Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[Dave]

Agreed. One year in that league is a year too long, never mind two.

The longer we stay in, the less chance we have of keeping the better players, the less money we receive in parachute payments and the harder it gets.

Anything less than promotion next season is a significant failure.

Relegation would be failure - anything in the top half of the table would be a decent season. To think we could bounce straight back is extremely optimistic.

As for Bridcutt I saw him a couple of times for Leeds last season and he looked a level above anyone else on the pitch, but hasn't done anything in a Sunderland shirt.

Regarding Bridcutt, that could, possibly,  be more to do with Sunderland than the player. Could be a  good signing.

I think it's more likely to do with the difference between the Championship and the Premier League.

Looking good for Brighton and Leeds and less good for Sunderland a division higher suggests that you can probably add him to the likes of Whittingham, Jerome, Nugent and the like who look great at that level but out of their depth any higher up.

[ADVILLAFAN]

From what I've seen of Bridcutt in the past, his main role will be to kick lumps out of the opposition and break up their attacks.

[tomd2103]

Agreed. One year in that league is a year too long, never mind two.

The longer we stay in, the less chance we have of keeping the better players, the less money we receive in parachute payments and the harder it gets.

Anything less than promotion next season is a significant failure.

Relegation would be failure - anything in the top half of the table would be a decent season. To think we could bounce straight back is extremely optimistic.

As for Bridcutt I saw him a couple of times for Leeds last season and he looked a level above anyone else on the pitch, but hasn't done anything in a Sunderland shirt.

Really?  Blues were garbage when we played them last season and they managed that. 

[sirlordbaltimore]

Really?  Blues were garbage when we played them last season and they managed that.

Really? that's certainly not my recollection of how the game panned out

[Richard E]

Really?  Blues were garbage when we played them last season and they managed that.

Really? that's certainly not my recollection of how the game panned out

Yeah, but don't forget Timmy had us DELIBERATELY playing rubbish in the first half as part of his cunning plan! 

[Ads]

We were shit first half, they were utter toss the entire game. Yet they finished top half and within spitting distance of the play offs.

[Holtemeister]

There are so many reasons we were so bad last season ... i sincerely believe that our squad last season was better than how we ended up ... not world beaters but better than we showed.

With a new manager new owner and bit of belief coupled with a few new suitably experienced players then we may not be far off.

This includes some of the players many are calling to be jettisoned out of Villa Park.

This depends greatly however on how we start 4 or 5 wins and the morale will be right up ... 3 or 4 losses and the doom and gloom will return ... this goes for players and the fans

[SirSteveUK]

There are so many reasons we were so bad last season ... i sincerely believe that our squad last season was better than how we ended up ... not world beaters but better than we showed.

With a new manager new owner and bit of belief coupled with a few new suitably experienced players then we may not be far off.

This includes some of the players many are calling to be jettisoned out of Villa Park.

This depends greatly however on how we start 4 or 5 wins and the morale will be right up ... 3 or 4 losses and the doom and gloom will return ... this goes for players and the fans

sensible post - you in the right forum ??

[Holtemeister]

Probably not ...but some of the hyberbole going around is rediculous at times !!!

Micah Richards for example aint a championship player but needs a decent manager to get the best out of him again ... lescott on the other hand needs to show his legs aint gone

[PeterWithe]

We were shit first half, they were utter toss the entire game. Yet they finished top half and within spitting distance of the play offs.

Accurate summation.

Other thing we have to bare in mind is that the three teams coming down from the Prem next year will have a far higher parachute payment than we have, given the new TV deal.

Shit or bust for me.

[Steve67]

                               Gollini
Richards.       Elphick            ?          Amavi
                Tshibola              ?
Ayew                           ?                  Grealish
                                   ?

All about opinions I guess, but we have the makings of a good side. Okore, Gestede, Gardner, Traore, Green, Westwood, Steer, Gil to make up the numbers.

Likelihood that Sanchez, Gana, Veretout and Sinclair will go.  Lescott, Bacuna, Gabby and Guzan, dump.

[Gareth]

                               Gollini
Richards.       Elphick            ?          Amavi
                Tshibola              ?
Ayew                           ?                  Grealish
                                   ?

All about opinions I guess, but we have the makings of a good side. Okore, Gestede, Gardner, Traore, Green, Westwood, Steer, Gil to make up the numbers.

Likelihood that Sanchez, Gana, Veretout and Sinclair will go.  Lescott, Bacuna, Gabby and Guzan, dump.

Hutton (or even better Cyrus Christie from Derby, not that we've been linked!) for Richards who is never fit for more than 3 games & makings of a start.  You might want to keep Clark or Baker to back up centre half & Bennett likewise left back.

[Dante Lavelli]

A slight re-arrange but...

                               Gollini
? (hutton)     Elphick            Clark          Amavi
                   Tshibola         Vertout
Traore                   Grealish                 Ayew
                           ? (loan)

I think it is the start of a good team, once the funk of previous seasons is banished.

[Ozzjim]

So with Sanchez and Veretout likely going and Bridcutt likely (Poyet still mates with RDM clearly?) We would have holding midfield sorted with someone who has done it at that level. Veretout going out on loan is a decent deal for us. Can still come back and if he doesn't might bump his value back up.

[Steve67]

I wonder if RDM will favour a more physical player next to Tshibola? Is Bridcutt that type of player? I wonder what happened to the Meireles link?