S.A.F.C. - the future

[Smug in Boots]

Maybe it's being taken a bit literally. Perhaps, as a very rich fan, he'd like to own Marseille eventually. His mam, realising she wasn't popular, tells him that rather than starting there, he should run another club like us. If he does well, the fans there would be a lot more likely to accept him, if he still wants to do it. She can't guarantee he'd get the chance to run them, but with the money they've got I'm sure he could purchase them at some point

It's a similar meaning but means 'get his teeth into' rather than 'cut his teeth'.

I once tried a translation of 'by the skin of my teeth' here and everyone looked blank at me

 

[Smug in Boots]

Spot on Smug, our bunch of journeymen, with a couple of exceptions, are at the apex of their career and their only direction is downwards. We need to sign or develop players on the up who have ambition in the game.

This is where we fail time and again and Donald has proved it by his 'new lamps for old' policy.

Anyone can spot an ageing player who's scored, or played well, elsewhere.

Spotting an SKP is where you become a genius, not just hoping for a Genie ...

 

[Dunder Mifflin]

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We’d be bust within 18 months if he actually owned us. Saying that, he wouldn’t pass the fit and proper persons test.

 

[Pure River Slut]

Maybe it's being taken a bit literally. Perhaps, as a very rich fan, he'd like to own Marseille eventually. His mam, realising she wasn't popular, tells him that rather than starting there, he should run another club like us. If he does well, the fans there would be a lot more likely to accept him, if he still wants to do it. She can't guarantee he'd get the chance to run them, but with the money they've got I'm sure he could purchase them at some point

If he does well we still benefit. The current board haven’t

 

[Chip]

And, isn't that perception part of the problem, this is what FPP wanted to change.

That river is a massive resource that's totally under used and appreciated.

It could, and should imo, be a big part of the club.

Let's have a park & ride licensed ferry and an escalator

Hovercraft that lands on the riverbank by the car park for anyone in the padded seats and boxes.

 

[Guinness Guzzler]

If he does well we still benefit. The current board haven’t

Exactly, I think it's a positive either way. Let's just hope it happens soon so we can move on from the current mob

 

[Pure River Slut]

Spot on Smug, our bunch of journeymen, with a couple of exceptions, are at the apex of their career and their only direction is downwards. We need to sign or develop players on the up who have ambition in the game.

Unpopular as it is that’s why I think people need to cut Dobson some slack. Under say Poyet I think we’d see what he’s made of. As a combative midfielder which is what Parkinson wants its not playing to his strengths but he has to do it to get a game. At his age and experience he fits the bill for development but rather than the fat Maguire’s and *** ash Powers and the manager getting the stick he gets it. People need to cut him some slack.

 

[Comfy]

Did the PFA approve of the salary cap? I haven’t been keeping up to date but last I heard was they were saying a salary cap was not enforceable?

Think it’s gone to arbitration, against the law what they’re doing so hopefully it’ll get sorted when the case comes up, I’m sure in the meantime that the kind of legal men at the new owners disposal would run rings around whatever the efl have tried to do and I’m sure they could be loads of loopholes just waiting for a brainy person to get his teeth into.

 

[Montysoptician]

Unpopular as it is that’s why I think people need to cut Dobson some slack. Under say Poyet I think we’d see what he’s made of. As a combative midfielder which is what Parkinson wants its not playing to his strengths but he has to do it to get a game. At his age and experience he fits the bill for development but rather than the fat Maguire’s and *** ash Powers and the manager getting the stick he gets it. People need to cut him some slack.

I am not sure on Dobson, his first game for us I thought he looked a class above, his moved the ball quickly and covered the ground well. His running style doesn't do him any favours, he looks like a carthorse in a field of thoroughbreds but that shouldn't be an issue if he was effective.

It could be the role he is asked to play doesn't suit him, his first game he played box to box but since then he has played more defensively.

 

[Daz]

I am not sure on Dobson, his first game for us I thought he looked a class above, his moved the ball quickly and covered the ground well. His running style doesn't do him any favours, he looks like a carthorse in a field of thoroughbreds but that shouldn't be an issue if he was effective.

It could be the role he is asked to play doesn't suit him, his first game he played box to box but since then he has played more defensively.

Same could be said about quite a few of our players. How many players in our squad have done really well at the last clubs and will no doubt go on to do well at their next club?

It all comes down to the tactics and our style of play.

 

[The Redbaron]

And, isn't that perception part of the problem, this is what FPP wanted to change.

That river is a massive resource that's totally under used and appreciated.

It could, and should imo, be a big part of the club.

Let's have a park & ride licensed ferry and an escalator

You don't have to convince me marra.. The River is a massive asset but its a shame the council don't see it.

 

[Pure River Slut]

I am not sure on Dobson, his first game for us I thought he looked a class above, his moved the ball quickly and covered the ground well. His running style doesn't do him any favours, he looks like a carthorse in a field of thoroughbreds but that shouldn't be an issue if he was effective.

It could be the role he is asked to play doesn't suit him, his first game he played box to box but since then he has played more defensively.

There was the odd game last season when confidence was high that his distribution was superb so he had it in him. Poyet would get it out of him. He made Catts like Zinade (a bit like Zidane)

 

[Evil Jimmy Krankie]

Same could be said about quite a few of our players. How many players in our squad have done really well at the last clubs and will no doubt go on to do well at their next club?

It all comes down to the tactics and our style of play.

This. They don’t become a crap player just because they’ve signed for Sunderland. The crapness is coached into them after they arrive.

 

[Weelid85]

There was the odd game last season when confidence was high that his distribution was superb so he had it in him. Poyet would get it out of him. He made Catts like Zinade (a bit like Zidane)

Might not be a bad shout getting him in as a coach now hes retired. Catts not Zidane obviously. We are probably still paying him a wage.

 

[Smug in Boots]

You don't have to convince me marra.. The River is a massive asset but its a shame the council don't see it.

I wasn't having a pop at you mate.

I'm not from Sunderland and, apart from the club, have no historical links, coming from the wild west of Durham.

But I like Sunderland and would love to see real money go into it. If you come in, along the river, from the A19 you can picture how fantastic it could be.

Never mind, Boris said he'd sort all that out.

 

[Pure River Slut]

Might not be a bad shout getting him in as a coach now hes retired. Catts not Zidane obviously. We are probably still paying him a wage.

Zidane with Phillips and Catts as assistants. I’ve heard madder on here. Seriously though I’d see Catts being a more likely successful manager than Phillipsy because he has a ruthless mentality .

 

[SAFC75]

Agents won't get an easy ride from people like these though.

Agents are sadly ruining football and should be banned from having so much influence. Think the agents will try fleece the club more if they believe club has money otherwise they'll tell the agent to move elsewhere as they have too much power these days as proved by Maja.

 

[Gil T Azell]

Zidane with Phillips and Catts as assistants. I’ve heard madder on here. Seriously though I’d see Catts being a more likely successful manager than Phillipsy because he has a ruthless mentality .

I think the likes of Catts & Keane could do a job in this league and possibly the championship but whether they could control what are usually at least millionaires in the Prem I am not sure.

 

[The Redbaron]

I wasn't having a pop at you mate.

I'm not from Sunderland and, apart from the club, have no historical links, coming from the wild west of Durham.

But I like Sunderland and would love to see real money go into it. If you come in, along the river, from the A19 you can picture how fantastic it could be.

Never mind, Boris said he'd sort all that out.

I never took it as having a pop...There is so much more to Sunderland than what lots of people perceive, that in the main is down to years of a labour council that knows no bounds... The infighting and conduct of labour Councillors in the City have held us back for over fifty /sixty years. Things are changing though.. the similarities between the LA and the directors of SAFC are like matching book ends. Next time we are back home in Barca, I'll give you a shout for a pint, neighbour

 

[Pure River Slut]

Agents are sadly ruining football and should be banned from having so much influence. Think the agents will try fleece the club more if they believe club has money otherwise they'll tell the agent to move elsewhere as they have too much power these days as proved by Maja.

Agents can only be sorted by the governing bodies, clubs and the law working together.