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Match Day Thread AFC Wimbledon v Sunderland – Saturday 12th February 2022 - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Feb 10, 2022.

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Your prediction

Poll closed Feb 12, 2022.
  1. Home win (AFCW)

    19.5%
  2. Away win (SAFC)

    65.5%
  3. Draw

    13.8%
  4. Meh - who cares

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  1. Iain

    Iain Well-Known Member

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    Good point he makes about being unfit wonder if that's been one of our problems recently
     
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  2. Iain

    Iain Well-Known Member

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    Some kind of illness
     
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  3. TopCat.

    TopCat. Well-Known Member

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    "These lot beat Cheltenham"
     
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  4. Yes but no but

    Yes but no but Well-Known Member

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    Interesting that he’s seen 48hours and can see it. Speakman needs the boot, the whole squad is disjointed. Neil understands what needs to get out of the league above never mind this.
     
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  5. monty987

    monty987 Well-Known Member

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    What play offs ? you get a team like Bolton no where near the top 6 then make it with a game left ! us play them no chance, stuff it might has well finish 7th and right this season off but where the hell do we go in the summer biggest disaster in our history this season is going to be.
     
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  6. Coastal Dolphins

    Coastal Dolphins Well-Known Member

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    It looks that way at the minute but if we were to make the play offs from here we would have to be in decent form and also not gutted to have just missed out on the automatics. We’d have a decent chance I think.
     
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  7. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Can't disagree Johnson was too matey with the players, don't think Neil will be ... angry at the end
     
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  8. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    He played for half an hour today.
    Odds on to score <doh>
     
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  9. TopCat.

    TopCat. Well-Known Member

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    I wouldn't say the squad is disjointed, we are just light in some areas. We've been so unlucky with injuries (again) but the defensive options in the squad are poor. Makes the decision to sell Flanagan and Hume all the more baffling
     
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  10. sheepman

    sheepman Well-Known Member

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    Or we build again under Neil. Hit the playoffs with real momentum and get promoted All speculation. Neither of us knows how it’s going to pan out but Chose optimism mate it feels better
     
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  11. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    IMO McGeady would've made a big difference today, no one really had the confidence to carry the ball into the area or shoot from distance.
     
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  12. sheepman

    sheepman Well-Known Member

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    Pure footballing terms we were pretty ****e today Neil has a big job on his hands but Johnson had lost his way. Telling he only had 40 mins with the players Looking forward to next Saturday will give us a real indication of what we can expect.
     
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  13. young2077

    young2077 Well-Known Member

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    Can tell already if he can bring success on the pitch he will be a very well liked manager here.

    No nonsense straight talking bloke, which will be appreciated by fans. Let's hope he find a way to get this lot playing again as the change from early on in the season is night and day.

    Let's hope he can make an impact like he said in 40 minutes he doesn't even know their names properly yet!
     
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  14. FellTop

    FellTop Well-Known Member

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    Good on him for saying the sqaud isnt right. We arent as good as we have been told we are. Other league one squads are much more rounded than we are. Hopefully he insists on some freedom to go into free agent market, but it is slim pickings in there.
     
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  15. Pure River Slut

    Pure River Slut Well-Known Member

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    Using Defoe as an example there were a good few of us saying if AOB went we needed two strikers if Defoe was one of them - in case Stewart lost form, got tired or injured. The majority said otherwise.
     
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  16. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Our injuries returning would help massively.

    O'Nien would currently be better than two or three players in different positions. McGeady would have the confidence to get at defences and shoot from distance. Broadhead would take the weight off Stewart and run at defenders. Huggins would be our best defender.

    Can we have them all back on Saturday ...
     
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  17. country_roads

    country_roads Well-Known Member

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    Nailed it with his post match comments. Looking forward to next Saturday after he has them in training for a full week
     
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  18. rowley

    rowley Well-Known Member

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    He can't get them fitter at this stage though.

    The team is very young and has been over played. You could see it a bit back, and the tiredness is mental as much as physical.

    The injuries dont help, but the calamitous way the the squad has been set up is the problem.

    What a few of them need is a break. A fishing trip or whatever it is the do. Away from football. We can't do that, but Clough, Fergie, and others have long understood the value of a freshening break.

    Hard to see how Neil can get more energy into them, though a win would help.
     
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  19. young2077

    young2077 Well-Known Member

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    I don't think anyone said we didn't need another but didn't seem like the club was looking. Also it's a big ask in January, we needed a striker of quality that would probably be first team league 1 or bench championship if would they be willing to come to be Stewarts understudy/backup?

    We definitely need another striker and the defence needed additions. Still can't believe they let players leave before replacements?
     
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  20. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    You're right mate, it's been a hard season.

    He needs to get them playing smarter rather than harder.

    All these L1 teams can run, we need to be clever when we have the ball.
     
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