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Match Day Thread Swansea City FC v Sunderland AFC - Saturday 14th December 2024 - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Dec 11, 2024.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Dec 14, 2024.
  1. Home win

    10.7%
  2. Away win (safc)

    58.9%
  3. Draw

    30.4%
  1. Pure River Slut

    Pure River Slut Well-Known Member

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    09 been ill like
     
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  2. King Kareoke

    King Kareoke Well-Known Member

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    Well that rumour about Poveda on the bench was bollocks
     
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  3. MadMackem77

    MadMackem77 Well-Known Member

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    Be back for Norwich hopefully
     
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  4. Brainy Dose

    Brainy Dose Well-Known Member

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    Apart from the fact that Ballard was top drawer the other night.
     
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  5. BishopSAFC

    BishopSAFC Well-Known Member

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    Happy with that team but RLB needs to use his subs earlier if required.
     
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  6. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    I would start Ballard personally and see why the club would. Still very surprised though.
     
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  7. Whittylad

    Whittylad Well-Known Member

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    Didn't think he was thought we looked shaky at times. I think onien gives better organisation and can pick a pass out of defence. Ballard is fine but just feel we are more solid with Luke there.
     
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  8. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Ballard was canny poor against Bristol to be fair. I'd agree with you.
     
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  9. williebeams

    williebeams Well-Known Member

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    O’Nien would be in for me

    same midfield as expected if he doesn’t change it when players start flagging or the game is obviously calling for it I’ll be moaning again
     
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  10. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    That team and bench should be good enough to get 3 points in my opinion. Without wanting to be disrespectful to Swansea.
     
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  11. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    If anyone has a link that works on iPhone help a brother out who’s not at home today.
     
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  12. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    Ha’way the lads
     
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  13. clockstander

    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    Thats not the team that I was hoping for, but do hope tho to see some improvement in game management to-day if and when required. OaU
     
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  14. Evil Jimmy Krankie

    Evil Jimmy Krankie Well-Known Member

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    I don’t want to be a doom merchant here Gil, but we’ve said that about a few teams this season and didn’t get the result we wanted
     
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  15. Dave_39

    Dave_39 Well-Known Member

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  16. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    Be an interesting game this. They like having the ball and we seem to be happy without it. Tough match like but fancy us to start strong.
     
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  17. Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon Well-Known Member

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    In isolation, a draw would be a decent enough result, but we've 1 in the last 8. We need to get back to winning ways today. Disappointed O'Nien isn't back in the team, but didn't expect much else to change. Hopefully Mayenda can be effective from the left.
     
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  18. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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  19. Evil Jimmy Krankie

    Evil Jimmy Krankie Well-Known Member

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    Or me
     
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  20. FTM Dave

    FTM Dave Well-Known Member

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