Brilliant in the league game for them at The Valley , proper pony in his cameo at Wembley , I wonder which version will turn up for us ......... prolly the injured one
I'm in a Chinese Sunderland chat group. I just told them we've loaned McGeady from them. Their response was something like 'good riddance'.
Jonny Williams wasn't good for Sunderland either and their response when he joined us was similar but less negative. He turned out to be one very important player for us. Just hope this deal will be the same. I'm not holding my breath though, as McGeady and Williams seem to be completely different kinds of people.
Good signing although he’s coming up 34 this April. A winger known for his speed, skill and creativity according to Wikipedia he’s scored 4 goals for Sunderland this season.
It's got to be better than taking a raw, unproven player from an academy who may or may not work out and chucking them in a relegation scrap.
McGeady is proven and experienced. He's the kind of player who can change a game in an instant. He'll help us retain the ball, improve our set pieces and will be a nightmare coming off the bench.
I think this is a good loan to the end of the season.
He's probably run his course at Sunderland but still a very good player and being at Charlton under Bows could well rejuvenate him. And, don't judge him on how he was at Wembley. He hadn't fully recovered from injury and was in their squad out of desperation.
Brilliant in the league game for them at The Valley , proper pony in his cameo at Wembley , I wonder which version will turn up for us ......... prolly the injured one
If i remember rightly he was injured at the end of the season and didn't play for them in the play off semi's, he clearly wasn't fit for the final and they just put him on as a sub in hope rather than expectation.
Obviously as a long term option then McGeady isn't the answer but for the next few months if he can create stuff and be the difference in some games then the reported 10k a week wage contribution (which is less than 200k until the end of the season) could prove a masterstroke.
Was in the league one team of the year last season and won Sunderland's supporters POTY. Seems like his attitude became an issue this season, but maybe he just (probably rightly) thought he was above league one level.
If he does well then we can review it in the summer when he's out of contract.
For me the type of signing that shows good scouting and being sensible - blowing milllions on Toney - would be good but also be v wasteful, for me no outgoings today and 4/5 experienced players in to give us a chance of survival will do me!, give them the summer to build properly and then we can assess
From a talent perspective and length of contract the signing makes sense. From the perspective that he was, effectively, kicked out of a League 1 side for being disruptive and refusing to tow the line and buckle down it doesn't.
Let's hope that Bowyer can get out of him what Parkinson couldn't.
Charlton Athletic - the club where the fans write players off before even kicking a ball, funny thing is when we got Kayal everyone was having a jostle over it - that panned out well, give the guy a chance
Good signing and ticks a lot of boxes - creativity, experience, decent free kick taker, takes opponents on, got goals in him and he will have a dig from outside the box. The likes of Doughty will learn a lot from him.
More than happy with him. Hopefully a couple more to follow. More to the point, Bowyer rates him - that’s good enough for me.
I feel the same way I did when Williams signed a bit meh - but on his day he's a game changer. If he brings the same amount of bollocks, desire and effort that Williams does I'll be happy. Having those two about will help us in the final third.
He doesn’t look overweight at the press release, perhaps strips just don’t suit him.
I was always told stripes make you look tall and hoops make you look fat. Maybe it’s Sunderland’s stripes that hide any fat. It might be why he didn’t join QPR.
Obviously as a long term option then McGeady isn't the answer but for the next few months if he can create stuff and be the difference in some games then the reported 10k a week wage contribution (which is less than 200k until the end of the season) could prove a masterstroke.
Was in the league one team of the year last season and won Sunderland's supporters POTY. Seems like his attitude became an issue this season, but maybe he just (probably rightly) thought he was above league one level.
If he does well then we can review it in the summer when he's out of contract.
Obviously as a long term option then McGeady isn't the answer but for the next few months if he can create stuff and be the difference in some games then the reported 10k a week wage contribution (which is less than 200k until the end of the season) could prove a masterstroke.
Was in the league one team of the year last season and won Sunderland's supporters POTY. Seems like his attitude became an issue this season, but maybe he just (probably rightly) thought he was above league one level.
If he does well then we can review it in the summer when he's out of contract.
McGeady’s talent and experience is undoubted but he is 33 and something of a diva.
Certainly a Bowyer choice though and he seems to do well with this sort of player therefore I’m optimistic. It does have the feel of a signing that will either be shit or champagne, nothing in between.
Excellent player and very clever signing by the club. He is a dangerous attacking threat on his day and too good for league one, even at his age. Not too concerned about attitude - he's in a situation where he has something to prove and just the type of player who Bowyer will be able to man manage.
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Jonny Williams wasn't good for Sunderland either and their response when he joined us was similar but less negative. He turned out to be one very important player for us. Just hope this deal will be the same. I'm not holding my breath though, as McGeady and Williams seem to be completely different kinds of people.
It's got to be better than taking a raw, unproven player from an academy who may or may not work out and chucking them in a relegation scrap.
McGeady is proven and experienced. He's the kind of player who can change a game in an instant. He'll help us retain the ball, improve our set pieces and will be a nightmare coming off the bench.
Happy with this one.
Southalls confidence on twitter has me feeling positive all of a sudden. Think today will be a good day
He's probably run his course at Sunderland but still a very good player and being at Charlton under Bows could well rejuvenate him. And, don't judge him on how he was at Wembley. He hadn't fully recovered from injury and was in their squad out of desperation.
In Bows we trust.
Was in the league one team of the year last season and won Sunderland's supporters POTY. Seems like his attitude became an issue this season, but maybe he just (probably rightly) thought he was above league one level.
If he does well then we can review it in the summer when he's out of contract.
Everybody knows if Bow can get the best out of him then we have a player on our hands!
Let's hope that Bowyer can get out of him what Parkinson couldn't.
More than happy with him. Hopefully a couple more to follow. More to the point, Bowyer rates him - that’s good enough for me.
Maybe they'll review that if they get promotion though.
Certainly a Bowyer choice though and he seems to do well with this sort of player therefore I’m optimistic. It does have the feel of a signing that will either be shit or champagne, nothing in between.
Just hope he avoid injuries.