#SAFC have completed the signing of New Zealand international Sam Brotherton.
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) February 1, 2017
➡️️ https://t.co/B8MRofmYUU pic.twitter.com/7OBBfyT59r
The 20-year-old defender, who has six senior caps, will link up with the club's under-23 side.
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) February 1, 2017
Wow, this is so awesome. So happy for him! Hope he does well for himself.
Happy for him... but still a long way to go before we can call the move a success... aka Payne etc.
Happy for him... but still a long way to go before we can call the move a success... aka Payne etc.
Happy for him... but still a long way to go before we can call the move a success... aka Payne etc.
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
Happy for him... but still a long way to go before we can call the move a success... aka Payne etc.
Happy for him... but still a long way to go before we can call the move a success... aka Payne etc.
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
that's awesome! happy for him, but i think he is not (and won't be) good enough to break through the squad
that's awesome! happy for him, but i think he is not (and won't be) good enough to break through the squad
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.
Sunderland have history signing "promising" NZ defenders: Jack Pelter went there a few years back. Then came back here & played ASB for Waitakery
"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...
I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...
Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...
Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."
Well you never know if you don't try. Isn't this the team A-Rod came out of? At the least it'll be a much better experience than staying here and playing for Auckland City.
Would this be a normal contract length for a player of this age at this level? I have no idea but four years seems a very long time for an unproven player
The end of his contract will arrive and he will be released. It'll be fun for him but he wont be good enough
Grumpy old bastard alert
Sunderland have history signing "promising" NZ defenders: Jack Pelter went there a few years back. Then came back here & played ASB for Waitakery
And then 3rd grade in Christchurch for CashTech 'Turtles'. Oh what could have been....
The end of his contract will arrive and he will be released. It'll be fun for him but he wont be good enough
The end of Chris Wood's contract will arrive and he will be released. It'll be fun for him but he wont be good enough.
Would this be a normal contract length for a player of this age at this level? I have no idea but four years seems a very long time for an unproven player
Woudn't you have though this would have happend to Tuiloma but he got a 2 year extension? If sunderland get relegated alot of their top players will leave and this could oppen up botherton's oppertunitys in the first team.
Does anyone really believe this kid is going to kick on from what we have seen with U20s and AWs? I think he will be found out pretty quickly.
Grumpy old bastard alert
So he just bluffed his way through the 10 day trial?
Whilst i don't believe he is that good myself, he has achieved a lot in a short time both in NZ and the states... might surprise us?
I thought he played well and showed leadership in the U-20s. I guess we'll find out.
vader you grinch, wish the lad well instead of predicting his demise
vader you grinch, wish the lad well instead of predicting his demise
Exactly.
Actually have a hunch that Brotherton will forge a successful career. Maybe not at Sunderland or ever in the EPL/Championship, but somewhere. Rated on the US College scene, and by the NZF coaching staff - who despite criticism of (sometimes justified) - will know more about spotting/nuturing long term football talent than any of us. You can't write a 20 yr kid off after a couple of patchy games for the national team.
Definitely athletic, and again a hunch that he has a bit of that mental toughness that he'll need to succeed. Good luck to him.
Does anyone really believe this kid is going to kick on from what we have seen with U20s and AWs? I think he will be found out pretty quickly.
I thought he looked class at the U20s and tipped him for greater things solely on those performances. No-one is going to say he'll break into EPL first team but just to celebrate the lad scored a contract there and dare other youngsters to dream. Pretty tough to make it to a top league in Europe via Western Springs and US College. Pat on the back for Brotherton. Good luck son
A leader, dominant in the air and comfortable on the ball who can pick out a smart pass. He's an intelligent man off the pitch and is a keen learner. So I think this great. He didn't play u17s for NZ but got selected for the 20's, where he was vice captain/co-captain, and then has already had his All Whites Debut.
He has came a long way in recent years and so it can only be a good thing to get some EPL coaching. I say this is great, and could definitely see him becoming a English Championship defender if he reaches his potential, which he has more chance of doing at Sunderland than playing college soccer.
Congratulations Sam and all the best.
Its that New Zealand tall poppy syndrome thing. If it puts its head above the pack shoot it down, spit on it, knee it in the groin...... anything to bring it back down to the pack.
I lived in New Zealand for 48 years, I've been gone the last 8 years and still it hasn't improved.
So I've expressed my opinion based on what I have seen of him and you ask what satisfaction does that give me cause I don't rave about him and I'm bringing him down? I made my statement based on what I saw of him in the U20s and an AW shirt which is fair so I don't feel it's an unjustified position nor expressed to make me feel good.
Grumpy old bastard alert
Tell me your thoughts on Moses Dyer... current international........
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I think I have proved my point
Grumpy old bastard alert
I think I have proved my point
Tbf JV i wasn't having a go at your post about Brotherton.
Three for me, and two for them.
So I've expressed my opinion based on what I have seen of him and you ask what satisfaction does that give me cause I don't rave about him and I'm bringing him down? I made my statement based on what I saw of him in the U20s and an AW shirt which is fair so I don't feel it's an unjustified position nor expressed to make me feel good.
I know sir, and I was not having a go in my response. You were the example that proved the point I wanted to make.
Grumpy old bastard alert
Didn't Moses win the Nike challenge, but not take his place due to injury?
So I've expressed my opinion based on what I have seen of him and you ask what satisfaction does that give me cause I don't rave about him and I'm bringing him down? I made my statement based on what I saw of him in the U20s and an AW shirt which is fair so I don't feel it's an unjustified position nor expressed to make me feel good.
Grumpy old bastard alert
https://soundcloud.com/trackside-radio/sam-brother...
Interviewed Sam on Sunday on The World of Football
Peoples Republik of Aucklandia
Sam gets his first start
The big news from Dickman's starting XI is that NZ international @SamBrotherton96 is set to make his first appearance for the club ? pic.twitter.com/yDcvJ3c7Q0
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) February 27, 2017
