O'Neill planning late activity

Mon, 30 Jan 15:39:51 2012

Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill is planning a late foray into the winter transfer market after suffering a series of injury setbacks.

The Ulsterman, who revealed the club had had a bid for Bolton striker Kevin Davies rejected on Monday, has not given up on that proposed deal and is also considering dipping into the loan market after sending Wes Brown and David Vaughan for scans on injuries picked up during Sunday's 1-1 FA Cup fourth-round draw with Middlesbrough.

Skipper Lee Cattermole, who missed the clash with his former club because of a hamstring problem, joined the pair as O'Neill prepared for a busy final day or so of the January window.

He said: "I am a bit concerned because we have a few problems to overcome. We have a couple of injury problems, just when you thought there was light at the end of the tunnel, that we were getting a few people back.

"Then suddenly, you play a game, you lose a couple of players and you are less than 36, 37 hours away from transfer deadline. As I have often said here, which has always been my concern, on February 1, that's it, so we might have to look at some sort of loans."

 

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  1. Garang Garbok Liao...

    From Jonathan, on Tue 31 Jan 21:49

  2. get that lad back from derby who is on loan noble i­ think you call him got to start sometime seems to be­ doing ok for the reserves if he is good enough he is­ older enough in the deep end he will tell if he can­ swim ?? he knows where goalposts are this is just a­ thought and save money for later if needed

    From NORM-123, on Tue 31 Jan 16:18

  3. we need to get rid of the liability that is called­ RICHARDSON

    From R, on Tue 31 Jan 7:53

  4. Alan Smith's available in the summer, he's­ younger than Davies and strapon loves him!!

    From JONNY, on Tue 31 Jan 7:12

  5. We need a big pacey striker who can hold the ball up,­ as well as score goals but they are as rare as rocky­ horse shyte !!

    From Joseph, on Tue 31 Jan 5:27

  6. Dont want owen he is aanother has been and very very­ injury prone, we need a quality striker who will stay­ at the club for afew years but has the ability to bring­ on some of the youngsters

    From MALCOLM D, on Tue 31 Jan 5:05

  7. Surely Man City has a few spare 20 mil strikers lying­ around that we could choose from as a loaner. Mancini­ owes us one from when we helped him out with a keeper a­ while back. Then again we did beat them a few weeks ago­ so maybe SAF could throw us Michael Owen as a­ 'thank you'.

    From Charlie, on Tue 31 Jan 0:03
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