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Match Day Thread Mackems v Toon
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Just hope it keeps grounded. Sunderland are an average Championship side, we've spent £375m in the last couple of years. 3-0 is a good, but expected, result.
The ethos was back, though. What's clear is we are decent with a week to rest - I think this game showed why we achieved so much last season, but failed so badly this time around. We need to find a balance, a strength of squad, a resilience of player to allow us to play this way twice a week. I'm not getting carried away but I always had a feeling that as the schedule slowed down we'd be able to have a good second half. But next year we've got to find a way to do this in the first half of a season, when games come thick and fast.
What I do like is Howe changed a little - I'm not sure I'm a fan of "when we score 1 more, we can take someone off (Joelinton). Then if we score again, take everyone off." Because we only went 3-0 at effectively full time. Howe's just got to keep learning and adapting. I think he'll get a free swing this year, but the caveat will be "make sure players stay fit, and don't go through this run again". I think that's probably, on balance, fair enough.
The ethos was back, though. What's clear is we are decent with a week to rest - I think this game showed why we achieved so much last season, but failed so badly this time around. We need to find a balance, a strength of squad, a resilience of player to allow us to play this way twice a week. I'm not getting carried away but I always had a feeling that as the schedule slowed down we'd be able to have a good second half. But next year we've got to find a way to do this in the first half of a season, when games come thick and fast.
What I do like is Howe changed a little - I'm not sure I'm a fan of "when we score 1 more, we can take someone off (Joelinton). Then if we score again, take everyone off." Because we only went 3-0 at effectively full time. Howe's just got to keep learning and adapting. I think he'll get a free swing this year, but the caveat will be "make sure players stay fit, and don't go through this run again". I think that's probably, on balance, fair enough.
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The mackems had a nightmare there, from the build up to the game itself.
Beer no 6 I think, today's all good
I’ve gone in for 5. By the way, what the **** have they done to Newcy Broon? Choked it down, but by god it’s different.
Started making it in Yorkshire by John Smiths
it's Makem brew then ???
Fizzy League, not as smooth as our players and not as rich as our owners
Haven't had it in years tbh, lager is my go to for the football.
3 cans of Bud, 3 of 1664 and various mixer cans so far, time to head to the pub now.