The hypocrisy of Steve Bruce

[l_mckay]

they are more than welcome to Carew.

[jembob]

Carew to Sunderland would be a good deal for everyone.

Not overly impressed with villa's statement, I'd have preferred us to have thanked them for conducting the transfer in the correct manner rather than having a pop at them. Especially as I hadn't even read their allegations anyway.

Hey ho. Nothing to see here...

I agree that our statement is rather childish, particularly the use of the word 'besmirch'. In the face of unfounded allegations, silence is usually a more dignified reaction.

[Villa'Zawg]

I think they did the right thing.

It says something to other targets about how quickly a deal like this can be done, fully above board, if we want to sign them and they tell their manager that they want to come.

[Dr Butler]

I think they did the right thing.

It says something to other targets about how quickly a deal like this can be done, fully above board, if we want to sign them and they tell their manager that they want to come.

a certain midfielder from a certain North West holiday spot ?

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The Doc

[pauliewalnuts]

I think they did the right thing.

It says something to other targets about how quickly a deal like this can be done, fully above board, if we want to sign them and they tell their manager that they want to come.

a certain midfielder from a certain North West holiday spot ?

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The Doc

Interesting point, that.

This is after Holloway mouthing off about us unsettling Charlie Adam, I suspect that had something to do with the decision to release the statement.

[PeterWithe]

Seems they have drawn attention to an issue few of us were aware of.

[DrGonzo]

Also Niall Quinn quoted as saying:

     "Two or three weeks ago maybe, I went into the training ground and there was something up with him.

"I looked at his demeanour and I thought, 'It's not right'. Having been in the game, you kind of know when someone's got something going on in their heads.

"It transpired that that's what had happened. They were setting him up to try and come and he took the bait...."


  Look we can't know for sure what happened, I'm sure we'd all like to believe that the first contact was with the club.  However we all know that football doesn't really work like that any longer, and it is possible that a contact was made through his agent.  I just hope that it isn't true.

[Dr Butler]

This Sunderland thing with Bruce and Quinn I reckon is a load of bollocks, harping on about the Villa....in all the time Randy has been at the club our dealings in the market have always been above board just ask Leeds and Newcastle.

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[PeterWithe]

Lets be realistic here, I'm sure that someone acting on our behalf might have spoke to his agent to ask whether he might be interested.

[Dr Butler]

Lets be realistic here, I'm sure that someone acting on our behalf might have spoke to his agent to ask whether he might be interested.

I am realistic to think that it could or may of happened, but when you compare our transfer dealings to say Liverpoo and 'ol 'onest 'arry then we still come out clean.

[Merv]

Good old Quinny. One of the players a bit quiet during training two or three weeks ago? He must have been tapped up! What else could it have been?

[Simon Ward]

Lots of sour grapes from Sunderland, unfortunately the media are taking their side at the moment.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

I have been a bit quiet today in the gym, but no one has tried to tap me up .......

[Rip Van We Go Again]

They can have Carew.....As a straight swap for Henderson or Gordon.

[fredm]

Feel sure I have read somewhere that there was a "release value" clause in Bent's contract.  If that is correct then we were perfectly entitled to say to the Mackems we are prepared to pay that amount.  They then have to tell Bent about the offer and it is up to him.

No doubt his agent would have let any interested parties know about such clause!