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Thread | Is it fair to say already…..
at 15:10 14 Sep 2025
that the 3 promoted sides to the EPL are putting up a better fight than promoted sides in recent seasons? |
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Reply | Ricky Hatton, RIP.
at 15:07 14 Sep 2025
Such sad news. He was a British boxing great at his pomp, although he had his mental health issues he always seemed to come across as one of the people. Gone far too soon. RIP Hitman. |
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Reply | Full backs....how much of a difference they make.
at 07:46 13 Sep 2025
I was impressed with Furlong. For me, we have not really had that balance on both flanks a lot of our good work comes from Davis on the left, it makes us predictable. So good to watch both fullbacks getting forward and having an influence on our attack last night, Davis was back to his old self which was good to see. Just like how Furlong got on with his job, no fuss but was very good in what he did.
I know Philogene will rightly get all the plaudits, but I thought Furlong was very impressive too. [Post edited 13 Sep 7:55]
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Reply | Sunderland MOTD highlights
at 10:01 31 Aug 2025
Two home wins already for the Mackems, what must that feel like? I know some will highlight the start we had in the EPL with Liverpool and Manchester City, but we play all the other sides at some point and we were found wanting against them.
We’ve not won a league game at home since we beat Chelsea 2-0, on 30th December 2024!!! Let that sink in for a moment. |
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Reply | Sunderland MOTD highlights
at 09:53 31 Aug 2025
We went into the EPL playing a brand of football that the rest of that league play, played at a slower tempo and with lesser players. No real surprise in the outcome last season. |
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Reply | Mckenna out!!!
at 08:00 31 Aug 2025
You can’t come on here and provide a reasonable and measured post like this!! 100% agree btw. [Post edited 31 Aug 9:54]
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Reply | My thoughts on todays game.....
at 17:56 30 Aug 2025
Spot on with the passing. We pass so slowly it allows the opposition to get back behind the ball, which makes it even more difficult to break teams down. We had firsthand experience last season in the EPL how effective passing the ball quickly and with purpose can be, yet we persist with this walking brand of football. It also worries me how toothless we look in the final third, we hardly create anything in open play. There’s still plenty of time to turn things around only being 4 games in, but the performances have been far from convincing, we have spells in games rather than sustained pressure. This is the time KM needs to show his worth, if he is indeed this top coach he needs to start delivering and quickly. |
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Reply | Manager
at 17:15 30 Aug 2025
Not the way the club have backed him during this transfer window. He still has time, but it worries me how ineffective and slow we look. We just haven’t looked convincing in any of our league games this season, we don’t look resolute in defence and create very little in open play. For the players we have, we should be performing better than scraping last minute draws. For the first time, KM is under the spotlight at PR and this is where he needs to earn his money and show his worth at the moment we look far from convincing. |
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Reply | Anglia TV Commentator Harrison Dies
at 21:31 25 Aug 2025
Very much part of my youth with his commentary on regional coverage of sports, his voice was so distinctive. Sad news. RIP GH! |
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Thread | Football on TV
at 05:11 25 Aug 2025
Is it just me or is anyone else out there getting a little bored of the shear volume of live games on TV? 2/3 weeks into the new season and already it’s becoming dull and predictable. I come from a generation where the Big Match was a weekly event, I’d really get excited looking forward to a live game on ITV, now with games on all the time - I’m already bored, it’s a rarity that I genuinely look forward to watching a game. It just feels like overkill and for me it’s draining all the interest I have for football, especially with the majority of teams - from all levels - playing a similar style. Surely, less really can be more instead of forcing as many games down our throats as possible? I appreciate money talks in the modern game, but surely this is simply overkill now?
On reflection, it’s probably me just getting older and I could simply choose another channel to watch! [Post edited 25 Aug 5:25]
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Reply | Sky analysing the ref accidentally bumping into
at 21:35 24 Aug 2025
Yep, thought that was pathetic. Fernandez is a top player, if a slight brush with the referee has impacted on him so much, then United need to find a new penalty taker. Thought it was embarrassing at the time, still do now. On his day, Fernandez is a very good player, but a United captain, not for me. |
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Reply | Awful performance
at 17:55 23 Aug 2025
Personally, I find it rather irritating when I read comments that we’ve had 65+% possession of the ball, so what? It’s what you do it with it that matters and the influence in pitch areas that possession is having. We seem to keep the ball, for possession sake. Our passing is slow and predictable and over the last 3 matches we’ve created very few genuine scoring opportunities. Goals win games KM, if you don’t get efforts on target you don’t win matches and that’s the bottomline. We look toothless in that final third of the pitch. |
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Reply | McKenna
at 17:47 23 Aug 2025
Grow up…..it’s not just 3 games though is it and this was my initial point. Quite honestly, we’ve played poorly for quite some time not just this season. I really don’t think KM knows how to change it and that’s where the problem lies. |
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Reply | McKenna
at 17:40 23 Aug 2025
However, much KM doesn’t want to talk about it, it’s a fact. If we want to focus on this season that’s 3 games we’ve not won and haven’t done enough in any of the matches to deserve to take all 3 points. Or does he not want us to discuss that either? |
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Reply | McKenna
at 17:34 23 Aug 2025
Happy to be corrected, but I think I read somewhere that’s 4 wins in the last 41 league games. Not a great look for us. |
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Reply | Frimmers FT thoughts
at 17:10 23 Aug 2025
Let’s be fair, all 3 league games this season we haven’t done enough to win any of those matches. It worries me how there is this huge focus on possession when in the main we don’t do anything with purpose apart from retaining the ball. Yet another display where we looked toothless. It’s not boding well, but if you don’t get shots on target, you don’t win games, it’s as simple as that! |
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Thread | On Netflix…..America’s Team
at 20:52 21 Aug 2025
You don’t have to be a Dallas Cowboys fan to enjoy this series. A really good watch for any American Football follower. |
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