GOALKEEPERS 1. Craig Gordon (SCO) Age: 27 Joined : Summer 2007 (£9m) Former Clubs : Hearts SL Appearances : 49 32. Marton Fulop (HUN) Age : 24 Joined : Nov 2006 (loan), Jan 2007 (£ 0.5m) Former Clubs : Tottenham, Chesterfield (loan), Coventry (loan), Leicester (loan), Stoke (loan) SL Appearances : 36 46. Trevor Carson (NIR) Age : 20 Joined : 2004 Former Clubs : n/a SL Appearances : 0
DEFENDERS 2. Phil Bardsley (ENG) -RB Age 24 Joined : Jan 2008 (£2m) Former Clubs : Man Utd SL Appearances : 44 3. George McCartney (NIR) - LB Age : 28 Joined : Sep 2008 (£4.5m) Former Clubs : Sunderland, West Ham SL Appearances : 164 5. Nyron Nosworthy (ENG/JAM) Age : 29 Joined : Jun 2005 (free) - RB Former Clubs : Gillingham SL Appearances : 112 15. Danny Collins (ENG) -CB Age : 28 Joined : Oct 2004 (£140k) Former Clubs : Chester SL Appearances : 160 25.Jean Yves Mvoto (FRA) - CB Age : 20 Joined : Jan 2008 (£300k) Former Clubs : PSG SL Appearances : 0 26. Anton Ferdinand (ENG) - CB Age : 23 Joined : August 2008 (£8m) Former Clubs : West Ham SL Appearances : 36 29. Paulo Anderson Da Silva (PAR) - CB Age : 23 Joined : July 2007 (und) Former Clubs : Perugia, Venezia, Toluca SL Appearances : 0 30. Paul McShane (IRE) Age : 23 Joined : July 2009 () Former Clubs : SL Appearances : 0 35. Michael Kay (ENG) Age : 20 Joined : 2007 Former Clubs : N/A SL Appearances : 1
I know SAFC is paying Gordon a ton of money... but in my humble opinion, I think it should be Fulops job to lose. So many times last year Gordon looked like he was scared of the ball.
MIDFIELDERS 4. Teemu Tainio (FIN) - CM Age 29 Joined : Jul 2008 (Und) Former Clubs : Auxerre, Tottenham SL Appearances (Goals) : 22 (0) 7. Carlos Edwards (TRI) Age : 30 Joined : Jan 2007 (£1.4m) - RM Former Clubs : Defence Force, Wrexham, Luton Town, Wolves (loan) SL Appearances (Goals) : 55 (5) 8. Steed Malbranque (FRA) - RM Age : 29 Joined : Jul 2008 (Und) Former Clubs : Lyon, Fulham, Tottenham SL Appearances (Goals) : 40 (1) 10. Kieran Richardson (ENG) - LM Age : 25 Joined : Jul 2007 Former Clubs : West Ham, West Brom (loan), Man Utd SL Appearances (Goals) : 53 (7) 14.David Meyler (IRE) Age : 20 Joined : Jul 2008 (und) Former Clubs : Cork City SL Appearances (Goals) : 58 (3) 26. Grant Leadbitter (ENG) Age : 23 Joined : Jul 2003 (Trainee) Former Clubs : Rotherham (loan) SL Appearances (Goals) : 121 (11) 20. Andy Reid (IRE) Age : 27 Joined : Jan 2008 (£4m) Former Clubs : Nottingham Forest, Tottenham, Charlton SL Appearances (Goals) : 51 (2) ?. Lorik Cana (ALB) Age : 26 Joined : Jul 2009 (£5m) Former Clubs : PSG, Marseille SL Appearances (Goals) :0 34. Jack Colback (ENG) Age : 20 Joined : Trainee Former Clubs : N/A SL Appearances (Goals) : 0 36. Nathan Luscombe (IRE) Age : 20 Joined : Trainee Former Clubs : N/A SL Appearances (Goals) : 0 37. Robbie Weir (NIR) Age : 25 Joined : Trainee Former Clubs : N/A SL Appearances (Goals) : 0 38. Jamie Chandler (ENG) Age : 19 Joined : Trainee Former Clubs : N/A SL Appearances (Goals) : 0 42. Jordan Henderson (ENG) Age : 19 Joined : Trainee Former Clubs : N/A SL Appearances (Goals) : 0 43. Conor Hourihane (IRE) Age : 18 Joined : Trainee Former Clubs : N/A SL Appearances (Goals) : 0: 45. Jordan Cook (ENG) Age : 19 Joined : Trainee Former Clubs : N/A SL Appearances (Goals) : 0
FORWARDS 14. Darryl Murphy (IRE) - CF Age : 26 Joined : Jun 2005 (£100k) Former Clubs : Waterford, Shf Wed (loan) SL Appearances (Goals): 117 (14) 17. Kenwyne Jones (TRI) - CF Age : 24 Joined : Aug 2007 (£6m) Former Clubs : W Connection, Southampton, Stoke (loan), Shf Wed (loan) SL Appearances (Goals): 66 (19) 23.David Healy (NIR) - CF Age : 29 Joined : Aug 2008 (Und) Former Clubs : Man Utd, Preston, Port Vale (loan), Norwich (loan) Leeds, Fulham SL Appearances (Goals): 14 (3) 34. Martyn Waghorn (ENG) - SS Age : 19 Joined : Jul 2007 (Trainee) Former Clubs : Charlton (loan) SL Appearances (Goals): 5 (0) 40. David Dowson (ENG) - Age : 21 Joined : Jul 2007 (Trainee) Former Clubs : Chesterfield (loan) SL Appearances (Goals): 0 44. Anthony Stokes (IRE) - SS Age : 21 Joined : Jan 2007 (£2m) Former Clubs : Arsenal, Falkirk, Shf Utd (loan, Crystal Palace (loan) SL Appearances (Goals): 38 (5) 45. Roy O Donovan (IRE) - CF Age : 24 Joined : Jul 2006 (Trainee) Former Clubs : Dundee Utd (loan), Blackpool (loan) SL Appearances (Goals): 19 (0) 45. Frazier Campbell (ENG) - CF Age : 21 Joined : Jul 2009 (£3.5m) Former Clubs : Man Utd, Hull (loan), Tottenham (loan) SL Appearances (Goals): 0
Crashing in from Merseyside - Who's been getting most of the reps in goal in the pre-season games? Fulop looked a little better than Gordon Good luck, I hope Bent signs. I gotta love anyone that slags off Levy.
Well, good news today as the Bent deal went through officially. I am also happy to see him part from Spurs though the circumstances and delay of his transfer were unfortunately and, from what I understand, primarily Levy's fault.
Bent has joined but has not yet been given a number. Anderson Da Silva's seems to have changed to 27. I expect some departures, be it on loan or otherwise, particularly from the promoted trainees and among the forward lines (Stokes, Murphy, O' Donovan)
Seems like Nosworthy is the big target right now with several clubs interested. But who knows what else may happen. Ipswich grabbed Colback on loan as well though that shouldn't play a major role in the first team. However, I am overall pleased with the acquisitions so far and look forward to Bolton in a couple weeks. I think we are well posed to make a solid finish in the upper half if all goes well.
In addition to Colback heading to Ipswich on loan, as mentioned by Hewittdallas: Mvoto : Southend (six month) Waghorn : Leicester City (six month) Dowson, Chandler : Darlington (one month)
Coming down to deadline day, In Michael Turner came in from Hull, Mensah came in on loan from Lyon. Out McShane to Hull, Leadbitter and Edwards out to Ipswich, and Tainio on loan to Birmingham.
Revised Squad GOALKEEPERS 1. Craig Gordon (SCO) Age: 27 Joined : Summer 2007 (£9m) Former Clubs : Hearts SL Appearances : 50 32. Marton Fulop (HUN) Age : 24 Joined : Nov 2006 (loan), Jan 2007 (£ 0.5m) Former Clubs : Tottenham, Chesterfield (loan), Coventry (loan), Leicester (loan), Stoke (loan) SL Appearances : 39 46. Trevor Carson (NIR) Age : 20 Joined : 2004 Former Clubs : n/a SL Appearances : 0 DEFENDERS 2. Phil Bardsley (ENG) -RB Age 24 Joined : Jan 2008 (£2m) Former Clubs : Man Utd SL Appearances : 48 3. George McCartney (NIR) - LB Age : 28 Joined : Sep 2008 (£4.5m) Former Clubs : Sunderland, West Ham SL Appearances : 168 5. Nyron Nosworthy (ENG/JAM) Age : 29 Joined : Jun 2005 (free) - RB Former Clubs : Gillingham SL Appearances : 114 26. Anton Ferdinand (ENG) - CB Age : 23 Joined : August 2008 (£8m) Former Clubs : West Ham SL Appearances : 40 27. Paulo Anderson Da Silva (PAR) - CB Age : 23 Joined : July 2007 (und) Former Clubs : Perugia, Venezia, Toluca SL Appearances : 0 35. Michael Kay (ENG) Age : 20 Joined : 2007 Former Clubs : N/A SL Appearances : 1 John Mensah (GHA) Age : 27 Joined : August 2009 Former Clubs : Lyon SL Appearances : 0 Michael Turner (ENG) Age : 26 Joined : August 2009 Former Clubs : Hull SL Appearance : 0 MIDFIELDERS 8. Steed Malbranque (FRA) - RM Age : 29 Joined : Jul 2008 (Und) Former Clubs : Lyon, Fulham, Tottenham SL Appearances (Goals) : 43 (1) 10. Kieran Richardson (ENG) - LM Age : 25 Joined : Jul 2007 Former Clubs : West Ham, West Brom (loan), Man Utd SL Appearances (Goals) : 57 (7) 14.David Meyler (IRE) Age : 20 Joined : Jul 2008 (und) Former Clubs : Cork City SL Appearances (Goals) : 58 (3) 20. Andy Reid (IRE) Age : 27 Joined : Jan 2008 (£4m) Former Clubs : Nottingham Forest, Tottenham, Charlton SL Appearances (Goals) : 52 (2) 19. Lorik Cana (ALB) Age : 26 Joined : Jul 2009 (£5m) Former Clubs : PSG, Marseille SL Appearances (Goals) :4 36. Nathan Luscombe (IRE) Age : 20 Joined : Trainee Former Clubs : N/A SL Appearances (Goals) : 0 37. Robbie Weir (NIR) Age : 25 Joined : Trainee Former Clubs : N/A SL Appearances (Goals) : 0 39. Lee Cattermole (ENG) Age: 21 Joined August 2009 Former Clubs : Wigan SL Appearances (Goals) : 4 42. Jordan Henderson (ENG) Age : 19 Joined : Trainee Former Clubs : N/A SL Appearances (Goals) : 4 43. Conor Hourihane (IRE) Age : 18 Joined : Trainee Former Clubs : N/A SL Appearances (Goals) : 0: 45. Jordan Cook (ENG) Age : 19 Joined : Trainee Former Clubs : N/A SL Appearances (Goals) : 0 FORWARDS 11. Darren Bent (ENG) - CF Age : Joined : Aug 2009 Former Clubs : Tottenham Hotspurs SL Appearances (Goals) 4 (2) 14. Darryl Murphy (IRE) - CF Age : 26 Joined : Jun 2005 (£100k) Former Clubs : Waterford, Shf Wed (loan) SL Appearances (Goals): 117 (14) 17. Kenwyne Jones (TRI) - CF Age : 24 Joined : Aug 2007 (£6m) Former Clubs : W Connection, Southampton, Stoke (loan), Shf Wed (loan) SL Appearances (Goals): 70 (21) 23.David Healy (NIR) - CF Age : 29 Joined : Aug 2008 (Und) Former Clubs : Man Utd, Preston, Port Vale (loan), Norwich (loan) Leeds, Fulham SL Appearances (Goals): 14 (3) 45. Roy O Donovan (IRE) - CF Age : 24 Joined : Jul 2006 (Trainee) Former Clubs : Dundee Utd (loan), Blackpool (loan) SL Appearances (Goals): 19 (0) 45. Frazier Campbell (ENG) - CF Age : 21 Joined : Jul 2009 (£3.5m) Former Clubs : Man Utd, Hull (loan), Tottenham (loan) SL Appearances (Goals): 4