Jack Rodwell

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MACCA75 said:
Some people think the scared puppy type would fare well at centre half it seems.
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He was an outstanding athlete at a young age, which gave him the physical attributes to succeed at youth levels.

That carried him for a bit into the first team picture, but the key words there is "a bit" - when that momentum was lost, his fragile mentality emerged and everything came tumbling down.

I was conned by his potential at first, but it was clear as day by the time he got the move to City that he was nowhere near good enough and we'd done incredibly well to move him on for that fee.

He was never going to make it as a professional footballer at this level.
 
No feeling either way on the player. However his current club have either got to honour his contract or sack him. They cannot expect him to just quit.

On the larger scale he could probably resign and then claim constructive dismissal.
 

Unreal

His decision will be based on ‘the chance to play football, not money’, but the 26-year-old appears reluctant to forgo the £5.4m he is set to earn over the next year and a half to find a new club immediately.

“I think it’s unfair to ask that of a player,” Rodwell told the Daily Mail.

“I haven’t put in a transfer request but I understand the club’s stance and their position and, because of that, I understand it’s beneficial for everyone if I move on.

“But it’s not the fault of any footballer if a club decides to pay you a certain amount. I have worked from seven years old to get here; to then ask someone to just throw it away, that’s difficult.

“I never wanted this. I joined Sunderland, a great club, to be successful, to feel at home again.

“It hasn’t worked out, but that’s not through lack of effort.

“Now, for me, it’s not about money, it’s about playing. If that means moving on to help the club in a situation that suited all parties, I would need no convincing. I’m a footballer, I want a football club.

“Why would I just walk away and be left jobless? The transfer window has two weeks to run and I’m prepared to do anything to play — any decision will be based on the chance to play football, not money.
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Tubey said:
He was an outstanding athlete at a young age, which gave him the physical attributes to succeed at youth levels.

That carried him for a bit into the first team picture, but the key words there is "a bit" - when that momentum was lost, his fragile mentality emerged and everything came tumbling down.

I was conned by his potential at first, but it was clear as day by the time he got the move to City that he was nowhere near good enough and we'd done incredibly well to move him on for that fee.

He was never going to make it as a professional footballer at this level.
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I think he was the exception to the rule, in that he seemed to plateau really late on.

Where as with most young players, it normally becomes obvious that they`re not gonna make the top level at around 18 - 21, then moved onto the lower leagues. This didn`t seem to start to happen with Rodwell until after he joined City at the age of 21.

He`s never kicked on after joining City, regardless of his injuries.

Selling him to City for the price we got was a master stroke.

He`d be a good player in Div 1 - Wigan, Blackburn etc.
 
The contrast between him and Henen shows what is wrong giving young players too much money too early. One doesn't care, other wants to play and is desperate for a chance.
 

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another story here, apparently his issues are all Everton's fault, because he wanted to be a CB and we played him in midfield. now 10 years later his career is ruined. Ok mate sure. Nothing to do with the fact that you decided to go and sit on the bench at city for a few seasons, take the cash and play no football and not develop.

There seem to be a few stories about him doing the rounds today, it wouldn't surprise me if he left Sunderland on a free and signed on somewhere else for even more in wages. But he wont cancel his contract until he has something else lined up and really why should he? Not many people would.
 
I don't hate him as he made us decent money at the time. I'll be honest; I thought he was very decent during his time with us. He just doesn't seem to have the appetite for football after he was outed at Manchester City for not being a world class footballer. Some players just lose their way.
 
Tubey said:
I was conned by his potential at first, but it was clear as day by the time he got the move to City that he was nowhere near good enough and we'd done incredibly well to move him on for that fee.

He was never going to make it as a professional footballer at this level.
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Nailed it there.

There isn't a luckier footballer in the game. Hes stealing a living. Man City were throwing money around at anyone, and for some unknown reason (perhaps as he was young, and English) they took Rodwell. Wouldn't have taken them long to realise they had been had. Sunderland then compounded matters by taking him (perhaps as City bought him, then he must have something), and soon would have realised they too had been had. 3 wins in over 50 games with him (went 39 matches without a win).

"Jack Rodwell has won a Premier League match in which he has started for the first time in 1,370 days. The Sunderland midfielder, 25, played in a 4-0 win at Crystal Palace, three years, eight months and 29 days after starting in a Manchester City victory."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38867929

He scored 4 goals for us was it? Jose Baxter was a better player, he just didn't get the ridiculous moves to line his pockets. He was a bang average player for us in a bang average team. Anyone with a smidgen of ability would have stood out when surrounded by average players and he didn't. He's not even good enough for Sunderland.

As I said, not a luckier footballer in the game.
 

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