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If we'd beaten Burnley...

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by David Moyes' Stupid Face, Oct 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM.

  1. David Moyes' Stupid Face

    David Moyes' Stupid Face Well-Known Member

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    ... we'd be sat 2nd in the table after 8 games <yikes>

    I know I know, "ifs and buts" etc. but I can't help but wish we'd won our easiest game of the season so far <laugh>
     
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  2. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    Was it the easiest game of the season?

    Burnley have been immense at home for a while now. They’re nowhere near as ‘****e’ as some would have you believe.
     
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  3. Mad Maxim

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    Man utd loss is the main one for me, if we'd kept it to 0-0 to half time anything could have happened.
     
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  4. Whittylad

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    Even if we'd got a goal back 2nd half it would have been interesting .
     
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  5. WorkyTicketFTM

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    Definitely the game that has frustrated me. We battered them twice last season with a much worse squad and we knew what to expect this time round. Same park the bus terror ball they always deploy against anyone half decent. They will pick up some unexpected points playing like that but they won’t survive - they had 4 shots to Leeds 20 yesterday and scored both of their shots on target, they can’t sit back like that every game and expect to score every other shot they take.

    If Mayenda puts that chance away early doors it’s a totally different game.
     
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  6. Teessidemackem

    Teessidemackem Well-Known Member

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    Wed have beat villa too of Reinildo hadn't lost his head. He owes us now.

    Crazy to think how far better off wed be though. This isnt a team that going down
     
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    Agree with that mate. We were the better team even with 10 men.
     
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  8. Smug in Boots

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    Aren't they the bookies favourites to finish bottom?
     
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  9. LD19SAFC

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    Same odds as Wolves. I still believe they’ll go down but they aren’t the ‘whipping boys’ like we’ve seen in recent PL seasons. They won’t lose many games at home
     
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  10. David Moyes' Stupid Face

    David Moyes' Stupid Face Well-Known Member

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    *on paper
     
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    Perhaps not but I don't think they're 'immense' home or away tbh.
     
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  12. Disco down under

    Disco down under Well-Known Member

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    I think we've had a preferable start and we've absolutely made the most of it which is just about as big an achievement as we could have hoped for.

    Having said that, only the Wolves and Forest games have been games we absolutely had to win given the terrible form of the opponents.

    We won both those games and we've won two more and we've also grabbed a couple of handy draws.

    The next 10-12 games look pretty tough for us. If we can get 10-12 points from them then we are ****ing flying.
     
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  13. David Moyes' Stupid Face

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    Absolutely and I think we will
     
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  14. Disco down under

    Disco down under Well-Known Member

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    The Leeds and Everton games are looking veryyyyy important.
     
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