Tommy Watson ( ...off to Brighton)

[Big Bellyingham]

If this is sooooo common, then maybe you can give me examples of when other clubs have made it public Knowledge that they've sold a player in April?

Sounds like your just sticking up for the club, which is your choice at the end of the day, but this little drama could have just been avoided full stop if they'd have just done what every club in footy does and wait until the window opens to make it official. There's going to be a cloud over the lads head now, that really didn't need to be there.

You need to look slightly deeper marra
Think squad harmony -sure the club didn’t ideally want to announce this but sometimes it makes total sense

 

[Geras]

He’ll be back on loan in the championship next year, but earning £20k instead of £2k.

Not hard to see why he’s moved, is it?

Hopefully the club can now spend some money tying Dan Neil down and persuading Rigg to stay for another season.

I am resigned to losing Bellingham, if we don’t go up. But we can’t afford to have our entire engine room decimated.

Engine room is overstating the intensity of our side

 

[SAFC Wilks]

I’d be moving Alexsic ahead of him in the pecking order now mind

Gladly.

Let him stay home.

 

[The Cookie Monster]

Should have just got rid in January. Shame to lose a talented young player but it doesn’t really have any impact on our strongest 11 as he’s played very little. Hopefully the money is reinvested wisely but I’ll not hold my breath.

 

[Hongkongphooey]

It’s not -particularly if it’s upsetting other players that he wants to leave .
Dressing room harmony is paramount at this crucial stage of season .

Of course it is

 

[Mboma]

Transfers get announced before the end of the season the world over. We’re just not used to teams wanting our players. It’s not that big a deal.

Feel free to post examples of it happening in April please cos I can't remember much of it happening in the English leagues.

 

[Big Bellyingham]

Of course it is

Agree -the squad is more than one individual ( even a local one )

 

[HnTch]

Just seen this. Bit disappointing but noticed he was more or less straight down the tunnel after the Millwall game. He wasn't signing a new contract here so it was inevitable really.

 

[SAFC11]

Feel free to post examples of it happening in April please cos I can't remember much of it happening in the English leagues.

Brighton have literally just announced a week ago another signing,

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Feel free to post examples of it happening in April please cos I can't remember much of it happening in the English leagues.

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[AndrewP]

You can only offer 3 year pros max at 17, but 5 years at 18

However I think Watson hype will just be hype I can't see him developing in to a player who play for Brighton, if they are challenging for Europe

Hopefully Rigg signs an extension in the Summer.

 

[Big Bellyingham]

Feel free to post examples of it happening in April please cos I can't remember much of it happening in the English leagues.

You are correct -so maybe the club have their reasons for why now at this crucial stage to announce this which at first glance is at best bad timing but ……

 

[The Situation]

It’s Sunderland man. 10 million it’s absolutely coppers. Would cost that to replace him with some journeyman champ player

You can sign a second choice Championship LW to play second fiddle to Mundle (which is what Watson would be doing for the foreseeable) for about 5% of that fee.

 

[Boredom]

Been inevitable since January. A good fee for a still raw player. Hopefully doesn’t disrupt our season

 

[Rokeroar]

How does making it public that your selling a player in April help us exactly?

Like I said before, helps us line up his replacement.

 

[Northumberland Rocks]

As a Sunderland kid to do this as we are trying for promotion isn’t great but you have to question the clubs ambition.

We should be all pulling in the right direction to get promoted.

 

[Mackemansj1]

Because he didn't want to sign a contract that's it. That's all it comes down to. It happens. Same as us signing jobe from Birmingham for a pittance. He couldn't have gone on to do anything for us as he would have left for free anyway (compensation aside which would be less)

I’m not sure it would’ve been less mind, depending on what he’d done for the rest of the season there’s a high chance we’d have gotten a pretty decent fee. This is just f***ing strange doesn’t matter how we all spin it we are going into the playoffs in a few weeks and just announced we’ve sold one of our first team players. It’s just strange as fuck like, it just throws up all sorts now. Fans reaction to it, will he even be arsed? Will he give his all etc etc all things that really didn’t need to be made public. What next we announce we’ve sold rigg and jobe before the play off final very strange from the club but some will defend owt.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

We offered him a contract ages ago that he hasn’t signed. If he wanted to stay he would’ve done.

Although we will be offering significantly less than Brighton, I do find it very strange that a lad from a Sunderland supporting family, who has been with the club since the age of 6, has so quickly decided to leave.

 

[dave hedgehog]

When we have so few 1st team options out wide Im not so sure its a great idea to announce this in April which sort of means he wont play for us. What happens if mundle gets injured

 

[Mackem2017]

Not sure if I’m in the river Nile or not but I’m not that bothered, £10m + add ons for a player who has potential but has had 2 good games could be cracking business. Not all youngsters with potential realise it.