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Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Plymouth Argyle FC – Saturday 25th January 2025 - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Jan 23, 2025.

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Your prediction:

  1. Home win

    94.2%
  2. Away win

    2.3%
  3. Draw

    3.5%
  1. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Considering Plymouth will manage about 500 it’s not bad is it :emoticon-0103-cool:
     
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  2. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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  3. Dorset

    Dorset Well-Known Member

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    This is exactly how I see him. His ball control and quick feet are up there with the best in the league. Sort his final ball and he will be the full package.
     
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  4. young2077

    young2077 Well-Known Member

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  5. Pontsafc

    Pontsafc Active Member

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    Serious question: given the weather problems of Friday, did the Plymouth team get to the North East, or are they travelling today?
     
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  6. Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon Well-Known Member

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    5-0

    Isidor 2, Mayenda, Jobe, Cirkin
     
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  7. Robref62

    Robref62 Well-Known Member

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    He's got everything however he doesn't seem to be wearing his shooting boots. You can literally see him tense up when it's time to let fly. He needs to relax when letting go. Concentrate on his accuracy and not power.
     
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  8. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    You missed Enzo 2 off mate

    7-0.
     
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  9. Robref62

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    1-0 isidor
     
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  10. flandersmackem

    flandersmackem Well-Known Member

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    Last nights result serves as a warning to the lads that complacency can bite you on the a rse... I'm sure RLB is astute enough to drill this into the team before they set foot on the pitch. It also serves Plymouth well..... You never know in this division.
    But i'm confident, we have an awesome squad and they are terrible who have lost their best player....dear god....hope these words don't come back to haunt me
     
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  11. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    Be fab to have a " anything you can do we can do better Burnley day. A massive win gets our goal difference on a par with those above us but as already said by others a1-0 gets the 3 points.
     
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  12. Coastal Dolphins

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    Any single goal/lucky win I would take right now tbh.
    Bigger and better than that a bonus.
     
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  13. Washysafc

    Washysafc Well-Known Member

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    Problems for our fans in Scotland, looks like trains from Edinburgh are cancelled due to overhead lines being brought down. My son has just gone home to get his car and drive down. Others might not have that option.
     
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  14. cumbrianmackem

    cumbrianmackem Well-Known Member

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    Understand they flew up Thursday.
     
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  15. alcoauth

    alcoauth Well-Known Member

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    Wonder where they trained yesterday then.
     
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  16. MadMackem77

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    They were in Barnes park iirc
     
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  17. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    Who cares. Hopefully they played cards n had a few beer's <laugh>
     
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  18. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    They look like that during games to be fair.
     
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  19. Washysafc

    Washysafc Well-Known Member

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    Any training yesterday would have been indoors and I doubt that they could have booked somewhere at short notice to do any meaningful trading, other than fitness in the gym.
     
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  20. FellTop

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    It is a tricky one, but for me I would play Rigg every week, unless he is poor, which he isnt imo. I say that from a player development perspective though. Last year some thought Jobe was played too much, and through some poorer form. Now look at him. I am big believer in the exceptional young players get an accelerated development when they play and play and play. Those with elite level mindsets, and talent level, need to be exposed to really tough situations as soon as possible. It hones their game. If Rigg sits on the bench he stagnates a bit, and playing u21s is of no value to him.

    I understand why folk want to drop him out. The form argument is fair enough, if that is how they see it. He hasnt perhaps produced those real quality moments of late, but he has always done a very decent job of rotating posession, holding a good position and out of possession he does nothing wrong.

    I think since Le Fee has come in we have seen more questions over who is dropping out when Le Fee moves into the middle. It is like a foregone conclusion, and maybe it is. Le Fee has shown good quality so far, but has yet to really dominate and shine brightly. Flashes for sure, and I have no doubt of his talent, but 2 games is still a bit of a work in progress in terms of getting to grips with his teammates and the league. Hopefully today is the day he steps up to his full level of course. But in Rigg we still have the best youngster I have ever seen come through our academy and I love him to bits. Give him his head now and reap huge rewards next year.
     
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