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Jack Clarke


nz joe said:
Totally unsuited to how they played . Not his fault they played him out of position most of the time ,then sacrificed him anytime they had a player sent off .
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That's not the only problem though is it? He definitely needs to add more to his game to be a success in the PL.
 
YES WE GYAN said:
Not sure thats true tbf, we just didnt have as much quality around him.

22/23 season: 11 goals (no pens), 14 assists.

23/24 season: 15 goals (5 pens), 4 assists.
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Ah yes pens are a gimme at Sunderland 😉 His assists were down in 23/24 as as you say no quality around him. But he went to another level that we got serious bids for him. Even 22/23 system played to his strengths as a wide player.
 
Hank Scorpio said:
I actually thought it would be a good move for the lad. Ipswich is a good club and given expectations would be low, I thought he’d do ok.

It hasn’t really happened though and at times he has looked hugely out of his depth.

I genuinely hope he turns it around but I do wonder if he regrets turning down the last contract offer a couple of weeks before the fee was agreed with Ipswich
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I said on this very thread it was a very poor footballing move signing for a team likely to struggle badly.

That's how it's turned out. The move was made far worse by a stubborn manager playing him out of position and refusing to alter tactics.

Obviously I was shouted down by people who can't see beyond money and others who still think McKenna is brilliant.

22 points and minus 44 GD speaks for itself. Dreadful season, worse than Luton last year.
 
Big Jeff said:
There’s a million players who took a punt, got more cash and the move just didn’t come off.

Jack is one of those lads. Fair play he rolled the dice. It didn’t pay off.
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The thing is everyone knew it was going to go this way. He took the coin for a season of top flight football. I’d have him back but he’s been badly advised twice now. Shouldn’t have moved from Leeds too soon and Ipswich was a sideway step in reality was always going to be a one season trip.
 
Harry Gates said:
His most memorable contribution of the season?
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Looks that way, disastrous move him which I thought it would be, ppl keep banging on about the money but he would have hardly been on the breadline and surely some kind of deal could of been reached where he was highest earner with increase if promoted, coupled with the fact he’s the main man here, settled and everyone believed in him, ah anyway he’s made his bed
 
Big Jeff said:
There’s a million players who took a punt, got more cash and the move just didn’t come off.

Jack is one of those lads. Fair play he rolled the dice. It didn’t pay off.
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Nail,hit, and head..... and i believe it's mainly down to one thing and that's greedy, immoral agents who only want one thing for themselves, a big pay check. There's no way they care about these kids s future. Don't know the answer but surely there should be some sort of regulation/ safety net ,
 
Safc98 said:
He’s the kind of player you have to tailor your entire system to. He looked unbelievably ordinary under Neil at times in League One when we played around Ross Stewart. Didn’t even start the Play Off Final.
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During his spell in League One I think he was gaining both match fitness and confidence, after all there was a reason he had to drop to our level at that time.
Dave Hosselhaff said:
Me too. Said it many times on here but when he was up against a PL full back (trippier) he was hopeless
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One game.
 
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Keith S30S said:
I said on this very thread it was a very poor footballing move signing for a team likely to struggle badly.

That's how it's turned out. The move was made far worse by a stubborn manager playing him out of position and refusing to alter tactics.

Obviously I was shouted down by people who can't see beyond money and others who still think McKenna is brilliant.

22 points and minus 44 GD speaks for itself. Dreadful season, worse than Luton last year.
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The problem is that he would never have got a move to a team who weren't going to struggle.
 
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