Ambitious Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2629819/Sunderland-run-rule-Exeter-City-starlet-Matt-Grimes.html Craig Gardner has left the club after his contract expired with West Brom, Leicester and Derby County interested in his signature. Sunderland may also lose midfielders Jack Colback and Seb Larsson, who are wanted by Premier League rivals, if they fail to match their wage demands. I presume this accounts for promotion? I think he's a half-decent player mind. He has nearly 200 Premier League games under his belt too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 He's pretty decent, if unspectacular. Would fill the box to box role, alongside the likes of Hendrick and Hughes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombc Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Not sure why the article says anything about West Brom? Good player, only 27, he made Subderland splash out £6 million to sign him so to pick him up on a free wouldn't be too bad. He'd do a decent job in helping us stay in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Not sure why the article says anything about West Brom? Good player, only 27, he made Subderland splash out £6 million to sign him so to pick him up on a free wouldn't be too bad. He'd do a decent job in helping us stay in the league. It means West Brom are also interested, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbydave96 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Hasn't he played right back for them a few times aswell or am I imagining that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randombc Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 It means West Brom are also interested, I believe. Of course, the way I read it sounded like his contract has expired with west Brom with us and Leicester interested. I'm a donut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Ram Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Hasn't he played right back for them a few times aswell or am I imagining that? Nope, he played there quite a lot at one point. Also takes a mean penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgdcfc Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 His brother Gary (Aston Villa) is also out of contract and if he is released I'd like us to have a look at him, a genuine talent, albeit a little held back over the past couple of years through injury. Just needs some game time and I think he will live up to his potential. As for Craig, would be a decent acquisition, but I worry about his wages. Would be nice to reunite the brothers though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbydave96 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Nope, he played there quite a lot at one point. Also takes a mean penalty. Could be a quality utility player then, can we sign him before next Saturday in case it goes to penalties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopRam Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Can see him going to fester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McClarensLads Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 But aren't fester going to buy Messi with all that money they've got. They've got if they are going to be a "top 5 team" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobram Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 His a good player. Would like him here. But can't see where he will fit in unless he plays DM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireRam Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2629819/Sunderland-run-rule-Exeter-City-starlet-Matt-Grimes.html Craig Gardner has left the club after his contract expired with West Brom, Leicester and Derby County interested in his signature. Sunderland may also lose midfielders Jack Colback and Seb Larsson, who are wanted by Premier League rivals, if they fail to match their wage demands. I presume this accounts for promotion? I think he's a half-decent player mind. He has nearly 200 Premier League games under his belt too. Let West Brom have him. Gives us a better chance of getting Thorne permanently off them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Craig Gardner looks set to move back to his West Midlands roots. The Solihull native, who has previously played for both Aston Villa and Birmingham City, is poised to complete a move to West Bromwich Albion. The 27-year-old is a free agent after leavingSunderland - he fell out of favour under Gus Poyet and did not start a game for the Black Cats since the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Southampton in which he scored the only goal. [sky Sports] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Craig Gardner looks set to move back to his West Midlands roots. The Solihull native, who has previously played for both Aston Villa and Birmingham City, is poised to complete a move to West Bromwich Albion. The 27-year-old is a free agent after leavingSunderland - he fell out of favour under Gus Poyet and did not start a game for the Black Cats since the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Southampton in which he scored the only goal. [sky Sports] Maybe, good news for us. Let's see how this plays out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DcFc Dyycheee Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Nice one West Brom, now you can sell us Thorne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Teale Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 To be fair we have done well but surely someone who is pretty proven at the prem level as gardener may be a better player than Thorne, Hughes, Bryson and Hendrick who all are totally unproven at that level. Last time we went up people were saying how amazing Leacock, Bywater, jones etc were. Just trying to look at it from the other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwram1973 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 To be fair we have done well but surely someone who is pretty proven at the prem level as gardener may be a better player than Thorne, Hughes, Bryson and Hendrick who all are totally unproven at that level. Last time we went up people were saying how amazing Leacock, Bywater, jones etc were. Just trying to look at it from the other side Totally different class of players for me. Leacock, Bywater, jones were decent players but I never thought they could be good prem players. Thorne, Hughes, Bryson and Hendrick ooze class, i am confident those players would cut it in the prem. Look how they played against a strong chelsea side this season, I know we lost but there was enough there to make me believe they are good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Teale Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Totally different class of players for me. Leacock, Bywater, jones were decent players but I never thought they could be good prem players. Thorne, Hughes, Bryson and Hendrick ooze class, i am confident those players would cut it in the prem. Look how they played against a strong chelsea side this season, I know we lost but there was enough there to make me believe they are good enough. Well at the time you couldn't find many who weren't saying the same as you are about the current players now. Realistically they all are unlikely to be able to handle to step up. These players have a good run but haven't been a class above in the previous seasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwram1973 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Well at the time you couldn't find many who weren't saying the same as you are about the current players now. Realistically they all are unlikely to be able to handle to step up. These players have a good run but haven't been a class above in the previous seasons Bryson has been top draw since he arrived. Hughes has been top draw since coming into the side. Hendrick has had dips in form, but so has Rooney. I'm not saying they are going to be prem superstars, but they don't need to be. As long as they are as good as anything stoke, wba, Sunderland etc have they will do well. We won't be playing Man city, Arsenal etc every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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