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Chances of relegation

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Southern A, Mar 6, 2024.

  1. Hudson92

    Hudson92 Well-Known Member

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    Doesn’t exactly fill me with confidence that, no choice but to play on the front foot now
     
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  2. Wayne the Punk

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    He should, or why have him on the bench?
     
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  3. Nacho

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    Groundhog day but we really need to get to the bottom of why we get so many injuries. We're never going to get anywhere if we keep on going into the business end of the season with a decimated squad.

    Too many minutes for young players maybe or not good enough tech for recuperation.
     
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  4. TopCat.

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    Do we know that Ballard is definitely out by the way?
     
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  5. Hudson92

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    Not seen anything concrete, he’s had 2748858383 ‘hamstring injuries’ this season then played so fingers crossed
     
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  6. TopCat.

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    Be a massive boost if he's ok. O9 back after Int break with (hopefully Alese and Evans)

    I do hope the club analyses and investigates these injuries. The last 3 seasons have been mad for how many we've had
     
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  7. Hudson92

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    We’ll probably rush alese back for this and lose him for the season knowing us
     
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  8. TopCat.

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    He does appear to be made of frazzles
     
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  9. Hudson92

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    Our entire back line appears too, was going to say apart from but I’m not taking any chances :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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    :emoticon-0140-rofl:
     
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  11. Iain

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    We have invested more into the squad already than we have brought in from player sales, so just wondering why you think they wouldn't be in the summer
     
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  12. Mackem-Tiz

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    Just a hunch. Say if we sold JC for 20m and cleared 15m after paying Spurs I don't think we would reinvest all of that.
    Our model is to look for potential sort of on the cheap then obviously develop them and make money from them.
    It's a circle of youth.
     
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  13. Wayne the Punk

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    Is that a song from the Lion King?
     
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    I don't think it's ever been stated that's its to be done on the cheap, it's to be done with funds available.
    As of yet we haven't really had many funds available from player sales
     
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    Hope you're right mate.
     
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  16. Southern A

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    If Ballard and Seelt are indeed both out then the club need to keep it as quiet as they can, as unpalatable as that is for Sunderland fans.

    Last thing we need is QPR spending all week practising lumping it into the box.
     
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  17. Hudson92

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    If they are then I don’t want to see us fannying on playing out from the back, compete for the first and second ball and get rid, have two of ba, mundle and Rusyn running the channels and play from there
     
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  18. Southern A

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    FWW I'd be bringing in a lad from the U21s to play centre back this weekend. No point preaching on about pathways and then not playing the kids in an injury crisis.

    Luke Bell meant to be fairly highly rated isnt he?
     
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  19. Nacho

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    We could do but we couldn't be sure Dodds wouldn't play him on the right wing.
     
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    Didn’t BSA get on top of injuries.
     
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