If Buckley is so ineffectual, a has-been, never turns up for games and injury prone, as some would have you believe, why are Sunderland (and Poyet knows Buckley's strengths and weaknesses inside out) coughing up £2.5m?
Because he's quality.
Let's hope there's quality coming in, in terms of...
Borini, in mainly awful side if you look at the vast majority of Sunderland's season, was a quality striker last season. Not prolific, but PL quality.
To me Buckley is class. A rarity in our current depleted squad in that he has pace, vision and a quality pass. If we can improve the squad with...