Northern Echo alleges "Prem interest in 4 of our players"


The northern echo are jumping on nixons story saying we are expecting interest in a few players

Patterson - Wolves/Leicester(want to include iversen in a deal)
Clarke - Brentford
Neil - Wolves/Palace
Roberts - Prem teams


Interesting summer coming up
There is more interest in Hume than Roberts.
 
I read the thread title, op post and headline article in echo and thought to myself fuck it I’m having a rest from all this shite. What will be will be. I’m only interested in facts so will wait and see what they say on the BBC and SAFC
 
We're Roberts 8th Club. He seems settled here and getting regular time. Sort of a Superstar in our team?
If he goes to a PL team he'll be a small fish in a big pond only getting bench time at best.

He should stay IMO but his manager will be selling him greatness 🙄
I agree he should stay and think he will, just think he’s good enough to play a part at a premier league club.
 
As everyone pretty much knows it's part of the plan , but I would suspect its also the reason young extremely talented players sign for us , in the knowledge and belief if a Premier club comes in for them they are allowed to go , I don't believe without that promise these players wouldn't sign for us
 
As everyone pretty much knows it's part of the plan , but I would suspect its also the reason young extremely talented players sign for us , in the knowledge and belief if a Premier club comes in for them they are allowed to go , I don't believe without that promise these players wouldn't sign for us
Exactly. They are shown a pathway.
 
It will test them for sure. Some on here seem to think they'll bend over for the first offer of more than three sherbet dabs and a half sucked minty bullet. You only need to look at the fmaily's ownership of Marseille (where two of our directors were on the board) to see that.
You say that but KLD's dad did thrown some serious money into Marseille some from outside contacts but a big lump from his own pocket.

I don't think you can compare what KLD is attempting here to his dad / family at Marseille imo
 
Yes, but these hard nosed businessmen through an awful lot of money at Marseille.

I don't think it's really a comparison, or hopefully they have learnt lessons from it

What it boils down to is whether or not you believe they'll cave in to the first offer over £10m, as other owners may have, or not. I think not.
 
What it boils down to is whether or not you believe they'll cave in to the first offer over £10m, as other owners may have, or not. I think not.
I don't think they will, you have to assume there are some chunky sell on clauses for most of them, so they need taking into account as well.

I'm actually hoping we can keep all of them, apart from the ones who wont make the step up needed.
 
Nout like slagging off a young player after a class season for him and the club for absolutely no reason

I dunno if you have seen the Sunderland Story at the Empire, but those who have will know what I mean when I say

"Everyone has that 1 mate"

Behave, he’s dispensable. Only a fanboi would think otherwise, I can only assume you never seen him turn into trouble regularly throughout the season…

Only a simpleton could say he hasn’t done that….
Lost count of how many goals he had cost us, just look at the numerous threads.

And yes I have been to the empire.

I would be surprised you actually have a mate at all.
 
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Behave, he’s dispensable. Only a fanboi would think otherwise, I can only assume you never seen him turn into trouble regularly throughout the season…

Only a simpleton could say he hasn’t done that….
Lost count of how many goals he had cost us, just look at the numerous threads.

And yes I have been to the empire.

I would be surprised you actually have a mate at all.

:lol: Mate. How are you an actual Sunderland fan?

"Lost count of how many goals he cost us" :lol:

defs whiff of gravy here
 
Haha no he doesn’t, he’s been class. He’s played all but 1 game and is a big reason for our amazing season. Deary me.

This. I’ve seen a few comments like that on socials and it is awful.

Dan Neil is our best midfielder. Asked to be the deep lying one and struggled at times, adapted really well to it in the last 8 games or so.

He still has the traits he had when he first broke in. Comfortable on the ball and will beat a man when necessary, plays on the half turn and with his head up, always wants it as well and backs himself. Can also play a killer ball.

In the last season he’s shown he can put a tackle in, he’s battled when we’re up against it and he’s coaxed the likes of Ekwah and Michut through games.

At best he’s a Prem midfielder, top 6 if he wants it. At worst he’s our James Ward Prowse/Mark Noble type. But genuinely he can be what he wants to be.

To see some not being bothered if he goes is heartbreaking. He’s a genuinely good player and one of ours.
 

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