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Match Day Thread Leeds United FC v Sunderland AFC – Monday 17th February 2025 - KO 20:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Feb 14, 2025.

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Your Prediction:

  1. Home win

    20.0%
  2. Away win (safc)

    43.3%
  3. Draw

    36.7%
  1. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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    Personally, it's a massive game and I wouldn't want to mess around with the middle of the park. I would only bring Mundle on if we're either chasing the game for the last 10 mins or it's safe. He's had a bad injury and he's just starting to feel his way back.
     
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  2. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    He talks brilliantly does Reg.

    Love the bloke. Few areas for improvement but **** me he’s done a job.
     
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  3. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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    Reggie is just so ****ing cool. The wife's just said he's that laid back he's horizontal! Nothing fazes him
     
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  4. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    He is, but Mepham is deceptively quick imo and having him as a sweeper was working brilliantly. Allowed O’nien to push up. Just worked really well. Ballard in 1v1 situations at the back is nowhere near as comfortable as Mephs imo not one of his strong points
     
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  5. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    Interesting he mentions our pace on the break.

    He knows we are a huge threat to any team
     
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  6. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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    I agree with your points but no one knows why Reggie has dropped him to the bench. Is he injured? Tired?
     
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  7. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    Warnock praising Roberts.

    Easy to forget how good he is and can be
     
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  8. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Warnock has now become an actual caricature of himself ...

    ... I hope they don't keep dragging him out for these things.
     
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  9. Essayyeffcee

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    Both him and EFL will have to work hard tracking back tonight
     
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  10. Pure River Slut

    Pure River Slut Well-Known Member

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    Rigg has played like he always has, solid, busy, uses the ball well but at this point has a poor final flourish. It’s the finer detail he needs to get right. Also though people criticising Rigg defend Roberts which doesn’t add up. Similarly people call RLB for not being attacking then blame him for being defensive. That’s a positive selection against a solid side so nowt to whinge about. If they beat us it’s because they play better. Haway the Lads. Back your team and coach.!
     
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  11. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    Everyone rates Roberts apart from a section of our fans.

    Folk just ignore ‘pass to assist’ or ‘maintained possession’ or ‘took 2 men out’ as they don’t have a stat column for websites.

    3 massive parts of attacking football. Paddy is superb at them.
     
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  12. kirkyboy

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    Been fine all day….saying it’s a free hit….no shame if we lose blah blah blah but now I’m bricking it! Nervous to the point I haven’t had any tea which to anyone who knows me just isn’t like me :emoticon-0102-bigsm:emoticon-0102-bigsm:emoticon-0102-bigsm haway lads! Let’s put on the performance of the season and throw the automatics wide open!<cheers><cheers><cheers>
     
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  13. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    He also puts a hell of shift in tracking back, this season he has added that to his game.

    They will be worried about him
     
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  14. Smug in Boots

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    I'm at a point whereby I trust the manager and all the players, it's great ...

    ... it must be exhausting continually thinking about who should start, what position they should play and at which minute they should be subbed.

    I'd rather just watch the team we have, set up how it is and trust the manager to change it.
     
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  15. Nads

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    Massive self confessed Paddy fan here mate. I had to sit and endure folk slate Sess and Ricco as well.
     
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  16. Chunksafc

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    Couldn't agree more.

    Let's just enjoy these lads, they will give their all and do it with a huge level of skill
     
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    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    BTW, just had a clip from a mate down there, our support is tremendous ...


    ... ha'way the Lads!!!
     
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    Dave_39 Well-Known Member

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    haway the lads please lets have a good start cant be sloppy against these
     
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  19. Nads

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    Aye, ‘who can we pull apart’ has got to be tiresome.

    If you have that mentality you’d wake up tired every morning.
     
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  20. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    I'm used to giving these lesser teams a goal start now <laugh><laugh><laugh>.
     
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