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Rumours Rumours - Summer 2021 edition (Deadline Day from p814)

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  • Sunderland just signed a left back on loan from Leeds.  😬
    Frank Gray?
  • thenewbie said:
    I’m certainly not as positive as before but I just don’t think we need to decipher every word that comes out of his mouth. As with anything, the proof is in the pudding.

    I am very irritated we are going into another game with no fit senior left back in the squad. Absolutely criminal. Gunter is a poor RB let alone LB. It’s quite frankly a fucking joke.
    This. The fact that by the end of pre-season we only had 1 left back (I dont count Roddy as he's had less experience than Barker etc) is bad enough but when he got injured the fact that not even a loan/freebie was drafted in was criminal. 

    A dereliction of duty & we are reaping what we have sown. 
    The thing that’s made it worse is that it was Adkins who said he wasn’t worried because Gunter could cover there. That is either careless management or a worryingly lack of player assessment based on his appearances there so far.

    We then go and spend money on a fantastic left midfielder who desperately requires a technically gifted left back behind him as per how he thrived at Crewe. 

    It’s all a bit backwards.
    To be fair, I suspect that's Adkins playing a bit of politics with the press. As soon as he says "we need a left back pronto or we're fucked" then every agent with a LB around our level will be twirling their mustaches and cackling evilly.

    I very much doubt he actually thinks Gunter is the answer... Or Roddy Jr for that matter.
    Well he’s been happy enough to play him there for the last 4 games, with a 5th on Saturday.
  • I think we'll deliver some good news soon - that we managed to keep our current squad and nobody pinched any player from us.

    I can't help think why!
  • edited August 2021
    As Sunderand have just signed a left back, what about Denver Hume. He is out of contract and refused a new offer.  It is rumoured he is only on 2.5K a week, so would fit  into our wage structure.
  • alangee said:
    As Sunderand have just signed a left back, what about Denver Hume. He is out of contract and refused a new offer.  It is rumoured he is only on 2.5K a week, so would fit  into our wage structure.
    Too expensive and common sense based - dismiss.
  • edited August 2021
    PWADDICK said:

    Ged Roddy playing left back on Saturday 
    Doh!!....and it was going so well B)
  • J BLOCK said:
    Lack of rumours when we are so so short is very worrying. 
    So you keep repeating ...
    Yes. A new day and nothing again. 
  • thenewbie said:
    I’m certainly not as positive as before but I just don’t think we need to decipher every word that comes out of his mouth. As with anything, the proof is in the pudding.

    I am very irritated we are going into another game with no fit senior left back in the squad. Absolutely criminal. Gunter is a poor RB let alone LB. It’s quite frankly a fucking joke.
    This. The fact that by the end of pre-season we only had 1 left back (I dont count Roddy as he's had less experience than Barker etc) is bad enough but when he got injured the fact that not even a loan/freebie was drafted in was criminal. 

    A dereliction of duty & we are reaping what we have sown. 
    The thing that’s made it worse is that it was Adkins who said he wasn’t worried because Gunter could cover there. That is either careless management or a worryingly lack of player assessment based on his appearances there so far.

    We then go and spend money on a fantastic left midfielder who desperately requires a technically gifted left back behind him as per how he thrived at Crewe. 

    It’s all a bit backwards.
    To be fair, I suspect that's Adkins playing a bit of politics with the press. As soon as he says "we need a left back pronto or we're fucked" then every agent with a LB around our level will be twirling their mustaches and cackling evilly.

    I very much doubt he actually thinks Gunter is the answer... Or Roddy Jr for that matter.
    Well he’s been happy enough to play him there for the last 4 games, with a 5th on Saturday.
    No, he's had no choice. He's not the one actually responsible for making signings. I very much doubt he's happy at all to be acting Gunter there but until he has a viable alternative I don't see what he's expected to do differently.
  • just saw the super computer prediction for league one... we finish 11th.

    66 points. Only 65 points to go.... 
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  • If we're not careful,  Gunter will hit his match quota and trigger another extension!
  • TEL said:
    just saw the super computer prediction for league one... we finish 11th.

    66 points. Only 65 points to go.... 
    Would bite someone’s hand off for that. Anything that guarantees safety whilst we hopefully sort this out would do for me.
  • Gunter hasn't triggered an extension ever has he? We signed him on a 2 year deal last year
  • TEL said:
    just saw the super computer prediction for league one... we finish 11th.

    66 points. Only 65 points to go.... 
    Sounds like that may need a upgrade or a reboot.. B) ...bet it shows bloody Ipshite as champions, although we already knew that didn't we
  • SamE7 said:
    MrBurns said:
    Would this current side get us out of league 2?

    If you look at our form since that 5/6 game winning blip last season, our form probably wasn't far off relegation 

    We're weaker this season so it probably wouldn't! 

    It wasn't though, was it? We came 7th, missing out on goal difference. That shows that we had a really good upturn of form.

    MrBurns said:
    Would this current side get us out of league 2?

    If you look at our form since that 5/6 game winning blip last season, our form probably wasn't far off relegation 

    We're weaker this season so it probably wouldn't! 

    Finishing 27 pts (nine games worth of points) above the team who finished in the fourth relegation spot is not relegation form, in fact you could argue we finished the season in promotion form.
  • J BLOCK said:
    J BLOCK said:
    Lack of rumours when we are so so short is very worrying. 
    So you keep repeating ...
    Yes. A new day and nothing again. 
    I wouldn't say that it looks as though the Valley tour was very good.
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  • If Sandgaard can't afford League One wages, why don't we just go down to League Two to make his life easier. 
  • Tommy's company Zynex not doing too well. Maybe he has lost interest/focus on the club as a result?
  • edited August 2021
    If Sandgaard can't afford League One wages, why don't we just go down to League Two to make his life easier. 
    The question is if he can't/won't pay the 1.5 million in wages 5 more good league 1 players would cost why or how will he pay the 7 or 8 million we will lose next season.  Not spending money is not zero cost.

    If he doesn't know that by now he bloody well should.

    If indeed the budget is the problem. 
  • Southbank said:
    Tommy's company Zynex not doing too well. Maybe he has lost interest/focus on the club as a result?
    Could he be looking to unload us ?
  • Southbank said:
    Tommy's company Zynex not doing too well. Maybe he has lost interest/focus on the club as a result?
    Could he be looking to unload us ?
    Dear oh dear!🤕🤨🤨
  • Southbank said:
    Tommy's company Zynex not doing too well. Maybe he has lost interest/focus on the club as a result?
    Could he be looking to unload us ?

  • Southbank said:
    Tommy's company Zynex not doing too well. Maybe he has lost interest/focus on the club as a result?
    Could he be looking to unload us ?
    Yes, that’s exactly what he’s doing. 
  • Swisdom said:
    Another day slips away. No sign signing signing yet.

    All I can say if this is what one gets from a 24 hour a day slog 7 days a week perhaps time and motion studies are required 
    Surely you mean another half day slips away.  
    No,I don't.  The whole day slips away gradually.  Did you not notice, I said no sight of signing YET. I think that covers the period to posting 
    You actually said "Another day slips away. No sign signing signing yet".
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