Sunderland AFC Transfer Rumours/Discussion 2008/2009

IRISHSPORTSGUY · 05-06-2008 10:55AM #1

I'm a Sunderland fan (not a plastic one since the Quinn takeover).

Ha'way the lads!

CHD · 05-06-2008 11:04AM

lol

leninbenjamin · 05-06-2008 11:07AM

Roy's beginning the clearout i see. 8 gone already and rumoured another 7 more to go... jaysus he accumulated an awful lot of crap in his two years.

are they holding onto Yorke?

wheres me jumpa · 05-06-2008 11:34AM

leninbenjamin wrote: »

are they holding onto Yorke?

I got the impression from some of the things Keane said about him that he would be staying. This could be an interesting topic over the course of the summer, Ronaldinho to be taken under Keanes wing and shown the decent Catholic way of life?!

Mr Alan · 05-06-2008 11:38AM

wheres me jumpa wrote: »

Ronaldinho to be taken under Keanes wing and shown the decent Catholic way of life

Tell me you are taking the piss?

wheres me jumpa · 05-06-2008 11:43AM

Mr Alan wrote: »

Tell me you are taking the piss?

Yes, yes I am.

CHD · 05-06-2008 11:47AM

lol

Nalz · 05-06-2008 12:24PM

ah ye can support someone anytime anywhere ya want, just as longa as you dont change your spots more times then you change your undies....cas I know someone like that. He mightent change his jocks much, but he still has had more clubs then Tiger Woods.

Sunderland top table next season?
Keane to spend 30m +?
More Irish to head north, or in Duffs case east a bit?

Dub13 · 06-06-2008 11:42AM

How much do you reckon Keane will have to spend this summer...?

mormank · 06-06-2008 11:44AM

chdpoker wrote: »

lol

so how many of ur posts consist of just 3 letters???

wheres me jumpa · 06-06-2008 11:51AM

Dub13 wrote: »

How much do you reckon Keane will have to spend this summer...?

I honestly believe its more a question of the players he can attract. If Keane can attract big names he will get big money. However like last season, I think he will continue to attract the big names they are continually linked with.

Some top Irish names, an ex United player, ageing continental legend will be more than likely be his pick imo.

leninbenjamin · 17-07-2008 11:03PM

Just saw this on the BBC...

Sunderland's Kenwyne Jones is set to miss the first two months of the season because of a knee ligament injury he suffered on international duty.

The 23-year-old was injured during Trinidad and Tobago's 3-0 loss to England on 1 June when he collided with England goalkeeper David James.

"Clearly there's ligament damage, but we are hopeful," said boss Roy Keane.

"We've two or three weeks to play with but it'd certainly rule him out for the first month or two whatever happens."

Jones, who was voted the club's Player of the Year last season, joined Sunderland from Southampton in August 2007 for £6m, scoring eight goals.

Last season was Keane's first full campaign in charge, and he guided the team to 15th place in the Premier League.

As the new season draws closer, he said he was confident the club would continue to progress.

"I'm hopefully a better and wiser manager and I'm confident the team can do better than last year," he said.

"I've learned from my mistakes. We need to keep improving and we've added one or two staff members as we pushed them a lot last year.

"With Kenwyne now being out, Paul McShane's had an operation and (loan signing) Jonny Evans has gone back to Manchester United - we're three players down from a limited squad last year, in terms on numbers.

"It's going to be tough but I'm confident (chairman) Niall Quinn and (chief executive) Peter Walker can try and finalise the deals we're hoping to do over the next 48 hours."

I had thought jones was set to miss a lot more than 2 months. I had read somewhere that me may be a doubt for entire season?

anyway what i find most interesting though is the "next 48 hours" quote. i've seen very little mentioned as regards Sunderland of late so i didn't think they were making any progress. any idea who it is? that Romanian Goia or however you spell it?

CHD · 17-07-2008 11:07PM

mormank wrote: »

so how many of ur posts consist of just 3 letters???

bout 214 of them

estebancambias · 17-07-2008 11:12PM

Will be interesting.

I don't reckon he will sign Mooney from Cork as he already has O'Donovan. I reckon Mooney will stay at Cork for another season, although maby not.

I honestly would be suprised if Doyle and Hunt are not Sunderland players.

estebancambias · 17-07-2008 11:13PM

CHD wrote: »

bout 214 of them

LOL

Im_No_Superman · 17-07-2008 11:19PM

Looks like Keano is to make bids for 4 Spurs players! :eek:

Sunderland have approached Tottenham with offers for four of their players, Sky Sports News understands.

Steed Malbranque, Pascal Chimbonda, Younes Kaboul and Teemu Tainio are the men reportedly wanted by Black Cats boss Roy Keane.

All four of the players figured under Juande Ramos at White Hart Lane, with Malbranque and Chimbonda particularly prominent figures.

However, Ramos has been busy rebuilding his squad since the end of last season and could be ready to let the quartet leave.

The Black Cats, who have been much quieter in the transfer window, have yet to comment on the reports.

However, Keane did reveal earlier on Thursday that he felt this time next week there would be 'plenty of new faces' at the Stadium of Light.

http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_3831832,00.html

Ive always liked Malbranque, quality player imo, would be an excellant signing.

leninbenjamin · 17-07-2008 11:22PM

Im_No_Superman wrote: »

Looks like Keano is to make bids for 4 Spurs players! :eek:

wow. even one of those would be a decent signing for them. could be an interesting week on the Keano front. Malbranque though would be a great signing i agree.

estebancambias · 17-07-2008 11:27PM

Yep Malbranque in particular. Don't know why he would sign Kaboul though, he looked worse than McShane last season. Taino would be a good addition, and so would Chimbonda(went backwards last season)

The thing is though, Hunt is definetly leaving Reading, and signing Malbranque would seem to end Hunt and Sunderland...so where for Hunt?

Probably West Ham.

leninbenjamin · 17-07-2008 11:46PM

estebancambias wrote: »

The thing is though, Hunt is definetly leaving Reading, and signing Malbranque would seem to end Hunt and Sunderland...so where for Hunt?

eh... Malbranque isn't a left midfielder. I mean he can play there as Spurs do, but they always did so due to lack of options more than anything else. he's probably better on the centre or on the right, as he's naturally right footed. didn't he play on the right for Fulham?

anyway the point of this post is to say that Both Hunt and Malbranque could easily co-exist in the same team.

estebancambias · 17-07-2008 11:52PM

So what your saying is Hunt and Malbranque could play together on the same team? Is that what you're saying? I need to be sure.

Anywho...yeah, I think in Tigana's first season in the Prem, he played Malbranque at the top of the diamond which is where he is best. Right wing was where he played mostly though and yeah Sunderland are short in that department, with Stokes, O'Donavon and Edwards(and probably more) being deployed in that role.

I don't rate Edwards. I rate O'Donavon, and Stokes is an Inzaghi like striker who probably won't be near anything until about 24/25.

leninbenjamin · 17-07-2008 11:54PM

estebancambias wrote: »

So what your saying is Hunt and Malbranque could play together on the same team? Is that what you're saying? I need to be sure.

maybe...

shane86 · 18-07-2008 12:05AM

Trilla wrote: »

Sunderland top table next season?

Are you having a laugh?

Somewhere between 12th and inclusion in the drop zone tbh. Can someone tell me who, on the cover of a post c`ship win book, is quoted on the cover predicting the 07-08 season with woridng something along the lines of "Sunderland to win the EPL this year? I wouldnt bet against it!"

Some pundit or ex player, cant recall who now. Jaysus like.

It pains me when I hear the likes of Doyle and Hunt might be headed to this mid table (at best) abyss. Anthony Stokes seems to be going nowhere fast with them.

SantryRed · 18-07-2008 12:21AM

Anyways, here hoping Sunderland get relegated next year.

hunter164 · 18-07-2008 12:22AM

Hear Hear

estebancambias · 18-07-2008 12:28AM

I hope not, for the sake of Anthony Stokes, Paul McShane, Roy O'Donavon, Liam Miller, Andy Reid and Daryll Murphy, and perhaps our future manager.

They won't be relegated anyway.

SantryRed · 18-07-2008 12:34AM

For the players there, to be honest I hope them players do well.

But if they go down, all the bandwagon jumpers will be a bit down.

So, win win situation for me:D

estebancambias · 18-07-2008 12:38AM

Has the novelty not ended by now? They have had two seasons of it...

Don't get me wrong, I have a love hate relationship with Sunderland but if the team consists of irish players I will support them.

DeadSkin · 18-07-2008 01:02PM

From the BBC:

Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul "wouldn't join Sunderland even if there was an earthquake", according to his agent. (AFP news agency, 1342 BST)

An earthquake where?

pvt.joker · 18-07-2008 01:03PM

Great to see more Sunderland fans on here tbh.

Ha'way the lads!

Ekels · 18-07-2008 03:02PM

Im_No_Superman wrote: »

Looks like Keano is to make bids for 4 Spurs players! :eek:

http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_3831832,00.html

Ive always liked Malbranque, quality player imo, would be an excellant signing.

I can't see the point in bothering with absolute rejects from other premiership clubs. Especially Kaboul. He's poor.

Doyle and Hunt for about £10-13million would be an injection of real quality.

Ekels · 18-07-2008 03:07PM

estebancambias wrote: »

I hope not, for the sake of Anthony Stokes, Paul McShane, Roy O'Donavon, Liam Miller, Andy Reid and Daryll Murphy, and perhaps our future manager.

Other than Reid, none of those have persuaded me that they're premiership players. Murphy had a decent season though.
O'Donovan and Stokes should prove quality.
McShane and Miller are mediocre, I think.

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