Ian Harte to Sunderland and possibly A.Reid

[NeilMcD]

Hold fire stutts, I know where you are coming from a bit premature though.

[livehead1]

How many Irish is that up there then?

[Stuttgart88]

Yeah, I know but the guy who took Owls Fan on was so adamant it made me chuckle a bit last night.

[0325422]

ill be putting ian harte in my premierleague.com fantasy football for the amount of goals i can see him popping in. dont rate him as much of a defender obviously due to world cup 2002. If he can get his confidence back he would be a good addition to the ireland team as a natural left back. Dont think O Halloran is up to playing this position yet. Playing and training with so many irish player at sunderland can only help the irish set-up.

[Billsthoughts]

Who was it that was saying Keane was a much better manager than Mick, by citing an appalling run of results upon promotion as example? How does a 3-0 defeat by Luton stack up then? Not bad against a 3-1 defeat by Morecambe I suppose!

he went thru a bad spell(in fact probably a couple) last year as well and ended up winning the league. Its early days and he is one of the managers least likely to get the sack so would expect him to turn it around again. Carling Cup doesnt mean anything. Only bad defeat they have had was to wigan. And didnt he surpass Macarthys home premiership record on the first day of the season? That made me chuckle.;)

[OwlsFan]

And didnt he surpass Macarthys home premiership record on the first day of the season? That made me chuckle.;)

He also surpassed in spending months before a ball was kicked what Mick had to spend for the whole season. Did that make you chuckle as well :p

Strange buy that of Harte. Very limited player defensively in what I assume will be a season of struggle for Sunderland. I wonder what the Sunderland fans make of all these Paddies going to the Northeast. Derek Geary of the Blunts might (but only just) have been a better option if he has to buy green.

[NeilMcD]

I think he is making the same mistake as Mc Carthy in buying quantity rather than buying quality. However he is paying way more for average players.

[RogerMilla]

gordon and mcshane are the only premiership quality players signed , in my opinion.

[Soko]

I agree with your sarcasm in your first point but the above point is a bit silly. He was hardly making his debut against Denmark. We've had enough chances to see him by now. He could be the star player for someone like Everton. If Arteta and Cahill can, Reid certainly can.



Arteta oozes class, Reid couldn't lace up his boots


And he is fat. Watching him and puff around the field against the Czechs last year was embarrassing.

[macdermesser]

How many Irish is that up there then?

Darron Gibson heading there too on loan? Or does he not count because he is Northern Irish ? ;-)

[onephillyhughes]

Does he have a scouting network? Or does he just sign players he's played with:rolleyes:

9 strikers at the club, not one capable of 15-20 goals.

[Billsthoughts]

He also surpassed in spending months before a ball was kicked what Mick had to spend for the whole season. Did that make you chuckle as well :p


you can only work with the hand your dealt. Poor Mickey No Money.....hes the real "Championship Manager"!!!:D

[eirebhoy]

Arteta oozes class, Reid couldn't lace up his boots


And he is fat. Watching him and puff around the field against the Czechs last year was embarrassing.
I know all about Arteta and if that guy can do so well in he premiership then Reid certainly can.

[Soko]

Arteta ****es all over Reid. He's the main reason Everton are overachieving while Andy is playing with Charlton. Says it all really

[ofjames]

Darron Gibson heading there too on loan? Or does he not count because he is Northern Irish ? ;-)

fergie says he's keeping him at OT for the season. Even thought he admitted there have been several approaches to take him on loan


Does he have a scouting network? Or does he just sign players he's played with:rolleyes:

9 strikers at the club, not one capable of 15-20 goals.

There's 7 stikers at sunderland, not 9. (O'Donovan, Cole, Jones, Stokes, Connolly, Murphy, Chopra)

Stern John went to Southampton as part of the Kenweyne Jones deal, and Dwight Yorke is a MIDFIELDER!! He was signed on the basis of his World Cup performances is midfield for T&T, and has played their for Sunderland ever since!!

[onephillyhughes]

I think he played enough of his career upfront to be classed as a striker. Stokes plays right mid but you list him as a striker.

Keane going for quantity not quality will be a bad move in the long run. You need a sizeable squad but not 8 or 9 strikers, especially when not one of them will get a bagful of goals (Cole is well past it). They will struggle to stay up.

[youngirish]

and Dwight Yorke is a MIDFIELDER!! He was signed on the basis of his World Cup performances is midfield for T&T
In fairness I'd say it's far more likely he was signed because Keane knew him from his Old Trafford days and not because of a couple of performances in the World Cup.

[eirebhoy]

I think he played enough of his career upfront to be classed as a striker. Stokes plays right mid but you list him as a striker.

Stokes is a striker, as much as van Nistelrooy or Inzaghi. It's frustrating watching him play out wide.

[ofjames]

I think he played enough of his career upfront to be classed as a striker. Stokes plays right mid but you list him as a striker.

Keane going for quantity not quality will be a bad move in the long run. You need a sizeable squad but not 8 or 9 strikers, especially when not one of them will get a bagful of goals (Cole is well past it). They will struggle to stay up.

Every game he's played for Sunderland has been at midfield, and in all
likelihood, any future games he plays for them will also be at midfield.

Throughout qualification for the world cup, and up until he retired for Trinidad in March, he played for them at midfield also.

Yorkie is now, quite obviously considered by Keane to be a midfield player, not a striker.

Keane has played Stokes on the left wing by the way (Carlos Edwards has been an ever present on the right up until his injury 2weeks ago) and around 50% of his playing time is still spent up front. Thus he is a stiker who is playing out of position.

Yorke spends 0% of his playing time playing up front, 100% playing midfield, and this has been the case for nearly over a year and a half. Thus the distinction is clear regarding your stokes comparison, Yorke is a midfielder who used to play as a striker a number of years ago. Going on your logic, you would still regard Jamie Carragher as a full back

[danonion]

Judging from the shocking performances from Yorke in midfield I think it's a safe assessment to say he is a(n) [over the hill] striker playing out of position in midfield

[onephillyhughes]

Every game he's played for Sunderland has been at midfield, and in all
likelihood, any future games he plays for them will also be at midfield.

Throughout qualification for the world cup, and up until he retired for Trinidad in March, he played for them at midfield also.

Yorkie is now, quite obviously considered by Keane to be a midfield player, not a striker.

Keane has played Stokes on the left wing by the way (Carlos Edwards has been an ever present on the right up until his injury 2weeks ago) and around 50% of his playing time is still spent up front. Thus he is a stiker who is playing out of position.

Yorke spends 0% of his playing time playing up front, 100% playing midfield, and this has been the case for nearly over a year and a half. Thus the distinction is clear regarding your stokes comparison, Yorke is a midfielder who used to play as a striker a number of years ago. Going on your logic, you would still regard Jamie Carragher as a full back

A full back and a centre back, yes. Just like yorke could still be classed as a striker, as well as a midfielder.

Any man who persists with him as a midfielder is going to have a struggle on his hands to keep them in the premier league, IMO, too many players, not enough quality.