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Re: Wickham
Posted by: "Colin Rowlands" crowlands@rim.com colinbbie
Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:02 am (PDT)

>Seems a daft move to me. Presumably the £££'s involved is a big
factor, a nice slice of signing on fee for him, increase in wages, and
I'm sure his Mr 10% is happy. Football wise, you'd figure the sound
advice would be...you are 18, spend another year or two with Ipswich
and learn, establish yourself as a first team player. Instead, he opts
for Sunderland where he's presumably just as likely to sit on the bench.
>

That doesn't seem a very likely scenario with sunderland as his
eventual destination rather than one of the bigger clubs he was linked
with. It seems more likely that he will be getting regular games with
them and has actually made a move that is sensible for him both
financially and as far as his footballing development. >

Asamoah Gyan is Sunderland's #1 striker. Unless they sell him, does a
player of similar style and build - tall, strong - (Wickham) suit as a
partner or a back-up? Wickham would have been in the same situation
had he moved to Liverpool, playing at best, second fiddle to Andy
Carroll, not playing alongside him.

Keith

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