thomas Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Official yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samag Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Free transfer, hope he just seen as Gosling's replacement . then ok . But do not see him been an improvement on Anita or Tiote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Not convinced he would come here if he'd been told he'd just be sitting on the bench, played all the time with Sunderland didn't he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Better than Sissoko? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Sissoko had similar goals/assists numbers to Colback after about 4 games here. He was incredibly effective for a few months before the inevitable neutering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Free transfer, hope he just seen as Gosling's replacement . then ok . But do not see him been an improvement on Anita or Tiote. Why the fuck do we need a replacement for gosling? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Free transfer, hope he just seen as Gosling's replacement . then ok . But do not see him been an improvement on Anita or Tiote. Why the fuck do we need a replacement for gosling? Because Gosling replaced Hatem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Would probably put Colback waaaaay behind Sissoko in terms of ability. However whilst I don't doubt his effort and ability, Anita has been a chocolate teapot playing in our team in the PL. I think Colback is an upgrade there if we have to accept that the team is not going to change for Anita's benefit. We also have to remember that to have a full squad we need 8 homegrown players - the club are so limited in that respect that Ryan Taylor was in our registered squad last season! So players like Colback on a free are very handy to have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 He isn't a Cabaye replacement. I hope people aren't going to judge to that high standard. He will take Goslings place in the squad with the plus of him being competent at full back. He hasn't been shite for Sunderland, and it wasn't just a purple patch last season. Until his roles in the derby wins, he was seen as a mag cunt and they judged him accordingly. He has always been solid for them. Ipswich too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toondave Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Why are we hooked on someone being Gosling's replacement? When you put out a fire what do you replace it with? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Why are we hooked on someone being Gosling's replacement? When you put out a fire what do you replace it with? Whatever structure originally burned down? Or grass or something if it was on a field? Or maybe a monument to fire if it was Sunderland that burned down? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 He isn't a Cabaye replacement. I hope people aren't going to judge to that high standard. He will take Goslings place in the squad with the plus of him being competent at full back. He hasn't been shite for Sunderland, and it wasn't just a purple patch last season. Until his roles in the derby wins, he was seen as a mag cunt and they judged him accordingly. He has always been solid for them. Ipswich too. He isn't a Cabaye replacement in ability, but the fear is he is a Cabaye replacement in body. Not to doubt you but can't you see that scenario, we tried but at least we got Jack over the line. Honestly i see Colback as Cabaye's replacement in the squad (number wise), and watching us attempt to sign decent players for a pittance again, well conclusions will be drawn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 this signing, on its own, isnt that bad. the problem is probably this is the only signing for our midfield and this guy is going to start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 He isn't a Cabaye replacement. I hope people aren't going to judge to that high standard. He will take Goslings place in the squad with the plus of him being competent at full back. He hasn't been shite for Sunderland, and it wasn't just a purple patch last season. Until his roles in the derby wins, he was seen as a mag cunt and they judged him accordingly. He has always been solid for them. Ipswich too. He isn't a Cabaye replacement in ability, but the fear is he is a Cabaye replacement in body. Not to doubt you but can't you see that scenario, we tried but at least we got Jack over the line. Honestly i see Colback as Cabaye's replacement in the squad (number wise), and watching us attempt to sign decent players for a pittance again, well conclusions will be drawn. I don't think we have much intention to replace Cabaye going from the usual lowball bids for Cabella. If he's so good, you pay the extra, we're fannying around as usual. We will likely move on to Grenier soon and do the same. Colback will be here to make up a squad place and offer good cover for Anita and Santon. I don't like to use the words hard working cos they have a negative connotation on here, but he's about as genuine and honest a professional footballer that you'll come across. He lacks quality in the final third, that's why he's on a free and relatively low wages, but he plays a good part in the build up and offers good cover defensively. I don't like speaking on this signing too much as some of the comments are overly harsh and I know people are upset over it. I don't wanna be seen as a troll, I'm just offering my view. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 He's better than Tiote. He's athletic, quick, good on the ball. He can dribble without it bouncing off his shin and he can play more than a little tippy tap pass back to whoever he got it from so he's better than Tiote for me. Tiote does nothing defensively so I'll judge him on his skills on the ball, which aren't good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 He's better than Tiote. He's athletic, quick, good on the ball. He can dribble without it bouncing off his shin and he can play more than a little tippy tap pass back to whoever he got it from so he's better than Tiote for me. Tiote does nothing defensively so I'll judge him on his skills on the ball, which aren't good. He's not like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I long for the day that I don't see Tiote launching cross field balls that don't find their target or give us momentum. It's always a shitty pass or a good pass that puts the player under pressure. Either way, it's stupid and he should have stopped doing it ages ago. When Tiote starts making forward passes, I'll view him differently. Until then, he's a Pirlo-wannabe who thinks he's hard but consistently commits stupid fouls. Colback is a different player but a better player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 He's better than Tiote. He's athletic, quick, good on the ball. He can dribble without it bouncing off his shin and he can play more than a little tippy tap pass back to whoever he got it from so he's better than Tiote for me. Tiote does nothing defensively so I'll judge him on his skills on the ball, which aren't good. aye that's all well and good slating the lad tiote after 3 years of being pardewed within an inch of his fucking mohawk, we'll see where colback is after a few months of it shall we? wonder how athletic he'll look standing still watching the ball fly over his head and waiting to see if ross mccormack can score a goal on his own from 30 yards out fucking colback man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 The days of the hard DM are over. We need to move on from that shit. Tiote is an anachronism. Even an ultra defensive team like Atletico didn't employ a midfielder that couldn't pass the ball like him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 He isn't a Cabaye replacement. I hope people aren't going to judge to that high standard. He will take Goslings place in the squad with the plus of him being competent at full back. He hasn't been shite for Sunderland, and it wasn't just a purple patch last season. Until his roles in the derby wins, he was seen as a mag cunt and they judged him accordingly. He has always been solid for them. Ipswich too. He isn't a Cabaye replacement in ability, but the fear is he is a Cabaye replacement in body. Not to doubt you but can't you see that scenario, we tried but at least we got Jack over the line. Honestly i see Colback as Cabaye's replacement in the squad (number wise), and watching us attempt to sign decent players for a pittance again, well conclusions will be drawn. I don't think we have much intention to replace Cabaye going from the usual lowball bids for Cabella. If he's so good, you pay the extra, we're fannying around as usual. We will likely move on to Grenier soon and do the same. Even if we sign sign Cabella he isn't a replacement for Cabaye, two different players in two different positions. Cabella is very much a Ben Arfa replacement. I agree though, Colback is a decent player and a decent squad player. I'd be disappointed if he is Cabaye's replacement (which I don't think he is), but if he is a squad player then the club have done very well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 It depends what you want from a player. I wouldn't play Tiote at home against a bottom half club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I long for the day that I don't see Tiote launching cross field balls that don't find their target or give us momentum. It's always a shitty pass or a good pass that puts the player under pressure. Either way, it's stupid and he should have stopped doing it ages ago. When Tiote starts making forward passes, I'll view him differently. Until then, he's a Pirlo-wannabe who thinks he's hard but consistently commits stupid fouls. Colback is a different player but a better player. You do realise he consistently has the highest amount/successful passes for us right? How many of them are actually forward passes? Stick my grandma in there and she'd be able to pass the ball back to Colo when it's rolled to him under no pressure. How about turn around and actually make a forward pass that finds its target for once? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 The days of the hard DM are over. We need to move on from that s***. Tiote is an anachronism. Even an ultra defensive team like Atletico didn't employ a midfielder that couldn't pass the ball like him. Atletico's midfield give the ball away more than Tiote does, not the point mind but he's not as careless with the ball as your describing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoob Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I long for the day that I don't see Tiote launching cross field balls that don't find their target or give us momentum. It's always a shitty pass or a good pass that puts the player under pressure. Either way, it's stupid and he should have stopped doing it ages ago. When Tiote starts making forward passes, I'll view him differently. Until then, he's a Pirlo-wannabe who thinks he's hard but consistently commits stupid fouls. Colback is a different player but a better player. You do realise he consistently has the highest amount/successful passes for us right? How many of them are actually forward passes? Stick my grandma in there and she'd be able to pass the ball back to Colo when it's rolled to him under no pressure. How about turn around and actually make a forward pass that finds its target for once? Most of my Sunderland supporting mates are always pulling their hair out at Colback passing it sideways or back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuy_O Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Tiote's a really good player imo just a bit clumsy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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