Patrick Roberts and Jack Clarke

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Patrick Roberts and Jack Clarke

Post by gandhisflipflop » Tue May 10, 2022 5:30 pm

If Sunderland don’t go up, I’d be seriously looking at those two players to improve on the options out wide, especially if we are in the championship.

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Re: Patrick Roberts and Jack Clarke

Post by Pearcey » Tue May 10, 2022 5:41 pm

Patrick Roberts has only proved himself at league one level. He wasn’t up to it when he was on loan at Norwich.

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Re: Patrick Roberts and Jack Clarke

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Tue May 10, 2022 5:53 pm

Wasn't Roberts touted as a potentially top player when he was at City?

He spent a couple of years on loan at Celtic, followed by several more loans before ending up at Sunderland.

Still only 25yrs old, feels like he's been around a lot longer.

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Re: Patrick Roberts and Jack Clarke

Post by KRBFC » Tue May 10, 2022 6:31 pm

Nowhere near good enough for the PL

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Re: Patrick Roberts and Jack Clarke

Post by ClaretLoup » Tue May 10, 2022 7:07 pm

I was in attendance at the Sunderland leg of the play off semi and I was impressed with Clarke. He’s got some pace, has a few tricks and can beat a man. However in conversation with a Sunderland fan afterwards he corrected me quite abruptly and said he has no end product and has scored only one goal. Mind you he is looking a bit of a t1t now as he set up the goal that delivered the Mackems to Wembley.

If we are relegated I doubt Burnley would be able to afford him as he is currently on loan from Spurs who paid £8.5 million to Leeds three years ago when he was 19.

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Re: Patrick Roberts and Jack Clarke

Post by gandhisflipflop » Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:05 pm

Where do I sign for the scouting team? :lol:

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Re: Patrick Roberts and Jack Clarke

Post by Nori1958 » Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:12 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:
Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:05 pm
Where do I sign for the scouting team? :lol:
Have we signed him?

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Re: Patrick Roberts and Jack Clarke

Post by Bullabill » Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:45 am

ClaretLoup wrote:
Tue May 10, 2022 7:07 pm

However in conversation with a Sunderland fan afterwards he corrected me quite abruptly and said he has no end product
That's been my impression of him, - quick, flashy and runs into dead ends.

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Re: Patrick Roberts and Jack Clarke

Post by gandhisflipflop » Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:03 am

Nori1958 wrote:
Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:12 pm
Have we signed him?
Been linked to him which I’m sure you knew

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Re: Patrick Roberts and Jack Clarke

Post by jedi_master » Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:42 am

Bullabill wrote:
Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:45 am
That's been my impression of him, - quick, flashy and runs into dead ends.
In 45 league games for a far worse team than ourselves he scored 9 goals and got 11 assists. 20 goal contributions is an impressive number (for comparison, albeit in slightly less games, Zaroury got 6 goals/6 assists and Benson got 12 goals/3 assists). I’d say that’s very good end product personally, and he’s only 22.

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