sturla Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Sunderland are in for a though season. Many of their fans think they are going to walk it without sweating. There top arguments are: - They won the league after their 15 points relegation in 2006 - Championship is piss poor, their u23 team would do well there - Newcastle won it and they are shit IMO Sunderland are not totally doomed, but they need to get the shit together fast. They need to get rid of high earners, which will be difficult for them. They need someone to provide them with goals, Borini and Anichebe will not be enough. They haven't scored much this season (28 goals) and more than half (15) came from Defoe who is leaving. They will need 2 strikers which will cost them around 25m. They will not generate much through sales and wages will be high, so the owner needs to provide extra funds for squad investment. But all of this will be pointless if Moyes can't get the team harmony right. Sunderland will also have a lot of competition. Hull will finish above them in the Premier league and didn't invest heavily after being promoted last year so they should be lean financially and much better equipped to invest for promotion run. Hull also have less of a cleanup job to do. Middlesboro is almost the same as Hull and are good candidate for promotion push. I expect Villa also to be in playoffs/promotion contention. Leeds will get stronger if they keep Monk and invest a bit. Leeds have a strong income for a Championship club. Fulham, Reading and Sheffield Wednesday (one will be promoted) will be in top 6. But I'm not expecting Huddersfield to push so high again, seem to have lost their form in the end of this season. I have no faith in Derby, they have a strong squad but always managed to fuck it up. But they might make the playoffs. There is much work to do for Moyes. Get the team mentality right, get the owner to commit money. After that he still has 46 games to get through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Lee 'Catts' Cattermole will be the best player in the league and will finally get the 40 England caps he's had stolen from him by the London based media and officials. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Their U23s are getting bummed 5-0 at home to Porto B with 35 minutes left in a cup final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintonsghost Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Their U23s are getting bummed 5-0 at home to Porto B with 35 minutes left in a cup final obsessed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 My irony meter has exploded Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Their U23s are getting bummed 5-0 at home to Porto B with 35 minutes left in a cup final obsessed :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 0-5 down. I guess it is an example of why good players are produced on the continent and not so much here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 18,000 home fans watching that Fair play to all of them for turning up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 0-5 down. I guess it is an example of why good players are produced on the continent and not so much here. They have beaten a couple of foreign teams on the way to the final? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Yewropeyen cup man. Not like your micky mouse inter cities cup. FTM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 mint how Look North's entire fucking sports report was Mackem Dawn and the ugly bloke off the commentary gushing about the crowd and the atmosphere at the stadium etc, desperate to find a positive for the mackems. 0-5 :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Please tell me they kicked the shit of any Yewrupeeyans who turned up for trying to steal their jobs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 0-5 did Moyes take charge for this one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League_International_Cup I thought it was some youth equivalent of the Champions League or something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Please tell me they kicked the shit of any Yewrupeeyans who turned up for trying to steal their jobs. Sunderland fans trying to get at the Porto fans ... stewards in there , kicking off Some bellends trying to get to the Porto fans now, you couldn't make it up ! This is fucking tragic like, bunch of little fucking morons goading Porto fans, standing behind stewards giving it the "come on then" Little knackers have an average age of about 10 :lol::oops: Haway the Brexit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 The gift that keeps on giving. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintonsghost Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 My irony meter has exploded your in this thread more than me you cock Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Sunderland are in for a though season you mean Thunderland are in for though season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Sounds like the mackems embarrassed themselves on and off the pitch which is nice to hear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Their U23s are getting bummed 5-0 at home to Porto B with 35 minutes left in a cup final obsessed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Brexit, Prexit and Chinese back exits, nee cash and nee assets, Moyes and Short have just wrecked it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Brexit, Prexit and Chinese back exits, nee cash and nee assets, Moyes and Short have just wrecked it. Word. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Peace up. Gay town down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 18,000 home fans watching that Fair play to all of them for turning up. Look North reckoned that sunderland had given away 20,000 tickets. Did I hear Dawn right ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 18,000 home fans watching that Fair play to all of them for turning up. Look North reckoned that sunderland had given away 20,000 tickets. Did I hear Dawn right ? I'm sure it was free entry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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