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Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Queens Park Rangers – Saturday 13th August 2022 - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Aug 12, 2022.

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Your prediction:

Poll closed Aug 13, 2022.
  1. Home win

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  2. Away win

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  3. Draw

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  1. sheepman

    sheepman Well-Known Member

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    Worry not mate. I’m just enjoying the performances would have given anything last four years to be playing like this in the championship. Think we will be more than fine this season
     
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  2. Makemstine Roger

    Makemstine Roger Well-Known Member

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    they are young and need more experience along with beefing up a bit to handle this league better
     
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  3. Billy Batts

    Billy Batts Well-Known Member

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    Fuming. Shouldn't happen.
     
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  4. Flash Gordon

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    We have a lot of young players in our squad who are inconsistent, but at times when they show their talent, it's clear to me that we've got an exciting future ahead of us. Cirkin and Neil are good examples of this, but my favourite despite his inconsistency is Jack Clarke. He can go past a man like they don't exist. Time seems to slow down for him. We need to improve his end product and maybe learn how to benefit from the overlap with him, but his quality is clear. He now appears to be developing a better understanding with Pritchard as well.

    I wouldn't be surprised if we're an inconsistent mid table team for two thirds of the season and then one of the best teams in the league by the time the last 10 games come around.
     
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  5. marcusblackcat

    marcusblackcat SAFC Sheriff
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    Best we’ve played this season. Undoubtedly. 5 live say they were awesome second half. Must have watched a different game to me as they created nothing. First shot on target was the free kick on 87 minutes.

    I thought we were excellent today. Thought onien was superb at centre half and deserves a shoutout. No doubt we were by far the better side overall. Just 2 sucker punches and little to no luck with the one that hit the bar. Another poor ref too. Hands round the throat equals no card. Shocking. And he missed that challenge on Ballard which has probably put the lad out for weeks. Not even a free kick yet it was awful and late
     
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  6. Southern A

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    Make no mistake - I’d have snapped your hands off for a win and two draws from first three games if offered to me 2 weeks ago.

    Just frustrated that it could have been 3 wins from 3.

    And we have a pretty tricky run coming up. Lose the next couple and we’ve suddenly only won 1 out of 5.

    like I say I’m a pessimist. :D

    Hope Ballard is okay but would be surprised if he’s fit for sheff Utd in mid week.
     
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  7. Comfy

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    Everyone laying blame at AN feet need to remember his gameplan went out the window in the first 4 minutes when ballard was taken out and the ref turned a blind eye to it. The scene was set from that minute for the ref to favour qpr.
    Rumours coming out now is 2 months out for ballard don't know how true
     
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  8. rooch 3

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    I don’t believe we will have any problems in this division, had us down for top six before a ball was kicked. AN needs a better half time worzil head though, and we’ll be fine.
     
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  9. Southern A

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    his game plan was spot on. It was his willingness to change it when it was clear it was needed that’s being questioned.

    don’t think for one second anybody is saying they’d rather Neil wasn’t manager of course. Just hope he learns from the mistake. I’m sure he will be kicking himself
     
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  10. Nathan Brazil

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    First season supporting us?
     
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  11. monty987

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    Bloody pathetic, a team who were not even in that match nick a point, tactics wise you have to question this manager, watch the Norwich game on the telly i think. never seen 2 points hoyd away so easy, and take Ellis off our best player. can you see Klopp taking Salah off ? even if they were 3-0 up i dont think so, that is worse than the Gillingham, back down if this continues and were these signings are we is happened will never know. 40,000 then 37,000 supporters pissed off. twice this season already.
     
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  12. marcusblackcat

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    QPR are looking for play offs. We got a point and deserved more. I’m very happy with how we played. Think we were decent v Coventry, good against Bristol C and excellent today. Best we’ve played for me. QPR celebrated a draw with a newly promoted club like they’d won the FA Cup
     
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  13. marcusblackcat

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    Shut up man. Get a grip
     
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  14. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    i agree with that except the bottom line - hate it when people trot that line out. They SHOULD be over the moon at getting a point when they shouldn’t have.
     
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    Bollocks. This is possibly worse news than the result
     
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  16. Prehab26

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    We can be critical here. We didn't close it out. They snached it. They should celebrate and we should be gutted. We were worked over last 20 mins and blew it.
     
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  17. sheepman

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    Absolutely second half of both home games have been similar just ran out of steam and we are coming up against better players I’m sure Neil will work it out
     
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  18. Wes

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    He’s looking directly at it before he takes his hand away. Having someone round the throat is violent conduct and an automatic red card.

    It changes the momentum of the game in their favour as they get the goal. If he’s send off, as he should be, we remain in control of the game!
     
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  19. Comfy

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    His gameplan was spot on with the team he picked, having ballard cynically fouled and not even getting a free kick was not part of his plan. If ballard was on that 2nd goal isn't on. Can I also say before Gooch pulled down their player for the first goal our man was fouled outside their box when we were on the attack before they broke.
     
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  20. Reggie the Cheddar

    Reggie the Cheddar Well-Known Member

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    Alex Neil's cost us that. Poor reading of the game, changes needed much sooner
     
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