that thread title No appearance today but the fact he is making 18s is definitely promising and we should see his debut in the coming games hopefully!
Barry Glendening, of Guardian podcast fame and a Sunderland fan, shared a nugget about Gooch and another youngster being complimented for their effort in practice by one of the coaches. The implication being that some of the first-teamers..... have not been showing much.
Well Defoe isn't a match for Advocaat's system and neither Fletcher or Graham have done crap for years. You would think Gooch could sneak in some minutes but lets see if his chances are spoiled by Sunderland bringing in a new striker before the window closes.
Whatever the situation may be or may become, today is confirmation that he's working hard, impressing his coaches, and improving. Good to see.