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I’m flabbergasted at how many of our fans resent our time in the PL and believe it’s the root of our current problems.
If we look down the leagues and count how many former PL clubs are now in bottom 2 divisions.
Did they also have an equivalent GR who ruined their club?
Do those clubs fans regret being in the PL?
Also look at the Championship. 19 out of 24 clubs have been in the top flight, most have overspent and most will be millions in debt.

 

Not sure fans resent what we achieved it was something I'd never thought I'd see in my lifetime, but the two administrations did have an effect on our club that goes without saying both financially and with regards goodwill with local businesses etc.
The first season was like being kid a on Christmas morning wondering what it would be like to go to Old Trafford, Highbury, Stamford Bridge, Anfield and compete because we had earned the right to compete, after the first season it was never the same, we'd beaten the odds by staying up but doing it again was a different game especially as the old team was getting broken up with what looked like better players unfortunately they didn't seem to have that camaraderie and will to scrap like that 1999/2000 squad
But we all know we are where we are because of the 2 people who purchased our club, one for saying he knew football and the other for believing him.

 

I think it is safe to say his value increases with each passing game so I would offer him a sizeable increase on a new contract now - with a release clause for Harry should he want to go if we fail to get promoted. That way we either keep a happy Harry as he will have decided his own fate or we at least can command a sizeable and appropriate fee

 

I'd be amazed if the real fee was even a quarter of that. I've had a look around the net but everything says "undisclosed" except tranfermarkt which always has ridiculous fees and valuations on players.

 

Good luck to the lad. Interesting Sparky mentioned distribution imagine that was high on his wish list for a keeper, with the way he wants us to play.

 

As predicted...

his distribution with his feet is also very strong, which is something we like in a goalkeeper.
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Having watched Hughes first games, we were never going to sign a standard league two keeper.

Good luck Harry. Welcome to City!

 

Announce Cameron and Elmohamady

 

It's good to see there is an option for an additional year should he turn out to be good and therefore an asset. Learning from our mistakes with the likes of Vernam and Watt hopefully.

 

So basically its a 3 year contract with the option of us releasing him after 2 then

 

Give over.. what do you want them to say , we are hiring a keeper who frankly isn’t very good, roll up, roll up get your season tickets here.

He was highly rated by Southampton…otherwise why would they keep him on the books and pay him a wage so long? There are gems out there….It’s knowing where to look. Remember Mark Schwartzer? He wasn’t bad …plucked from Germany after he’d only played a handful of games for Kaiserslautern..

 

Blackburn did it with Brereton Diaz. They just took up an option to give him another year rather than letting him go for free.

I suppose its just clubs protecting themselves if players are a success, without tying themselves down, in our case, with a three year concrete deal

 

Bass a fair few times passed out to the full backs and the ball went out of play, first thing I did was loon to the bench and Sparky was always going mad at him. Imagine a keeper with distribution had been high on his priority since day one. As they say, build from the back.

 

Unusually positive for you there. Wonder if he has been told yet that we train at a school?

 

None of us will have heard or seen him play. MH certainly has, so for now, I will trust his judgement on this signing and make my mind up when we have seen him settle and play a few games for us

 

Agree very Pickford esque.

 

He’s impressed me a lot tbh, even though his goal hasn’t been bombarded which is a good think when called on such as against Donny he’s made a great save. Would have been on for save of the season but for bad luck with the ball hitting him on the back again Hull. As others have said his distribution is a massive step up on any GK we’ve had in years excluding loanee Pickford.

Not sure how he hasn’t played more out on loan as he’s that sort of keeper judging by what I’ve seen so far, that we’d usually only be able to get as a loan. I’m delighted he’s ours, hopefully he’ll continue to improve with more game time and if he does we may need to think about an early contract extension. When Sunderland are having to go for the likes of Bass you know a good keeper will always be in demand!

 

Agree. I expect him to get some sort of contract extension in January if he continues to perform as he is doing. The sort of player you can build a strong back 4/5 around. Add to that Smallwood in CM and we are beginning to get a really good spine of the team together.

 

He won't be playing League 2 football next season, one way or another.

 

Bass was certainly not "crap",he did very well towards the end of last season,and I hope he does well at Sunderland.