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Dennis Cirkin
at 15:19 13 Aug 2026

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Even before we signed him - which was a bit of a coup at the time in League One, he came with a big reputation within Spurs academy and I remember their fans were surprised we managed to get him permenantly as they thought he wasnt far away from breaking in. See link above where Jose singled him out for praise and had him training with first team as a kid.

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Dennis Cirkin
at 14:58 13 Aug 2026

Afternoon all, Sunderland fan in peace here - dont usually make a habit of coming onto other clubs forums but felt compelled just to add bit of value on Dennis Cirkin.

Unbelievable signing for yous. Genuinely. You will struggle to find a SAFC fan with a bad word to say.

What sort of player is he? So he is actually brilliantly well rounded. Hes not one of these total modern full backs that are essentially a winger but cant defend. Now he is very good going forward and a real strength of ours in the Champ was that left side with Jack Clarke and Cirkin overlapping. He is quick and very technical. However, he is also good at defending to the point we have played him at LCB and CB (when short) and he copes well. Surprisingly good in the air for a pretty boy, brave as a lion, leaves it all out on the pitch every time, puts his head where it hurts. Big threat on set pieces. Used to catch teams out because theyd be panicking about Ballard but he is good at timing his runs and again brave - you may have seen it when he got knocked out heading one in.

Onto the injuries - I think this has been overplayed. Hes played a lot of football for us. The recent injury woes were from a broken hand/wrist and it kept him out for ages and when he got back, he had to get a second surgery which then kept him out even longer. Not great, hes had a couple of niggles on top here and there, concussion from being knocked out but its not like hes had an ACL/achilles or has hamstrings that are ready to blow up. The hand thing should be over and done with now.

Finally, we never wanted to lose him, the fans were happy for him to stay with us in the Prem and seemingly the club were too but he turned down several contracts and apparently wanted to go back to London. I really dont think its an exaggeration to seay hes one of the best left backs in the Champ, he was certainly one of our best and most reliable players who never hid and always turned up. Add to that he started several games for us in Prem during AFCON with zero pre season and never looked out of place and in a 0-0 draw with Man City he was immense defensively.

Enjoy him lads. He is a diamond and forever will be loved at Sunderland for dragging us from League One to the Prem. Hope to see him back in the Prem.

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