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No because they haven't scored, don't look like scoring ever and are well below Championship level. Not sure how that gets you into a promotion spot. Now you will likely get a foreign manager and play a bunch of young foreign kids in a craphole of a place that hates foreigners and where barely anyone speaks other languages. Again, the strategy is madness: Sunderland is a long, long way from Brighton in so many ways.

All unheard of and shite but expect promotion? Call us deluded.....

As far as I can see Mowbray was Speakman's shield just as we had numerous arse lickers to protect Ashley and Potato Heed. Given Speakman is trying to be too clever by half and failed to get in a striker which lunatic would take over that job? The fans are not patient enough so the manager has to take a bunch of crap for Speakman's money ball strategy? Sounds like a thankless task to me.

So you sold Stewart for 10 and spent about 8. If the strategy is slow organic growth with youngsters then that will take years and requires patience from the fans. You don't have the patience given after one year in the Champo expectation seems to be to get promoted. I don't see how Speakman playing moneyball and the expectation of the fans aligns at all.

Promoted? How is that supposed to happen with no budget and you sell your best players? What is the ownership group trying to achieve? I don't get the strategy. I assume it's to increase the value in these young players but if they are sold then what? Rinse and repeat? How does that get you promoted and if by some miracle it did happen what then, you would be annihilated in the prem.

What a bunch of sad sacks. He was doing a decent job IMO. How is their model supposed the work exactly, given their squad this season is worse than the one last season?

Wilson top priority followed by either Barnes or Willock, as both can play wide to give Gordon a break

Who was the wise ass who said if only we had an injured GK we would have a full team injured?

This kid is the real deal. Very calm and measured in the pass. I hardly remember him making a bad pass or giving the ball away which obviously is a very good trait.

Often depends on age. Meniscus has a bad blood supply to it which gets worse the older you get. Given Botman is a young un, he may well be ok depending on how bad the tear is.

Two bodies back would be fantastic

What's the prognosis on Longstaff? Amputation?

Jesus wept. Our bench is really grim with Longstaff and Willock out

He played in the USA pre season. Seemed to me to be very much a development player.

Don't quite understand all the gnashing of teeth. We knew we needed 3 strikers and we still do.

I bet you a tenner we haven't.

Hmm well Isak went first and then Wilson in this case, but I'm sure the opposite would have been true. We had been seeing a 60/30 split with alternating 60 minutes.

Wealthy and connected people in getting NUFC tickets shock. Who would have thought that would happen??? ?

Hall is going to be decent but looks a bit away from PL ready.

Gordon. At least he shows some semblance of being able the play there. Joelinton LMF and willock LW or vice versa.

Players are completely knacked and have nothing left to give. That being said, please don't play a big Joe ever again at center forward. Is so much more effective in the midfield

Like a new signing!

Its all about $$$, no more and no less. The fact we want our snout in the trough and to do that we have to push their snouts out IS the issue.

Pope Trips Schar Lascelles Livro Longy Miley Little Joe Almiron Gordon big joe

I hope he starts. He seems to be calm on the ball and plays with a maturity beyond his years.