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.verse
No thanks.
There shouldn't be a "right way/wrong way" to play football. Too much emphasise is placed upon "attractive football", yet the reality of the game is results. You play to win, if you can do it in a fashion that's also deemed attractive it's a bonus. Some of the best games I've seen over the years have been some low scoring tactical battles. That's what makes football so brilliant in my opinion. There's so many approaches that can be taken to get a result required. A club shouldn't be effectively punished for taking an approach that opts to priorities defensive play over attacking.
Poe
Jamieandhisego
For being shit though, right? There have been plenty of times where equally small clubs have dealt out massive scorelines. Hull beat Fulham 6-0 earlier this season, didn't they?
Poe
Better teams score more goals. It would seperate the top 6-7 away from the rest of the league even more.
It's not 'being shit' - it's playing more defensively.
Jason
Slashman X
That's gonna go down well
Poe
Slashman X
Shola
Sunderland's current squad for next year;
Mannone
Pickford
Brown
O'Shea
Roberge
Diakite
Cattemole
Bridcutt
N'Diaye
Cabral
Vaughan
Ba
Johnson
Giaccherini
Mavrias
Watmore
Karlsson
Fletcher
Altidore
Wickham
Scocco
Graham
Diakite, N'Diaye, Karlsson, Cabral, Watmore, Vaughan and Graham all returning from loans, and possibly/probably unwanted.
Currently contracts expiring are; Ustari, Westwood, Bardsley, Cuellar, Celustska, Dossena, Vergini, Alonso, Colback, Gardner (WBA), Larsson, Ki, Borini
Sunderland are attempting to retain Larsson, Bardsley and Colback, and I think the Vergini deal is happening. But still a lot of players need replacing, and if they are to sign Alonso, Ki, Vergini and Borini, they will probably be using up most of there transfer budget on keeping the squad at its current standard. - I don't think Sunderland will have too much money available. Suspect Giaccherini may try and go back to Italy, and Cattemole may go to Stoke as well
2015 contract expirations are: Brown, O'Shea, Wickham, Mannone. - Not exactly ideal that they may need to give Wickham and Mannone big pay increases this summer as well.
Shola
Ben Foster
Boaz Myhill
Luke Daniels
Jonas Olsson
Gareth McAuley
Craig Dawson
Youssef Mulumbu
Claudio Yacob
George Thorne
Graeme Dorrans
Craig Gardner
Chris Brunt
James Morrison
Stephane Sessegnon
Victor Anichebe
Saido Berahino
Outgoing: Liam Ridgewell, Steven Reid, Billy Jones, Diego Lugano, Goran Popov, Zoltan Gera, Scott Sinclair, Morgan Amalfitano, Thievy Bifouma, Nicolas Anelka, Matej Vydra
Very thin at the back and upfront, no full backs. Only silver lining is the midfield looks competent enough, but with very little goal threat and a shaky looking defence. Need to sign a lot of players.
Slashman X
BR.
Jason
Retained and release lists for all Premier League Clubs.
Chelseas looks very Interesting.....
Ninja
At least we look to have 1 of the 2 most serious area covered.
.verse
Chelsea's is only interesting because those players aren't contacted for next season, thus cannot be included in their squad lists at present.
None of those players have actually been released. Though, it's unlikely Eto'o and A.Cole will be returning.
Number 1
Fucking hell. They'd be lucky to finish top 10 with their squad.
BR.
Like I've said before, long gone are the times around 2005, 2006 where teams like Rovers, Bolton and even Villa could finish, and were finishing, in the top 6. There's basically a top 7 in place nowadays so even when a really good team like Southampton come along playing good football, the highest they can realistically finish is 8th. Shame really, and then they'll probably lose a couple of their stars this summer.
So yeah, top 10 would be strong from West Ham, expecting more would be daft.
Croy
Only 1 red card... ffs Henderson
Shola
Sunderland top 10 Premier League era youth graduates;
10. Martyn Waghotn
9. Kevin Kyle
8. Darren Holloway
7. Ben Alnwick
6. Grant Leadbitter
5. George McCartney
4. Jack Colback
3. Michael Bridges
2. Michael Gray
1. Jordan Henderson
SpinSwimScream
Jonas
BR.
Finishing 20 on CM 00/01. Classic.
Crane
Number 1
1. ... who saw that coming?
2. Is it too early to say they're going down?
Eric Portapotty
It's not like Sherwood would have done well there though, don't think his ego would fit in well.
They should go for Allardyce when he inevitably gets sacked, they need a pragmatic manager.
Number 1
VP.
Number 1
Bet none of those happen in reality though.
Carroll.