Keane eyes Black Cats duo

Thu, 27 Aug 08:30:15 2009

Ipswich manager Roy Keane has turned his attention to former club Sunderland as attempts to strengthen his squad.

Press Association Sport understands Town have tabled a joint offer for midfielders Grant Leadbitter and Carlos Edwards as the Irishman looks to strengthen his squad after a dreadful start to the Coca-Cola Championship campaign.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has hinted that there could be departures before the transfer window closes next Tuesday.

Chester-le-Street-born Leadbitter, a product of the Black Cats' Academy, has played only a peripheral role so far this season following the summer arrivals of Lee Cattermole and Lorik Cana.

Trinidad and Tobago international winger Edwards, who was signed by Keane from Luton for £1.4million in January 2007, played a major part in the club's promotion campaign that season, but was unable to command a regular place in the starting line-up in the Barclays Premier League.

Steed Malbranque and Kieran Richardson are currently the men in possession of the wide berths.

Bruce has invested heavily this summer in the likes of record £10million signing Darren Bent, Cattermole, Cana, Fraizer Campbell and Paulo da Silva.

He is also still attempting to push through a season-long loan move for Lyon defender John Mensah.

 

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  1. he may be @#$%, but he is premiership @#$%, jordan­ henderson needs to be loined out or kept as back up!
    if­ we lose carlos that leaves only a handful of wingers,­ and i can only name 2! so unless bruce signs atleast­ one good winger i think we should keep edwards.

    From Sean A, on Fri 28 Aug 1:38PM
  2. Sean A
    Ewdards may pretend to be a winger, but he has­ never beaten anyone in the EPL playing a such. He is­ weak easily disposed, has little or no vision as to­ where hhe should be putting the ball, his disribution­ of the ball is atrotious to say the least. We have­ enough cover in Jordan Henderson who is better than­ Edwards in all departments and also F campbell if push­ comes to shove. I do agree that we should have another­ wide palyer in the squad to play down the left wing.,­ but not Edwards in a Million years and no-one will­ ocnvince me of anything different . So I think we­ willhave to agree to disagree on this point.

    From MALCOLM D, on Fri 28 Aug 7:31AM
  3. comment 14, on the other forums you seem to be an­ ipswich supporter????? your no mackem you retarted­ thuck

    From Sean A, on Thu 27 Aug 7:42PM
  4. If keane does half the job with ipswich that he did­ with sunderland then he will be a huge success.
    Its a­ pity the yank wanted to pick the team.
    I am a­ sunderland supporter and keane won our second trophy in­ our history in his first season as a manager.
    The real­ sunderland supporters know whta he did for us .
    please­ dont listen to these childish brats who think they know­ it all from playing playstation and­ footiemanager.
    Keane will be remembered in safc history­ as a legend

    From wheresmegold1, on Thu 27 Aug 7:09PM
  5. malcolm, edwards is a winger and leadbitter is centrel­ midfield, even though leadbitter is better (slightly)­ we will be short of wingers, if he goes we only have­ reid and steed and think of what would happen if one of­ them got injured or even both!!!. we cant rely on­ youngsters to fill edwards boots can we now.

    From Sean A, on Thu 27 Aug 6:15PM
  6. sean A
    You cannot be seriuous about Edwards??? read­ all the comments that people have put on and re think­ what you said FTM

    From MALCOLM D, on Thu 27 Aug 5:35PM
  7. edwards will never be a premiership player a decent­ championship player but not premiership class bruce is­ doing right selling this type of player but please­ steve sign some more defenders we look very short in­ that department.Oh and carlos if u do go thanks for­ that goal against burnley

    From heslop448, on Thu 27 Aug 12:53PM
  8. nooooooooooo not edwards! bruce you fool do not let­ carlos leave, what about if injuries strike the squad?

    From Sean A, on Thu 27 Aug 11:52AM
  9. Edwards is never going to be a Premiership player: he­ can't defend against quality opposition and he­ lacks consistency going forward. Excellent championship­ player though. Leadbitter is better but I suspect we­ need the dosh and that position is now well-staffed,­ really sorry to see an academy player go, we don't­ get many through, do we? Murphy, McShane and Nosworthy­ are in the same boat as Edwards, as is Healy. We need­ to move on, and Bruce is doing exactly that. I­ can't see Ferdinand being there for much longer­ either, he loses concentration at all the wrong times.

    From JojO, on Thu 27 Aug 10:56AM
  10. no way, brucie aint that thick to let leadbitter go,­ edwards maybe, but not leadbitter, the two that will be­ shown the door are macshane and murphy and good ridance­ to them both, i have sen better players doing there­ stuff on a wet and windy sunday afternoon, even keane­ will snub those two, and thats saying something

    From johnallan965, on Thu 27 Aug 6:51AM
  11. ipswich must have this players:vladimir stojkovic,scot­ mcmanus,collins,ben haim,danny gabidon or danny­ shittu,edwards,reid,vander meyde,henri camara,milan­ purovic and dos santos

    From besa, on Thu 27 Aug 3:32AM
  12. There are (a lot of) players I'd rather see leave­ the SoL than Leadbitter ad Edwards. Murphy and Healy­ for a start. McCartny, too. Carlos did a good job for­ us, and suffered two horrendous injuries last term,­ which take some getting over.

    From Paperboy, on Wed 26 Aug 8:42PM
  13. I am pleased for Grant , but I am very pleased we are­ getting rid of Carlos Edwards. He was another player­ who was vastly over rated and over priced. If Whitehead­ went to Stoke for £3,000,000 then Grant Leafbitter and­ Edwards should be worth £6,million for the two­ together.

    From MALCOLM D, on Wed 26 Aug 8:08PM
  14. KEANE out !!!!

    From kevinlynch373, on Wed 26 Aug 8:08PM
  15. ipswich must buy mcmanus from celtic,jorge andrade is­ free agent,lucas neill is free agent,vander meyde is­ free agent,henri camara is free agent

    From besa, on Wed 26 Aug 7:20PM
  16. ur an idiot if u tink keanos a useless manager. The­ players he has at ipswich r not up to playing for a­ bigish club under a TOP up and cuming manager. HE got­ sunderland to the premiership and he wud still b der in­ the premiership wit sunderland had he been left run the­ team the way he wanted.

    From dessie.ryan, on Wed 26 Aug 7:00PM
  17. Keane is a usless manager FULL STOP!!

    From Alex F, on Wed 26 Aug 6:48PM
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