Give him a chance !!

[manamamackem]

Helmer
Bridges (Had Phillips and Quinn in front of him mind)

Dichio was in pretty much the same boat as Micky Bridges marra. Tragic about Helmer not working out for whatever reason.

You can't not play a player for not drinking enough surely

It's obvious that he disagreed with how things were done, training wise, marra. Reidy's main downfall was that if you upset him, you were out, without taking into consideration the effect that would have on the team

 

[scott934]

Fairly certain Helmer barely played for whoever we loaned him to and pretty much retired after that season.

 

[Crispy_Calzonie]

I thought that Cabral had a decent game against Fulham iirc in that seasons opening game and then never seemed to get a look in after.

 

[Farfrom Athletic]

Fairly certain Helmer barely played for whoever we loaned him to and pretty much retired after that season.

Went on loan to Hertha Berlin who were in the Champions League, and captained them.

 

[Cobber]

Mavrias.

Looked okay whenever he played which was fairly rare.

 

[Perryqhill]

Fairly certain Helmer barely played for whoever we loaned him to and pretty much retired after that season.

He went to Hertha Berlin on loan and was a regular in the champions league the season he was on loan, but barely played in all competitions and retired as soon as we paid up his contract.

 

[NYMackem]

Giaccherini. Barely once played in his natural position, and then slated for being too slow to play on the wing.

A common fate for a Sunderland player. Kieran Richardson was a better attacking midfielder than he was a full back, as is 09 now.

 

[andy100]

Steve Brodie

 

[Wise Man Says]

Helmer
Bridges (Had Phillips and Quinn in front of him mind)

I still think we should have kept and played Bridges. It was only his injuries at Leeds which meant that Reid didn’t look like a complete idiot for selling him

 

[ErichZann]

Scocco

 

[chriswallace85]

Buckley was probably the best player on the pitch for the first half of his home debut against Man United.

Absolutely shite after that though.

He wasn't though really. He just ran forward a lot. He didn't actually do anything.


Nice lay-off to the Sweet Prince AJ to ruin the scum's Christmas though.

 

[Get Into Em]

Lee Camp

Never tried him up front

It was unfair of us to play him in Goal. It clearly wasn't his natural position.

 

[manamamackem]

Giaccherini. Barely once played in his natural position, and then slated for being too slow to play on the wing.

A common fate for a Sunderland player. Kieran Richardson was a better attacking midfielder than he was a full back, as is 09 now.

Don't know about O'Nien, cause he's come on leaps and bounds since he last played CM for us, IMHO, marra

 

[Seaham Towny]

Steve Brodie

Midget iirc.

 

[Geronimo]

Ally McCoist

He was young but always looked out of his depth.
There's a reason he played all his career in Scotland too.

 

[ab 65]

Helmer was an oustanding player just didn’t fit into Reid’s and Saxtoms training methods and drinking culture. Left us and still played for a couple of seasons at campions league level IIRC

Correct and agreed.
He was class.
Remember him playing against Arsenal at home in one his rare appearances.
Think we drew 0-0 but he made so many interceptions and his positional sense was superb.
Mental that we saw fit to get rid.
We’d have qualified for Europe if we’d kept him.

 

[iPabs]

Rada Prica.

 

[123SunTan]

He wasn't though really. He just ran forward a lot. He didn't actually do anything.


Nice lay-off to the Sweet Prince AJ to ruin the scum's Christmas though.

That goal! Buckley defended the corner (header to AJ) and then ran down the pitch to be in position for the lay-off to AJ.

Juzanizi.

Jumanji?

 

[MackemMagic]

Baring his debut and that touch at St James to set up Johnson for the winner in the 1-0, Buckley was f***ing guff

 

[Thurston]

Reet , don’t be shy, who do you think didn’t get a fair crack of the whip at Sunderland?

Was Will Buckley that bad ?
Could Sterling have made a difference last season ?
Was Medina ever good enough?
Did O’donavan just need time ?

Rodwell.

Fairly certain Helmer barely played for whoever we loaned him to and pretty much retired after that season.

He had a falling out with Bobby Saxton didn’t he. Words were said.