Malcolm Dawson writes…he’s back. Our man of few words with his summation of last night’s players’ performances. Rob Hutchison was at the Keepmoat and as equally unimpressed as Pete Sixsmith whose report you can read here. The plan is that Rob’s marks and one word ratings will appear after every Sunderland game he attends in the forthcoming season – which will be most if not all. I’m not sure whether he’s off to Germany or not but if he is I hope that he has more to look forward to than just the match.
Have I missed anyone? – Probably!
Lens . . . best player you’ve seen in a Sunderland shirt since . . . . .
Pants – 6 rusty
JoS – 5 creaky
Coates – 5 lethargic
Beadling – 6 steady
Kaboul – 7 energetic
PVA – 6 patchy
Jones – 5 leggy
Lens – 8 Sesstastic
Bridcutt – 5 predictable
Giacchy – 4 poor
Larsson – 6 sharp
Johnno – 6 sameold
Watmore – 6 lively
Buckley – 4 brief
Rodwell – 5 worrysome
Fletcher – 4 fading
Defoe – 5 adequate
Graham – 6 grafted
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Its alright mate, youre allowed to say shite lol
One-word summation of the team as a whole so far:
Unprintable
Interesting article from The Secret Footballer
http://www.thesecretfootballer.com/articles/the-secret-footballer/27328/last-chance-for-connor-wickham-to-find-a-direction-home/?
One quote stands out – “In the past three seasons, there has been more than a clique of players who have been drinking too much, going out when they should have been resting and making a nuisance of themselves, particularly around Newcastle.”
Great, that’s all we need — a bunch of piss artists. Who are these guys?
And this about our next rumoured signing would suggest that he’s no angel either.
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-target-m-vila-trashed-moscow-house-1-7388819
I wondered why Wickham wasn’t playing ….now we know…off to Palace. Good deal or not? ….depends on who we buy I suppose.