Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v West Ham - Saturday 16th August 2025 - KO 15:00

I hope we're lucky.

 

Can’t wait. I really hope we’ve done enough. I’m going 2-1 win and I’ll be over the ****ing moon with any win frankly

 

That was my son's first game - a brilliant day, Chopra last minute winner

 

Thank you @RTB, buzzing for this season even more than usual. Hope that we get an AltEnding video about RLB’s in game tactical genius against West Ham.

after listening to WTF podcast, I’ve got a sneaky feeling we might see Alderete as he’s played against Barca/Real/Atletico/Brazil/Argentina plenty of times and is more prepared for the occasion, as opposed to Seelt who is more familiar with our tactics.

Might only see Enzo if RLB wants to send a message to the old guard to leave. Would be great to see Neil/Roberts/Rigg/Isidor come for the bench and score the winner. Diving header, Kevin Ball style.

 

funny how you can relate a particular win of where you were, I remember us beating Westham , i was in the Shamrock at Westerpark in Amsterdam got blotto after the match, cant remember how i got home, but the win i can, it was magic

 

Tremendous thread RTB as always, thank you for your sterling service. Cannot wait for the pub 11am Saturday 16th August 2025, back in the Premier starting with a big breakfast with the lads and lashings of Guinness.

Going to arrive early, 2.30ish to savour the atmosphere, absolutely buzzing for it. Hopefully the lads deliver and we win 2-1

Then back to the boozer to chew over the fat, before home 7.30ish for an Alishaan. Life's a good'un

Hhhaaa'wwwwaaaaayyyyyy the lads

 

English Premier League - Week 1

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Sunderland v West Ham United

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Just shows the worldwide exposure the club will be getting week in, week out in the premier league.

Saturday cant come quick enough

 

Exceptional thread again RTB...
I've been looking various so called pundits on their take on where teams will finish in the EPL this season... No great surprises we are bottom of the list with every single one i've read. In fact, all have gone for the all 3 promoted teams going down again.
Pretty standard and safe predictions from people not taking into account what has been done by all three clubs in the transfer market and the lack of activity by clubs who, lets face it, didn't set the Premier League on fire last season... Lets see. Whatever happens, i'm proud of how Sunderland have approached this season, if we do end up in the bottom 3 three, not one fan can say we didn't try...I, for one, think two of the promoted teams will survive and we will be one of them

 

Top league, top thread, what a team, thanks again RTB for all your selfless efforts they really are simply the best. HTL. OaU

 

if you are out for the day and not at the match, FiveLive Sport are covering this match at 3pm, its their featured game coz we are fcken massive.

 

I think Talksport are there too.....all of a sudden we're so popular!

 

Thanks RTB. Best matchday thread on the internet

Just looking forward to my usual matchday routine. It'll be class seeing a packed SOL and I hope the crowd can carry us through to victory. Haway

 

Aye was about that time. Definitely a Sunday as mentioned cos I remember the core memory of being ready to die the next day at work.

 

Been thinking about the game as its quiet at work and some early thoughts are I expect early phases to be dominated by controlled possession-to-progression patterns, from West Ham, who may use asymmetric build-up lanes to draw out our pressing traps and then flip play via switch-of-play diagonal channels.

We will need to manage transitional vulnerability in the half-space corridors — particularly if they commit fullbacks high and fail to reset with adequate counter-press depth layering. I am hoping West Ham’s reliance on dead-ball metrics and wide channel exploits could clash with our high-wire central press orientation.

 

Have you eaten a dictionary this morning, Chunks

 

Been researching mate

 

When you ask AI for anything, it’s actually Chunk who responds. ITK on this.

 

How dare you, I spent hours researching all that bollox

 

Top thread RTB, first pint's on me

Whatever happens on Saturday we'll know the club has exceeded all of our expectations.

Qualifying for the playoffs was quite an achievement after the previous season, especially with a manager new to the UK, but few expected us to win promotion.

After all of that there's no reason to believe we can't win so that's what I'm expecting ...

... 2-0 and a great start to a new chapter, Ha'way the Lads!!!