January will test Short, Quinn and Bruces' resolve

[ayesane]

Originally Posted by SOLid

Probs will be Gary Cahill

come again..

[Hawyatt Earp]

Originally Posted by Nil desperandum

Are you a bored moderator or just plain dull? Raking over the past or stalking is for babbies. Brian Clough would have said that a week in football everything can change dramatically and a second on a pitch can do the same. Unlike your omnipotent self and your tedious ilk I am not beyond reproach, but then again only fools would choose to scrutinise me bearing in mind I am not the object of any debate. Nor is there anything ironic about the username as I stay the full 90 odd minutes when I am fortunate enough to attend home or away and fully support the lads out on the pitch. And I don't own a blanket. That's not to say I don't overreact when things go awry but hey I'm not a guru or soothsayer just calling it as I see it from week to week.

I think he was just suggesting you were a bit fickle, so it would be unwise to take you seriously.

He's right

[captainfun]

With Meyler resuming training and Campbell still to come back - that will be like two new signings! Goalkeepers we are now well covered, with players with defensive qualities and able to swap positions (Da Silva, Ferdinand, Bardsley, Nedum) think we are covered there, midfield, again abundence and up front (Would you Bent straight back in for Everton game?

[SOLid]

Originally Posted by Agnew's Head

Surely you mean either Tim or Glen???

Doh. Smartarse comment bites me in the arse.

Tim

I see good times ahead. This is still the transition year for SB and anything better than 9th or 10th would be a result.

But better is becoming a greater probability since 31/10.

Let's see how good we really are. Bring it on.

[Nil desperandum]

Originally Posted by Hawyatt Earp

I think he was just suggesting you were a bit fickle, so it would be unwise to take you seriously.

He's right

Oh, aye. I thought we all had to take each other seriously.

Originally Posted by Sunderland White Lions

Are those the two options in English football? Nothing in between?

I love the fringe team we are at the moment, then.

Therein lies the problem. Conforming with mediocrity. It's rife.... I tell ya.

[My Boy Harry]

Originally Posted by Nil desperandum

whether or not we have the ambition to finally kick on to achieve what we deserve after tolerating years of dross. To become a top four challenging team or confirm Alan Brown's theory that we are and always will be a fringe club. Yes, I'm talking about hanging on to who we've got no matter what the cost and building on that. Discuss.

Cant see the problem in selling Henderson for £20m and buying the two lads on loan plus N'Zogbia.

You wheel and deal to get to where you want to be and so far Bruce has done remarkably well on that score in such a short space of time.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth and £20m for a home grown player is a canny gift.

[sonson]

Originally Posted by My Boy Harry

Cant see the problem in selling Henderson for £20m and buying the two lads on loan plus N'Zogbia.

You wheel and deal to get to where you want to be and so far Bruce has done remarkably well on that score in such a short space of time.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth and £20m for a home grown player is a canny gift.

Without Nedum and Welbeck (for the last three games anyway) we wouldn't be where we are now, and I think Nedum in particular has been more of a reason for our success than Henderson so far this season, bar the odd dip he's been very impressive. We would struggle far more without Nedum than we would without Jordan. And without Jordan, we would have money to buy a good replacement.

Not an ideal scenario, but 20 million would be excellent for a player who, despite having potential, is as yet unproven to be worth anywhere near that.

[Mr.Thunders]

Originally Posted by captainfun

With Meyler resuming training and Campbell still to come back - that will be like two new signings! Goalkeepers we are now well covered, with players with defensive qualities and able to swap positions (Da Silva, Ferdinand, Bardsley, Nedum) think we are covered there, midfield, again abundence and up front (Would you Bent straight back in for Everton game?

Would allow us to play 4-4-2 away from home more and help in "scrappy" games with Meyler and Cattermole in the middle and Henderson on the right with Zenden/Malbranque on the left.