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Jack Clarke


Mackemansj1 said:
He’ll do well for them in the championship next season. Harte well and truly fucked him over career wise, done well for his bank balance but set him back just like his love to spurs, wrong choice.
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To be fair no one knows this yet. He could be a starter for them soon and then stay in the first team. If he'd gone to a more established premier league club he'd never have been a first team starter in his first season. He is probably at the right club if he wants to be in the premier league and also play in the first team. If he does well for them he is likely to get a move to a better premier league team if they go down.
A lot of ifs there but until the season has played out we won't know if it was the correct choice for him.
 
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Keith S30S said:
Why do you keep referring to the Championship?

You weren't a match for Liverpool. They had over 62% possession, twice the shots you had, twice as many on target, twice as many corners. You were a long way 2nd best.

You're heading for relegation IMO. Sides need to start well to have any chance of staying up. You haven't done that. Bye.
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They may well go down, but defeats against city and Liverpool are pretty much a given for the bottom clubs (I know Forest won at the weekend)
 
halfpast3 said:
How’s he fucked him over career wise?
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I think it depends on what he wants out of a "career", if we're talking in the strictest sense of the term, he's been great for his career.

I do think Clarke will come to regret the move given how loved he was here, but equally he could break in to their first 11, bang the goals in, keep them up and be adored down there. That would be reliant on us getting promoted in the next few seasons mind.

I'm also a Sunderland fan so I'm hugely biased, and to be honest I'd expect every club to say the same about their fans, but I do think if the fans love you in this part of the world it means a bit more.
 
Ipswich seemed a strange move for him imo. I thought he'd have moved to someone like a brentford who were already a few years into their premier league journey with less risk of relegation. If that offer wasn't on the table then surely he'd have been better off waiting til January or the following summer. The fee would be less and there'd probably be more offers.

The Ipswich move comes with a high chance he'll be back in the championship again next season. It's well know how much he loves living and playing up here, was Ipswich really worth giving that up for (money aside). Don't begrudge him a crack at the premier league, he's earned it. But he deserved a better move than that imo and it surely came down to Harte not wanting to wait for his payday
 
Nathan Gunn said:
Ipswich seemed a strange move for him imo. I thought he'd have moved to someone like a brentford who were already a few years into their premier league journey with less risk of relegation. If that offer wasn't on the table then surely he'd have been better off waiting til January or the following summer. The fee would be less and there'd probably be more offers.

The Ipswich move comes with a high chance he'll be back in the championship again next season. It's well know how much he loves living and playing up here, was Ipswich really worth giving that up for (money aside). Don't begrudge him a crack at the premier league, he's earned it. But he deserved a better move than that imo and it surely came down to Harte not wanting to wait for his payday
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I thought the same at first but there's every chance he impresses at Ipswich and then a more established club comes in for him. At the minute it's Ipswich taking the risk he can cut it at that level. If he shows he can the risk is removed for other clubs and Ipswich can easily double their money.
 
He was here and he waas good. He's gone and his replacement is doing well. Good luck to Clarke. I hope Mundle continues to show the same development.
 
Doesn't matter if Ipswich go down, they may have bought players like Clarke in planning for for that reason. They will stronger position for another promotion push, along with the added parachute money they have.
 
Nathan Gunn said:
Ipswich seemed a strange move for him imo. I thought he'd have moved to someone like a brentford who were already a few years into their premier league journey with less risk of relegation. If that offer wasn't on the table then surely he'd have been better off waiting til January or the following summer. The fee would be less and there'd probably be more offers.

The Ipswich move comes with a high chance he'll be back in the championship again next season. It's well know how much he loves living and playing up here, was Ipswich really worth giving that up for (money aside). Don't begrudge him a crack at the premier league, he's earned it. But he deserved a better move than that imo and it surely came down to Harte not wanting to wait for his payday
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Awful move in my opinion, and one the lad may well rue.

However, ya do get the feeling his options were limited and we were keen on the sale.
 
chunkyshanhawk53 said:
They may well go down, but defeats against city and Liverpool are pretty much a given for the bottom clubs (I know Forest won at the weekend)
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I wouldn't even class Forest as a bottom club now, they'll be absolute nowhere near relegation this season imo.

Defensively, they've been one of the best performing teams since the back end of last season.
 
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