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[BWFC_Insane]

Sunderland are closing in on Blackpool midfielder David Vaughan, 28, who is a free agent at the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror

He'd be worth a go, on a free. Impressed me at weekend.

I think he'd be an excellent addition on a free.

Just goes to show though, that there are players who can step up to the premiership and do a job who you don't have to spend a fortune on. I think thats the big test of managers at clubs like ours, picking the right ones.

Megson bought well mainly, but spent a lot of money to do it and in doing so wasted some money.

Allardyce signed mainly older players who did fantastic jobs but the model was not sustainable longer term.

Coyle wants to get younger players which is good but I think raiding the lower leagues for the likes of Vaughan etc will be important.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Going to be an interesting summer. I think Coyle works best with players hungry to prove themsevles and who work hard, and buy into the team ethos - obviously at top level you have to try and marry this with the type of quality player our status now demands, and sometimes it doesn't quite work all the time, they possess more skill than out & out passion & hard work...sometimes this works for you, sometimes it doesn't.

[ReliantRobbo]

Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but how about Michael Johnson from City? I think i heard somewhere City want to get rid of him and a few others either out on loan or permanently, wages would probably be a barrier though

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Isnt he a fat boozehound?

[TKIZ!]

Isnt he a fat boozehound?

Aye with back problems, he's got a glass back.

David Vaughan had a great game, reliable and I think would work very well with Holden.

Also thought Reo-Coker had a good game against Arsenal as well

[Lofthouse Lower]

Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but how about Michael Johnson from City? I think i heard somewhere City want to get rid of him and a few others either out on loan or permanently, wages would probably be a barrier though

Not for me, too many injuries and too many tales of off-field indulgence (in a whole load of different things).

Get O'Hara instead.

[TKIZ!]

O'Hara is a good shout but I think if Wolves stay up he's said he wants to stay there

[Lofthouse Lower]

No doubt they've pre-arranged a fee, but I'd like to think we could offer him more than a place in a midfield at a side who will never be more than 15th downwards....

[TKIZ!]

No doubt they've pre-arranged a fee, but I'd like to think we could offer him more than a place in a midfield at a side who will never be more than 15th downwards....

True that chief, you'd like to think so wouldn't you. This is were the fun begins now, how mnay midfielders are we going to be linked with? Every team knows that it's what we lack, we'll get quoted ridiculous amounts for players because of the Cahill transfer.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Vaughan looks a very Coyle type of player. And you have to say DJ Campbell keeps doin' the do.

I'd be very interested in Jonathan Spector, now out of contract at West Ham. Can play across the back four and has also impressed in midfield - especially against his old club the Rags in that cup game this season. Provided he doesn't want sky-high wages I reckon he could be a very good freebie squaddie.

[BWFC_Insane]

Thing with DJ Campbell is he misses a lot of chances. He missed a few at the Bok this season, Blackpool should have been well away before we came back to 2-2.

At Blackpool he gets away with missing them as they are an attacking side and just keep pouring forwards and there is usually another chance round the corner. He also doesn't have any crowd pressure or a manager who will criticise him.

I can't think of many other clubs where all of that would be the case. And he strikes me as a confidence type of player. Miss a couple of chances for us get the crowd on his back cost us a few points and I could see him dissapearing quite quickly in games!

[lovethesmellofnapalm]

Carlos Cuellar cant be too happy bench warming - another Villa CH anyone?

[Lofthouse Lower]

Oh hells no

[TKIZ!]

Cuellar is a donkey

[thebish]

Vaughan looks a very Coyle type of player. And you have to say DJ Campbell keeps doin' the do.

I'd be very interested in Jonathan Spector, now out of contract at West Ham. Can play across the back four and has also impressed in midfield - especially against his old club the Rags in that cup game this season. Provided he doesn't want sky-high wages I reckon he could be a very good freebie squaddie.

it's not that long ago he was considered to be a complete joke - has he improved?

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

I'd be very interested in Jonathan Spector, now out of contract at West Ham. Can play across the back four and has also impressed in midfield - especially against his old club the Rags in that cup game this season. Provided he doesn't want sky-high wages I reckon he could be a very good freebie squaddie.

it's not that long ago he was considered to be a complete joke - has he improved?

Well, it helped when he left his last club. His signing wouldn't make the summer but my impression from the occasions I've seen him is that we'd struggle to get a better utility-playing Prem-experienced squad member on a free.

[TKIZ!]

I'd be very interested in Jonathan Spector, now out of contract at West Ham. Can play across the back four and has also impressed in midfield - especially against his old club the Rags in that cup game this season. Provided he doesn't want sky-high wages I reckon he could be a very good freebie squaddie.

it's not that long ago he was considered to be a complete joke - has he improved?

Well, it helped when he left his last club. His signing wouldn't make the summer but my impression from the occasions I've seen him is that we'd struggle to get a better utility-playing Prem-experienced squad member on a free.

Agreed. I wonder how many of Owen's targets will actually have a price tage attached to them?

[Tombwfc]

Thing with DJ Campbell is he misses a lot of chances. He missed a few at the Bok this season, Blackpool should have been well away before we came back to 2-2.

At Blackpool he gets away with missing them as they are an attacking side and just keep pouring forwards and there is usually another chance round the corner. He also doesn't have any crowd pressure or a manager who will criticise him.

I can't think of many other clubs where all of that would be the case. And he strikes me as a confidence type of player. Miss a couple of chances for us get the crowd on his back cost us a few points and I could see him dissapearing quite quickly in games!

Davies doesn't shoot, but Elmander and Sturridge have scored a similar amount to Campbell, and at times they miss chances for fun.

My only problem with DJ is that I just couldn't see him reproducing his current form elsewhere. He's 29 years old and previous to Blackpool, he last scored more than 10 goals in a season for a side when he was playing in the Ryman League.

I have the same worries about a lot of Blackpool's players. Generally speaking they are a group of career lower league players, pushing 30, on an incredible fairytale run. If they get relegated and the team breaks up, I'm not sure the individual parts will be up to much. I would be happy enough with Vaughan.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Isnt he a fat boozehound?

Aye with back problems, he's got a glass back.

David Vaughan had a great game, reliable and I think would work very well with Holden.

Also thought Reo-Coker had a good game against Arsenal as well

Buy him and get him to go on all fours, be a nice feature table in the boardroom

[truewhite15]

I'd like us to sign that Dyer bloke from Swansea. Rapid.