Dark times at the Stadium of Light....

Clarets4me · Post by **Clarets4me** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:10 pm

Relegated, up for sale, turned down by Aberdeen's Manager and others, unbalanced and overpaid squad, and now the Chief Scout's resigned....

Apparently in talks with a German Consortium...

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:13 pm

Apparently they have 35 full time professionals on their books.

I'd take Cattermole off them, that's probably about it.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:17 pm

Its been a disaster waiting to happen for years, to much short term thinking in regards to managers and transfers etc.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:21 pm

Diesel wrote:Apparently they have 35 full time professionals on their books.

I'd take Cattermole off them, that's probably about it.

Clattermole!

CharlieinNewMexico · Post by **CharlieinNewMexico** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:25 pm

The American lad is alright, the quick one

lanky22222 · Post by **lanky22222** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:31 pm

I'd literally take Koné and Larsson off them and that's genuinely all.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:46 pm

Larsson WAS a good player, but he's been around for ages now and I wouldn't be taking him.

Saxoman · Post by **Saxoman** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:54 pm

Cattermole a good replacement for Barton? Both shytebags..

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:57 pm

Joey was never shy..never!

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:15 am

lanky22222 wrote:I'd literally take Koné and Larsson off them and that's genuinely all.

Larsson has been released

ayrshireclaret83 · Post by **ayrshireclaret83** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:10 am

Guy in midfield with spaghetti for hair looked as if he had something

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:09 am

Not sure whether I posted it previously on here but Paul Bracewell, who was the assistant manager, resigned a couple of weeks ago after ten years at the club. They really are in a mess.

jlup1980 · Post by **jlup1980** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:30 am

Kone would be worth a look; he looked good under Big Sam.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:42 am

They returned to pre-season training yesterday, sans manager or assistant.

Robbie Stockdale took training.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:47 am

As long as they don't send us Djilobodji

claretdom · Post by **claretdom** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:48 am

ClaretTony wrote:As long as they don't send us Djilobodji

If they did and we played him alongside Long, Long would look that good we could possibly get 20m for him

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:54 am

claretdom wrote:If they did and we played him alongside Long, Long would look that good we could possibly get 20m for him

We'd also be looking at £40m+ in parachute payments

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:17 am

claretdom wrote:If they did and we played him alongside Long, Long would look that good we could possibly get 20m for him

Incredibly, Chelsea signed Djilobodji, found out he was poor and sold him on to Sunderland for a decent profit. I was so disappointed he wasn't in the team at the Stadium of Light when we went for the league game.

northeastclaret · Post by **northeastclaret** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:26 am

Whatmore would be a good signing but not sure where he is up to in his recovery from his injury last season.

Jeffbfc · Post by **Jeffbfc** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:29 pm

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Been given permission to speak to Grayson

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:31 pm

Grayson had gone odds on this morning - Preston seem nonplussed about it

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:41 pm

Seems an odd appointment to me, should they make it.
A head scratcher, unless they are planning to stay around in the championship for a while

Walton · Post by **Walton** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:41 pm

Thunderland manager Thimon Graython.

Sounds like a Game of Thrones character actually.

Holtyclaret · Post by **Holtyclaret** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:48 pm

I'd have Kone and Larsson too. Larsson is one of those players (like Michael Dawson and Curtis Davies) that I have always wanted to play for Burnley. Would love Larsson even more than I wanted Andrew Driver to join us and that's going some.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:49 pm

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leem5ki · Post by **leem5ki** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:59 pm

I seem to remember Whatmore trying to sell himself certainly to us fans when we played Altrincham a few pre seasons ago.

Asking people's opinions on his performance.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 1:06 pm

No takeover at Sunderland - here's today's statement

Recently, we informed supporters that discussions were taking place with parties who had expressed an interest in acquiring ownership of Sunderland AFC.

Subsequently, more detailed talks were held over the last week with one of these groups.

Ellis Short and the board were committed to ascertain if this group was better placed to take the club forward in the right way and to improve it, both on and off the pitch.

A defined timeframe was placed on discussions to ensure that the club could move forward quickly and decisively with its plans for the new season should they not come to fruition.

We have concluded these talks and have determined that this proposed sale would not be in the best interests of Sunderland AFC.

Ellis Short will continue his commitment to the club, both financially and personally, moving forward.

We would like to thank our supporters for their patience during what we know has been a period of uncertainty and frustration for them.

Preston North End have granted us permission to speak with Simon Grayson regarding the manager’s position.

Top Claret · Post by **Top Claret** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 2:01 pm

Leaves the way open, for Owen Coyle to take over at Deepdale

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 2:36 pm

And Defoe's departure has just been confirmed - signed a 3 year deal at Bournemouth as expected

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 2:43 pm

Excellent news re the takeover.

The club to potentially collapse next season is Sunderland.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:13 pm

Excellent news?

You want a club to collapse?

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:15 pm

You've literally got no sense of humor have you?

Ok look at it from a serious point of view just for you.

Another PL club overspends and racks up stupid amounts of debt that it can't sustain/afford/pay off.
If it struggles it raises the issue of clubs being run well beyond their means.

That better for you Mr Serious Pants?

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:18 pm

Your post was meant to be funny?

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:20 pm

Not particularly, I was thinking of the fun I get from laughing at a Sunderland fan I know.

I have noticed you're overly serious about things though when it comes to football.

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:21 pm

Sounds like grayson will be the new man . Set to be appointed in next 24 hours

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:22 pm

Sidney1st wrote:Not particularly, I was thinking of the fun I get from laughing at a Sunderland fan I know.

Literally your entire life is spent 'trolling' fans of other clubs on facebook isn't it?

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:25 pm

No I'd do it to his face, he's actually a personal friend, I do have those too.

I can do it through fb if it would keep you happy, he is also on that friends list.

I'd also like to point out you mentioned fb this time, not me, so you can't complain about it being raised in this chat.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:33 pm

One of my best mates is a Sunderland fan. I've got family who are Sunderland fans. They're proper football fans of a proper football club.

Yeah, I had a good laugh when we tubbed them at the Turf, in the same way they did when they beat us 2-0 up there.

I don't think we'd ever gloat about either of our clubs being absolutely f*cked, and certainly not saying that a takeover collapse is excellent news.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:35 pm

Fair enough and I understand why you've got your knickers in a twist with me now.

Have a good day.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:39 pm

UpTheBeehole wrote:One of my best mates is a Sunderland fan

Likewise - I've known him for around 20 years. When we beat them 4-1 last season (he was in the cricket field end) I wasn't seeing him after the game, but I got a text which just read: "Don't think there's a need to mention today's game." I did, of course. I'm forgiven, I think.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:43 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Likewise - I've known him for around 20 years. When we beat them 4-1 last season (he was in the cricket field end) I wasn't seeing him after the game, but I got a text which just read: "Don't think there's a need to mention today's game." I did, of course. I'm forgiven, I think.

My mate was delighted they stayed up under Allardyce, but as soon as he went and Moyes came in he knew the game was up. I suspect a lot of Sunderland fans knew from the off that they'd be relegated.

The same was the case with my Villa mate. He'd put big money on them going down the summer before they did. Sometimes a club is just rotten and it can be seen quite clearly.

Thankfully we're not in that situation, and haven't been for some time.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:44 pm

UpTheBeehole wrote:My mate was delighted they stayed up under Allardyce, but as soon as he went and Moyes came in he knew the game was up. I suspect a lot of Sunderland fans knew from the off that they'd be relegated.

The same was the case with my Villa mate. He'd put big money on them going down the summer before they did. Sometimes a club is just rotten and it can be seen quite clearly.

Thankfully we're not in that situation, and haven't been for some time.

My mate loathes Moyes - worst manager they've had since Lawrie McMenemy he told me. Once relegated, he was delighted when Moyes walked.

Jeffbfc · Post by **Jeffbfc** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 7:50 pm

Confirmed

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Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 7:58 pm

As much chance of going up as Preston.

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 7:58 pm

C'mon Horseface, get yourself to Preston!

Spike · Post by **Spike** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 7:59 pm

Larry said "shut that PNE door"

Hilarious Knobbers been baiting us about Dyche going Palace and then Larry quits

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:17 pm

Better appointment than some recent managers there. Might just be the right man.