Sunderland AFC » Transfer Rumors

We have another signing! More than Man U!

Stephen — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:06:53 +0000

Lyon defender John Mensah is the newest signing for the Black Cats! Steve Bruce once again proving the fact that he’s the man for the job, and with the money behind him, he can show how talented he truly is. A friend of mine who knows the sport (and has played in the EPL, is very impressed with our manager.

Lorik Cana, another one of the many new signings at the Stadium of Light had this to say about Mensah: ‘He is a player I know well. I’ve played against him a number of times in the past, and he is someone who has always impressed me when he has been on the other team. He is a very good player who plays in the best team in France, so that has to say something.

‘He did not play in all of Lyon’s matches last season, but I don’t think people should read too much into that. Lyon are like the Chelsea or the Manchester United of France, and very few players play every game at those clubs.

I like that all these signings are from clubs that are well known, and not some third division club, or from Hearts. While that’s not a slight on Hearts, players coming from Man U, and the French teams are just better than team from the SPL. Face the facts folks this management group knows what they are doing.

Rumor Mill. I love this!!!!!

Stephen — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:43:11 +0000

Call me a fan, but I love seeing who is linked to Sunderland. It’s just way too interesting to me, because I have a feeling that there are some people who float these rumors out, who know what they are talking about. Of course, most rumors are proved to be false. I’d take pretty much all of these players. Though I’m surprised there are only three Wigan players rumored here. And why would Crapcastle transfer a player to us? We don’t need any more reserve team players.

Ins:
Peter Crouch (Portsmouth)
Darren Bent (Tottenham)
Titus Bramble (Wigan)
Lee Cattermole (Wigan)
Jermaine Pennant (Liverpool)
Nikola Zigic (Valencia)
Paul Scharner (Wigan)
Tuncay (Middlesbrough)
Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough)
Sebastien Bassong (Newcastle)
Per Ciljan Skjelbred (Rosenborg)
Richard Dunne (Man City)
Marco Zoro (Benfica)
Stephen Hunt (Reading)

Outs:
Daryl Murphy (Ipswich)
Paul McShane (Ipswich)
Carlos Edwards (Ipswich)
Roy O’Donovan (Hartlepool United)
Kenwyne Jones (Tottenham)
Anthony Stokes (Hibernian)
Dean Whitehead (Hull City, Stoke)

Sunderland in for Tallest Player in Soccer

Stephen — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:26:31 +0000

I was looking around the net this morning with my usual cup of coffee, and wondering now that the regular season is over with, who is new Manager Steve Bruce looking at. Shocking to me, he’s looking at Nikola Zigic, the tallest man in soccer. He stands at 6 foot 8. That’s one big dude, and he’s a striker too.

Full Name:Nikola Zigic
Birth Date:September 25, 1980
Height:2.02m
Weight:96 kg
Age:28
Position:Forward
Squad:12

Now I don’t know too much about, him because I don’t get the Spanish League here in Buffalo. But I figure he’s good enough to be at Valencia, he’s more than good enough to be at Sunderland. Yeah, yeah I know, he was loaned out last year. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=86349&&cc=5901 . But if we can have a tall target man whom the middies can lob it into, we could be dangerous. Now, the only key is can he transfer his game to the English game? We’ve seen lots of very talented players in the EPL (and the old First Division). So maybe it might take him a bit, but a striker of his ability trying to find his footing, is better than most of the strikers who have run out for Sunderland.

The key is, can Niall float an attractive enough deal to make Valencia bite? I hope so, seeing him strut his stuff at SOL, would be amazing.