There have been suggestions that Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill is preparing for a new contract for the goalkeeper. However, Craig Gordon has said that it all depends upon the length of the contract and also the various clauses. He also suggested that he would be ready to move on if the various situations did not come together.

The 28-year-old goalkeeper is out of contract in the summer. He is now free to talk with other clubs over a potential transfer, but Martin O’Neill recently said that he would love to keep the Scotland international at the stadium of light. Sunderland have been one of the inform teams since the arrival of Martin O’Neill.

Hence, there has been suggestions that Martin O’Neill will be looking to get Craig Gordon off the wage bill and seeks ways to improve the squad elsewhere. The form of James McLean has been so impressive that he could be awarded a bumper contract shortly.

“I am not looking beyond the end of this season. There is no long-term future beyond the next six months. It is just a matter of getting myself fit and seeing what happens from there. However, I would love to stay at Sunderland on a long-term basis,” Craig Gordon said after returning from a long-term injury. The best betting odds you can get on Gordon staying at Sunderland are 13/10.

Even though Craig Gordon was signed for £9 million – making him one of the most expensive keepers at the time – he has failed to deliver due to a number of injury problems in the past. The latest rumours have him playing at Celtic next season, with a return to Scotland helping him to make the breakthrough on the international scene too.

Craig Gordon has not played for Sunderland for a long time now due to an injury problem. This has not been the first time Craig Gordon has suffered a long-term injury after his arrival at Sunderland for £ 9 million. It has also been rumoured recently that Craig Gordon could be sold in the summer, with a return to Scotland being mooted as the favourite destination for the Scotland international.

The 29-year-old goalkeeper is yet to play a game for Sunderland this season. It has almost been a year till date since he last played for Sunderland. However, Martin O’Neill has said that the return of Craig Gordon is a major boost for Sunderland because everyone is aware of the quality that he is capable of delivering to the team. Craig Gordon is also out of contract in the summer, and signs are that Sunderland will not be interested in renewing the contract.

“Craig coming back is a good incentive for us to stay focused and keep the right attitude in training and the games. Competition can only be a good thing for everyone in the team. You don’t like to see anyone be injured and be out for a long time. It’s the most difficult period in your career when you’re injured,” Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet said in an interview just ahead of the match with Arsenal in the FA Cup. Sunderland were defeated by Arsenal 2-1 in the Premier league only recently, but Simon Mignolet hopes to progress to the quarterfinals with a victory.

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Steve Bruce has largely looked upon Craig Gordon as someone who does not have the potential to be the first choice for Sunderland. However, with Steve Bruce gone, Craig Gordon can finally hope to reclaim the top spot at the Stadium of light. He was a £ 9 million signing during the Roy Keane days and is widely regarded to be the best Scotland goalkeeper. However, injury problems have limited the number of appearances the Scotland international has made in recent seasons, but he recently came back from the injury to make an appearance for the Sunderland reserve team.

Sunderland reserves recently beat Arsenal reserves 2-0, and it was a match that finally saw Craig Gordon back in action. He has been out with an injury for more than 11 months. He has to suffer the knee injury back in February and has not made an appearance since then. His final appearance for Sunderland came on February 12 against Tottenham. Martin O’Neill will be hugely boosted by the news that he is best goalkeeper has returned from the spell on the sidelines.

During this time, Craig Gordon has seen a number of other players keen to take over his position as the Scotland No. 1. This includes Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor, who is currently the number 1 for Scotland. He will be facing intense competition from Craig Gordon once again given that he is on the road to recovery. Martin O’Neill confirmed that the Scotland international is not far from making into the first-team. So far, Craig Gordon has made 40 international appearances for Scotland, and his international experience will certainly boost Sunderland in the fight against relegation.

However he also made sure that he mentioned that Craig definitely has a lot of effort to put in to make sure that he manages to make it to the first team of the Sunderland’s and finally manage to hold a position in the Scotland squad.

The knee injury of Craig Gordon will probably be recovered within the end of this year, but there might still be some time before he finally recovers from the arm injury he obtained during the clash with Jermain Defoe of Tottenham way back in 2009.

Gordon has a long way to go before he fully recovers, but once that is done he should ensure that he manages to give his level best to ensure that he manages to hold the same position he had earlier.  With football kept aside for over a year, Craig Gordon definitely has a lot to make up for. O’Neill does feel bad for him due to the fact that Craig was unable to reach heights due to the number of injuries that kept coming up one after the other. It seems that craig could be out for as long as 6 more months if the best Premier League odds are to be believed.

Although Craig has started training, there have still been instances where the arm injury is triggered again and this is a major problem. As of now, Craig has been doing quite a bit of work for BBC television and has not kicked a football for a while.  Get well soon Craig.

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John Murray was the man who discovered Craig Gordon as an youngster. He has gone on to feature for both Scotland and Sunderland, and is regarded as one of the best young goalkeepers in world football. It is hoped that John Murray will provide his vast experience in the bringing many more players like Craig Gordon to Hearts.

He was previously the academy director, but this promotion does not come as a major surprise. However, it may be surprising for a few who are hard of the financial difficulties that Hearts have been facing in the last few years.

Hearts have debts that have been estimated to be around £ 30 million, which can only be brought on with the presence of high quality youngsters, who can then be sold on for a high transfer fee. This is the business model that many clubs in England have been following. Hearts will become another major club to adopt the policy of appointing a director of football to oversee the transfer business.

Usually, managers undertake this role when it comes to British football, but it has been proven in the Continental football that the managers role has become expensive these days that it would be highly unproductive for him to oversee the transfer situation as well.

“Having been so closely involved in everything going on at Hearts for so long, it is obviously an amazing honour to be appointed director of football.  I look forwards to the massive challenges ahead of us. The club in transition  at the moment – some of our brightest prospects in the youth academy will be moving into the first-team squad very soon,” John Murray said after being appointed as the director of football at Hearts.

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