I have been watching Sunderland til I die which is excellent and they had one lad not playing who was on a long term contract at 60K per week when they went down to League 1.
I think we are too far in the other direction and the weak squad puts too much pressure on Bowyer's motivational skills in a relegation dog fight.
Our spirit will probably keep us up but the squad is significantly weaker than when we had Bauer Bielik, Grant and Aribo in League 1 and it could all go pear shaped with a few bad results and some injuries.
Rodwell wasn't it?
That whole situation showed one of the negatives of the modern game.
Sorry that went wrong.
Rodwell was the bloke on 60k per week but too busy to play football.
What happened to him ?
I'm sure he went public at one point tweeting that the only reason he wasn't playing is because they couldn't afford to pay him match bonus/win bonus etc so he had offered to tear up the contract and walk away. Sunderland then tweeted him back saying something along the lines of
actually you said if we pay your contract up IN FULL you'd walk away and your not playing because your an arsehole
Would take it with a pinch of salt, two sides to every story, would seem weird to just suddenly make last years poty train with the reserves for just an argument.
That said he seems to have a good attitude on him and the desire to play as much football as he can. I think I'm in the minority but I thought he played ok last weekend, hopefully more match sharpness and he can prove to be a good addition.
My Sunderland mate described him as fat, lazy, up his own arse, disaster in the changing room and expressed his thanks to us. Let's hope Aiden proves him wrong.
My Sunderland mate described him as fat, lazy, up his own arse, disaster in the changing room and expressed his thanks to us. Let's hope Aiden proves him wrong.
The guys played almost 100 times for Ireland. If I ended up in a mid table league 1 club I wouldn’t be happy at all.
Will get a proper run out for the next couple weeks with Williams out injured.
My Sunderland mate described him as fat, lazy, up his own arse, disaster in the changing room and expressed his thanks to us. Let's hope Aiden proves him wrong.
The photos of him when he signed, he was far from fat.
Sounds like he was made a scape goat up there towards the end.
Sunderland aren’t the only club to do this. “Fat, lazy, glad he’s gone”... that sounds like the sort of comments people made when we let go of Simon Francis among others.
Hope he starts against Luton, you can see the talent he has when he has the ball at his feet, and I think he can hurt Lutons back line.
He’d been ill before the Blackburn game, so was unlikely to be on top form. Hopefully he’ll step it up tomorrow, and I’d like to see him alongside Oztumer. I think they could link up well.
Hope he starts against Luton, you can see the talent he has when he has the ball at his feet, and I think he can hurt Lutons back line.
He’d been ill before the Blackburn game, so was unlikely to be on top form. Hopefully he’ll step it up tomorrow, and I’d like to see him alongside Oztumer. I think they could link up well.
Hope he starts against Luton, you can see the talent he has when he has the ball at his feet, and I think he can hurt Lutons back line.
He’d been ill before the Blackburn game, so was unlikely to be on top form. Hopefully he’ll step it up tomorrow, and I’d like to see him alongside Oztumer. I think they could link up well.
Wasn’t the Stoke game he was ill for?
I think it was Stoke.
I know a section of fans have already written him off after the Blackburn game, but I definitely can see his talent when he is in possession of the ball.
With Leko gone, and Williams forever injured, we lack anyone who can take a players on directly. I'd like to see McGeady and Oztumer start as well, but can't see Bowyer risking a midfield with two attack minded players.
Sunderland fan calling player who left them ‘fat and lazy’. Doesn’t smack of bitterness at all that! The same Sunderland fans who gave him his very own song and voted him player of the season.
I think he’ll be good if given game time. Debatable whether that happens in the position we’re in. A luxury player of sorts. Bowyer has a tough job getting the balancing act of flair and grit in the run-in.
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I'm sure he went public at one point tweeting that the only reason he wasn't playing is because they couldn't afford to pay him match bonus/win bonus etc so he had offered to tear up the contract and walk away. Sunderland then tweeted him back saying something along the lines of
actually you said if we pay your contract up IN FULL you'd walk away and your not playing because your an arsehole
That said he seems to have a good attitude on him and the desire to play as much football as he can. I think I'm in the minority but I thought he played ok last weekend, hopefully more match sharpness and he can prove to be a good addition.
Will get a proper run out for the next couple weeks with Williams out injured.
I know a section of fans have already written him off after the Blackburn game, but I definitely can see his talent when he is in possession of the ball.
With Leko gone, and Williams forever injured, we lack anyone who can take a players on directly. I'd like to see McGeady and Oztumer start as well, but can't see Bowyer risking a midfield with two attack minded players.
The same Sunderland fans who gave him his very own song and voted him player of the season.
Good question... was it hmmm, Jackie Johnson?
I do not have a good feeling about this signing at all