Full time, Minutes in the legs, seagulls back with a vengeance Final sign of from Frankie and Danny, the end of an era
Well apart from valuable minutes for returning players the only good thing to come out of this has been how good Tuterov was when he came on
Makes no difference Fitness exercise for the second string These games are essentially behind closed doors training exercises but which we allow fans to attend if they want Fans who attend and expect or demand to see a competitive match with the team being set up to compete to win as if the result matters, as opposed to understanding they’ve paid to attend a training session which is a means to an end, are simple
Real stuff starts now. personally airport hotel tomorrow night before a flight to get on my cruise on Tuesday so missing West Ham and potentially any business we do while I’m at sea first time on a cruise bit nervous like my first time flying but I’m sure it’ll be grand and Sunderland will do the business at home haway the lads
Tend to agree with Prefab...this game should have been behind closed doors. The main gig was yesterday, this is nothing more than a run out for some fringe players ( potentially one or two 1st teamers) and a few that are almost certainly on their way out the door
Switched it off, Sheff Wed keeper Charles is some kid mind. And the Daily Sport headlines in Sheffield tomorrow: Beautiful Barry Bananon Banned Because Being a Bellends Boring
Well, wasnt a bad watch for me. Rayo play the sort of football I enjoy watching. Sharp passing, play out well, patient but quick to change tempo when needed. Good side. Takeaways for me. Le Fee, Neil probably the only 2 ready to impact next weekend. Neither can expect to start though. Rigg will come on from that run out and will be on the bench too. He is no doubt bigger and stronger than last year. Tutierov might be a little wildcard this season. In his short time on the pitch he caused them more problems at the back than anyone else. Proper little grafter as well. Get Lavery a decent loan somewhere in league 1, might be something there. Disappointed with one or two. Roberts in particular needed to play a very different type of game today. Mind you Huggins wasnt great at backing him up. Now it is time for the coaches to focus on West Ham. Can we get that world class south american defender signed up please? We probably then know our first 11. My overall pre season takeaways. Diarra is an absolute rolls royce of a footballer. Xhaka is what everyone knew. Sadiki my big surprise package. Reinaldo will be huge for us this season. Keeper looks a good un. A bit wary about our goal threat so far. Waiting with excitement re Giui though. A bit apprehensive about the wingers and their end product, but that is wingers for you, unpredictable. Probably CB or two needed, maybe a next level 10 if one were to be available. Then we find out if we have bridged the gap or not. First ten games will tell us a lot.
