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Match Day Thread Lincoln City v Sunderland - Saturday 5th October - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Oct 3, 2019.

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Your prediction

Poll closed Oct 5, 2019.
  1. Home win

    11.3%
  2. Away win

    69.4%
  3. Draw

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  4. 1-1

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  1. the falcon

    the falcon Active Member

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    i think you meant to say We are consistantly poor full stop.
     
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  2. Class of 73

    Class of 73 Well-Known Member

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    Wycombe beat them, Bristol rovers beat them, Oxford put 6 past them. They are...(were) careering down the league......and then we play them. I understand that there is never a given......but WTF?

    Still think we will win, but hitting head against wall and saying WTF, almost every weekend, is causing damage
     
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  3. marcusblackcat

    marcusblackcat SAFC Sheriff
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    How much have we spent? Most of our signings were free weren’t they? And what gives us the right to sign “the best ones”? Not that I know who’s available!! We’re just another third division club

    that said, McLaughlin was player of the season last season. He’s given away 2 goals in 2 games (and sure he should’ve done better with others we’ve conceded!)
     
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  4. Sonnyboy

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    Totally agree. If the takeover plan does not include a new manager, SD's failure to act may well compromise his own role in that plan!
     
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  5. Nacho

    Nacho Well-Known Member

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    I don't want to get into a Ross debate in the match thread so all I'll say is that regardless of what we should have been able to achieve in the transfer market, and who is to blame for that, the players we have ended up with aren't necessarily promotion quality.
     
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  6. the falcon

    the falcon Active Member

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    With a bit of luckit could be Jack Ross, he cant be any worse in the stands.
     
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  7. Guinness Guzzler

    Guinness Guzzler Well-Known Member

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    What gives us the right to sign the best ones? Well we're the biggest club, by far. If you're a free agent looking to progress, this is obviously a club you'd be tempted by. Apparently we pay wages in line with or higher than anyone else, do you think Grigg would have signed for any other club? We paid big money for him, we paid for Dobson, we agreed what won't be a small contract to keep McGeady here. We aren't "just another third division club", we're a big club in this league paying good money with great facilities who no one expects to hang around here for long and who have already been within one game of promotion. If I was a player with no affiliation either way I'm pretty sure I'd choose Sunderland over most/ any other club in this league. This "little old Sunderland", "we're just like every other club in the league" mentality risks holding us back. Some would say it if we dropped to the conference north. We're Sunderland, we're too big to be here, budget wise we should be backing that up with results and its a pain in the arse that we aren't
     
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  8. BigPete

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    Thank **** for that
     
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  9. Nacho

    Nacho Well-Known Member

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    Lucky break
     
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  10. Chunksafc

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    We scored?
     
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  11. BigPete

    BigPete Well-Known Member

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    We're gonna get pasted all over and will get a sneaky goal and be the usual jack ross masterclass 1-1
     
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  12. flandersmackem

    flandersmackem Well-Known Member

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    I cannot believe we are struggling so bad here...what the hell is going on
     
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  13. BigPete

    BigPete Well-Known Member

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    No they had a pen but hit the post and it went out for a GK
     
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  14. Nacho

    Nacho Well-Known Member

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    No they missed a pen
     
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  15. marcusblackcat

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    Last season we were. This season, a player looking in sees another third division club. Our budget, according to Donald, was nowhere near as big as everyone seems to think. We are exactly where we deserve to be. We’re not too big. We are where we are.
     
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  16. BigPete

    BigPete Well-Known Member

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    Haven't checked RTG for the match thread but I'd imagine the way we are playing it will be kicking off.
     
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  17. BigPete

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    The training facilities must still be an advantage though surely?
     
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  18. BigPete

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    Played off the park an absolute disgrace he HAS to go now like enough is enough.
     
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  19. rooch 3

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    I can’t even believe you are arguing over this would you play for Sunderland or Rochdale it’s a no brainer man.
     
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  20. marcusblackcat

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    Again facilities should be but coaches etc. Looks like we may need new ones soon anyhow
     
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