Russell Martin has Ross Stewart as his main target **Transfer confirmed **

[SAFC11]

If we do sell, I has to be closer to 10/12 Mill to actually make it worthwhile for us

 

[AyeAyeAye]

My comment was towards those types who even moaned their head off because rusyn might miss 1 game after signing.

We always sign injured players etc etc. Yet people want us to break our wage structure for a player whoxhas managed 14 games in a year and a Half.

The narrative changes by the hour

Has he really only played 14 games since last Match? He played 13 last season.

 

[Mboma]

It’s the moving on part that worries me!

Got absolutely zero confidence in this lot being able and even willing to reinvest all of the money in a proven direct replacement!

Do we need to reinvest ALL of the money like?

Another Ross Stewart from a club like Ross County would be spot on.

 

[Mowgli]

Has he really only played 14 games since last Match? He played 13 last season.

Since May 2022 he's made 14 appearances I think. Not even all starts.

By the time he returns that'll be 14 in 17 or 18 months

 

[sick]

It’s the moving on part that worries me!

Got absolutely zero confidence in this lot being able and even willing to reinvest all of the money in a proven direct replacement!

If they would pay the money that a proven replacement would ask, they may as well have just paid Stewart what he wanted. I think a young 'un from the PL is all we can expect.

 

[MurtonMark]

Moving forward?!! After this shitshow of a summer window?!!

As I have stated previously that comment was purely to boost season ticket sales imo! Either that or he’s deluded if he thinks we will compete for top 6 after weakening or squad!

Whatever his reasons for saying it were, he said it. The aim is to improve on last year - so that’s the benchmark to judge his decisions against.

 

[hudson88]

Can’t wait for the impending meltdown of this forum when he leaves at 11pm September 1st

With the defence of “the clubs hands were tied with him leaving so late in the window”

 

[Mr Miggins]

Credit to Speakman and co .
They have Sunderland fans acting like accountants now.
Before they came most fans just wanted a good team and be able to compete with lesser clubs like Southampton

Quite a few fans seem to be consultant surgeons anarl

 

[Ch1982]

With the defence of “the clubs hands were tied with him leaving so late in the window”

That defence won't wash with any fan

 

[Mowgli]

With the defence of “the clubs hands were tied with him leaving so late in the window”

They've got no excuse like. Willing to give them till the deadline to sort something regarding replacing stewart but they've had months to identify targets.

 

[Gaz]

With the defence of “the clubs hands were tied with him leaving so late in the window”

No defence this time if Stewart goes and 2 strikers don’t come in

 

[AyeAyeAye]

Since May 2022 he's made 14 appearances I think. Not even all starts.

By the time he returns that'll be 14 in 17 or 18 months

That’s not 18 months

 

[rentaghost]

If we do sell, I has to be closer to 10/12 Mill to actually make it worthwhile for us

I love Stewart but we are in the championship and 8 million or so is loads of money for a player at this level especially one in the last few months of his contract. We can’t afford to turn down that money imo

 

[MurtonMark]

They've got no excuse like. Willing to give them till the deadline to sort something regarding replacing stewart but they've had months to identify targets.

Just out of curiosity - what do you mean by “replacing Stewart”?

It’s inevitable now that they’ll sign two forwards, but if one of them is this left-winger type Ukrainian, and the other is an unproven and/or inexperienced “forward” (on loan or permanently), would you class that as “replacing” him?

Or do you, like me, consider “replacing him” to mean a player who we can be entirely confident will lead the line well and score goals at this level?

 

[Hawyatt Earp]

Exactly.
So what is different with us? Why do we receive absolutely hideous bids?

In fairness, we seem to have rejected them all so far and the owners probably say the exact same thing as you every time they get one

 

[Chucky Puddin]

No defence this time if Stewart goes and 2 strikers don’t come in

Unbelievable that we’re down to the day before the window shuts and we still haven’t signed a striker capable to go straight into the team! Bad bad planning

 

[Karlsson]

No defence this time if Stewart goes and 2 strikers don’t come in

100%

 

[beezer]

If we got £8m for him I’d not have an issue with selling if he doesn’t look like agreeing a new deal.

If we sell and don’t have a replacement lined up straight away then the club deserve any shit they get.

I can’t see this regime over paying for someone last minute to not leave us short. They didn’t do it in January.

Ironically Stewy Donald is lambasted for doing the opposite.

I don’t think there’s a right answer. Even if LND stays now if he gets crocked or walks away for free there’ll be plenty saying they should have taken Southamptons money. If there are no suitable replacements out there the club is in a bit of a hole.

 

[SAFC11]

I love Stewart but we are in the championship and 8 million or so is loads of money for a player at this level especially one in the last few months of his contract. We can’t afford to turn down that money imo

For what it would cost us to replace at this stage, it simply has to be around ten mil mark

 

[safc12321]

This one’s going to hurt if he goes all we ask for is players that give there all Stewart is that and for me there isn’t many better in this league not giving him the contract he wanted a while back is going to come to cost us

Top player unlucky with injuries literally carried us out of league 1 wish him all the best if he goes