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Match Day Thread Bristol City FC v Sunderland AFC – Saturday 16th December 2023 - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Dec 14, 2023.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Dec 16, 2023.
  1. Home win

    1.6%
  2. Away win (safc)

    79.4%
  3. Draw

    19.0%
  1. Sour Patch

    Sour Patch Guest

    Put clarke back on the left or that is game over
     
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  2. flandersmackem

    flandersmackem Well-Known Member

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    totally agree
     
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  3. Alex83

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    Neil should use his body to cover the ball in the penalty
     
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  4. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah great set up the other day. Poor today. Needs to change otherwise this game will get away from us. Under the cosh
     
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  5. sheepman

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    Maybe we need a new manager
     
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  6. samwise_new

    samwise_new Well-Known Member

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    cheers again RTB...

    after the last two games, the defence has been shocking so far...need to wake up.

    been 'all us' but far too many bad passes.
     
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  7. Nacho

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    Sometimes playing it out from the back goes tits up, it's a calculated risk. Patterson's distribution is his weak point but it's very rarely a problem.
     
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  8. Flash Gordon

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    Double error from Patto. I can't help but feel we're asking him to do more with his feet of late which isn't his game. Our passing across the back in general has been dicey so far.
     
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  9. TopCat.

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    We're so predictable at the back. Messed about and nearly got caught out early on then did the same again.
     
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  10. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    We've come back from 1-0 plenty of times, there's over an hour left.
     
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  11. Prehab26

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    Nowt between the posts for me at the moment. Least Jobe is a presence.
     
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  12. clockstander

    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    They hit the post
     
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  13. Prehab26

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    Post bristol.
     
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  14. clockstander

    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    We are all over the place atm
     
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  15. Sour Patch

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    27 minutes of a game wasted playing our best player out of position. At least its changed now
     
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  16. Robertson

    Robertson Well-Known Member

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    Beale appointed at half time?
     
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  17. Prehab26

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    Yeah. All over the place. System is out of sync with the players and there is no flow at all. Needs adjusting to something that they are familiar with.
     
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  18. Flash Gordon

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    We're completely disorganised here.
     
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  19. flandersmackem

    flandersmackem Well-Known Member

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    Guess we will see how good Dodds is....this kind of game is where a coach earns his crust
     
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  20. marcusblackcat

    marcusblackcat SAFC Sheriff
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    From what I can see (watching on a mobile phone) we seemed to get a grip and create a couple of chances then we give them a goal which givesbthem a head of steam!!
     
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