INCOMING PLAYERS
NICK COLGAN
DAVID MEYLER
PASCAL CHIMBONDA
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Republic of Ireland international
goalkeeper Nick Colgan was born when
the Team of '73 we celebrate at today's
game were FA Cup holders. Capped
nine times, Nick has been brought in
to provide cover and competition in
the goalkeeping position and couldn't
wait to sign: "I got the call from the
gaffer and he gave me 24 hours to
think about it but I think it took me
about 24 seconds to decide."
Colgan made his debut last Sunday
for a young Sunderland XI that went
down 2-1 to Hamilton at Hartlepool
and will list Sunderland as his 14th
club although like many members
of the goalkeepers' union many of
those clubs have been through loan
moves. Nick began with his home
club Drogheda before being on the
books of Chelsea, Bournemouth, Hibs,
Barnsley and Ipswich with loan spells
at Crewe, Grimsby, Millwall, Brentford,
Reading, Stockport and Dundee Utd.
Teenager David Meyler made
his Sunderland debut back at his
old club Cork City last Monday
when Cork's Turner's Cross
ground hosted Sunderland's
match with Cobh Ramblers.
Midfielder David came on to operate
on the right side and impressed on his
first viewing. Sunderland's scouting
network is seeking raw talent to work
on as well as established players and
having made only three appearances
for Cork, Meyler has been spotted early.
The player himself though is looking
to work hard to earn a chance sooner
rather than later: "I'm here to succeed
not to fail. My ambition is to break into
the first team as soon as I can. I want
to do it here and hopefully I can.
France international full back Pascal
Chimbonda is one of the newcomers
from Tottenham. He played 32 Premier
League games for Spurs last season,
mostly in the right back position
although like Justin Hoyte and Danny
Simpson he is equally comfortable in
either full back berth and can operate
successfully in central defence. "Pascal
is one of those rare players who can
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