billymumphrey
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In the spirit of the Simon Stone thread - Jamie Jackson take a bow son.
From the Guardians 10 Talking Points Column, our good friend Jamie Jackson covered the City v Sunderland game. Naturally I expected the talking point to be Hart, Manchester City and England's No 1, being dropped by Pep and his future being openly questioned. Surely, to every man, that would logically be the biggest talking point from the game?
You would think so, but no, apparently it was Lamine Kone's great performance and whether or not Sunderland would be able to retain his services.
You couldn't make this up.
JJIAC
From the Guardians 10 Talking Points Column, our good friend Jamie Jackson covered the City v Sunderland game. Naturally I expected the talking point to be Hart, Manchester City and England's No 1, being dropped by Pep and his future being openly questioned. Surely, to every man, that would logically be the biggest talking point from the game?
You would think so, but no, apparently it was Lamine Kone's great performance and whether or not Sunderland would be able to retain his services.
8) Sunderland would do well to keep hold of Koné
Lamine Koné impressed in Sunderland’s 2-1 defeat at Manchester City on Saturday. The 27-year-old had handed in a transfer request on the back of Everton’s interest. While David Moyes claimed the player subsequently distanced himself from this, the manager was clear there would be no truck with Koné. “I’ve dealt with one or two of them before at my previous clubs,” the Scot said. “I’m quite relaxed about it. As I’ve said, we received an offer from Everton, but also we said we would give him a contract on 1 September. We just feel that I’ve been in the job three weeks and we’re trying to add players to the club, the player has got a four-year contract and has been here only six months. “I don’t think it would be outrageous to ask him to wait another couple of weeks just to the end of the window so that we can try and concentrate on what we are doing just now. I’ve had a private conversation with Bill Kenwright [Everton chairman] and they are private conversations. But the boy is very happy.” There are two weeks remaining of the window, though, so it may be wisest to file the Koné situation under “wait and see”. Jamie Jackson
You couldn't make this up.
JJIAC