If you're referring to the PL rules, Sterling will be on the U21 list and is not HG yet.
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- Thread starter K-Bo
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Lathamblues
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- 2 Dec 2013
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Willy was brought in for 2 reasons. 1, to keep Joe Hart on his toes and 2, to help Hart with his distribution. When we bought him all they talked about was how good his kicking and throwing was. For me it has worked because Harts biggest improvement last season was distribution. Just a shame Willy is crap at everything else.I'm not sure I disagree with the fact that it's a mistake, but I certainly disagree with vehemency. Hart was on extremely shakey ground this time last year, on the heels of a very disappointing season. The idea was that we needed to sign competition for Hart -- somebody who could legitimately lay a claim to the starting keeper spot -- rather than a backup keeper. Willy was one of the best keepers in La Liga two years ago. He was relatively cheap, by City standards. It's easy to be revisionist on the back of a good season from Hart, but there's an argument we wouldn't have gotten the best out of him without Willy.
Again, not sure I agree with wasting the HG spot on our current second-choice keeper. Comparing it to Santa Cruz is ridiculous though, even if it's just hyperbole for the sake of it.
Blue Elvis
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Willy was brought in for 2 reasons. 1, to keep Joe Hart on his toes and 2, to help Hart with his distribution. When we bought him all they talked about was how good his kicking and throwing was. For me it has worked because Harts biggest improvement last season was distribution. Just a shame Willy is crap at everything else.
I see that Costel Pantilimon was 3rd in the Sunderland fans poll for player of the year. Sometimes you only appreciate what you had when you no longer have it. If Willy improves Hart again this year , he's a keeper (I'll go get my coat !!).
CTID
I think we're OK on the homegrown front now.
You don't actually need a certain amount of homegrown players, you can just have 17 foreign players.
With the homegrown players we have now, plus all the youth players, we're fine on the homegrown front.
You don't actually need a certain amount of homegrown players, you can just have 17 foreign players.
With the homegrown players we have now, plus all the youth players, we're fine on the homegrown front.