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Match Day Thread Coventry City v Sunderland AFC – Play-off Semi Final 1st Leg - Friday 9th May 2025 - KO 20:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, May 5, 2025.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Friday at 8:39 PM.
  1. Home win

    20.3%
  2. Away win (safc)

    49.4%
  3. Draw

    30.4%
  1. J Flash

    J Flash Well-Known Member

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    Bloody hell. Bollocks on him if so.
     
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  2. clockstander

    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    Looks like it is Roberts and Elf out wide to me , not the best choice if so , but still HTL lets get a result and spoil the Sky love in.
     
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  3. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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    Gordon Armstrong and Darren Williams on SAFC live
     
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  4. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    Thought the echo said Mundle might have made the bench. Well he didn’t.

    Don’t think we will see him until the final and even then it will be as a sub
     
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  5. Wayne the Punk

    Wayne the Punk Well-Known Member

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    are they showing the match?
     
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  6. Robref62

    Robref62 Well-Known Member

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    Not gonna lie...I'm ****ting more bricks than Ibstocks!
     
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  7. FellTop

    FellTop Well-Known Member

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    I agree mate, but if we are playing 2 up top less pressure on the wide men to have pace. I think we will see a front 4 with rotation galore.
     
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  8. Flash Gordon

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    That's not quite how I heard it mind, though I might be mistaken.

    He said "In a way, yes" but we still need the midfield 3 we will just play that differently with Eli than we would with Riggy.

    I'm guessing he's got license to get forward more but will be in midfield as a starting position.
     
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  9. Essayyeffcee

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    You would think so. They usually do. Broadcasting from Quinn's bar atm
     
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  10. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    I still think we might see Mayenda dropping in to the “Rigg” role rather than a straight 4-4-2
     
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  11. CR17

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    It’s pretty much a 442 he just means Eli will be dropping deeper than Isidor to become almost like a third midfielder. Won’t be as deep as Rigg usually does though I don’t reckon
     
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  12. Snaggey

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    Great thread as usual @RTB, and a great read through. Just two more mate, two more.

    I went for a draw on the predictor, but I'm changing it to a sneaky 2 - 1 win to the lads, cos I'm in a bloody good mood.

    Mayenda and Isidor with the goals, and ELF and Jobe pulling the strings.

    Ha'Way me Bonny Lads.
     
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  13. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    Ha this crossed. If that’s what the said then yeh - Mayenda is playing the Rigg role and it’s the same shape as normal. Which I’m happy with
     
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  14. Wayne the Punk

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    I wasnt sure if they could with it being on Sky, will have a look in about 10 minutes, not sure I can cope with sky ****ing over Frank
     
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  15. Dave_39

    Dave_39 Well-Known Member

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    no as it on sky main channel
     
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  16. Nozs’ Hat

    Nozs’ Hat Well-Known Member

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    Haaaway the lads!
     
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  17. Blond Bombshell

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    3 pints, then steak chips and red wine finished...

    Checked the team sheet

    Wow, just wow

    Hhhaaa'wwwwaaaaayyyyyy the lads
     
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  18. jimjamsafc

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    Christ, I’d avoided the prematch sky guff until just now, they do hate us don’t they
     
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  19. Jme2

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    I hope Mayenda will be LF and ELF as a 10
     
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  20. Dave_39

    Dave_39 Well-Known Member

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    always the same
     
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