Sky sports claiming we have made a bid for Phil Bardsley

[Toby Ward-Smith]

Sky sports claiming we have made a bid for Sunderland's Phil Bardsley. He would be a good cover signing - ok defensively and scores goals but can he play left back

[Ordar]

Are we talking about the same Phil Bardsley?

He's scored 7 goals in 163 games. He has a massive attitude problem, and is a terrible player

[Jamie88]

Agree with Ordar, wouldn't want him to join our club at all.

[K33NY]

Please no....

[Pluto]

Nooo! He's an idiot and adds nothing!

[Tonywa]

Another old story which has been around for at least the last two transfer windows.

[Lighthouse]

I was going to say I have heard this in the last transfer window at least. Not really the type of player I think does us any credit. But frankly we are so poor I guess any link is a good link.

[God The Mechanic]

Another old story which has been around for at least the last two transfer windows.

Like Boateng? ;)  Not that I want it to happen mind.

[Basil]

We need a left back not a right back.

[KP_FFC]

god no

[Burt]

I am hoping this is the usual lazy journalism that always accompanies the transfer window.

[SmithyFFC]

Bloody hell this is worrying, are going to try and bring in Tony Hibbert as well?

[zschwartz]

seems like the kind of signing we'd go for. he'd only slightly degrade our overall level of mediocrity.*

*in the premier league. he still may be an adequate championship level defender.

survival can be done cheaply but probably not with this level of wishful incompetence.

[Northern Cottager]

I hope it's absolute rubbish but unfortunately after early promise around rumours it seems more likely to be true.

[Slaphead in Qatar]

He has done well under poyet. But we need a lb.

[aaronmcguigan]

he openly mocked sunderland for getting beat by us on the opening day. While I agree with the mocking, a professional player has no right to do this in a public manner to thousands of followers.

[Northern Cottager]

he openly mocked sunderland for getting beat by us on the opening day. While I agree with the mocking, a professional player has no right to do this in a public manner to thousands of followers.

Footballers should be banned from social media, they're all muppets.

[Bryanthebroom]

We do need a cover RB as well guys. If Riether gets injured I wouldn't trust Zverotic in that position. What a terrible signing he was.

[Swiss72]

Not sure what people were expecting with Zverotic. He struggled to be in the starting 11 at Young Boys in Switzerland. And this is not a great squad trust me.
I just hope we are nor serious with Bardsley. Terrible player with poor attitude.

[Fernhurst]

Terrible professional and worst human being.

Please, not at our club.