Athletic Bilbao Transfer Policy

Wallywalton940 · 5th April 2012, 09:38 PM

How would you feel about Sunderland having a similar transfer policy of only North Eastern players being signed by the club?

I know it isn't the same as we don't have that same kind of Basque identity but it might create more of an identity.
This is just hypothetical mind, so don't think that I want to drop Sess and Co.

Personally I think it would be a bloody boring transfer window being linked with Adam Johnson every Summer...oh wait.

ChrisAshley · 5th April 2012, 09:40 PM

we'd end up in league one.

Wallywalton940 · 5th April 2012, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisAshley

we'd end up in league one.

more than likely.

Noble could be or first choice striker

PISTON · 5th April 2012, 09:42 PM

if its north eastern from every country's north east it could be a plan!!

pablo casals · 5th April 2012, 10:28 PM

i think it would be class if all of football reverted to it

imagine it, we look too closely at what the mags do every week as it is
it would really sort out football - champions league would be fuckin mad every season - as would the premier

not going to happen though

Blyth · 5th April 2012, 10:33 PM

Boro have done something similar. Not as rigid like, and it was mainly cos they were skint and left with very little choice.

Wally · 5th April 2012, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisAshley

we'd end up in northern league one.

tidied

vincey2 · 5th April 2012, 11:57 PM

would work as long as you have a decent youth setup which we now have. in 5/6 years it could be possible to have a lot of our squad coming from the youth side.
in recent years we have seen leadbitter, waghorn, colback, henderson, noble, alnwick make appearances and there are players like knott, laing, egan etc on the fringes.
its not quite the same but we are making some movements there as well