Chicken Dancer
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Chicken Dancer
You can go on about the 5-1 all you like but the facts remain that was a one-off game,we beat Chelsea it doesn't make us better than them.
This decides who has been the best team over the entire season and the old phrase "the league table doesn't lie" is what matters.
So finishing above a promoted team to prove 'youre better than them' despite hearing all season you were going to yewrup constitutes progress?
Sunderland
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Have we won consecutive home games all season?
Nope.
Uh oh.
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Have we won consecutive home games all season?
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What's the bet all those on RTG currently saying "I couldn't care a less about finishing above the unwashed" are celebrating if they do. Pointless anyone denying that it won't feel like some kind of victory especially considering we are rival clubs/cities.
Its good to have the competition and something to aim for as it keeps the players motivated you've just got to be careful that its not all your aiming for, thats wrong fo sho
Finally we have someone telling it exactly how it is.
Plenty people on here are saying "they are not bothered" but I can only presume the people saying this don't live/work/socialise in the North East,it matters to both sets of fans and no idea why some people find the need to deny this.Whoever finishes higher the other team won't hear the last of it all summer long and that's the way it should be,it's local rivalry,banter,bragging rights all summer.
So if Sunderland squeeze ahead of us on the last day, it can be seen as an achievement for you lot? Despite us pissing all over you which culminated in a 5-1 win, as well as you spending fortunes, claiming to be destined for Europe whereas we have competed with a team deemed not good enough, the team that won the Championship + Tiote? I think not. Its fair to say the bragging rights will remain on Tyneside, whatever happens Sunday.
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Can anyone access the league table at several points over the season? Would be interesting to see what the points difference was at it's largest.
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Yannick Djalo? Linked alot last summer, always looked decent when I've seen him. Players in that league are famously payed low as well, so wouldn't cost the earth.
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I'd prefer Clark tbh. At the minute anyway. Although, I think the tinkering with formations/systems was a lot to do with Dowie really.
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Overall reflections
Done really well considering the inevitable soap opera every season. A real sense of determanation in the side, something we havn't had for years. Really happen with this current crop, think the club has genuinely gotten under their skin. The icing would be put on the cake if we could finish in the top half.
High moment
Nolan scoring his third against the Mackems to make it 5. After the abuse they had hoyed at us for 18 month, that felt so, so sweet. The noise in the stadium is something that will live with me forever.
Low moment
Hughton getting sacked, me convinced we were going to get Kinnear back. Really feared relegation then. Fair play to Pardew though
Best player
Coloccini by a million miles. As I said yesterday, our most important player bar none.
Best individual performance
Carroll v Villa. The game when we all knew he was going to be a special player. The big greasy bastard.
Best buy
Perch obviously.
Most improved
Tough one, between Simpson and Barton.
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Out of contract in June IIRC?
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-----------Bart-----------Tiote
---Zoggy-----------------------Jonas-----
-------------------HBA
------------------Striker
OR
----Bart---------Tiote---------Jonas
------Zoggy----------------HBA
-----------------Striker
Want.
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Must keep:
Enrique, Colo, Barton, Nolan, Tiote, Jonas, Ben Arfa, Forster.
Squad players/First Teamers:
Harper,Saylor,Williamson,Simpson,Raylor,Guthrie,Best,Shola,Lovenkrands,Lua Lua,Gosling, Kadar.
Add five players to them and we're laughing. Don't rate Loven, Raylor and Shola as top players but they are good to add depth to the squad, especially as it's something we lack at the minute.
Loan out:
Ranger, Vuckic, Ferguson, Krul, Airey.
This lot, particularly Ranger and Ferguson, need a spell we're they are consistently starting games. Would do Ranger the world of good IMO.
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Have they really only beat us 3 times in 20 years then
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If we were to buy him back, what would happen in relation to the sell on clause? Say we buy him for £20million, would he only cost £15million in reality?
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Would rather not spunk a high chunk of a reported budget on Bridge. Probably cheaper and better in the Championship.
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Not being funny but I would definately have him back. Imagine him and Ben Arfa in the same side man!
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Krul
Simpson Saylor Colo Jose
Jonas Barton Jonas Fergie
Shola Loven
Soderberg, Gosling, Tavernier, LuaLua, Ameobi, Ranger, Best.
2-2, Shola and Jonas.
He's here , he's there , he's every f***ing where, Spiderman, Spiderman.
: It's coz I was confused where he played today! Raylor in the middle then
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Krul
Simpson Saylor Colo Jose
Jonas Barton Jonas Fergie
Shola Loven
Soderberg, Gosling, Tavernier, LuaLua, Ameobi, Ranger, Best.
2-2, Shola and Jonas.
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All I got out of Mackems after the 5-1 was 'the league table never lies' for months and months. I would love to fucking finish above them, just to shut them up. Even if we don't, we still smashed the bastards 5-1.
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I fucking love Coloccini. Our most important player, bar none. Including Tiote in that. Love of my life!
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Apparently they've been doing a Boro and fiddling the attendance figures. Few Mackem mate's of mine who were there said there was no where near 41k like.
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Think everyone has accepted we"ve lost Jose now, peoplle say he's been loyal etc but remember he only stayed because no one wanted him, not because he chose too. But fair enough he's been fantastic since and good luck to him, just a shame he'll probably end up at Liverpool.
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Snodgrass would do fine in the Prem, to say you need pace is a myth. Everytime I've seen him he's been probably a class above everyone on the pitch, has an elegance about him. And he's left footed and can take set pieces. For £3million(ish) he's worth a go.
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Gutted we don't find out what happend.
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Sunderland...
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Krul-750k
Simpson- 500k
Taylor -Free
Colo-£10mil
Jose -£6mil
Barton- £6 mil
R Taylor -p/ex
Jonas-£4mil
Ferguson-Free
Loven-Free
Shola-Free
Soderberg-free
Smith- £6mil
Ameobi mk II- Free
Ranger-Free
Lua Lua-Free
Kuqi-Free
Tavernier-Free
We more or less are.