Sunderland and great players

[roydo]

There are probably other clubs that could be in this category, but I cannot think of one really good player that has come from them. Like ever.

Think of some of the gems from Newcastle, West Ham, Southampton and even West Brom a few years back, (ie, clubs mainly top flight, but not stickies like us, that lot etc), and I find it quite odd that Sunderland seem to be awful at developing/finding ace young players.

Am I wrong?

*waits the arrivel of @artetafan*

 

[toffee matt]

Kevin Phillips,

 

[roydo]

Kevin Phillips,

Kinda backs up my point really. Decent player, but not great.

Gazza, Beardsley and Waddle from just 10 miles up the road, pretty much all at the same time.

 

[RaleighBlue]

JOZY

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

Kinda backs up my point really. Decent player, but not great.

Gazza, Beardsley and Waddle from just 10 miles up the road, pretty much all at the same time.

tbf to Phillips he won the European Golden Boot in 2000.

 

[ijjysmith]

We're all about to agree that Jack Colback is a footballer.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Len Shackleton.

 

[roydo]

tbf to Phillips he won the European Golden Boot in 2000.

Didnt know that. But would you honestly call him a great player?

He is good, dont get me wrong, I just find it strange that they dont seem to have a history of developing them.

 

[quasi modo]

Henderson.

 

[Allezfan]

Bracewell, ffs.

McCoist, too.

Also who the hell is @artetafan.

 

[DanEFC92]

Kevin Phillips was a great player, like.

 

[roydo]

Len Shackleton.

He played nearly 300 matches before he joined Sunderland. So they cant have that one.

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

Didnt know that. But would you honestly call him a great player?

He is good, dont get me wrong, I just find it strange that they dont seem to have a history of developing them.

Great player at Sunderland at least. Wiki says 113 goals in 208 games which is a pretty boss record.

 

[Allezfan]

Great player at Sunderland at least. Wiki says 113 goals in 208 games which is a pretty boss record.

Excellent second tier striker. But not a great.

 

[roydo]

Bracewell, ffs.

McCoist, too.

Also who the hell is @artetafan.

He was the oracle on all things blue, and footie in general, but he appears to have left. Which is a shame.