That may be justa rumor but it would not be a big surprise at all. We Trinis don't want to accept the fact that Stern is past his prime and has not done much for Sunderland during the lattter part of the season. Now that they are in the big times, Keane want players that can make an impact and Stern has not been that kind of player recently. It is my opinion that he sshould not be included in the build up to 2010. Kenwyne Jones, Scotland, Roberts, Glen, and Sealy should be the younger players invested in for the future, just my opinion!!!
Exactly when was Stern's prime that is now past?
I guess he was referring to 2001-2002, just after the hex, when he buss the 20+ goals in the championship and take Birmingham to the Premiership after they buy him from Nottngham Forest.
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Or maybe 2005-2006 where he score 6 goals in 7 games between june and october to get us to the playoffs and then score 11 goals in 22 matches for Coventry in the second half of the season
Whether or not he being sold to Preston (which i highly doubt, it would make more sense to loan him off in november if he pulling stones in the epl) storeboy being a bit harsh.
Stern played 15 games for sunderland and scored 4 goals and made 2 assists. Considering that in "the latter part of the season" he hardly started and didn't play a full game, its not that bad, especially when you consider that he was the last player to be drafted into a team of strangers and didn't necessarily have the cohesion necessary with his team mates.
There is a difference between not including him in the buildup for 2010 and keeping him out altogether from the WC drive. The second option would be a bad idea until number 14 himself proves us wrong