With still no sale in sight, the competition is still open.
Here are the runners...

Nick Raphael --- 25th July 2001 Fallen at the first
Pete in Canada --- August 11th 2006
pSy --- Dec 25th 2001
Swift --- Never
Rik --- June 23rd 2003
Pit Bill --- July 14th 2001 Shot in the paddock
Sounder --- Never


-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

Answers

Feel free to join the competition folks.

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

June 16th 2003

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

If second guesses are allowed, he's being groomed as our next manager, so, never. :-)

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

whenever his contract is up, cuz no club in their right mind would buy him or accept him as part of a deal.....

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

Contract up June 2003 ... I think

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

Perhaps in years to come, players will not only be "leaving on a Bosman" but "staying on a Marcellino". Chilling thought. :-)

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

I know it may cost us but we MUST be able to get rid of him. We managed to buy out Perez and just end his contract, I suppose the hope is that we'll eventually get something for him, but what and when.

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

My prediction: Not soon enough

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

Bobby says that he has told Marcelino that he still has the chance to show he's the best centre half at the club...so, if we are waiting that long, I expect we'll all be pensionable by the time he leaves..

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

January 15 2002.

He'll be commonly regarded as one of our best players by then.

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

When Marcelino is amongst our good players then Rik will be king of North Shields

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

Why not just play him more often.I am sure that 40000 Sunderland fans will agree with my view on this.Otherwise i think he will leave in december(spanish transfer window?)for alot less than you were mugged for errr i mean than you paid!

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

August 1st 2001. He's going as player-manager-programme seller to Carlisle. He's got more chance of proving that he is in fact an alien abductee across there. Allegedly.

-- Anonymous, July 24, 2001