(04 Aug 2014, 4:12 pm)Michael wrote From sky sports.....

Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell is currently at Sunderland's training ground with a move from the Etihad Stadium to Wearside moving a significant step closer.

Sky sports showed him arriving at the ground.

Reckons its 10 million and a 5 year deal

So permanent rather than a loan...

10m sounds about right, the website transfermarkt has his market valued at 10.5m

(04 Aug 2014, 4:23 pm)marxistafozzski wrote So permanent rather than a loan...

10m sounds about right, the website transfermarkt has his market valued at 10.5m

Ye, hes 23, to me we still need a striker, defender x2 and 1 more midfielder.

http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/07/1...left-back/

Sunderland are also after German player Christian Fuchs

That will be a good day for headlines

FUCHS OFF TO SUNDERLAND

Could you imagine if Rod Fanni also signed
FUCHS FANNI AT SUNDERLAND

Would love to hear the commentary "Fanni is being poked and prodded by the attack"

I am too easy amused

(04 Aug 2014, 4:40 pm)marxistafozzski wrote http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/07/1...left-back/

Sunderland are also after German player Christian Fuchs

That will be a good day for headlines

FUCHS OFF TO SUNDERLAND

Could you imagine if Rod Fanni also signed
FUCHS FANNI AT SUNDERLAND

Would love to hear the commentary "Fanni is being poked and prodded by the attack"

I am too easy amused

Wonder what the Chronicle printed when Arthur Cox had a bad run at Newcastle?

(04 Aug 2014, 4:40 pm)marxistafozzski wrote http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/07/1...left-back/

Sunderland are also after German player Christian Fuchs

That will be a good day for headlines

FUCHS OFF TO SUNDERLAND

Could you imagine if Rod Fanni also signed
FUCHS FANNI AT SUNDERLAND

Would love to hear the commentary "Fanni is being poked and prodded by the attack"

I am too easy amused

And Fanny has scored!

We expecting 3-4 players this week.... looks like we have 1.. lets hope the next lot follow quickly

(04 Aug 2014, 4:40 pm)marxistafozzski wrote http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/07/1...left-back/

Sunderland are also after German player Christian Fuchs

That will be a good day for headlines

FUCHS OFF TO SUNDERLAND

Could you imagine if Rod Fanni also signed
FUCHS FANNI AT SUNDERLAND

Would love to hear the commentary "Fanni is being poked and prodded by the attack"

I am too easy amused

Fuchs slips into into Fanni, Fanni spreads it wide...

Aye, ahem...

(04 Aug 2014, 4:45 pm)aureolin wrote Wonder what the Chronicle printed when Arthur Cox had a bad run at Newcastle?

Cox sucks?

(04 Aug 2014, 4:46 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote Fuchs slips into into Fanni, Fanni spreads it wide...

Aye, ahem...

Can you remember a player for Newcastle called Brian Pinas, don't think he played a first team game, but would love to hear Motson say

Here's Pinas penetrating deep in the hole
Here's Pinas getting stuck into Fanni
Pinas, taking [insert name here] from behind

(04 Aug 2014, 4:55 pm)marxistafozzski wrote Can you remember a player for Newcastle called Brian Pinas, don't think he played a first team game, but would love to hear Motson say

Here's Pinas penetrating deep in the hole
Here's Pinas getting stuck into Fanni
Pinas, taking [insert name here] from behind

Aye, I can.
Played a few pre-season games and vanished.

Was just thinking about him yesterday, watching Roland Arrons play.

I wonder whether Stefan Kuntz would have been able to play in the hole?

(04 Aug 2014, 4:57 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote Aye, I can.
Played a few pre-season games and vanished.

Was just thinking about him yesterday, watching Roland Arrons play.

There is some great names in football

Rafael Scheidt
Danny Shittu
Danny Invincible (although I am told his surname is actually pronounced In-vin-chee-bla)
Ice Cream (a nickname rather than his name)
Norman Conquest
Nortie Nortei
Segar Bastard
Julian Dicks
Stefan Kuntz...I'm sure a commentator once said "Germany are playing like there's 11 Kuntz' on the pitch"

(04 Aug 2014, 12:27 pm)marxistafozzski wrote I am unsure about Borini, people go on about the fee and I am now of the agreement that 14m is a bit too much for a player who did not hit double figures in the league last season

This is how I feel Borini's fee should be rated.

Imagine that he signed for Sunderland last season instead of being on loan from Liverpool.

Now imagine that another (bigger) club wish to sign him from Sunderland.

Now, ask yourself the following questions, would he command a £14m transfer fee based on his performance last season?

Or, if you're a Sunderland fan, would you gladly offload him for £14m because you think the offer is too good to refuse (a la Andy Carroll)?

(04 Aug 2014, 4:57 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote Was just thinking about him yesterday, watching Roland Arrons play.

I haven't seen Rolando Aarons in action yet, but someone on my Facebook feed described him as a 'black Scott Sellars'.

I don't see any physical resemblance so I assume the person must have been referring to his style of play.

I remember Sellars being a decent player.

(04 Aug 2014, 10:30 pm)AdamY wrote I haven't seen Rolando Aarons in action yet, but someone on my Facebook feed described him as a 'black Scott Sellars'.

I don't see any physical resemblance so I assume the person must have been referring to his style of play.

I remember Sellars being a decent player.

Definitely no physical resemblance and to be honest, apart from being able to ping a cross in with his left boot, I didn't think there was much of a playing resemblance either with Scott Sellars either.

Since this is for the 2014/2015 season... i shall post all for the NE teams here from now on!

5th signing:

Sunderland have completed the signing of midfielder Jack Rodwell from Barclays Premier League champions Manchester City.
The highly sought-after 23-year-old has penned a five-year deal on Wearside and joins for an undisclosed fee.


http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2014/...sunderland

Vergini is rumored to be in next on a season long loan, hate loans so much... hopefully this has a option to buy and he plays him at RB

Sunderland AFC has completed the signing Argentinian defender Santiago Vergini on loan.

http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2014/...an-returns.


For the Squad we have atm.. this would be my team for the next friendly (not including tonights)

Mannone
van Aanholt O'Shea Jones Vergini
Cattermole
Rodwell Gómez Giaccherini
Johnson
Wickham

Subs
Pantilimon
Brown
Roberge
Bridcutt
Larsson
Fletcher
Altidore

Something else i picked up on...mentions Sunderland could be a surprise team... ye hes being on drugs..

http://www1.skysports.com/watch/tv-shows...eason-tips

Winger becomes seventh summer signing.
Sunderland have signed winger Will Buckley from Brighton and Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.

He has penned a three-year deal

http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2014/...ll-buckley

Anyone know when the squad numbers will be released?

Capital One Cup 2nd Round has been drawn today...North East Ties are in Bold

Burton Albion v Queens Park Rangers 
Port Vale v Cardiff City 
Middlesbrough v Preston North End
Stoke City v Portsmouth 
Huddersfield Town v Nottingham Forest 
Swansea City v Rotherham United 
Watford v Doncaster Rovers 
Millwall v Southampton 
Bournemouth v Northampton Town 
Brentford v Fulham 
West Bromwich Albion v Oxford United 
Scunthorpe United v Reading 
Derby County v Charlton Athletic 
West Ham United v Sheffield United 
Swindon Town v Brighton and Hove Albion 
Leicester City v Shrewsbury Town 
Crewe Alexandra v Bolton Wanderers 
Birmingham City v Sunderland 
Gillingham v Newcastle United 
Norwich City v Crawley Town 
Bradford City v Leeds United 
Aston Villa v Leyton Orient 
Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday 
Walsall v Crystal Palace 
Milton Keynes Dons v Manchester United

So we have Sunderland at Birmingham, Newcastle at Gillingham and The Smogs hosting Preston.

The stand out tie has to be the West Yorkshire Derby...Bradford v Leeds

No idea whether to stick it in the football thread or this one - but have plumped for this one.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28797071

Pulis has left Palace.
Heard something mentioned on Total Sport earlier.
Not the highest fan of Pulis, but he did a great job keeping Palace up and unless someone can get going in the role soon, I fear for the Premiership status of the club.

On another note, one of his coaches was Gerry Francis - if anyone can confirm if he still has his mullet, it would be appreciated.

Suprised hes left, shame about the fall out with the chairman, he did well to keep palace up last year... have a feeling they will struggle now

(14 Aug 2014, 9:34 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote No idea whether to stick it in the football thread or this one - but have plumped for this one.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28797071

Pulis has left Palace.
Heard something mentioned on Total Sport earlier.
Not the highest fan of Pulis, but he did a great job keeping Palace up and unless someone can get going in the role soon, I fear for the Premiership status of the club.

On another note, one of his coaches was Gerry Francis - if anyone can confirm if he still has his mullet, it would be appreciated.

I think this is quite a recent shot of Ol' Gerald

Hilarious story out of Peru

Udder mayhem match in Peru invaded by herd of cows

Udderly disgraceful scenes by the herd of mooligans

(14 Aug 2014, 11:02 pm)marxistafozzski wrote Hilarious story out of Peru

Udder mayhem match in Peru invaded by herd of cows

Udderly disgraceful scenes by the herd of mooligans

Udder madness

Certainly looked like they were milking...For years seen as the English disease, this is the mad Cow disease...my jokes are not really funny tbf [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND TIGHTLY-CLOSED EYES]

I bet this has never been done before



Mark Oxley scoring on his debut for Hibernian...Nothing unusual about scoring on your debut, I hear you say, this kid is the goalie, I know the keeper scores sometimes, but in his 1st game, has to be a 1st

Jarrow Roofing have appeared on the BBC website ahead of the FA Cup tie they're appearing in http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28734169

A full list of 2014-15 squad numbers is listed below for Sunderland:

1. Costel Pantilimon
2. Billy Jones
3. Patrick van Aanholt
4. Liam Bridcutt
5. Wes Brown
6. Lee Cattermole
7. Seb Larsson
8. Jack Rodwell
9. Steven Fletcher
10. Connor Wickham
11. Adam Johnson
13. Jordan Pickford
14. Jordi Gomez
16. John O'Shea
17. Jozy Altidore
18. Charis Mavrias
19. Danny Graham
23. Emanuele Giaccherini
25. Vito Mannone
27. Santiago Vergini
29. Valentin Roberge
30. Will Buckley
38. Mikael Mandron
40. Martin Smith
41. Duncan Watmore
42. Liam Agnew
48. Joel Dixon

Danny Graham gets one yet, Diakite, Cabral or N'Diaye doesn't...

(15 Aug 2014, 1:36 pm)Michael wrote A full list of 2014-15 squad numbers is listed below for Sunderland:

1. Costel Pantilimon
2. Billy Jones
3. Patrick van Aanholt
4. Liam Bridcutt
5. Wes Brown
6. Lee Cattermole
7. Seb Larsson
8. Jack Rodwell
9. Steven Fletcher
10. Connor Wickham
11. Adam Johnson
13. Jordan Pickford
14. Jordi Gomez
16. John O'Shea
17. Jozy Altidore
18. Charis Mavrias
19. Danny Graham
23. Emanuele Giaccherini
25. Vito Mannone
27. Santiago Vergini
29. Valentin Roberge
30. Will Buckley
38. Mikael Mandron
40. Martin Smith
41. Duncan Watmore
42. Liam Agnew
48. Joel Dixon

Danny Graham gets one yet, Diakite, Cabral or N'Diaye doesn't...

Isn't N'Diaye out on loan??? As for Danny Graham, think I will get a kitty going to get his bus fare to anywhere he wants in the country

(15 Aug 2014, 1:38 pm)marxistafozzski wrote Isn't N'Diaye out on loan??? As for Danny Graham, think I will get a kitty going to get his bus fare to anywhere he wants in the country

Nope, hes back, he was in the Portugal tour, shame i really like him as a player

(15 Aug 2014, 1:45 pm)Michael wrote Nope, hes back, he was in the Portugal tour, shame i really like him as a player

The phrase could not hit water if he fell off a boat and couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo springs to mind, I rate big Jozy over Graham and that's saying something as he is as reliable as a politicians promises

Good start to the Day, Celtic are Winning 3-0 against Dundee United, and Swansea are Winning 1-0 against Manchester United, and a Bird took a Shit in Ashley Young's Mouth, Not sure if he spit or swallowed though.

https://vine.co/v/M37F1mB5IzB

(16 Aug 2014, 12:36 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote Good start to the Day, Celtic are Winning 3-0 against Dundee United, and Swansea are Winning 1-0 against Manchester United, and a Bird took a Shit in Ashley Young's Mouth, Not sure if he spit or swallowed though.

https://vine.co/v/M37F1mB5IzB

Hes a spitter haha