be there next season I imagine.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    dublindude wrote: »
    I wonder does it irritate the Sunderland fans that they have a team (and club!) full of Irish people? Probably...
    Not unless they go down.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,714 ✭✭✭✭LuckyLloyd


    Helix wrote: »
    i think another year in the championship will do doyle the world of good

    100% agree. Doyle has been awful this term. Needs to score goals and rebuild at the lower level.

    Hunt was a standout and is probably the best player available off the three relegated teams.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭leninbenjamin


    LuckyLloyd wrote: »
    Hunt was a standout and is probably the best player available off the three relegated teams.

    agreed. he's the highest paid player at Reading too, I didn't know that. and has a sell on clause in his contract for around £5million if the Sunday times is to be believed. Wonder will Sunderland have much competition for him? i could see him doing a decent job for a few of the top half teams but still relatively inexpensive.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Mad_Max


    Brummies:
    I'd take a punt on McFadden. Has proved he can finish at the premiership level.
    I would have said Forsell a few years back but he hasn't set the world alight since.
    Would have thought stephen kelly might get a move but he'll prob stay.

    Reading:
    James Harper could probably do a job in the premier, seems to have a decent engine.
    Hunt will probably go but its only really sunderland who want him, kinda says it all about him for me, the Irish Park/Kuyt :D
    I think shorey and doyle will stay

    Derby:
    lol eh none. They wont even keep them according to Jewell's post match comments.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,925 ✭✭✭aidan24326


    Hunt is the obvious one. Amazing to think Doyle was being linked (albeit falsely) with Chelsea not all that long ago. His star has fallen a long way but he's a better player than he showed recently and I've no doubt he will improve again. Just needs to get some confidence back.

    Derby have nothing unfortunately, and the players being cleared out there will not be returning to the premier league any time soon. Even Giles Barnes is being talked up too much, it's not hard to stand out in a team that's got so many poor players. That said he at least showed some potential unlike most of his teammates.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,913 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    re Derby - while the club have no doubt made a pile of cash from their season stinking out the PL, promotion has turned out to be a real poisoned chalice for the players (and indeed Billy Davies).

    Jewell was on MOTD last night saying that most of the players were not fit to wear the shirt and wouldn't be playing for him again - ouch! So in return for overachieving and winning promotion last season, they've enjoyed a season of humiliation followed by the sack.

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 21,296 ✭✭✭✭gimmick


    Hope Doyle gets a move so we can get our 10% sell on.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,441 ✭✭✭Killme00


    Reading will depend on the manager. If Coppell stays then so too will Doyle and Hunt.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,595 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    LuckyLloyd wrote: »
    100% agree. Doyle has been awful this term. Needs to score goals and rebuild at the lower level.

    Kitson needs to shoulder alot of blame for that, he is on the greediest players I have seen in a long while.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    Mad_Max wrote: »
    Derby:
    lol eh none. They wont even keep them according to Jewell's post match comments.

    gilles barnes


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    gimmick wrote: »
    Hope Doyle gets a move so we can get our 10% sell on.

    if he starts banging in goals in the championship youll get more next year


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Mad_Max


    Helix wrote: »
    gilles barnes

    As a premiership player? Not yet. Needs time before he makes the step back up. He stood out because he was in a really really bad team.


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