Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v RCD Mallorca - Friendly - Saturday 29th July - KO 15:00

Couldn't agree more. Proper quality football

 

Still HAF time

 

Jeez looks about 7 foot tall there.

 

Friggan hell, this one post proves he knows nothing about football.

 

Very impressive for pre season. Ekwah and Neil control so much of the game for us it is tremendous to watch. Bellingham looks to have a great awareness of them already. Clarke looks tremendous again and some cracking signs for Hemir. If we have Hume and Cirkin all season we will be really well balanced as well.

 

How can that be described as 'reasonably positive' ffs ...

... no injuries, everyone looking motivated and beating a very good side I think might win the game.

 

What a plank he's ran the show !

 

I think I saw Mowbray say that the plan was for this friendly and the midweek one to be 90 mins for the players again. So I'd imagine this is the planned starting XI for next week. And the team that play against Hartlepool will play the league cup game in the next midweek

 

Bugger

 

09 absolutely bossed at centre back there. Sat on his arse.

 

Yep. Batth doesn’t get beat that easily.

 

And that's why Batth should be playing instead of O'Nien as he's not physical enough

 

O9's best days are behind him.

 

Think pattinson should’ve handled the previous attack better as well

 

1-1

 

I agree Batth would be above O'Nien in my team but its one goal in one pre-season friendly. Let's not pretend that's him done forever.

 

He is cover on the bench and nowt more. For me anyway. Solid squad player.

 

Good test for us now, I’m sure it’s what the management want to see before the season starts

 

Yeh same for me - perfect sub.

But one would assume, unless Batth has a little knock or is managing something, that O'Nien is above him in Mowbray's thinking right now.