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Does anyone still think that we will go up?

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Trigger, Feb 20, 2022.

  1. rowley

    rowley Well-Known Member

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    That would be about my guess too.

    It's more or less a top notch U23 team with a few add ons. The 46 game season was just bound to be too long, and the dip is now a slump.

    I'd now worry about the long term damage in keeping playing lads who are clearly drained. But the shambolic recruitment leaves the manager no choice. It didn't leave the last one much either
     
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  2. gelders pie

    gelders pie Well-Known Member

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    It's mathematically possible ,so have to hope we can get out of this league. If we do I just hope it's because a great run starts now, we deservedly win playoffs and there's money to spend for next year. I'm not seeing much point of scraping 6th and being lucky in playoffs -especially if still insufficient spending in summer resulting in nothing more than more relegation heartache next year.
     
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  3. Comfy

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    Unfortunately all my hope has gone from this squad, I always thought we would go up automatically even after a few of our downs earlier in the season but these last matches have done it for me. Not a cat in hells chance is what I’m thinking and we could even finish bottom half
     
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  4. O'conner flood

    O'conner flood Well-Known Member

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    beat wycombe 3- 1 in the play off final
    stewart 2 winiesta
     
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  5. FellTop

    FellTop Well-Known Member

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    Hope remains. In form you cant see it. With our squad you cant see it. There look to be too many teams better than us right now. MK Dons, Oxford, Sheff Wed, Ispwich, Bolton all in my opinion have put together more effective sides and are coming good at the business end of the season.

    However, if we can get ONien and Broadhead back in the side for the last 10 games we would start to look different I think. If McGeady were to be an option from the bench. If somehow Roberts can get match fit. I cling to those things and I still believe we can make the playoffs. Imagine going in off tbe back of an unbeaten run. We might suddenly be that team again from the first half of the season. It is possible.

    Hey, who knows, maybe Defoe is fit enough by Wembley to come off the bench for 20 minutes and grab the winner.
     
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  6. Oliver's Army

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    Absolute scenes
     
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  7. OldNewtown

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    Yeah think we will find form later on, sneak into the play offs and then win at Wembley

    Cap doffed to you by the way its bloody hard work being consistently negative.
    I couldn't do it there's always a silver lining.
    I just haven't found it quite yet :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  8. Oliver's Army

    Oliver's Army Well-Known Member

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    Rotherham 1/40 for promotion :emoticon-0104-surpr
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  9. Daz

    Daz Well-Known Member

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    Not too surprised, by far the best team in the league (from what I’ve seen anyway)
     
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  10. marcusblackcat

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    Must be a massive liability on us. That’s got yo be the only reason we’re so short!
     
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  11. Blond Bombshell

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    Donald had assembled a 10th placed division 3 team with all his cost cutting. Since then we've added u23s who really should only play a dozen games then rested for 4. We have no leaders on the park, yesterday the senior pros were Wright, Winchester, Evans and Pritchard. Crap. Nee chance. Need to rebuild in the summer.

    Hhhaaawwwaaaayyyyyy the lads, prove me wrong
     
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  12. Teessidemackem

    Teessidemackem Well-Known Member

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    No, if youd have asked me that question after the Sheff Wed match id have said its a certainty.
    Our demise started in January where obvious weaknesses were exposed, we had a full month to do something about it and Speakman and co totally fecked it up. You cant expect to borrow/loan and sign freebies and expect promotion with a so called Billionaire owner :emoticon-0138-think.
     
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  13. Charles Chops

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    No, not really. Wish we could, but the defence gets caught out too often and too easily.
     
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  14. rowley

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    Aye. The revolutionary tactic of putting a simple ball through or over a slow defence .
    Who'd ever have thought it?
     
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    Not a chance. We'll struggle to finish top half at this rate
     
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  16. Charley Farley

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    Haway the Queen.
     
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  17. Oliver's Army

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    No chance is he a captain
     
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  18. LAMackem

    LAMackem Well-Known Member

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    It’s not over till it’s over. I would think the teams trying to get in the playoffs would not want us in the mix because like us they will never know what sort of team will turn up.
     
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  19. Millfield Maestro 1879

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    Getting injred players back and match fit ASAP is a must, and as bad as we have been we are capable of bouncing and going on a run amd timing it right for momentum into the playoffs coupd be huge but no one in their right mind can say that is likely. We look dead on our feet, devoid of ideas and even with players coming back we will still be short in midfield.

    My one little Ray of hope is seeing Broadhead and Onien back and both hit form. Onien could be crucial alongside Matete or anywhere across the back line and as for Broadhead he needs to take the pressure off Stewart who's legs are spent
     
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  20. master-simpson

    master-simpson Well-Known Member

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    If this team goes up, it really would be a miracle!!

    Bart
     
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