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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 Monday at 8:31 PM.
  1. Sunderland win

    75.0%
  2. Sporting win

    3.8%
  3. Draw

    21.2%
  1. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    don't know if its unconscious bias on my part but he seems to be off it tonight. Like he's not wanting to play in this second half side. Just something about his body language.
     
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  2. MadMackem77

    MadMackem77 Well-Known Member

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    Agreed
     
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  3. Frazier the Lion

    Frazier the Lion Well-Known Member

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    Outside of the obvious first teamers, you could get away with almost any of these for a game if you had to drop them into our first XI.
     
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  4. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    Totally get what you’re saying. It’s strange, I’m struggling to forget how awful he was in our last 2 competitive games
     
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  5. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    it's a friendly...
     
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  6. Bobcat

    Bobcat Well-Known Member

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    Is that Matty Young?
     
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  7. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    Same, I'll be gutting if he does go as I really rate him

    I know some don't think he can step up and play this new approach but I think he could and it actually might bring the best out of him
     
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  8. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    I love Neil and hope he stays but something clearly isn’t right. The fact he hasn’t signed a contract yet…
     
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  9. Chunksafc

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  10. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    There's been a couple of times where he's not reacted defensively like he normally does, been decent in possession tho and been organising the team really well
     
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  11. MadMackem77

    MadMackem77 Well-Known Member

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    If blondy isn’t injured I don’t see the point of bringing young on
     
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  12. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    Little things….

    Great vocals there from Young to leave it.
     
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  13. CR17

    CR17 Well-Known Member

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    Aleksic is very sloppy like. Needs to go on loan
     
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  14. malagamackem

    malagamackem Well-Known Member

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    Browne's thinking is way too slow at this level. I'm impressed with what I've seen so far though
     
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  15. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    I've noticed a couple of occasions he's looked really frustrated and thrown his hands in the air. I might just be reading too much into minor things though.
     
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  16. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    He always has been too. Desperately needs to go out
     
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  17. SAFC Wilks

    SAFC Wilks Well-Known Member

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    I get the feeling Neil is annoyed he’s clearly set in this second 11 during these friendlies.
     
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  18. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    Trey on for Abdu
     
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  19. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    Clearly from the tv pictures you can see he looks off it and not wanting to play.

    Pre season friendly and we have body language experts now
     
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  20. Ayrton

    Ayrton Well-Known Member

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    Ogunsuyi needs signed too!!!!
     
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