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This is true. Bent was averaging about 1 in 2 for us and barely got a look in til he moved to Villa. Based on form alone Cattermole is ahead of Colback at the minute. Cattermole? Surely if you are going to nominate a Sunderland player it would be Rodwell? 2 games I've seen us play this season, Cattermole has been better than Rodwell. I'd rather players got picked on merit. At the minute it just tells any English player we try and sign, go somewhere else, you'll be nowhere near the squad if you sign for Sunderland. Merit is 2 games? Ok then. Seems as though that's what Colbacks call up is based on... If we go off the back end of last season. Rodwell wasn't playing but Cattermole was miles ahead of Colback.

This is true. Bent was averaging about 1 in 2 for us and barely got a look in til he moved to Villa. Based on form alone Cattermole is ahead of Colback at the minute. Cattermole? Surely if you are going to nominate a Sunderland player it would be Rodwell? 2 games I've seen us play this season, Cattermole has been better than Rodwell. I'd rather players got picked on merit. At the minute it just tells any English player we try and sign, go somewhere else, you'll be nowhere near the squad if you sign for Sunderland.

This is true. Bent was averaging about 1 in 2 for us and barely got a look in til he moved to Villa. Based on form alone Cattermole is ahead of Colback at the minute. I don't think Colback is anything special BUT he absolutely pisses all over Cattermole as footballer, not even close The day someone of the calibre of Cattermole gets picked for England is the day the country should just retire from international football He really doesn't

This is true. Bent was averaging about 1 in 2 for us and barely got a look in til he moved to Villa. Based on form alone Cattermole is ahead of Colback at the minute. You should sell him then, give the lad a chance to play for England. And play Bridcutt? I'd rather we didn't

This is true. Bent was averaging about 1 in 2 for us and barely got a look in til he moved to Villa. Based on form alone Cattermole is ahead of Colback at the minute.

I can't help thinking we have no chance of getting him. Being honest though I haven't seen a lot of him. Is he good?

I would say it isn't that good a signing. Not for the fact that Di Maria is not a good player, he's excellent, but because if Van Gaal is going to continue with 3-5-2 he doesn't fit anywhere. Go 4-3-3 and you sacrifice Mata or a.n.other. They've quite literally shit themselves and spent a ton of money on the best player available without any thoughts as to where he's going to play. Saying that Blind would be an excellent signing but another centre half should have been a priority. Not Di Maria. Christ on Sunday Will Buckley made their defence look very average at times

Where was this opinion when the combined XI threads were knocking about? I posted my opinion of him way before he signed. This is not a knee-jerk reaction to his debut. Go check the beginning pages of the thread. My post was in jest tbf I think Colback is a good player. He's better than a lot of people give him credit for. Watching the lad in the youth team he stood out a mile, ahead of Henderson who's come on leaps and bounds and will be an England regular for years.

You let him take free kicks? He took the long ones. The short, direct ones were Cabella's. In all honesty I've always said he was a decent player and one with very good technique. Just surprising to see him doing that. Was his delivery decent? I never got a chance to see it what with Larsson lording over every set piece we've been given for the past three or four seasons

Where was this opinion when the combined XI threads were knocking about?

You let him take free kicks?

To the Champions League finalists and winners of their respective domestic league?

Loads of talk of battles, ambushes and 'driving West Ham back into the sea' It's a bunch of fat, p*ssed middle aged men trying to punch eachother you tools. There are a few aspects of RTG I dislike. This is by far the worst part of it.

Thread title has nowt to do with his playing style (or lack of) I know...

Thread title is misleading. Rare to see him in the box...

Fee is less than £10m

I give him two years before he moves on. They'll recoup their money and then some and with a bit of luck he could help them to the top four. Excellent bit of business.

I pay 60 quid a month for Sky which includes sports.

I was listening to something on the radio in the last couple of days where they were saying that the next TV deal is not far off and they fully expect it to be 3 times the current deal. Foreign TV deals maybe, can't see Sky or BT paying much more than they are now. Sky's profits went down last year from the extra cost of the deal. dunno bt will want to try to get a bigger share of the prem matchs and sky will do everything in their power to stop them, so could easily see a big increase again. Its all going to collapse in on itself sooner or later and then we'll be perfectly positioned to dominate english football With your state-of-the-art youth development? (Sorry) What's the most you've ever sold an academy player for? Spurs have an academy? Nah in all seriousness, Rose, Bentaleb and Kane didn't look too far out of place last season.

Is anyone? It appears he has very little interest these days. I can't see him sticking around much longer. They have reached their height under him. It was always going to be a tall order anyway to achieve more. NUFC will always be the giant of the North East as we are the much bigger club. They will always be a small club. :lol:

I hope Wickham stays. We have no one else

Is he supposed to be good or something? Seems to be a lot of hype about him tbh I always thought that Taylor was first choice and was just constantly injured.

Is he supposed to be good or something?

He wasn't. Fast like.

Yes you have. Sunderland. Yep