Ellis Short on Martin - Page 4

redandwhiterob · 14th April 2012, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by vincey2

if short was going to give the club £20m he would have done it 2 years ago. I think Martin will be wheeling and dealing using saved wages to find a few young pacey british players to fill the gaps in the side.I think the only thing Martin can hope for is to trim the wage bill sell a few fringe players try and get as high a finish as possible and hope that he can wheel and deal.

Gordon, Bramble, ringo, angleri, emlo,gardner, riveros, gyan plus the 3 loan signings could all go bring in the young lads as squad fringe players

could easily be a saved £10m in wages there and maybe even £15m in transfer fees

As you will know mate, getting shot of these will be difficult. Nobody will pay them the wages we are so from a players point of view better off just running down the contract and go on a free. To get shot we could well have to help make up the difference in wages the players will have to incur

vincey2 · 14th April 2012, 03:29 PM

well angleri wants to go home
riveros is wanted where he is on loan
bramble could be sacked if he is found guilty
ringo i think has a clause in his contract about staying at west ham
gardner might fancy a move back cant imagine he is on daft money if gyan is on £30k

The Exile · 14th April 2012, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by redandwhiterob

As you will know mate, getting shot of these will be difficult. Nobody will pay them the wages we are so from a players point of view better off just running down the contract and go on a free. To get shot we could well have to help make up the difference in wages the players will have to incur

If there's one thing we've improved immeasurably at over the last four or five years it's getting rid of players we don't want. Hopefully it will continue this close season.

Craggsy-SAFC · 14th April 2012, 09:24 PM

Sunderland owner and chairman Ellis Short has praised the impact of manager Martin O'Neill in bringing "top-six form" to the club.

Short axed Steve Bruce and installed O'Neill in his place back in December with the Black Cats flirting with relegation from the Premier League.

But a remarkable run of seven wins from his first 10 games in charge propelled Sunderland up the league.

Things have fallen flat of late with Saturday's goalless draw against bottom club Wolves making it four games without a win for O'Neill's side.

But Short is full of praise for the job the 60-year-old manager has done.

Writing in his programme notes ahead of the Wolves game, Short said: "Looking at a league table based on results since Martin took over, we would be in joint-fifth position with Everton, who have played a game more than us in that period.

"We have taken 31 points from the 19 league games Martin has overseen. Were that to be repeated over another 19 games representing a full season, we would accumulate 62 points, which last year was enough to reach fifth place.

"That's comparable with the sixth position Martin managed to get Aston Villa to in each of his last three seasons in the Premier League before joining us.

"Our aim is to establish ourselves as a club who can regularly finish in the top half of the table and look to climb as high as possible.

"You would have to go all the way back to 1955 to find the last time the club finished in the top six, but top-six form is what we have had for the last half of the season, and we are seeking to consolidate this improvement and look to build on it in the seasons to come."

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