BlueStar Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 You'd think with how grim it's looking for them that they'd start preemptively dialing back on the "I don't follow the lower leagues" stuff and using "championship club" as an insult... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Defoe just needs a dodgy run of form and they're in big trouble. The lad is almost 34, strikers can decline pretty rapidly at that age... Or to fall out with Moyes and not be interested any more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Sunderland Echo writer says based on how shit QPR were last night, Sunderland should beat them. Conclusion - MAG. http://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/new-sunderland-echo-reporter-apparently-a-mag.1276057/ Fuck has he said wrong like other than Sunderland should win? Mental literally an affront to mention both in the same sentence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Kone has signed a new deal. Is he even that good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Kone has signed a new deal. Is he even that good? Got ripped to shreds on Monday night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintonsghost Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Just had a quick nose on RTG The mere fact we are doing ok is killing them, the threads about us and how they arent bothered about our wee league seems ironic when clearly they are rattled as fuck.they are desperate for Rafa to fail as its all his fault anyway we went down. They are seriously nuts on there, Moyes out, Short out etc etc what a fucking mess they are in. The only thing they are clinging on to is their big league status and its better to be getting humped every week as its the Prem.....well i hope they enjoy it while it lasts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Even by their standards the current levels of macktracking are quite extraordinary. After we "won" relegation many of them said that our squad wasn't cut out for a very physical 46 games season in what is a really difficult league to get out of. Oh.... and of course our manager had no Championship experience. Now it's a s**** league and because we have spent 55 million on new players we should be expected to p*ss it, but it doesn't matter anyway because it's only the Championship. Going to be interesting to see how they do against QPR in the Cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintonsghost Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Kone has signed a new deal. Is he even that good? Should have sold him.his value will now be fuck all.they are so shite in the transfer windows Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Even by their standards the current levels of macktracking are quite extraordinary. After we "won" relegation many of them said that our squad wasn't cut out for a very physical 46 games season in what is a really difficult league to get out of. Oh.... and of course our manager had no Championship experience. Now it's a s**** league and because we have spent 55 million on new players we should be expected to p*ss it, but it doesn't matter anyway because it's only the Championship. Aye, saw some comments last night, ranging from 'found their level' to 'they will walk it then come up with a bloated championship squad'. They also seem to think we are sh*tting ourselves that once we walk this league, Rafa will be poached for another job next summer. I'd totally forgot that they play QPR down there next week. That will be interesting - but if/when they get beat, no doubt they'll be 'concentrating on the leygue'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Defoe just needs a dodgy run of form and they're in big trouble. The lad is almost 34, strikers can decline pretty rapidly at that age... Or to fall out with Moyes and not be interested any more He was really pretty poor against Everton. They've been exceptionally fortunate with his fitness and his age is something that has got to become a factor soon, Spuds thought he was past it 3 or so years ago. Honestly the most baffling thing in the transfer window for them was letting two strikers (I use that term in the very loosest sense but both Graham and Fletcher had scored PL goals in the past) leave and not replacing them when their sole options were a 34 year old and a young kid who may become great but is a long way off that day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Kone has signed a new deal. Is he even that good? It matters little once he made it clear that he did not want to be at the club and did everything he could to get away. His agent will have exploited their weakness and he will now be just another typical Sunderland player on wages far higher than his true worth. He looked poor against Everton and if that is the case he'll stay on his new deal whereas if he is any good they'll struggle to hold on to him new contract or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They want to be careful talking about the Championship in such a way. The difference is that they won't have a Rafa or the financial backing to be certain of coming back up, when they are relegated at the end of this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Aye, they don't have 3 players they can go and get £70m cash for to build a promotion challenging squad with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Kong signs a new deal. (apparently) £90kpw and £18m relegation release clause. Not too shabby all round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-421 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Kong signs a new deal. (apparently) £90kpw and £18m relegation release clause. Not too shabby all round. Did Everton not bid £18m for him in the summer, and Sunlun turned it down?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They want to be careful talking about the Championship in such a way. The difference is that they won't have a Rafa or the financial backing to be certain of coming back up, when they are relegated at the end of this season. If they get relegated and we go up, it will be funny to see their take on the situation. I read a few threads on their forum, I'm kind of embarrassed that they are our local rivals and we share a region, the vast majority of them on that board are just blinded by hate, it's ridiculous. One post I read described us as the most fickle fans in the world, WTF, that just has no merit whatsoever. We haven't won a trophy in 47 years, next year will mark 90 years since our last league title, yet we are still packing away grounds and filling our home stadium with bigger crowds than almost every club in the country. FFS fickle is the one thing you can not level at Newcastle fans. Especially when your club is known for their empty pink seats, with most leaving midway through the second half of their last game presumably to beat the intense traffic in the metropolis that is Sunderland. One of the things I always find funny when I pop over to their fourm is the avatars folks have with all their Sunderland "Heroes" ! Who are these "Heroes", Gary Bennett, Kevin Ball, Sweepa Kev, Niall Quinn (the worlds greatest Chairman too). It's laughable really who they can recall with any fondness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Kong signs a new deal. (apparently) £90kpw and £18m relegation release clause. Not too shabby all round. Did Everton not bid £18m for him in the summer, and Sunlun turned it down?? Apparently. But they weren't relegated then,in the same position next year and they can refuse. Tbh I think they'll regret turnibg it down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Kong signs a new deal. (apparently) £90kpw and £18m relegation release clause. Not too shabby all round. I guess he's now the King. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevo Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I don't get it when people say "found your level" when we are battering teams. Surely if we had found our level we would be sat in mid table? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They're also saying we spent £55m. It's almost as if they're as thick as pig's shite or something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They're in trouble when they go down at the end of this season, don't think we'll see them for a good few years. Would absolutely love to get them in the cup this season. Win-win for us, wouldn't be expected to win but if we did - it'd ruin their lives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They're also saying we spent £55m. It's almost as if they're as thick as pig's shite or something. To be fair they regularly give their players away for fuck all so they're unfamiliar with the concept of transfer funds in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They're in trouble when they go down at the end of this season, don't think we'll see them for a good few years. Would absolutely love to get them in the cup this season. Win-win for us, wouldn't be expected to win but if we did - it'd ruin their lives. I think they'll scrape survival yet again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ElCid Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They're in trouble when they go down at the end of this season, don't think we'll see them for a good few years. Would absolutely love to get them in the cup this season. Win-win for us, wouldn't be expected to win but if we did - it'd ruin their lives. I think they'll scrape survival yet again They will do down unless they spend the cash in January. All the other teams you would expect to be there already look capable of picking up points whereas the mackems don't. They also don't have us there to save them this year either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 They're in trouble when they go down at the end of this season, don't think we'll see them for a good few years. Would absolutely love to get them in the cup this season. Win-win for us, wouldn't be expected to win but if we did - it'd ruin their lives. I think they'll scrape survival yet again It's a tough call: Pros for them staying up: Manager with a pedigree A fair few poor teams on paper this season History of turning things around January window to come Cons Personally can't think of a weaker squad in the division Playing like a relegation side already Manager said to the world they are in a relegation fight in August No Newcastle games to get them 4-6 points Manager may not be relevant anymore Goals come from one source and he's 34 It was far easier to list Cons than Pros, that's got to be a big indication that they may have run out of luck this year. I think after their game at Spuds, someone said they have a couple of games against other relegation rivals, that'll be a good time to judge if they are likely to eventually be flushed away this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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