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Match Day Thread Birmingham City v Sunderland AFC – Saturday 17th February 2024 - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Feb 15, 2024.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Feb 17, 2024.
  1. Home win

    21.4%
  2. Away win

    50.0%
  3. Draw

    28.6%
  1. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Also AA should be getting more game time.

    Looking forward to seeing Mundle start
     
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  2. Wayne the Punk

    Wayne the Punk Well-Known Member

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    Staggering
     
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  3. Hudson92

    Hudson92 Well-Known Member

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    Last time I went in a huff about Burstow starting he scored and we won 3-1

    ****ING BURSTOW?!
     
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  4. TeamOfTalents

    TeamOfTalents Well-Known Member

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    Well Burstow, must be showing something in training or does Beale want a pay off and nice long break? :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  5. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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    Can't believe Burstow starts! Doesn't offer that much from what I've seen, Rusyn offers so much more up front
     
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  6. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    Really not liking that starting line up. We lacked so much intensity in CM on Wednesday, yet weve gone same again. Rigg should have started for me, he brings energy aggression n quality. Ekwah n jobe should rotate as both are so similar n just arent consistent enough

    Burstow offers nothing, doesnt work defenders n his link up play is shocking - heres hoping he makes me eat my words by scoring n playing well

    Really pleased mundle is starting, he looked bright on Wednesday n was maybe the only positive

    Not confident at all today but surely we have to away soon??????
     
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  7. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    This is the squad that beat Southampton and now has Mundle, Hjelde and Styles.

    Yes we've had a few knocks but we've beaten Southampton, Leeds, West Brom, Preston, Hull and, let's not forget Birmingham already scoring three goals. They lost at Sheff Wed a week ago and looked shyte tbh. I don't give a toss if Mowbray knows our players and will want his latest team to beat one his previous teams.

    Balls to all that, we can beat Birmingham, they could be 3 points off a relegation place tonight.

    Ha'way the Lads, our sanity depends on this 3-0 away win <cheers>
     
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  8. Young Ted

    Young Ted Well-Known Member

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    Don’t see how he gets a start he’s hopeless can’t read the game at all
     
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  9. Nacho

    Nacho Well-Known Member

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    Putting Rusyn in and out of the team regardless of his performance isn't going to do anything for his form or confidence. Should be starting every game.
     
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  10. O'conner flood

    O'conner flood Well-Known Member

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    3 nil defeat incoming what a ****e team that is
    burstow? have a day off
     
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  11. Hudson92

    Hudson92 Well-Known Member

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    If not Rusyn it should be Hemir, Burstow will not be here next season let’s develop our own!
     
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  12. O'conner flood

    O'conner flood Well-Known Member

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    aa offers nowt either another waste of time
     
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  13. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    He needs game time to truly show what he can do tho

    Its the only way players will adapt to English football
     
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  14. Dorset

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    This!

    Got to say I'm disappointed with the lineup. We needed a change in midfield, not up front.
     
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  15. Daz

    Daz Well-Known Member

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    I don’t think i have seen enough of Adil to have an opinion, another player who seems to have been in a different position each time he has featured. Would love to see him in the Jobe role for a while
     
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  16. Nacho

    Nacho Well-Known Member

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    Aye it baffles me. Hemir always looks a threat as does Rusyn.
     
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  17. Hudson92

    Hudson92 Well-Known Member

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    Starting to think Burstow has Beale nudes or something :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  18. Mackem74

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    I agree but I've not been overly impressed with rusyn. The pair of them are both quite limited. Just don't see anything in that team today that makes me think we will win. Take Clarke out that team and where is a goal coming from. Looking forward to seeing mundle and would have liked to have seen Rigg but let's be honest the options are so limited if we are wanting a 16 year old in team
     
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  19. SAFCDRUM

    SAFCDRUM Well-Known Member

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    Burstow I'm giving a chance on. I'm more upset about the same midfield 3. Better be more lively today.
     
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  20. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    I’m livid that Burstow is starting over Rusyn tbh. Clearly this is a “hope he proves me wrong” situation.

    I see no reason for it other than Beale saying in midweek we don’t have a proper number 9 (again). Seems ridiculous to say but it almost feels like the position is being used as a scapegoat if we don’t win
     
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