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Fans of Sunderland have been reacting to a post on Twitter, in which the club confirmed that the Black Cats centre-forward, Charlie Wyke, has won the PFA Fans’ Player of the Month award.

So far this season, Wyke has been in rather remarkable form over his 34 League One appearances for Lee Johnson’s side, bagging 22 goals and registering two assists, as well as averaging a WhoScored match rating of 7.39 – ranking him as the club’s best performer in the third tier.

The 28-year-old has particularly impressed for Sunderland this month, with the striker scoring four goals over his six appearances in the league throughout March.

And, it would appear Wyke’s efforts have been recognised by League One fans, as, in a recent post on Twitter, Sunderland confirmed that the centre-forward had been awarded the PFA Fans’ Player of the Month award.

In reaction to the news, fans of Sunderland flocked to have their say on the matter, with many heaping a considerable amount of praise on the recent performances of Wyke.

So, what exactly did these Sunderland fans have to say in reaction to the news regarding Charlie Wyke?

“The GOAT!”

@SunderlandUy

“Absolutely magnificent.”

@SAFCTurk

“Well done Chazza, you’ve deserved that.”

@LeighMa79471576

“Well deserved.”

@mackem49000

“Guy will have no room in his trophy cabinet soon.”

@slaternator1984

“You love to see it.”

@MorganGraySAFC

“Geezer.”

@Mattyoliverr_

In other news: loads of Sunderland fans were buzzing after these ‘exciting’ comments emerged – find out more here!

Roy Keane has the ‘personality’ required to lead Celtic going forward, according to former Hoops manager Martin O’Neill.

O’Neill, who led Celtic to three Scottish titles and a UEFA Cup final over five years in Glasgow, was speaking to BBC Scotland Sportsound.

Betting was suspended on Keane’s potential appointment on Friday, but The Times reported two days later that the Manchester United legend was ‘unlikely’ to take up the post.

O’Neill seems to fear that it would be a mistake to overlook the 49-year-old, who has worked under the ex-Hoops boss as assistant manager in the Republic of Ireland and Nottingham Forest setups.

£30m Champions League prize on the line for Celtic

“Next season is really big because it’s automatic qualification for the Champions League,” O’Neill said.

“That’s a massive extra prize. It’s the 30 million. Maybe it bolsters the argument that Celtic are taking their time – that whoever is in there is able and capable of facing Rangers in the big contest.

“Roy Keane’s got the personality, for a start. A massive player, iconic figure in the game. He’s also very strong-willed. But he’s got the capacity to motivate the players.

“Roy’s learned a great deal over the years. Dermot [Desmond, Celtic’s principal shareholder] is a strong-willed man himself. He’ll know what is necessary.”

Keane has been out of the managerial hotseat since 2011, when he left Ipswich Town.

Whoever succeeds Neil Lennon at Celtic Park faces a daunting task. The Hoops trail their arch-rivals Rangers by a full 20 points in the table, and Steven Gerrard’s men have not lost a league game all season.

Transfer Tavern verdict

With £30m potentially on the line as O’Neill has outlined, Celtic probably shouldn’t be taking this big a gamble on their next manager.

Eddie Howe, who did a remarkable job at Bournemouth and is now the favourite for the job, would appear a more sensible appointment, given his impressive track record at Premier League level in recent times.

In other news, what will the new boss have to say about this potential transfer?

Brendan Rodgers reportedly has Gerard Moreno in his sights for a possible transfer to Leicester City, according to Fichajes.

As per the news outlet, the former Liverpool and Celtic boss would be interested in signing him because he is capable of playing in a front two with Jamie Vardy, aside from the sheer number of goals that he can score.

Moreno has scored no fewer than 23 goals and made a further eight assists in 32 games in total over all competitions so far in the 2020/21 term (Transfermarkt), averaging just shy of a goal or an assist a match.

Playing in the UEFA Champions League is his ‘main dream’, and the East Midlands club could well offer him that next season.

Leicester should sign Moreno

It would do no harm to the Foxes at all if they were to add another striker to their squad, and Moreno could the perfect man.

The Villarreal ace, currently rated at £31.5m by Transfermarkt, clearly knows where the net is, and would certainly ease off the goal scoring burden off of both Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho.

At 29 years of age, the Spain international is in his prime years as a football player, and may favour a move to LCFC if they are able to qualify for the Champions League come the end of the campaign.

In other news, find out whose display against Manchester City was blasted here!

Many Southampton fans were livid with the performance of Theo Walcott during their 3-0 defeat on Monday evening in the Premier League.

The Saints were defeated by 19th-placed West Bromwich Albion in a very poor display at The Hawthorns. Matheus Pereira, Matt Phillips and Callum Robinson were all on hand to net against the visitors’ defence, leaving Ralph Hasenhuttl with plenty of work to do ahead of the FA Cup semi-final against Leicester City next Sunday.

The display of Walcott in particular will have disappointed the Austrian. The 32-year-old landed just 71% of his attempted passses, prevailed in only three of his eight duels (SofaScore) and spent much of the game as a passenger on the right of the midfield four. Given his showing, it was unsurprising to see him hauled off first by Hasenhuttl.

These Saints supporters were far from happy with what they saw, and they took to social media platform Twitter to share their thoughts. One frustrated fan even branded Walcott as “useless”.

Let’s see what the fans had to say about Walcott below

“Sorry to offended all the nostalgia bashers but Theo Walcott is a washed up baller just because he ‘suits our system’ doesn’t mean he plays well in it”

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“Ask him why he never changed it at half time, also tell him to drop Walcott Sunday, absolutely useless”

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“Walcott – shockingly bad !”

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“Yeah no way we sign Walcott on a permanent, he’s just not it”

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“If we give Walcott a contract after his performances this season it just goes to show we have no one at the club with any understanding of how a football club is meant to be run. Good lad, atrocious footballer.”

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“Why sign Walcott! He’s had his day. We need hungry young players. Invisible tonight”

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In other news, many Southampton fans rage at these Hasenhuttl comments.

There are very few superlatives in the dictionary that are appropriate when trying to analyse former Wolves target, Idrissa Gueye.Once of the Old Gold’s midland rivals, Aston Villa, Tim Sherwood described the combative midfielder as someone who “plays like a monster on the pitch.” That phrase now couldn’t be more true.Since his days in the Premier League, the Senegalese has taken his game to a new level and is now having a major say in PSG’s run to the Champions League semi-finals.That’s what makes Wolves’ decision not to sign him last summer all the more unfortunate.Reports from France claimed that Nuno Santo’s side wanted to land him last summer but a move for the £30m enforcer never materialised.Gueye was offered to other clubs by PSG in January but again, Wolves didn’t pounce. Evidently interested in the player, he could have transformed their midfield.Nuno has been keen to make his team a more attacking unit and with a player like him at the base of their midfield, it would have allowed them more freedom.Instead, the Portuguese manager is finding life difficult with the Molineux outfit lying 12th in the top-flight.Gueye is now a shining light in the Champions League and was one of the stand-out performers in both legs against current holders Bayern Munich.[snack-amp-story url= “https://www.footballfancast.com/web-stories/read-the-latest-wolves-news-and-views-lingard-leao-jimenez-mir” title= “Read the latest Wolves news and views!”]PSG knocked them out and it was Gueye who had a major say in that eventuality. After the first leg Get French Football News stated that he “covered brilliantly, intercepted better as the game went on.”The 31-year-old put in a midfield clinic during that first clash, achieving an 85% pass success rate, performing three dribbles and winning seven of his eight ground duels.He was equally as productive in the second leg, winning a colossal six tackles as he helped to break down a number of Bayern attacks.At full-time, Sky Sports journalist Ben Grounds took to Twitter to say: “Idrissa Gueye man of the match in the best Champions League tie for many, many years.”GFFN followed that up by writing about a failed loan move to Newcastle a matter of months ago, saying: “Fast-forward to the last 7 days & he has been completely indispensable for the club, phenomenal energy & intercepting play.”This was as complete a performance as they come from the midfielder. Gueye didn’t score or assist but that simply isn’t his game.As comparisons to N’Golo Kante showed when he was in the Premier League, he is a battling force embedded within a team to break up the play, not create.This would have been a magical addition for Wolves; Jeff Shi and Nuno must be full of regret.

AND in other news, Wolves could have their new Conor Coady in 18 y/o “leader” who’s been “outstanding”…

Southampton fans are livid after their U23 side lost 7-1 to Leicester City on Monday.

It has not been the best few days for the St Mary’s outfit. On Sunday, they were defeated 1-0 by the Foxes at Wembley in the F.A Cup semi-final with a pitiful performance. Despite what was a massive occasion, they failed to even muster up a single shot on target (SofaScore). Quite frankly, that just isn’t good enough.

On Monday, their development squad faced the East Midlands side’s equivalent. Although it was only 2-1 at half-time, they ended up being defeated by six goals. The result now means Southampton are bottom of the Premier League 2 South section, having won just four matches so far this season in 22 outings (FlashScore).

The result was shared by the club’s official Twitter account, and it attracted plenty of attention from the Saints supporters. They took to the social media platform to share their disgust at the outcome.

Let’s see what the Southampton fans had to say below

“Gao out”

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“The club is rotten”

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“Yup, Leicester built on it for sure. Utter shambles.”

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“If this happened as regularly as it is nowadays under Les Reed there would of been riots. This is down to both Ralph & Matt Crocker. Seriously need to sort it out.”

Credit: @andrewhal20

“Shambles of a club in every level at the moment. Changes needed.”

Credit: @Jimwhite72

“Cracked me up seeing this. Not even any message with the pic. It is actually excruciating being a saints fan isn’t it.”

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In other news, Southampton fans slammed this man at Wembley.

New Tottenham Hotspur caretaker Ryan Mason will be without one of his biggest stars when he takes the dugout for the first time this evening…

What’s the latest?

The 29-year-old was appointed on a temporary basis until the end of the season following the shock departure of Jose Mourinho earlier this week, and he’s been thrown straight into the deep end as his side host Southampton in the Premier League.

His task of picking up a result will be made harder as he’ll be without the services of leading talisman Harry Kane, according to Dan Kilpatrick at the Evening Standard.

Top goalscorer Kane hobbled off with an ankle injury after bagging himself a brace to rescue a draw against Everton at the weekend, and even though he left Goodison Park without the help of a protective boot or crutches, he has not featured in training since.

Kilpatrick confirmed that he would miss tonight’s encounter and that he is now a serious doubt for their Carabao Cup final on Sunday afternoon, too.

Nightmare start

In terms of potentially disastrous starts, this would surely be up there for Mason as he’ll have to go into battle, in the midst of the recent negativity off the pitch and the need to pick up results, without his leading talisman.

Spurs’ reliance on Kane cannot be understated, whatsoever.

The 27-year-old has scored 21 goals in the Premier League this season, seven more than the next best, Heung-min Son (14), and then when you factor in his squad-leading 13 assists it means he has accounted for a whopping 63% of all Spurs’ goals scored in the English top-flight.

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His importance to the side was emphasised last season, in particular. In his absence from the start of the year, the north London outfit would go onto drop out of the Champions League, the race for the top four and all domestic cup competitions.

They’ve very much done the same this season under Mourinho and with Kane, but as they sit just five points behind fourth-place going into kickoff, there’s every chance that Mason could lead them into European contention once again.

Though those chances have now been dealt a huge blow as the task is even harder without the England skipper.

It also leaves Mason with an instant dilemma – does he trust Carlos Vinicius, who Mourinho regularly snubbed from Premier League selection, or will one of Son or Gareth Bale lead the line instead?

Either way, none of the trio are as prolific and important as Kane, so it will be interesting to see how the newly-appointed caretaker reacts to this worst nightmare.

AND in other news, Fresh twist emerges in Julian Nagelsmann pursuit, Levy will be fuming…

A new contract for James Rodriguez is Everton’s ‘main objective’, according to a report from Marca.

The Colombian, whose contract is currently due to expire next summer, joined from Real Madrid on a free transfer last September in what was hailed as Everton’s ‘biggest ever’ coup.

Rodriguez has enjoyed a successful debut campaign on Merseyside, scoring six goals and providing nine assists. Only 19-goal striker Dominic Calvert Lewin has registered more direct goal involvements for the Blues.

Could Rodriguez leapfrog Bernard?

According to Spotrac, Rodriguez is earning £90,000 per week at present. That’s the same as Brazilian forward Richarlison, who agreed improved terms in December 2019, but there are six players earning more than Rodriguez.

Bernard tops the salary table with a reported £120,000-per-week wage, while the ex-Barcelona trio of Yerry Mina, Lucas Digne and Andre Gomes are close behind. Gylfi Sigurdsson and Jordan Pickford are also on six-figure weekly wages, but a new deal could theoretically see Rodriguez jump up to the number one spot.

Twitter fan feed The Toffee Blues relayed the news of a potential new deal for the Colombian, and here’s how some supporters reacted.

These Everton fans are desperate for the club to tie down James

“He’d still be our best player if he had 1 leg, sign him up.”

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“make it until 2033”

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“I’ll chip in!!!”

Credit: @DragonWales9

“Anything he wants.”

Credit: @Ant_Judge

“I am happy to pick up the bill . Terms and conditions apply .”

Credit: @rowleydan

“All for it. The lad has played exceptionally well for us.”

Credit: @PeterPapadopo11

“Give him whatever he wants.”

Credit: @BenWJ97

In other news, some Everton fans were feeling smug when this footage emerged on Sunday.

Conor Coady has taken criticism from some Wolverhampton Wanderers fans ahead of the trip to The Hawthorns for Monday’s Black Country derby.

Wolves head into the game in 12th place, a full seven points adrift of the top half. They are looking to make amends following a woeful 4-0 defeat against Burnley last time out.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have finished in a highly creditable seventh place in the last two seasons, but they have struggled this time around amid the long-term absence of last year’s top scorer Raul Jimenez.

What did Coady say about Wolves’ season?

Speaking to the club’s official website, Wolves captain Coady admitted that his side’s efforts hadn’t been ‘good enough’.

The £16,500-per-week centre-back went on to concede that they had regressed from their high-flying campaigns of the last two years.

Having led 2-1 when they last met Albion in January, Wolves were beaten 3-2 on home soil, but they know that gaining revenge on Monday would go some way to ensuring West Brom aren’t playing top-flight football next season.

Fan feed Talking Wolves relayed Coady’s comments, and here’s how some supporters reacted.

Wolves fans call for Coady to do talking on the pitch

“Obviously scripted words. I’m sure the whole club is disappointed in this season, it’s just talking for talking sake. Just win on Monday.”

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“Unhappy is putting it mildly!”

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“Cue another gutless performance Monday”

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“I wonder how long it took the press office to write that for you Conor, you’re better off telling #nuno you, Saiss and Donk aren’t defenders”

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“Talk is cheap”

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“You are the problem”

Credit: @leaoinwolves

In other news, many Wolves fans want to see this man start at The Hawthorns

While the Premier League season may not be over just yet, there’s a real argument to be made that Newcastle’s signing of Jeff Hendrick last summer has proven to have been an absolute howler.

The Magpies signed the midfielder back in the summer window on a free transfer after his departure from fellow Premier League side Burnley, and Steve Bruce made it clear just how satisfied he was at pulling off a deal.

Speaking at the announcement of his signing, he said: “I watched him when he was at Derby, then he went to Burnley for a lot of money and (we) couldn’t afford him, so I missed out then!

“He’s an experienced international footballer who can play all across the midfield so we welcome him aboard. He’ll be a big asset to us, on and off the pitch.”

And, after establishing himself as a key part of the starting eleven in the early weeks of the Magpies’ campaign, including scoring on his debut against West Ham, things have just gone downhill for Hendrick.

The Republic of Ireland international has completely fallen out of favour under Bruce, and has not completed the full 90 minutes in the Premier League since the 2-0 win over Everton back in late January.

Since then, Hendrick has spent most of his time on the bench as an unused substitute, and has played just 103 minutes of top-flight football since February 6th.

And, after the Magpies’ defeat to Leeds earlier this year, The Chronicle’s Lee Ryder lambasted him in his player ratings, simply insisting that he “doesn’t seem to be the answer in midfield”.

Dubbed a “liability” by The Northern Echo’s Scott Wilson, the £50k-a-week earning Hendrick just hasn’t justified Bruce’s decision to hand him a big-money contract to sign on as a free agent at St James’ Park.

With just two goals and one assist in 21 games in all competitions for the Magpies this season, the Irishman has shown nothing to really say that Newcastle have even got value for money in paying the midfielder that sizeable wage.

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In fact, out of those players who have started more than ten times for Newcastle this season, Hendrick has the lowest average match rating of any player in the entire Magpies squad, as per Whoscored, with just 6.36.

Mike Ashley certainly won’t be happy with how this transfer has played out for Newcastle, given his club have paid a signing fee and given a substantial salary to a player who is seemingly not good enough.

Meanwhile, Newcastle are eyeing a summer move for this Championship star…