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Match Day Thread Coventry City FC v Sunderland AFC – Saturday 15th March 2025 - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Mar 13, 2025.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Mar 15, 2025.
  1. Home win

    17.7%
  2. Away win (safc)

    50.0%
  3. Draw

    32.3%
  1. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    this was my biggest concern earlier in the season. We weren’t using subs even when games were won and we could give more players minutes
     
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  2. Bucky1989

    Bucky1989 Well-Known Member

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    Yep, first game we’ve lost by more than one.

    think massive changes needed or few honest words needs to be said
     
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  3. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Oops, better cancel my flight and hotel in that case ...

    ... I didn't realise we all just had to give up.
     
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  4. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Absolutely. Coming home to roost now
     
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  5. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    It’s nice context that. We shouldn’t be all doom and gloom. Form is poor at the moment but it’s not THAT bad, it’s just bad versus what it was earlier in the season.

    We’ll be fine. Things will improve into April.
     
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  6. SourPatch2

    SourPatch2 Well-Known Member

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    It's the Aleksic one that bugs me the most. Scored and played well against Stoke in the cup but has only made 1 appearance since against Watford and was good. How is he meant to develop into a starter?
     
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  7. williebeams

    williebeams Well-Known Member

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    if only we could call upon some other players

    isn’t helped when you sign sick notes and players you pay fees for but just don’t fancy

    aleksic, abdullai, samed, poveda

    all utterly pointless in reality and zero immediate impact
     
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  8. williebeams

    williebeams Well-Known Member

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    6 of the 11 today will likely play 2 games over this break
     
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  9. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    FT 3-0 Worst performance of the season

    Capture.JPG
     
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  10. Hudson92

    Hudson92 Well-Known Member

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    Some positive news, matty young started today and kept a clean sheet, hope to see him given a chance in pre season
     
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  11. marcusblackcat

    marcusblackcat SAFC Sheriff
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    Massive changes? Not sure. Definitely honest words. Le fee hopefully back is a boost by anyone’s standards!
     
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  12. flandersmackem

    flandersmackem Well-Known Member

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    Thank god thats finished
     
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  13. Wayne the Punk

    Wayne the Punk Well-Known Member

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    well that was hideous
     
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  14. williebeams

    williebeams Well-Known Member

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    doesn’t the gaffer have form at lorient for not using subs
     
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  15. Zed

    Zed Active Member

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    Well that was underwhelming, thank God for the international break.
     
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  16. williebeams

    williebeams Well-Known Member

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    can’t be paying 3m for a player at this level, in our situation and giving him a year to bed in

    sorry like
     
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  17. gelders pie

    gelders pie Well-Known Member

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  18. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Want to see RLB have a strong presser TBH. No more , we are learning etc.
     
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  19. RokerStoker

    RokerStoker Well-Known Member

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    Tell that to the players
     
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  20. sheepman

    sheepman Well-Known Member

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    Been said but it has Been coming Regroup and a big freshen up in midfield needed for me Can’t remember last time we controlled a game Take it on the chin move on and just hope we have some characters in the dressing room to turn it around
     
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