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Reply | Mid-life career jump into teaching...
at 15:15 22 Apr 2024
Best jobs are overseas in international schools.
You'll be on fantastic package, have your accomodation and utilities paid for, save over 2k a month and you'll teach fantastic kids. Keep it independent and keep it international. I'd never return to teach in the UK. |
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Thread | Fatigue an issue / Norwich thoughts
at 04:03 7 Apr 2024
Obviously, a big dissapointment to not get anything out of the derby, but in the grand scheme of things, with Leeds losing, the only thing lost was the opportunity to put some distance between them and us.
I thought yesterday was a game too far for many of our players, which is totally understandable given the intensity of McKenna's system and how hard some players have been pushing deep into added time recently. For me, Luongo, Morsy, Hutchinson and Moore all looked a little leggy, meaning we didn't really have that snap in midfield and were slow to get up the pitch, press and compete for second balls.
The next 2 home games are absolutely massive. I'm sure we'll pack out Portman Road for these next 2 games, make some noise and get fully behind the team as always. If we can pick up 6 points, we 'could' be well set and i think the squad will benefit massively from the 14 day break before the Hull fixture, where the likes of Hirst and Burns may be back to bolster numbers.
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Reply | I still feel saints will put out a weak team v leeds
at 07:08 3 Apr 2024
The flip side of that is those fringe players will be desperate to impress and get into play off squads / potentially play at Wembley.
Personally, i think things will be decided before that. We need to hope that Leicester keep imploding on and off the pitch. |
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Reply | Calculator result - "par for the course"
at 03:31 18 Mar 2024
You'd hope we could win our remaining 4 home games. In addition to that, a win and a draw in our remaining 3 away games would take us to 97 points. Surely enough !
For me, Leed's have been outstanding and carry such a threat going forward, like ourselves. They however are far more reliable at the back.
Leicester are slightly different. Maresca's system doesn't have the ability to blow teams away and i think they may struggle against teams using a low block and scraping for their lives. 1.55 points on average per game since Jan. We just need to keep bettering that ! |
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Reply | Are we ?
at 07:45 5 Mar 2024
100% we are. Morsy and Luongo do a hell of a lot of dirty work in the middle of the park and give us the license to be expansive going forward. |
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Reply | Big thread about us on the Sunderland board
at 06:01 4 Mar 2024
Financially ruined....carrying little debt, following FFP rules, with huge increases in commercial revenue & TV sponsorship money, maintaining a squad largely comprised of players purchased in League One, with several sellable assets ranging from 5m to 20m plus...
Sorry, but that is BS. |
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Reply | Burnley and Sheff U
at 03:58 4 Mar 2024
Exactly this.
Also, a great opportunity to gain category 1 academy status / fund the redevelop of the Cobbold / develop the training ground.
You'd hope the quality of our manager and backroom staff could actually keep us in the division. People wrote off the likes of Brentford, Brighton, Palace et al, who all added shrewdly. No need for a Nottingham Forrest reckless spending approach. |
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Reply | Al Hamadi is so direct
at 06:31 15 Feb 2024
4 goals thus far from our 2 additions up top.
Good business from the club and we're starting to score more freely once again. |
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Reply | First 11? Second 11? Exciting!!!
at 05:14 2 Feb 2024
The bench is also infinitely stronger.
With the first line up mentioned in the OP, that would leave us with: Walton, Hutchinson, Williams, Taylor, El-Hamadi, Taylor, Broadhead, Harness, Tuanzebe/Burgess as bench options.
A huge amount of quality waiting in the wings. Will serve us well for the Sat/Tues craziness that awaits us. |
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Reply | Well the next few months are going to be exciting
at 08:46 25 Jan 2024
Gallagher would be okay as he would allow us to play our favoured system.
Can't see someone as ambitious as Ashton not ending the window without getting in a striker. |
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Reply | Well the next few months are going to be exciting
at 03:49 25 Jan 2024
All depends on whether or not we can bring in a couple of quality strikers.
We only face 1 top 8 side in the next 2 months, but my gut feeling is that we may lack the firepower at present to put some of these teams away.
Next 6 days are massive for the club |
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Reply | Takeaways from Leicester
at 08:36 23 Jan 2024
Completely agree regarding Taylor. Really liked how he showed for the ball and got us going forward last night.
Interesting that Sarmiento was down to start. With Morsy and Luongo being such enforcers in the middle of the park, i think he'll really thrive (like Chaplin does) by essentially being able to focus on what he's good at, unlike at West Brom where Corberán required a lot of rigidity from him. [Post edited 23 Jan 8:37]
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Reply | Takeaways from Leicester
at 08:30 23 Jan 2024
Travis spent a bit too much time on the floor for me.
I think he'll be a really useful player to bring off the bench to close out games, and as you mention, a strong presence in the changing room. Similar to Ball ability-wise, but much more bite. |
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Reply | Takeaways from Leicester
at 06:40 23 Jan 2024
I don't disagree, they are super effective off the bench. However, that's not to say with a run of games, they wouldn't eventually have the same impact over 60-70 minutes. For example, Dos Santos was a gamechanger, but someone so good that you simply have to start him. I feel that the same applies to Sarmiento and Hutchinson. Ooze quality and a considerable step up on what's ahead of them in the squad. |
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Thread | Takeaways from Leicester
at 02:12 23 Jan 2024
Firstly, Sarmiento, Hutchinson, Taylor and Broadhead were all exceptional off the bench. With a somewhat easier set of fixtures over the next 2 months (only 1 top 8 side to play), we really need to consider starting Sarmiento and Hutchinson, as i think they are considerably better than what is in front of them currently. Both are future multi-million pound Premiership stars and players that can really help us stretch teams where we will be starting on the front foot. Might not be popular, but Hutchinson is a superior player to Burns in pretty much most departments. Must play !
Defense was exceptional. Clarke has shown a real upturn in form over the past month and managed Mavididi superbly, as he did the previous fixture with Clarke. Edmondson and Woolfenden assured as ever and distributed well from the back. Hladky looked the far superior keeper on the pitch.
Travis wasn't fantastic. Struggled to play the pivot role that Morsy plays, looked sluggish and lacked the vision that our other central players have. Again, it might be unpopular, but Morsy, Luongo and arguable Taylor are lightyears ahead of him. He is adequate back up for Morsy, which is enough for what we need going forward.
All eyes on Ashton et al now. 'If' we can bring in 2 strikers and potentially another full back (if Williams departs), we'll have an exceptionally strong squad heading into what looks like a favourable next 2 months of fixtures. I fancy our chances now. Incredible achievement to come through such a tough set of fixtures and still be in second.
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Reply | Omari Hutchinson
at 23:18 22 Jan 2024
Needs to start.
He is a superior player in all aspects of his game (physicality aside) than Burns and someone who has the ability to notch 4-5 goals before the end of the season if given a run in the team. |
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Reply | Warnock
at 23:16 22 Jan 2024
Like Warnock. if you played under him, you'd run through brick walls for him. Good old school manager. |
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Reply | Harry Clarke appreciation
at 23:14 22 Jan 2024
Totally agree, noticable improvement over the past month or so.
With his athleticism, he coukd develop into a really top full back at this level and potentially, beyond. |
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Reply | Broady can play up top
at 23:12 22 Jan 2024
Good options to have, but i think we have to get Sarmiento and Hutchinson on the pitch from the start. 2 future multi-million pound Premiership stars. Were we Man City, Arsenal etc, those 2 would start. Just need to have the belief in ourselves and them! McKenna got it spot on tonight though, proper rope dope tactics at play.
With Morsy and Luongo as the enforcers, we can go with Sarmiento, Chaplin, Hutchinson.
All eyes on Ashton now. A quality centre forward or 2 and we are there as a side. [Post edited 22 Jan 23:15]
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