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Football / Re: Sunderland Summer Transfer Rumours Thread
« on: August 07, 2009, 06:03:32 PM »
Sunderland: The Strongest Survivors
Posted 04/08/09 11:47EmailPrintSave
Last season: 16th; FA Cup fourth round; Carling Cup fourth round.
Manager: Steve Bruce, 20-1 (joint 13th favourite) to be first boss out of a job.
Transfers in: Fraizer Campbell (£3.5m, Manchester United), Paulo da Silva (undisc, Toulca), Lorik Cana (£5m, Marseille).
Transfers out: Dwight Yorke, David Connolly, Arnau Riera, Darren Ward, Nick Colgan, Peter Hartley and Niall McArdle (all released), Michael Chopra (£4m, Cardiff), Greg Halford (undisc, Wolves), Dean Whitehead (£3m, Stoke), Djibril Cisse, Calum Davenport, Tal Ben Haim (all end of loans).
Sunderland chief scout Ricky Sbragia must wake up every morning, remember what he does for a living, and then feel a shiver down his spine at the thought of the nightmare he's just had - the one where he somehow got the top job at the Stadium of Light.
Steve Bruce, meanwhile, must go to bed each night and say a little 'thank you' to the guardian angel who has watched over his career, enabling him to escape from Birmingham to Wigan with perfect timing, and then to swap the JJB for a club the size of Sunderland.
And Niall Quinn, relieved of much of the burden now business has been concluded with Ellis Short, must look himself in the mirror and wonder whether Roy Keane was a mistake he got away with or a gamble that just came off.
Keane galvanised the team in the Championship - something Quinn failed to do - and the unlikely alliance was an instant success. Keane was then given funds that should have made Sunderland comfortable, and the fact is that they have stayed up. But the first Premier League season was a struggle, the second more of one. Cue Sbragia. Keane's reign came to an explosive end, while his successor's merely crumbled.
A squad such as this should have done far better. Yet, like Hull's, Sunderland's survival last season came down to a single goal. Unlike Hull's, the goal was scored at the KC Stadium, by Djibril Cisse. Even a draw in that game and the Black Cats would - all else being equal - have finished 18th instead of Steve Bruce's childhood team up the road in Newcastle.
The one thing to sing about was somehow finishing as north-east top dogs and Bruce has come in and got rid of a large number of the fleas circling around, slimming down the squad. Cisse, whose option for a permanent deal from Marseille was not taken up, is the most prominent of those to leave. A substantial transfer fee for a sadly injury-prone player would have been a risk - and perhaps Sunderland have enough of those.
£5.5m Kieran Richardson has played 49 games in two seasons - more than I thought, but not enough, and seven league goals are inadequate, too. £9m Craig Gordon has struggled for form as well as fitness across the same period.
Bruce has been given money to spend, and not just on Darren Bent. Lorik Cana, an Albanian midfielder, has been signed from Marseille, for £5m. Fraizer Campbell has been enticed, too, creating strong competition with and support for the excellent Kenwyne Jones.
Even if the man himself is eager to come to England and angry, Bordeaux are probably right that Marouane Chamakh is a class above the Black Cats. But Bruce has a better set of players at his disposal than any other manager of a bottom-half club.
One word of caution is that Bruce somehow managed to get relegated with the strongest Birmingham squad he assembled, just when it seemed he had established City as Premier League constants. But I believe he has the capacity to learn from his mistakes. He had an excellent season at Wigan and understandably felt limited by the prospects of further progress there.
Of the teams that finished in the bottom half, Sunderland are more or less the only ones I'd be surprised to see relegated this season. In the first two months of the season, they face six clubs they should have realistic hopes of finishing above.
On day one they visit Bolton, and travel to Stoke in late August and Burnley in mid-September. Chelsea make their sole league visit to the north-east in the first midweek, but Blackburn, Hull and Wolves are the other visitors.
Sunderland are guaranteed to be north-east top dogs this season. Bruce will want that to mean something more than avoiding relegation. Newcastle's implosion gives the club a rare opportunity. We should not forget that in the peak years under Peter Reid the Wearsiders were pushing hard for Europe; I can't see that this season, but Wigan had a go last term and if Bruce's new team can prosper then Short may be willing to pay the price that would require in 12 months' time.
Posted 04/08/09 11:47EmailPrintSave
Last season: 16th; FA Cup fourth round; Carling Cup fourth round.
Manager: Steve Bruce, 20-1 (joint 13th favourite) to be first boss out of a job.
Transfers in: Fraizer Campbell (£3.5m, Manchester United), Paulo da Silva (undisc, Toulca), Lorik Cana (£5m, Marseille).
Transfers out: Dwight Yorke, David Connolly, Arnau Riera, Darren Ward, Nick Colgan, Peter Hartley and Niall McArdle (all released), Michael Chopra (£4m, Cardiff), Greg Halford (undisc, Wolves), Dean Whitehead (£3m, Stoke), Djibril Cisse, Calum Davenport, Tal Ben Haim (all end of loans).
Sunderland chief scout Ricky Sbragia must wake up every morning, remember what he does for a living, and then feel a shiver down his spine at the thought of the nightmare he's just had - the one where he somehow got the top job at the Stadium of Light.
Steve Bruce, meanwhile, must go to bed each night and say a little 'thank you' to the guardian angel who has watched over his career, enabling him to escape from Birmingham to Wigan with perfect timing, and then to swap the JJB for a club the size of Sunderland.
And Niall Quinn, relieved of much of the burden now business has been concluded with Ellis Short, must look himself in the mirror and wonder whether Roy Keane was a mistake he got away with or a gamble that just came off.
Keane galvanised the team in the Championship - something Quinn failed to do - and the unlikely alliance was an instant success. Keane was then given funds that should have made Sunderland comfortable, and the fact is that they have stayed up. But the first Premier League season was a struggle, the second more of one. Cue Sbragia. Keane's reign came to an explosive end, while his successor's merely crumbled.
A squad such as this should have done far better. Yet, like Hull's, Sunderland's survival last season came down to a single goal. Unlike Hull's, the goal was scored at the KC Stadium, by Djibril Cisse. Even a draw in that game and the Black Cats would - all else being equal - have finished 18th instead of Steve Bruce's childhood team up the road in Newcastle.
The one thing to sing about was somehow finishing as north-east top dogs and Bruce has come in and got rid of a large number of the fleas circling around, slimming down the squad. Cisse, whose option for a permanent deal from Marseille was not taken up, is the most prominent of those to leave. A substantial transfer fee for a sadly injury-prone player would have been a risk - and perhaps Sunderland have enough of those.
£5.5m Kieran Richardson has played 49 games in two seasons - more than I thought, but not enough, and seven league goals are inadequate, too. £9m Craig Gordon has struggled for form as well as fitness across the same period.
Bruce has been given money to spend, and not just on Darren Bent. Lorik Cana, an Albanian midfielder, has been signed from Marseille, for £5m. Fraizer Campbell has been enticed, too, creating strong competition with and support for the excellent Kenwyne Jones.
Even if the man himself is eager to come to England and angry, Bordeaux are probably right that Marouane Chamakh is a class above the Black Cats. But Bruce has a better set of players at his disposal than any other manager of a bottom-half club.
One word of caution is that Bruce somehow managed to get relegated with the strongest Birmingham squad he assembled, just when it seemed he had established City as Premier League constants. But I believe he has the capacity to learn from his mistakes. He had an excellent season at Wigan and understandably felt limited by the prospects of further progress there.
Of the teams that finished in the bottom half, Sunderland are more or less the only ones I'd be surprised to see relegated this season. In the first two months of the season, they face six clubs they should have realistic hopes of finishing above.
On day one they visit Bolton, and travel to Stoke in late August and Burnley in mid-September. Chelsea make their sole league visit to the north-east in the first midweek, but Blackburn, Hull and Wolves are the other visitors.
Sunderland are guaranteed to be north-east top dogs this season. Bruce will want that to mean something more than avoiding relegation. Newcastle's implosion gives the club a rare opportunity. We should not forget that in the peak years under Peter Reid the Wearsiders were pushing hard for Europe; I can't see that this season, but Wigan had a go last term and if Bruce's new team can prosper then Short may be willing to pay the price that would require in 12 months' time.
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Football / Re: Blade at it again
« on: July 31, 2009, 10:00:10 AM »
I rel sorry but Akile playing out of position at LB instead of LM is an excuse...the only difference between the two is where you are on the field...the fact of the matter is that the man cannot pass LB or Lm if u cant pass u just cant pass...if the man is a LM he should have some nice touches, not makin a direct comparison but look at Dani Alves and Evra these fellas were both wingers that were converted into wing backs and true their positioning suspect at times but you could see that the conversion has been possible...and if he does not have the brain to figure out the positioning difference yet he shouldn't be on the team...but back to the real post Avery is a damn good LB just like to skate too much
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Football / Re: Jones welcomes competition for places
« on: July 15, 2009, 09:25:48 AM »
CrOuch main thing supposedly is his aerial prowess and that man rarely scores headers, or any other goal for tht matter, as FK said KJ outscore the man while playing a shortened season with a definitely less creative midfield...we can't forget the mid season slackness tht went on at Sunderland either...the only attribute that Peter Ouch have over KJ is a better touch...but anybody hear that ever play defence could know that KJ with that physical ability is a much tougher opponent than Ouch
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Football / Re: Nic names for players.
« on: July 09, 2009, 02:55:00 PM »
Peltier other nick name was Wonky from he st. anthony's days not really sure y tho
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Football / Swans accept Scottie bid
« on: July 09, 2009, 02:48:39 PM »
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5423273,00.html just waiting to agree personal terms
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Cricket Anyone / Re: Best Indies v Sri Lanka
« on: June 19, 2009, 11:49:01 AM »
oh one down.....not Dilshan tho
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Cricket Anyone / Re: Best Indies v Sri Lanka
« on: June 19, 2009, 11:47:13 AM »
ohhhh gooooooosshh broavo get licks 18 in the over
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Cricket Anyone / Re: Best Indies v Sri Lanka
« on: June 19, 2009, 11:38:28 AM »
Sri Lanka struggling....just ha get rid of Dilshan
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Football / Re: Tinto, Edwards impress Costa Rica coach.
« on: June 16, 2009, 10:28:35 AM »
See Tinto play InterCol when I was in Form 1 and end up playin against him when I reach Form 6(not sure how that work out) but the man always had a realll nice first touch and used to beat d whole Fatima side by himself...should do good at this level cuz he was always small and never afraid to take on...now that we have a good right wing maybe he and Carlos should be our wingers cuz as far as i remember Tinto have a good left foot too
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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Costa Rica Game (06-Jun-2009).
« on: June 06, 2009, 06:21:01 PM »
Centre backs lookin like some U-14 centre backs and not even for a good side....a team like Diego Sec or sumting...but we seriously need to do something with the defence and work on the finishin as well...T&T look good tho...confidence on the ball and that IX was good...Marshall and Julius James the future
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Football / Re: T&T party after defeat, fans consider boycott
« on: April 07, 2009, 10:15:01 PM »
The men could do what they want as long as they show up to work when it's time to work and their lifestyle does not affect their performance...I remember Sergio Ramos from Spain partying during the Euros and coach ain do him nuttin cuz he still performing...work was done so these fellas were on their own time and is not likr it was the nite before the game or sumting...we stressin too much but dis
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Football / Re: SW.NET - Forum Interview.
« on: April 07, 2009, 01:11:42 PM »
1. Recall Brent Sancho, Cyd Gray and Cornell Glenn.
2. San Juan Jabloteh, they keep breeding good, young players.
3. No. Trinidad & Tobago can now make four passes without losing the ball.
4. Yes it is, to give the kids some experience at the top level. Leston Paul as a future captain and Sheldon Bateau because we will need a defender soon.
5. No. It is a disrespect to the league.
6. More friendly matches against god opposition. Not like the senior team playing Guyana, they need to test themselves against teams like England and Spain.
7. As a coach- Terry Fenwick. Players- the best from the country sans politics.
8. Against USA in chicago.
9. Against USA in P.O.S.
10. There is not much different that the coach can do due to FIFA regulations except pick the best players.
11. Since our defence is the main problem a 4-5-1 with Scotland/Jones on top and Stern in the midfield.
12. Yohance Marshall and Kevon Villaroel.
13. Ince, Gray, Lawerence, Thomas, A. John, C. Edwards, Yorke, Birchall, S. John, Daniel, Scotland. Subs- Phillip, Spann, Hislop, Hyland, Latapy, Jones, Glenn.
14. The biggest probelm is our lack of heart, fight and commitment. We still react instead of act and are rarely first to the ball. As a team our fitness and our technical ability are no where near in comparison to the USA.
15. We do tend to overrate our players especially since most other teams in the hex are made up of players who compete at higher levels than ours, save Jones, Scotland, John and Yorke.
16. Carlos Edwards, the only attcking threat that we possess.
17. Akile Edwards, Clyde Leon and Anthony Wolfe.
18. Country
Goalkeeper- Iker Casillas
Defender- Lucio
Midfielder- Ribery
Forward- Messi
Club
Goalkeeper- Julio Cesar
Defender- Vidic
Midfielder- Gerrard
Forward- Messi
2. San Juan Jabloteh, they keep breeding good, young players.
3. No. Trinidad & Tobago can now make four passes without losing the ball.
4. Yes it is, to give the kids some experience at the top level. Leston Paul as a future captain and Sheldon Bateau because we will need a defender soon.
5. No. It is a disrespect to the league.
6. More friendly matches against god opposition. Not like the senior team playing Guyana, they need to test themselves against teams like England and Spain.
7. As a coach- Terry Fenwick. Players- the best from the country sans politics.
8. Against USA in chicago.
9. Against USA in P.O.S.
10. There is not much different that the coach can do due to FIFA regulations except pick the best players.
11. Since our defence is the main problem a 4-5-1 with Scotland/Jones on top and Stern in the midfield.
12. Yohance Marshall and Kevon Villaroel.
13. Ince, Gray, Lawerence, Thomas, A. John, C. Edwards, Yorke, Birchall, S. John, Daniel, Scotland. Subs- Phillip, Spann, Hislop, Hyland, Latapy, Jones, Glenn.
14. The biggest probelm is our lack of heart, fight and commitment. We still react instead of act and are rarely first to the ball. As a team our fitness and our technical ability are no where near in comparison to the USA.
15. We do tend to overrate our players especially since most other teams in the hex are made up of players who compete at higher levels than ours, save Jones, Scotland, John and Yorke.
16. Carlos Edwards, the only attcking threat that we possess.
17. Akile Edwards, Clyde Leon and Anthony Wolfe.
18. Country
Goalkeeper- Iker Casillas
Defender- Lucio
Midfielder- Ribery
Forward- Messi
Club
Goalkeeper- Julio Cesar
Defender- Vidic
Midfielder- Gerrard
Forward- Messi
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Football / USA vs T&T- my opinion on T&T's performance
« on: April 02, 2009, 01:35:07 PM »
Our performance had a lot of flaws in it...From the horrible play of both starting wing backs, A.Edwards and A. Wolfe, who seem to have never played at the youth level where I know for a fact that all coaches teach tracking and marking, that is following the opposing player that making the run, which was evident throughout the entire game and team..On the first goal Wolfe let Donovan run straight through for the flick on while A. Edwards was ball watching as Altidore just sneak in on the back side...
Another issue has to be our lack of spirit nobody except the centre backs, Stern, Carlos and Birchall of the starters played with any kind of hustle or hunger...the rest of the XI seemed content to just play the entire game in neutral...I know when I was growing up, and that still happening, I always aspired, and still do, to play for the national team as it is supposed to be an honour but like that is a lost thing probably cuz my father old school...few of these players are willing to bleed for their country imho...
Stern John had a very impressive game, we all know that Stern is a poacher a la Raul and Inzaghi, and he cannot do that if we not shooting or we playin with two defensive mids in Birchall and Leon, Stern had to drop deep to play as a link up man which he did very well but we know that Stern has never been a speedster so if he drops deep it is unlikely that he will make it into the box in time for a cross from Carlos which at my count is good one in three/four...we should honestly look at a role for Stern, if we insist on playing him it cannot be as a striker because service is as poor as a b-mobile if you living quite-o quite-o...
Carlos is our biggest threat going forward and this honestly is sad...Quite frankly he cannot cross the ball so yes he made some good runs and yes he played with heart but I can get to the bye line all day long and kick the ball off the field or too deep for any of our players too...
Keon Daniel had an okay game he passed well and attempted to take on the right back but his tendency is to drift inside as a player who has played CM the majority of his career...his defensive effort is lacking and this is why A.Edwards should be cussing him to come back as well as our captain and the rest of our team...
We cannot continue to start to defensive midfielders and expect to be a threat going forward Hyland needs to start as is evident when he came on the first good cross which KJ duly got the extra point for as it was a perfect field goal...
I saw some plays where T&T actually made four to five passes in succession which I have not seen in a long time but the main murderer of our football is team selection...either we bring back Sancho, Cyd and Avery and make this World Cup or play some young boys, take licks and in 2013 we could mount a serious challenge in the hex...
Another issue has to be our lack of spirit nobody except the centre backs, Stern, Carlos and Birchall of the starters played with any kind of hustle or hunger...the rest of the XI seemed content to just play the entire game in neutral...I know when I was growing up, and that still happening, I always aspired, and still do, to play for the national team as it is supposed to be an honour but like that is a lost thing probably cuz my father old school...few of these players are willing to bleed for their country imho...
Stern John had a very impressive game, we all know that Stern is a poacher a la Raul and Inzaghi, and he cannot do that if we not shooting or we playin with two defensive mids in Birchall and Leon, Stern had to drop deep to play as a link up man which he did very well but we know that Stern has never been a speedster so if he drops deep it is unlikely that he will make it into the box in time for a cross from Carlos which at my count is good one in three/four...we should honestly look at a role for Stern, if we insist on playing him it cannot be as a striker because service is as poor as a b-mobile if you living quite-o quite-o...
Carlos is our biggest threat going forward and this honestly is sad...Quite frankly he cannot cross the ball so yes he made some good runs and yes he played with heart but I can get to the bye line all day long and kick the ball off the field or too deep for any of our players too...
Keon Daniel had an okay game he passed well and attempted to take on the right back but his tendency is to drift inside as a player who has played CM the majority of his career...his defensive effort is lacking and this is why A.Edwards should be cussing him to come back as well as our captain and the rest of our team...
We cannot continue to start to defensive midfielders and expect to be a threat going forward Hyland needs to start as is evident when he came on the first good cross which KJ duly got the extra point for as it was a perfect field goal...
I saw some plays where T&T actually made four to five passes in succession which I have not seen in a long time but the main murderer of our football is team selection...either we bring back Sancho, Cyd and Avery and make this World Cup or play some young boys, take licks and in 2013 we could mount a serious challenge in the hex...
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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs USA game (01-Apr-2009).
« on: March 30, 2009, 07:16:13 PM »
this is what ESPN's Ives Galarcep think's about our defence......"Trinidad & Tobago isn't exactly known for stingy defense these days, so opportunities should come" read the whole article http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=632534&sec=us&root=us&cc=5901
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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Honduras game (28-Mar-2009).
« on: March 28, 2009, 06:03:23 PM »
lookin good so far...jus a lil more upfront...KJ and R. Latapy to come on
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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Honduras game (28-Mar-2009).
« on: March 27, 2009, 04:38:41 PM »
we ready big time up here in Jacksonville for this game....by the way I am the newest member to the board buti have been reading daily for almost 2 years now....I love it
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