Kaboul

And a nuke.

 

Some reports in France saying he'll sign "In the coming hours" 3 year deal.

 

Get Stubbs to do it.

 

In many ways this is a more important signing than Pereyra.

 

BTW that picture is actually Sunderland, it's not just some random slum. The Doxford Park estate.

 

How the other half lives. Is it true that you you can claim a govt grant to fund player purchases in the NE ?

 

I've missed a lot and I can't be arsed to read all the way back, but I think this'll be alright. If he gets used, I can't see him just grabbing a place in the matchday squad, then with his experience I think he could be a decent addition. Certainly not the marquee signing of the window but experience puts it up there as "decent"

 

Worth it just for the meltdown on the Sunderland forum. They are going mental.

 

Muff have apparently bid £6.5m for Defoe

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/18/younes-kaboul-watford-sunderland-transfer

Guardian think Kaboul has said he wants out, but maybe just to get an improved contract.

 

I hope this signing happens as I think Kaboul would be a great asset to our backline but I really can't see why Sunderland would sell their centre back to us, I am guessing they consider us as one of their rivals in the relegation fight this year as well.

 

That's risky for him, given we haven't even signed him yet.

 

No point keeping a player who wants to leave.

 

Perhaps he's had one look at Moyes and decided there and then to pack his bags and be on his way.

 

Sunderland fans are right miffed at this. It's nice that such a big club considers us a relegation rival. Maybe that why Kaboul wants out because the ambition is always to avoid relegation with them.

 

On the readytogo.net forum, the Kaboul thread started on Tuesday has now reached 102 pages. We are tinpot.

 

Or they're not watching Rio!

 

We should gazump them at that price, would be a great player for us IMHO, with the bonus of significantly weakening a team in the relegation lower half of the division.

 

funny if true. Poor old Sunderland

 

Official statement from Sunderland: http://www.safc.com/news/club-news/2016/august/statement-younes-kaboul

 

Really great buy this one. Quality plus weakening a rival

Their fans are going bonkers:sign15:

 

On SSN Transfer Centre

 

This is the kind of madness the new PL money brings. Gino has just spent 4million to watch Sunderland fans cry on twitter.


(I also think it's a good purchase football-wise).

 

3.5 mill according to Sky Sports.

 

This comment from a Sunderland forum had me howling.

"£3 million

We signed Paddy McNair for 5 million

PADDY MCNAIR"

 

I know the guy's 30 but I still reckon that's a bargain in today's market

 

Going to be a good Friday people.

 

If you have twitter then I strongly suggest you look at #safc.

Meltdown doesn't cover it, beautiful reading.

 

The lad should be able to hit the ground running and no doubt Capoue and Gomes will be pleased to see their old mucker.

I have high hopes he'll put some lead in our pencil at the back.

 

This one's pretty funny:-

"It's never players like Rodwell , Billy Jones or ****e like that who get homesick is it **** off man this clubs cursed #safc"

 

Fixed. Even Highgrade remembers to use the plural form.

 

I didn't realise quite how popular he was at Sunderland - this is a really, really decent signing.

 

Great coup. Low fee so low risk, experienced, in form, adds another CB to our pool.

 

some people rekon his kid is ill. has to visit a london hospital regularly. hence personal reasons hope he gets well soon if true
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hope his head is in the right place though to play football. my world stops when my kid scrapes a knee.