Referring to an interview earlier this season, when Pardew revealed that Reid had pledged himself to the club this season, he added: "I hope that's still the case, but you can never say never.
"A couple of clubs have enquired about his form and how he's been doing this season, which you always regard as slightly suspicious, but that's been it and no one has taken it any further," he concluded.
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I think he has the best football brain in our team, but you have to create a position for him that is to the detriment of the rest of the team. Only way i can see it working is in a 352, but i don't think we have the three centre halves to cope with that system.
He is a good player no doubt about that, but with the constant injuries, i simply feel we get much better value out of the money than what he brings us.
can't see anyone forking out while still injured.
If we got offered £5M I would understand.
http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31815
Ok Blackpool were shocking but if we are going to stick to 4-4-2 then Holland and ZZ are definitely he best two.
Said it time and time again, Reid doesnt have the ability to play in that system so you have to accomodate him in a 4-5-1.
I also think we move the ball a lot quicker without him and I think Varney in particular wants the ball early and doesnt get caught offside as much now.
Holland is a better captain as well.
Take anything above £1.75m
I disagree that Blackpool were shocking, I thought we made them look average, I would personally rather see Semedo than Holland in the centre, but can't argue that Holland is doing the biz at the moment.
Any offer above £3m for Reid should be seriously considered I think
Reidy has bags of talent but what use is it if he spends half the season or more keeping Cory Gibbs company?
He is though a similar sort of player to Murphy who needs accomodating as opposed to Holland, Semedo, ZZ, even Racon maybe evn Arter and Wright who are all central players who are also a bit more box to box. Don't get me wrong at the start of the season Reid was covering every blade of grass but it seems for him to do that in one game he is knackered for the next game
As CHG points out, maybe we didn't miss him on Saturday however we have in previous games and in tight games against better quality sides or sides that put 11 men behind the ball, his ability could make the difference.
What makes him worth £5M - well he has really impressed for Ireland and the Sunderland manager is Irish and can afford £5M !
Market forces - the fact that teams in the bottom half of the prem have 16days left to purchase a player that might have the ability to win them 6 points or so in the struggle for relegation. Which could be worth about £30million. Didn't the inferior Jason Kumas go for a similar amount this time last year.
not sure when he went but it was for £5.5m
Madness to sell him at this stage unless the bid was silly money which I doubt it will be. Anyway, he won't be sold anyway seeing as he's out until the end of February and nobody will sign an injured player in the window - apart from Curbs of course.
We'd probably not be able to get the right replacement in the time left, anyway.
Unless we paid silly money too.