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Jack Clarke


It's an interesting situation. In any other case, a young, talented and exciting player like Clarke goes to the premier league every day of the week. However, he's already been to a premier league team, which resulted in 4 loans and zero appearances at snr level.

Maybe I'm looking at this with an overly sunny disposition, but maybe he likes being a big fish in a small pond, where he is loved and playing the best football of his career.

I"m the eternal optimist and frequently wrong. And also mildly hungover, so take from that what you will.
 
The_Witch said:
FFFFUCKKKKK OFFF! We're in the Premier League. Used to be in League One with you. Remember? That team you played at the start of last season. Should've won. Didn't. Then Broady scored that deflected first and Hirsty let go a screamer for number two. Then, while your Director of Football or whatever it is was writing off a season, because he sacked that bloke with the massive mole on his fizz, the Londoner, swarthy type, double chin, looked like he enjoyed a nice cooked brekky once too often, well, where was I? Oh yeah, because he sacked him off and left his twat sidekick, the bloke who always wore that baseball cap, in charge, and your results went south quicker than a fat bird's tits after fifty, you missed the chance to compete excitingly with Leeds and Sarfampton and do last minute jammy winners. And lo, we went up, and are therefore so minted, we could keep you as our bitch and still have enough left to buy Liam Delap for fifteen massive. That Ipswich.
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Err what a balloon
 
kildaremackem said:
summerville had premier league experience and, rightly or wrongly, a much higher profile than clarke...
bowen was four years ago...

if he isnt ambitious its important we sell him while we still can...we need ambitous players to be an ambitious club...
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Jack Clarke I am sure is ambitious and can see that with him Sunderland have a better shot at promotion. Should the hierarchy back the manager by keeping his best players and supplementing with a couple of necessary additions then Jack Clarke might think that staying with the devil you know is the way to go. Since his arrival where initially he wasn't an automatic choice in league 1 he has progressed to be arguably the no 1 player in the Championship. He has been allowed to blossom with Sunderland where he has found his niche and I don't think it's just a coincidence that players have signed contracts hoping to follow his example where they will be given licence to express themselves playing regular Championship football this season. Some players with similar ambitions have improved their finances by moving from Sunderland but their game time hasn't increased. Jack Clarke will play in the Premier league as a first choice on a regular basis if he is good enough and I just hope he thinks Sunderland is his best chance.
 
I’m normally positive but there’s nothing positive about this deal I can see, if the figures quoted are correct. I can only hope they have quality deals secured on the back of this. Need to sleep this one off.
 
I try to not get too het up about football because ultimately there’s absolutely fuck all we can do about it. It’s really disappointing to see the club accept an offer which is definitely lower than the going rate.

We’re going to have to play a weaker side on Saturday against Burnley, I have no faith that the money will be reinvested properly and it shows the lack of ambition at SAFC currently.

Meh, feel good factor gone from the start of the season. Was nice whilst it lasted.
 
Maxie said:
That IS the model
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That’s my point though - we sold Stewart last season with no adequate replacement.

We’re selling Clarke this season and (as yet) have no adequate replacement.

Do we just keep selling our best players because we won’t pay them decent wages, and as a result of selling them don’t get promoted?
 
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