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The Indo missed their chance for a 'MON slams Trap' headline.
If you read the article Martin O’Neill refutes Tardelli claim that Westwood sought to leave Sunderland
However, O'Neill said: "No, he didn't ask to leave. He was asking was there a possibility - certainly his agent was asking about the possibility of going on loan.
:D
I'm pretty sure he would like to be in the currant squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
He's a mellow chap.
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...uWZ7Oe8rH4fVH1
These puns are starting to be recycled now.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
You know we have already been there and bunn that.
With a bit of luck, this could be good news for Westwood!
http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-29325463.html
If they see fit to splash the cash on a replacement, then Westwood may as well pack his bags. I would hope, rather, that they'd deem him a ready-made replacement, invest in decent back-up at a modest price and ensure quality is injected in more warranted areas of the park, because there are enough of them. Mignolet is quality though.
Optimistic article about Westwood's opportunity to become Sunderland's no.1 which hopefully will happen. The biggest issue will be the sheer unpredictibility of Di Canio.
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/socc...line-1.1432266
Probably depends on if he starts the season and how the Mackems do.
Keepers are often (wrongly) 'fallguys'.
Torn between wanting to see him do well and his manager not....
LIVERPOOL are winning the race to sign Sunderland keeper Simon Mignolet and the Black Cats’ Player of the Season could be Anfield-bound within days.
Reds boss Brendan Rodgers has made the Belgian stopper one of his top targets of the summer, but faced potential competition from Arsenal who are also involved in a summer of rebuilding, with Gunners’ boss Arsene Wenger given a massive war-chest to transform the London side into title contenders.
Liverpool are looking to do their transfer business early this summer and made an opening bid of £6.5m hoping to do an early deal, while Arsenal made their interest known but have yet to take that further.
Sunderland rejected Liverpool’s offer out of hand for a player who was pivotal in keeping the club in the Premier League last season.
But the Reds have not been dissuaded and have tabled several improved offers, rising to £8m early this week.
Yesterday, the Merseysiders were prepared to go to £9m, but Sunderland are holding out for a fee in excess of £10m for a player Steve Bruce paid £2m for, three years ago this week.
Now it looks like Liverpool have accepted Sunderland’s valuation.
And with the Reds prepared to pay a fee which the Black Cats’ believe approaches the keeper’s market value, Mignolet appears on his way to Anfield.
Arsenal could always step in with an 11th hour bid, but their are no immediate signs on an intervention from the Emirates and, that being the case, the deal to take Mignolet to Liverpool is on.
The club’s hottest property has been the subject of intense speculation since the end of the season and talks on an extension to his contract at the Stadium of Light, which still has two years to run, had stalled as the player and his agents considered their options.
Mignolet’s chief agent, Guy Vandersmissen, said earlier this month that the keeper would not ask for a move but that the ball was firmly in Sunderland’s court.
“There is a contract so we have to respect that, but I don’t think at this moment we would be prepared to sign a new contract,” commented Vandersmissen.
“There is another two years on his contract, if they want us to stick to that, we will stick to that and perhaps leave after two years if there is an interest in Simon.”
Sunderland though would not want the 25-year-old, whose reputation grew by the month in the Premier League last season, to leave on a Bosman in a couple of years time.
And it will be hard for the Black Cats to reject a particularly big offer which would give Paolo Di Canio room for manoeuvre under the financial fair play restrictions and allow him to strengthen other areas of the team.
I thought Danny Rose was Sunderland's player of the year, not Mignolet?
Rose was only on loan...
So what? He was still Sunderland's player of the year, not Mignolet.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Sunderland cancelled their player of the year this season. You're all wrong.
Check out this baby from RTE website!
Absolutely no news content whatsoever yet the lead story of soccer section. Just some hack filling space:
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/engli...8771-westwood/
That is fantastic.
''sitting impotently on the bench''
Super.
I think Westwood will see him off. Man one has never impressed me at all.
I find it hard to believe any defence could be confident playing in front of somebody who looks like a magician at a children's birthday party.