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Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Watford FC – Saturday 8th February 2025 - KO 12:30

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Feb 5, 2025.

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Your Prediction:

  1. Home win

    88.4%
  2. Away win

    2.3%
  3. Draw

    9.3%
  1. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    Plenty of room for him on the bench. He’s a much better option than Harrison Jones and probably Milan Aleksic too
     
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  2. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    He's been very unlucky.

    We really needed him when he arrived, with Neil, Jobe and Rigg still adapting to different roles …

    … now they’re flying and we have Samed and Le Fèe to fit it.

    Still, you couldn’t have a better player to see out games in the last twenty minutes imo. Him, Samed and a five man defence should make us better than we have been.
     
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  3. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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    If we play with the same intensity that we did in the second half against Boro, we'll win but we need to keep that up for the whole match. Seems that Watford are down to the bare bones so I'll think they'll sit back and try to nick a goal. But with Le Fee's vision on the pitch I think we now have an answer for that. Still need to be patient I reckon. Would be nice if we scored an early goal though. I'm going 3-1.
     
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  4. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    Taking my youngest to her first match hopefully better than her sisters first last season.. 1-5 against Blackburn :emoticon-0102-bigsm think I traumatised her she still reckons she hates Newcastle and Blackburn.

    Really poor away from home these nothing but 3 points will do.
     
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  5. BRMC

    BRMC Well-Known Member

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    I suppose he'll be needed next year if we fail to go up.
     
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  6. BRMC

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    I'd rather see Milan on if we need to score, but he's a head of both if we need to keep things tight.
     
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  7. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Absolutely, who knows who we can retain …

    … Neil’s contract continues to run down which is annoying.

    He could give the club a massive boost by signing one knowing we wouldn’t force him to see it out if the right club/offer came in.
     
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  8. young2077

    young2077 Well-Known Member

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    Would love to see that get sorted now the window is closed!
     
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  9. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    I get the feeling some of our fans won’t quite have the same leniency toward other players wanting to hold out for more money in the coming seasons..
     
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  10. Bank of England 2

    Bank of England 2 Well-Known Member

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    I think it comes down to belief mate. Leeds pressed on last week and mullered Cardiff.

    I want to see us start on the front foot and keep our foot on the pedal. We have a lot more good options from the bench than we had earlier this season. Press like ****, cause mistakes like we did against Boro and when we take the lead, just keep doing what we're doing. If we can score 1, we can score 2.....then 3. We have the players to do it and the players to keep the opposition out.

    We're too good offensively to sit back on a lead. Let attack be the best form of defence.

    I believe we can cause Watford real problems. In RTB's introduction, the stats said that they were weak at defending from the wings. That's food and drink for us.
    No ****ing about. 4-0. We are that good.
     
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  11. kirkyboy

    kirkyboy Well-Known Member

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    Gutted I’m missing the match as I’m back on call from tomorrow. Hopefully the lads are full of confidence after the Boro result. As has already been mentioned - complacency is our biggest threat. Given Watfords form you could say an easy 3 points - but we said that about Plymouth! I’d love to see a couple of early goals and then a professional team performance to see out the game. 3-0. 2 in the first half (Isidor and Cirkin) and then the 3rd from Jobe deep into the 2nd half
     
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  12. smithy in nl

    smithy in nl Well-Known Member

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    Buzzing it's an early match, I'll be watching this on the firestick then drive to de kuip to watch feyenoord vs sparta should be a cracking day off football.
     
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  13. Young Ted

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    Another Great effort RTB many thanks,I’m back home for this one and can’t wait. I’m not into these tight 1-0 wins so I’m plumping for 4-0 Wilson to get 3 and mayender 1 when he comes on, can’t imagine what his celebrations would be like.hopefully ELF treats us to another great performance COME ON
     
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  14. Bucky1989

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    We are going to have a strong bench at the right time
     
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  15. Norman Stanley Fletcher

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    You’ll do for me!
     
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  16. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    Whats this you speak of. Unfortunately it is going to be boring automatic instead of the exciting Wembley way <laugh>
     
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  17. Wayne the Punk

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    Does anyone know 100% when the play off final will take place?
     
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  18. smithy in nl

    smithy in nl Well-Known Member

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    Saturday 24th may
     
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  19. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    I did 1st game of season when I was looking in the wrong "wallet" on my phone for tkt <laugh>:emoticon-0111-blush
     
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  20. Robref62

    Robref62 Well-Known Member

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    Gutted to miss this one. My flight doesn't leave Feurteventura until 15.30. I will have to put up with checking the score online.
     
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