GideonShandy

2 hours ago, Gawalls said:

Wonder what his English is like now.

On a good day and with a full squad available, we would be competitive with either one of those finalists.

4 hours ago, Nucasol said:

Will Jewd get bewd?

Very gewd.

Taken from a recent piece in the Chronicle under the subheading "The future is bright at the Stadium of Light . . ."   Sort of touching in its naivety.

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Elevated to Sunderland AFC’s chief business officer, David Bruce reckons the potential at the club is “completely limitless". After his appointment, having been at the Stadium of Light for nine months, Bruce described his new role as “the greatest responsibility.”  Bruce is a passionate fan and can’t wait to make improvements to the club while putting the fans first.  . . . He said: “Simply, it’s the greatest responsibility. For me as a Sunderland fan and someone who has worked so long in the sports business, to get this opportunity to be at the helm of the business at Sunderland AFC, there’s no better calling. . . . I’m thrilled to be in this position. I’m really excited about what we can do moving forward. The potential of this football club is completely limitless.”

Returning to Sunderland from the MLS nine months ago, where he spent 12 years, Bruce reckoned: “It was a no brainer but there were probably a couple of things that excited me most about coming home. One was working with Kristjaan Speakman. I think Kristjaan has done a phenomenal job in his time here. I think what we’ve seen over the three years he’s been in charge is some of the best football we’ve seen in Sunderland in a very long time."

“I think Kyril [Louis-Dreyfus], what he believes in and how he thinks about the business of football, how he thinks about the area, this is clearly an area that has got under his skin. He clearly sees the infinite potential here. And he’s not like a lot of the owners I’ve worked in in sports. He’s a young guy, he’s an progressive guy and he’s thinking about things in a way that connected me in conversations we had very early on. . . . It’s time we push things forward. Putting things through at a faster rate. It will feel very different at the Stadium of Light next season which we are excited about. There’s a reinvigoration at the club. If we do it right no one can match us.”

Catts for me like.

1 hour ago, huss9 said:

with joselu in the provisional spanish squad.

And Mikel Merino

11 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Is that Benwell cricket club?  

Pretty sure it's Benwell Hill. Used to sometimes play for their 2nd XI about 50 years ago.

On 19/03/2024 at 12:12, FLUMPO235 said:

Jeremy vine didn’t like being called a ‘bike nonce’.

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/joey-barton-jeremy-vine-crowdfunder-32360054.amp

 

 

"Bike nonce" now officially deemed libelous.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/24/joey-barton-calling-jeremy-vine-a-bike-nonce-was-defamatory-judge-rules

So Shelvey was lucky to get away with calling that Moroccan a couscous nonce.  Allegedly.

In case any one wants to watch this absolute shitshow (not available on NUFC TV, strangely)

4 hours ago, LRD said:

Mamardashvili   1.99m

Burn                   1.98m

Adarabioyo       1.96m

Botman             1.93m

Isak                   1.92m

Pope                 1.92m

 

Building a team of giants.

 

 

 

Lewis Hall sabotaging the whole scheme, unfortunately.  And then if Southampton send Fraser back, it's totally ruined.

Should work on getting taller during the off-season. 

Alongside Schar.

2 hours ago, Optimistic Nut said:

Interesting seeing the relegation odds for next season, the likes of Arsenal around 2000/1, Man City only 33/1, presumably the bookies covering their backs a bit just in case the PL throws the book at them.

Us being at 150/1 is a pleasant change from the Ashley years.

Pleased to see him doing well.

Arma     2-0

1-0 Saints

46 minutes ago, duo said:

My concern is I don't trust Pope not to get injured again - if we have to rely on Dubs again next season I think I would cry.  The man just sucks all hope out the air when he's on the pitch - it is no coincidence that our form plummeted when he came into the side. 

Before getting injured in the Man U game on December 2, Pope played 13 Premier League games from which we took 23 points with a +17 goal difference. Average 1.77 points per game.

After the Man U game, Dubravka has played in 23 PL games, from which we took 31 points with +3 goal difference. Average 1.35 points per game.

There have obviously been other relevant variables, such as other players' injuries, and I'm not big on scapegoating, but it does seem like quite a drop-off.

9 minutes ago, Sima said:

Simon Hooper is the clown who didn’t know the rules when Ritchie took the pen against Burton, right?

Keith Stroud

"Fewming" and anything else with "ew" where it doesn't belong.

1 hour ago, midds said:

Riddled with laziness - on and off the field. Time for them to put in the hours they get paid for, the workshy, sweat-dodging cunts. Time to put some shoulders to the wheel and start making the bosses richer

Should pull their socks up, roll up their sleeves and get back to basics, as a well-known Man U legend likes to say.  To be brutally honest.  Well, y'know . . .

Emery looking less ghoulish than usual today. Might have forgotten to pack his hair products.

19 minutes ago, LFEE said:

My 15 seconds of fame. Not sure if it was worth 12 hours of my time… 

 

https://x.com/domscurr/status/1788587702314561859?s=61

Love it.

2 hours ago, CPL said:

The referee did blow up 

Yes . Same guy. Someone should blow him up.

JOSELU!

12 minutes ago, Arknor said:

Just popped up in the news, even though sentencing was 2 weeks ago

Have to wonder if he failed to identify himself to police because he still never learned a word of English in all the time he's been here.
 

Que?