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Match Day Thread Sporting CP v Sunderland AFC - Monday 21st July 2025 - KO 20:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Jul 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Yesterday at 8:31 PM.
  1. Sunderland win

    75.0%
  2. Sporting win

    3.8%
  3. Draw

    21.2%
  1. Bobcat

    Bobcat Well-Known Member

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    Yeah - even the second half team looks snappy :emoticon-0105-wink:
     
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  2. MadMackem77

    MadMackem77 Well-Known Member

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    Probably wants a proper look at abdullahi in the system
     
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  3. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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    Try this

     
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  4. J Flash

    J Flash Well-Known Member

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    Shame for triantis that he can’t get a run in midfield due to lack of numbers at centre half. Hopefully gets a chance before the season starts
     
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  5. CR17

    CR17 Well-Known Member

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    Seems to be tutierov upfront with Ahmed
     
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  6. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    How good are these new coaches?

    Total change of personnel but same pattern and approach.
     
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  7. Iptv

    Iptv Well-Known Member

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    I kna its pre season but blondy is a bomb scare
     
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  8. Frazier the Lion

    Frazier the Lion Well-Known Member

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    Really nice moment just there from Neil. So calm in possession. It would be a different style of midfield with him in there but I could easily see us needing that sort of thing many times across this season. Him sitting behind Diarra and Sadiki marauding could be special too.
     
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  9. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    Let's all remember this is a champions league team we are playing with our 4th choice keeper in goal.
     
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  10. CR17

    CR17 Well-Known Member

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    I’ll never not love seeing the PL numbers
     
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  11. SAFC Wilks

    SAFC Wilks Well-Known Member

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    He’s really not good enough.
     
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  12. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    how about on a white patch sewn on? ;)
     
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  13. JimHeron92

    JimHeron92 Well-Known Member

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    I'm glad people have stopped this thing about him looking good haha
     
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  14. Iptv

    Iptv Well-Known Member

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    Seen him a few times for the reserves & he frightens me
     
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  15. CR17

    CR17 Well-Known Member

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    Stop
     
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  16. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    I'm going to confidently say this is the last game Blondy plays for our first team, competitive or otherwise. Nobody should worry about him being in goal.
     
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  17. SAFC Wilks

    SAFC Wilks Well-Known Member

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    I thought it was Rigg wearing number 11

    Was thinking he’s had a massive growth spurt over the summer. <laugh>
     
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  18. MadMackem77

    MadMackem77 Well-Known Member

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    Tutierov playing in the ‘10’ off abdullahi and Aleksic off left.

    interesting
     
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  19. Frazier the Lion

    Frazier the Lion Well-Known Member

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    Tutierov right, Aleksic left with number 10 as the number 10.

    edit: who knows? They’re popping up all over the shop!
     
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  20. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    I'm not observant enough to know. Did Sporting make many changes at HT?
     
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