Comments on: Sunderland: Four Reasons Why the Giant is Awakening http://soccerlens.com/sunderland-the-4-reasons-why-the-giant-is-awakening/8578/ Football News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:17:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Adam http://soccerlens.com/sunderland-the-4-reasons-why-the-giant-is-awakening/8578/#comment-99912 Adam Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:55:03 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8578#comment-99912 Vipin, malbranque is worth 7m, chimbonda 5m, tanio 3 or 4m. thats what keane payed for them.. it was 21 including kaboul and hell be about 6. Vipin, malbranque is worth 7m, chimbonda 5m, tanio 3 or 4m.
thats what keane payed for them.. it was 21 including kaboul and hell be about 6.

]]> By: BD Condell http://soccerlens.com/sunderland-the-4-reasons-why-the-giant-is-awakening/8578/#comment-98092 BD Condell Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:09:34 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8578#comment-98092 Vipin, I agree with Brian and Col. Your assessment is way too harsh. On the websites I have looked at, all 3 of the players you mention are listed as having 'undisclosed' transfer fees, so where you get your numbers I have no idea?? Vipin,
I agree with Brian and Col. Your assessment is way too harsh. On the websites I have looked at, all 3 of the players you mention are listed as having ‘undisclosed’ transfer fees, so where you get your numbers I have no idea??

]]> By: Vipin http://soccerlens.com/sunderland-the-4-reasons-why-the-giant-is-awakening/8578/#comment-98087 Vipin Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:54:49 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8578#comment-98087 Alright. I can understand your feelings. But give me a clarification. How much exactly did Keane spend on Spurs Rejects- tainio+malbranque+chimbonda? I read that the amount is almost a whopping 20 M GBP!!!!! Is that true? If you ask me, those three put together would cost a maximum of 7 M GBP. Not a penny more. Why is Keane so naive in the transfer market? Why does he always end up paying extremely inflated transfer fees? May be only Chlesea and Spurs are worse than Keane in this aspect. If there is anything wrong in the figures qouted by me, then please do correct it. Alright. I can understand your feelings. But give me a clarification.

How much exactly did Keane spend on Spurs Rejects- tainio+malbranque+chimbonda? I read that the amount is almost a whopping 20 M GBP!!!!! Is that true? If you ask me, those three put together would cost a maximum of 7 M GBP. Not a penny more.

Why is Keane so naive in the transfer market? Why does he always end up paying extremely inflated transfer fees? May be only Chlesea and Spurs are worse than Keane in this aspect.

If there is anything wrong in the figures qouted by me, then please do correct it.

]]> By: Col http://soccerlens.com/sunderland-the-4-reasons-why-the-giant-is-awakening/8578/#comment-98084 Col Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:09:16 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8578#comment-98084 Fact is Vipin, we HAD to spend the amount we did last season to simply survive in the top flight. Both Derby and particularly Reading went down precisely because they didn't. To say that we should have finished top 6 simply on the basis of the amount spent is plain daft really. We began last season as relegation fodder and finished with a team / squad capable of staying up (fairly) comfortably. Our new signings should see us at mid-table upwards. Next season should be even more interesting.... The most pleasing aspect of all this is that we are now being taken seriously as a "big club", by both media and players alike. We finally have the financial backing to match the ambition and expectations of our long suffering fans and what's more, we will finish above the mags this season ! Fact is Vipin, we HAD to spend the amount we did last season to simply survive in the top flight. Both Derby and particularly Reading went down precisely because they didn’t. To say that we should have finished top 6 simply on the basis of the amount spent is plain daft really.

We began last season as relegation fodder and finished with a team / squad capable of staying up (fairly) comfortably. Our new signings should see us at mid-table upwards. Next season should be even more interesting….

The most pleasing aspect of all this is that we are now being taken seriously as a “big club”, by both media and players alike. We finally have the financial backing to match the ambition and expectations of our long suffering fans and what’s more, we will finish above the mags this season !

]]> By: Brian Lofrumento http://soccerlens.com/sunderland-the-4-reasons-why-the-giant-is-awakening/8578/#comment-98077 Brian Lofrumento Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:49:23 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8578#comment-98077 Vipin, While I agree with you that Sunderland has spent a lot of money in recent years, they are not even close to spending an amount comparable to the spending of a team like Real Madrid. In recent years Real have spent €110 MILLION on Pepe, Gago, Robben, Heinze, and Sneijder alone. Sunderland haven't spent anywhere near that amount, so immediately your argument loses a lot of steam. Even if they had spent that same amount, don't you think Madrid started on a better base than Sunderland? Players like Guti, Raul, Casillas, etc. were already at the club. Sunderland are a team building from scratch. On top of that, spending money doesn't necessarily translate to a better performance. If that was the case and your argument held true, shouldn't Chelsea have won the Premier League every year since Abramovich took over? So are they disappointing? At the end of the day football comes down to consistency. If Roy Keane can get his team to perform with high intensity in every game then Sunderland should finish in the top half of the table this year. It's only their second year back in the Premiership and things are only looking up. As for Tottenham, I can't see them finishing outside of the top seven. Anything less than that and they need to seriously consider changing a LOT of things. Vipin,

While I agree with you that Sunderland has spent a lot of money in recent years, they are not even close to spending an amount comparable to the spending of a team like Real Madrid. In recent years Real have spent €110 MILLION on Pepe, Gago, Robben, Heinze, and Sneijder alone. Sunderland haven’t spent anywhere near that amount, so immediately your argument loses a lot of steam. Even if they had spent that same amount, don’t you think Madrid started on a better base than Sunderland? Players like Guti, Raul, Casillas, etc. were already at the club. Sunderland are a team building from scratch.

On top of that, spending money doesn’t necessarily translate to a better performance. If that was the case and your argument held true, shouldn’t Chelsea have won the Premier League every year since Abramovich took over? So are they disappointing?

At the end of the day football comes down to consistency. If Roy Keane can get his team to perform with high intensity in every game then Sunderland should finish in the top half of the table this year. It’s only their second year back in the Premiership and things are only looking up.

As for Tottenham, I can’t see them finishing outside of the top seven. Anything less than that and they need to seriously consider changing a LOT of things.

]]> By: Vipin http://soccerlens.com/sunderland-the-4-reasons-why-the-giant-is-awakening/8578/#comment-98074 Vipin Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:34:50 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8578#comment-98074 I find this article as quite misleading. For last two seasons(including this one), Sunderland has been spending like Real Madrid or Chelsea. Even after spending such astronomical amounts, all what they could achieve is to 'just survive'. Considering the amount that they have spent, they should atleast be in the Top 6. The same argument goes with Spurs as well, crazy spenders they are. In my opinion, Keane has bought crap players (except a very few) , that too for extremely inflated prices. Nowadays, Stadium of Light has become the 'deadwood dumping hub' for Juande Ramos. The surprising factor being, he is getting around 5 times the amount that he deserves to get for the deadwood that he is dumping. Infact Keane and Quinn is indirectly sponsoring the Spurs 'revolution'. But i suspect both teams are again going to finish in bottom half this season as well. What an under-achievement that would be, considering the mammoth cash they have splashed in the transfer market. I find this article as quite misleading. For last two seasons(including this one), Sunderland has been spending like Real Madrid or Chelsea. Even after spending such astronomical amounts, all what they could achieve is to ‘just survive’. Considering the amount that they have spent, they should atleast be in the Top 6. The same argument goes with Spurs as well, crazy spenders they are.

In my opinion, Keane has bought crap players (except a very few) , that too for extremely inflated prices. Nowadays, Stadium of Light has become the ‘deadwood dumping hub’ for Juande Ramos. The surprising factor being, he is getting around 5 times the amount that he deserves to get for the deadwood that he is dumping. Infact Keane and Quinn is indirectly sponsoring the Spurs ‘revolution’.

But i suspect both teams are again going to finish in bottom half this season as well. What an under-achievement that would be, considering the mammoth cash they have splashed in the transfer market.

]]> By: Brian Lofrumento http://soccerlens.com/sunderland-the-4-reasons-why-the-giant-is-awakening/8578/#comment-97962 Brian Lofrumento Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:06:19 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8578#comment-97962 And, as predicted, the goals are already coming for Kieran Richardson. Keano showed today he isn't happy with a mediocre performance, and his team reacted. Let's hope Sunderland can pull off a top 10 finish this season. And, as predicted, the goals are already coming for Kieran Richardson. Keano showed today he isn’t happy with a mediocre performance, and his team reacted. Let’s hope Sunderland can pull off a top 10 finish this season.

]]> By: Aravind http://soccerlens.com/sunderland-the-4-reasons-why-the-giant-is-awakening/8578/#comment-97959 Aravind Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:42:18 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8578#comment-97959 And now the black cats have Malbranque And now the black cats have Malbranque

]]> By: part-timer http://soccerlens.com/sunderland-the-4-reasons-why-the-giant-is-awakening/8578/#comment-97956 part-timer Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:12:24 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8578#comment-97956 ps.... love you Noods ;-) ps…. love you Noods ;-)

]]> By: part-timer http://soccerlens.com/sunderland-the-4-reasons-why-the-giant-is-awakening/8578/#comment-97955 part-timer Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:11:26 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=8578#comment-97955 I think we've got a lot to look forward to. We are building on a solid foundation - last season was all about safety and securing our top level status; this season we are all about kicking on for mid-table and cup runs as signalled by our signings. What lies ahead in the coming seasons? I think we’ve got a lot to look forward to. We are building on a solid foundation – last season was all about safety and securing our top level status; this season we are all about kicking on for mid-table and cup runs as signalled by our signings. What lies ahead in the coming seasons?

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