Reid was given the captain's armband at Charlton on his personal pledge that he would stay at the club for this season, it would be bad form to walk away after commiting to the club. I think this is just another newspaper generated story.
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Reid was given the captain's armband at Charlton on his personal pledge that he would stay at the club for this season, it would be bad form to walk away after commiting to the club. I think this is just another newspaper generated story.
He can only go if Charlton accept the offer so its up to Charlton to accept the offer, if they do, he is then entitled to negotiate with Sunderland. I don't think Reid is the type to demand a transfer.
Sunderland have agreed a fee with Charlton for midfielder Andy Reid, the Coca-Cola Championship have announced.
The Republic of Ireland midfielder is currently holding talks with the Barclays Premier League side while defender Greg Halford may go in the opposite direction with a loan move to The Valley.
It is understood the Black Cats have tabled an offer in the region of £4m for 25-year-old Reid.
Manager Alan Pardew told the club’s website, www.charlton-athletic.co.uk: “A fee has been agreed and Andy Reid is talking to Sunderland.
“It was a difficult decision, but we have to look at ourselves and say ’are we going to let this affect us or will this make us stronger?’ Hopefully, the latter will happen.”
halford going the other way as a make weight in the deal...good move for Andy
Great move for Reid,Sunderland and Ireland if personal terms are agreed. Reid deserves to be playing in the Premiership and Sunderland need a archetypal midfielder who's able to take the ball and use it intelligently - Yorke doesnt have the legs to do that job properly and their other midfielders don't seem to have a notion of how to play there
Delighted - hopefully he'll stay injury free now
I want to stae for the record that any past resentments towards Roy Keane have ben put to bed and I hope Sunderland do well.Is this just because they have a few Irish players?Yes it is.
Good move for Reid.Be interesting to see what role he plays him.
good move for Andy. he's the sort of player Sunderland have been crying out for. hope he proves the doubters wrong and excels...
Yeh he's exactly what they need. A player with the ability to dominate games against the best. He'd replace any of their central midfielders.
I'm really happy that he's back in the premiership. If he stays fit he can be a very influential player for them. This could bode well for the qualifiers. Good luck Andy!
What's Reid's estimated date of return?
Started training last week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bondvillain
Deal isn't done just yet. I was under the impression that he is still injured. Is he likely to pass a fitness test at the Stadium of Light?
Depends on the fitness test. If they ask him to eat 10 burgers in a minute, he should pass. If they ask him to do a sprint, I wouldn't be too sure.
Comfirmed
http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=14105
Its a cheap shot but i had to laugh!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Excellent news. Now to sort out his injury proneness.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar
if he stays fit I think he has what it takes to make it at PL level. Fingers crossed he stays injury free from now.
Sunderland play in a kit with vertical stripes.......:D
To be honest I dont think Reid is as good as some people say he is. IMO he is a player who while being one of the best players in the coca cola champ. he struggles at the higher level of the premiership. McShane is another player who I would have at that level.
As for Keane's transfer dealings so far I think only Jones has worked out for him and I noticed that Halford went to Charlton (that was a waste of money) yesterday and Cole joined Burnley on loan. I would expect a big clear out at Sunderland at the end of the season if they stay up
Pardew reckons it's not a great loss for Charlton and I reckon it's probably not a great move by Roy. Regardless it represents another stage in his plan to have signed every top level irish player so when the international call ups come around he can tell the FAI to fcuk off. . . he is, after all, a man who lives with revenge very high on the agenda.
Oh dear, there really are some very very bitter people out there...:rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by GenerationXI
so that's Roy's masterplan? :confused:
i was a doubter too mcshels but his last few performances for ireland particularly in prague changed my mind completely , he is excellent , it is now down to keane to fit him into the teamQuote:
Originally Posted by McShels
I really like Andy Reid and watched with great interest his progress at Notts Forest. I thought he was the real deal. Trouble is he didn't succeed in the Premiership at SPurs. Why do people think he might make it at Sunderland? I hope he does, not for Sunderland's sake, but his own and Ireland's sake.
He didn't struggle last season whenever he played, he was usually Charlton's best player. He's usually one of Ireland's best players whenever he plays too. Judging by his performance against Germany I'd say we've a few players playing in England that'd be rated a lot higher if they were playing in Spain or Italy. The time they get on the ball over there is like night and day compared to Britain and Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by McShels
I think Spurs played him on the left wing and it did not suit him there in my opinion he is best either in the middle or on the right of midfield where he can cut inside and shoot or pass.
I genuinely hope Reid males it at Sunderland for Irelands cause no other reason. I am the same when it comes to all Irish players as Im sure we all are.
But although as he was our best player against Germany in Croker the next game against Cyprus he was found wanting. I would love to see him back to the form he showed when he was at Forest when he played his best football in his career t date
Reid joins Sunderland?
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Very exciting player and one that i am a big big fan of. His perfomance against Germany in the last campaign was the best performance by an Irish player during the campaign. Ufortunatly he is just too injury prone. IMO he is too good for the Championshp, but not quite good enough for the Premiership
How good does one have to be to be "good enough for the Premiership"?Quote:
Originally Posted by carloz
Too good for the chapionship and not quite as good as the Champions League.:)
John O'Shea has played many games in the Champions League , he must be a cut above Reid in that case
But he was carrying an injury during that game. A fit Andy Reid is crucial to our hopes of qualifying for the World Cup. He gives us options that no other senior player currently gives us. If he can stay injury free for the next few years I believe his class will show and he can make it in the Premiership.Quote:
Originally Posted by McShels
well you can look at it two ways i guess. If nothing players like Titus Bramble for example are Premiership player then Reid certainly should be one. I think he is very similar to how Huckerby was a few easons back. He would gut th opposition in the Championship but could not make the step up to the Premiership. If Reod stays fit id be very confident he will make it, but thats a very big ifQuote:
How good does one have to be to be "good enough for the Premiership"?
I'm interested as to how Sunderland are gonna play him. He's not a winger in the truest sense and Sunderland have been playing five accross the middle quite a bit this year.. It all revovles around Jones and I don't think they're they're gonna play Reid just off Jones in a 433/451... He may well be brought in to replace Yorke. I'd say Eirebhoy might get his wish and we'll see Reid playing in a deep lying holding/playmaker role flanked by two grafters (Whitehead etc)... Interesting to say the least
A fit Andy Reid is more than good enough for the premiership if played in a central role. I can't believe anyone could state otherwise. They must have missed all his appearances for Charlton for the two months at the start of last season before he got injured when he was by far their best player (yes better than 17 million Darren Bent).
And he's way better than Huckerby who is w**k.
I would not even compare him to Huckerby, totally different players.
I'd say he'll take the place of Yorke. Anyway, I can't see Reid playing out on the left with Richardson in the centre. Richardson would be much better suited to the left than Reid.
could line out something like
......Miller Reid Whitehead
Stokes/Murphy............Richardson
...............Jones