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Match Day Thread Portsmouth FC v Sunderland AFC - Saturday 31st August 2024 - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Aug 28, 2024.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Aug 31, 2024.
  1. Home win

    6.1%
  2. Away win (SAFC)

    69.5%
  3. Draw

    24.4%
  1. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Never a second's thought about 'what we have we hold' as we've seen so often in the past ...

    ... this was courageous.
     
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  2. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Thank you, we did our best <laugh>
     
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  3. Coastal Dolphins

    Coastal Dolphins Well-Known Member

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    The confidence and momentum is building in this young team and spreading to the support. This is a great place to play at when this is all coming together at the same time.

    Bellingham and Rigg are going to the very top if they keep their heads and aren't unlucky with injuries imo. Our midfield has been different class every game in this league so far. Long may it continue. Could have done without the break tbf.
     
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  4. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    Still buzzing from yesterday's win, annoying that there's a poxy international break for the next 2 weeks
     
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  5. 123Daveyboy

    123Daveyboy Well-Known Member

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    Could be a good thing, keep them hungry for the next game.
    And get the new lads integrated.
     
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  6. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    Official Highlights

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    Post match reaction:


    Post match analysis:
     
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  7. Bank of England 2

    Bank of England 2 Well-Known Member

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    Yes mate. We had a good dose of being set up not to lose last season, which went against how these players want to play. This seasons approach suits our players and they are executing it perfectly.
     
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  8. SAFCDRUM

    SAFCDRUM Well-Known Member

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    You sit back following the game and watch some of the interviews you have to appreciate the skill set we have in this squad. Jobe, Rigg, Roberts, Browne etc etc.

    Can imagine most of Championship teams looking on with envy.

    Despite the over the top meltdowns on Friday we are very lucky and thankful to be where we are.
     
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  9. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    Hume sprinted up there to get in the box too
    - or was it just to join in on the celebrations <laugh>
     
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  10. smithy in nl

    smithy in nl Well-Known Member

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    Sitting on a beach in Italy and instead of looking at the glorious eye candy I'm watching replays and singing reg lebris reg lebris!!!!


    This club man :emoticon-0140-rofl:
     
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  11. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    I bet there are still 'papering over the cracks' comments and 'they'll burn themselves out playing at this pace' <laugh>
     
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  12. Culinary

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    Jobe has played three different roles/positions within it without breaking stride, at 18years old, in the Championship. Brilliant stuff.
     
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  13. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Here you go, watch this <laugh>

     
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  14. Culinary

    Culinary Well-Known Member

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    There was some shameful stuff on here on Friday (I can’t imagine what Twitter and RTG were like).
     
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  15. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, he looked like a Rolls Royce yday.
     
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  16. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    I think people are entitled to their opinions whether good or bad, unfounded or founded. The recent history of the club shows that we leave ourselves light at times. I still think we are light up front and 4 games is no time to suddenly suggest Mayenda is the answer to our problems up front (particularly as he was criticised in 2 of those 4 games for not offering enough)
     
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  18. OldNewtown

    OldNewtown Well-Known Member

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    I take your point.
    BUT
    Please, can we not just enjoy the fact we've won 4 in a row and bask in the reflected glory.

    We can worry about things later
    But, hopefully we won't have to :emoticon-0105-wink:
     
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  19. Robertson

    Robertson Well-Known Member

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    Great quote from the Portsmouth lad as he's leaving the ground:

    "There's an imperial, enigmatic youthfulness about them at times that we just couldn't deal with"
     
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  20. E.T. Fairfax

    E.T. Fairfax Well-Known Member

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    Being in the habit of reading our opponents forums after the matches ive noticed, after all 4 games, some saying along the lines of 'Sunderland werent that good/were poor, its just we were terrible or worse.' Has there been any element of truth in that or has it just been sour grapes?
     
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  21. MadMackem77

    MadMackem77 Well-Known Member

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    We’ve nullified every team and conceded the least xg in the league how could we possibly not be good averaging 2.5 goals a game aswell
     
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