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There are four or five transfer windows there. Hardly comparable
Interesting Roy Keane fact
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gipetto
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He did succeed. We had a championship squad. We stayed in the league and he got off to a great start beating Spurs 1-0 at home.
Moyes still hasn't won a game despite thinking it was a good idea to sign players like Ndong (breaking our transfer record in the process).
You're comparing the signings of an established Premier League club with a newly promoted club that struggled to attract players. It's completely different.
You also left out that Leane had a bid accepted for Baines, he was close to signing but Everton came in at the last minute.
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MrBraithwaite
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I actually think Sunderland then would be an easier sell to a player than Sunderland at the moment. It was an up and coming ambitious outfit splashing the cash, whereas the club is seen as perennial strugglers at the moment
themanagersnot2blame
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Don't think that there is too much wrong with that list given where we were at the time - some decent names in there that served us well. If we did a top 10 worst Safc transfers deals of the last ten years I can't see any/ many of Keanes signings making that list...
raven_5
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Keane was a poor manager with no experience and still at least 10 of those signings (highlighted) were better that Dave's findings. This only shows what an awful job Moyes is doing.
MrBraithwaite
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The point is not the signings (he made some solid acquisitions) the point was the budgetary conditions then compared to now
I mean, I am sure Craig Gordon would have been a legendary goalkeeper had it not been those horror injuries he suffered
gipetto
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I disagree. Foreign players didn't even know who Sunderland were, not to mention we were known for being a yo-yo club.
Promoted teams are always more likely to be relegated the following season hence our only option at the time was to sign domestic based players for over-inflated fees on high salaries in order to attract them to the club/area.
Baird turned us down around that time because his lass wanted the option to shop in London whenever she wanted.
MrBraithwaite
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Maybe, but Sunderland under Quinn was an ambitious project that was looking to be building towards the top of the premier league. And Roy was able to get loads of good loans/signings from Man Utd
Richardsonsfreekick
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"And Roy was able to get loads of good loans/signings fromMan Utd..."
Same for Dave!....Love....McNair....
Same for Dave!....Love....McNair....
FootballFan
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Tbf I'd say Roy did succeed. We're an established
He successfully did both.
Love Keano me.
this. legend is Keano
Falconhoof
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Rade Prica 2 million
Steeeeed86
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Completely different market in 2007
I know which year I'd rather buy a Freddo.
I know which year I'd rather buy a Freddo.
MrBraithwaite
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That's Mourinho being spiteful again :-D"And Roy was able to get loads of good loans/signings fromMan Utd..."
Same for Dave!....Love....McNair....
(I do have a soft spot for Donald tho)
Totally different circumstances given where we had been, nobody would touch us with a barge pole, rookie manager, a bit of a nutter and no doubt some players wouldn't come because of him. He would of also signed Bent if Berbatov hadn't turned up at Manu? and tried Baines but his lass didn't want to move.
The sad reality is with all spent after he has gone we have not moved on a jot. Bruce's 10th place came courtesy of an already relegated West Ham not playing saleable assets on the last day of the season.
I was against having him as manager but he brought back pride and passion and also gave the club a good profile in the media. All of that was wasted with the appointment of Bruce, we aspired to be Wigan and like Wigan we have hung around like a turd that won't flush for the most part.
The sad reality is with all spent after he has gone we have not moved on a jot. Bruce's 10th place came courtesy of an already relegated West Ham not playing saleable assets on the last day of the season.
I was against having him as manager but he brought back pride and passion and also gave the club a good profile in the media. All of that was wasted with the appointment of Bruce, we aspired to be Wigan and like Wigan we have hung around like a turd that won't flush for the most part.
May 1973
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Tbf 9 or 10 of those Keane signings would probably get into our team/ squad as it stands now with the injuries
Exactly as I seen it above
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Unadulterated bollocks
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Bollocks there were loads of effective signings - Jones, Malbranque, Connelly, Cisse, Edwards for starters.
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