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Match Day Thread Middlesbrough FC v Sunderland AFC – Monday 3rd February 2025 - KO 20:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Jan 30, 2025.

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Your Prediction:

  1. Home win

    10.8%
  2. Away win (safc)

    63.9%
  3. Draw

    25.3%
  1. ab65

    ab65 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah think you are right. Didn't notice it live but tickled me watching it now.

    I need to grow up mind...
     
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  2. young2077

    young2077 Well-Known Member

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    Aye, most players would have brought that down then looked to beat the man. He beats the man with his first touch, I think we will see a few defenders struggle with it!
     
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  3. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    Ditto
     
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  4. rowley

    rowley Well-Known Member

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    I think they'll try and shoot him if he keeps up with that carry on!
     
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  5. David Moyes' Stupid Face

    David Moyes' Stupid Face Well-Known Member

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    This lad literally does not belong in the Championship
     
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  6. ab65

    ab65 Well-Known Member

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    Forgot about the Poveda miss. Pleased it didn't matter in the end. It would be great to put some of these games to bed earlier and get some minutes for the likes of Aleksic and young Trey.
    Le Fee was enjoying himself and was a joy too watch. Absolute cheat code in this league.
     
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  7. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Speakman deserves so much credit tbh.

    Some supporters were stamping their feet when we didn't sign plodders like Simms, Kieffer Moore, etc.

    It's true that they may have done a job and scored a few goals ...

    ... but we'd never have witnessed any like Isidor's last night.

    I'd rather miss out, playing as we do, than bulldoze our way up like Luton or Sheff Utd.

    People might think that's crazy but I'm absolutely loving watching us, can't wait to get on that train on Friday.
     
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  8. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    I know we were spoiled having Picks and the best distribution from any goalie I have ever seen but your being polite saying "not great". I hate knocking the lad but his distribution is fkn w*nk and I think I am being kind. Wtf is the goalkeeping coach getting paid for? A few weeks ago Patto tried a few low long kicks to Isodor. Didnt come off at the time but would like to see more like that.
    And yes I am another one who hates the fkn about at the back. I admire the confidence they have in themselves and each other but I think it may have been Samed last night hoofed the ball like an exocet missile out of play. When your in danger this is always a safe option in my opinion.
     
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  9. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    A thing of beauty. That's two supporters knowing we are getting promotion.
    IMG-20250204-WA0002.jpg
     
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  10. rowley

    rowley Well-Known Member

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    Definitely not crazy, or I am too, and so are most I know.

    Going up is not the only thing, although it is obviously the aim. I've wanted to see a young team grow like this since i was a youngun. We saw it more or less back in 73, in a different era when we won the cup with six of our own in the side with a few unheralded players thrown in. Only big Dave cost much cash.

    I could never have envisaged the improvements, in such a short space of time. Some clubs take year after agonising year of pointless and badly led drift. These people have set a course when they arrived, stuck to it, avoided the noise, (some of it made by me!) and I doubt they see things as anything like finished. Bloody marvellous to watch man.
     
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  11. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Cracking post mate.
     
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  12. ab65

    ab65 Well-Known Member

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    If we can keep the key lads fit and firing then you may not have to worry about missing out Smug.

    Massive 3 points that.

    Need to try and take more of our opportunities to kill games off earlier as previously said but that will hopefully become easier when the lads are more attuned to Le Fee's wavelength.
     
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  13. Bigmackem

    Bigmackem Well-Known Member

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    Agreed!
     
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    3 if you count my son Andrew who took and pasted this photo :emoticon-0136-giggl

    PS he also got a thanks for the photo off the dad whose flag Rigg is seen waving. It was his sons flag, for which Rigg give him his shirt for - fair swap and a photo like that as another souvenir <cracker>
     
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    1000009563.jpg Club shop window this morning <laugh>
     
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  18. Oliver's Army

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    Wilson has popped round to the club shop to see it <laugh>
    20250204_191336.jpg
     
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  19. SISAO33

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  20. young2077

    young2077 Well-Known Member

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    <laugh><laugh><laugh>

    Class this like.

    It's almost like he can't believe how much support he is getting!
     
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