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Match Day Thread SAFC v South Shields/Gateshead: Sat 13th July K.O. 12:30/17:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by alcoauth, Jul 8, 2024.

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Poll closed Jul 13, 2024.
  1. Sunderland win both games

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  2. Sunderland lose both games

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  3. Somewhere inbetween

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  1. Disco down under

    Disco down under Well-Known Member

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    Love that. It's like the weird savant kid playing chess with all the old veterans in tweed and cable knit jumpers in the park.
     
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  2. Robertson

    Robertson Well-Known Member

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    Seems like he lives for football, same as the fans. :emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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  3. Culinary

    Culinary Well-Known Member

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    Shame not to see Browne. I guess he's obviously behind all the others.
     
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  4. Teessidemackem

    Teessidemackem Well-Known Member

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    I never thought id ever be able to get over my Phil Collins addiction, but take a look at me now....
     
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  5. Robref62

    Robref62 Well-Known Member

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    Ooh.. look at me. I'm in Crete! . Pathetic :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  6. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    Sunderland:

    Starting XI: Patterson, Pembélé, O'Nien, Alese, Cirkin, Matete, Embleton, Bennette, Clarke, Jobe, Rusyn.

    Subs: Chibueze, Ekwah, Lavery, Crompton, Bell, Bainbridge, Kelly, Mitchell, Watson, Ogunsuyi, H. Jones, Middlemas, Walsh, J. Jones.

    Brilliant to see Alese in at centre half, he could be a beast of a player there
     
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  7. Vincemac

    Vincemac Well-Known Member

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    You must of missed last month I was in Rhodes
     
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  8. Disco down under

    Disco down under Well-Known Member

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    Kelly came on as a sub against Shields. Do we have two of them or are we just sadistic taskmasters
     
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  9. Oliver's Army

    Oliver's Army Well-Known Member

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    Bennette right wing, Rusyn up top Clarke left. Jobe wearing the 10. Embo and Matete deeper.
     
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  10. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Much more competitive this
     
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  11. Robref62

    Robref62 Well-Known Member

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    No I didn't.. pathetic also. :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  12. Vincemac

    Vincemac Well-Known Member

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    Nice one
    Get ready for a few pathetic
     
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  13. CR17

    CR17 Well-Known Member

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    I don’t like Jobe in midfield. Everytime he plays there he slows our attacks and transitions down. Much better with Aouchiche in for him
     
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  14. SourPatch2

    SourPatch2 Well-Known Member

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    O'Nien looks all over the place here. Matete can't receive the ball on the half turn in midfield either. Not seeing the same fluidity as earlier.
     
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  15. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    Le Bris out
     
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  16. RTB

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    Sack the board
    1-0
     
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  17. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Been a poor performance against better opposition. 09 getting ripped apart.
     
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  18. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    It's against better opposition to be fair significantly better. You can see that they are blokes and more competitive. Shields used a load of their international academy lads.
     
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  19. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    You see a massive difference when Neil isnt there, he just makes us tick - matete is best if he can just go press
     
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  20. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    …shock <laugh>
     
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