BoSelecta Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 Saw a post yesterday from a mackem I follow with a picture of the table with them in second and the caption ‘FTM’. Tragic really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HayDen Traces Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 (edited) Whilst them doing well is a stain on the pants of life, I do think having both clubs battling it out in the Prem is good for the region. It might bruise ego's on either side of the fence, but it helps to rebuild the perception of how passionate the North East is about the game and might turn heads of prospective players and sponsors in the future. Edited October 26, 2025 by HayDen Traces Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyUtd Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 3 minutes ago, HayDen Traces said: Whilst them doing well is a stain on the pants of life, I do think having both clubs battling it out in the Prem is good for the region. It might bruise ego's on either side of the fence, but it helps to rebuild the perception of how passionate the North East is about the game and might turn heads of prospective players and sponsors in the future. It's a tough one for me as I have a mackem brother in law (who is a top man) and a couple of work acquaintances who I really like that are Sunderland. The problem is I hate that fan base with a passion and absolutely detest derby week/day. I understand the 'good for the region' crack but I'd much rather they just disappeared down a massive hole. Never to be seen again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 Does have a bit of the 1999/2000 vibe when they came up the first time after moving into the SoS. IIRC they were 2nd on Boxing Day or something like that. Still tanked to finish outside of Europe marra. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Vinegar Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 I'm not really on board the "just getting lucky" train, but that said... The defending for their winner yesterday was dog shit. Chelsea all but stop playing because they think they've won a foul, two defenders on Brobbey do an alright job not letting him shoot but the Chelsea midfield totally fails to pick up the runner. I wonder if teams not taking them seriously is playing a role. Or maybe Chelsea are just shite. They'll never keep this pace up long term but realistically they now only need another 20/21 points to survive with 3 quarters of the season left to play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HayDen Traces Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 2 hours ago, KennyUtd said: It's a tough one for me as I have a mackem brother in law (who is a top man) and a couple of work acquaintances who I really like that are Sunderland. The problem is I hate that fan base with a passion and absolutely detest derby week/day. I understand the 'good for the region' crack but I'd much rather they just disappeared down a massive hole. Never to be seen again. Same for me. Some of my mates (well one) was a mackem and a top top lad. But as a collective... yuk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUHRLYASLEEVESUP Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 18 hours ago, RUHRLYASLEEVESUP said: Anyone hazard a guess how many player they lose to Afcon ? Its 9, save any cunt trying to help ffs Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco) Blondy Nna Noukeu (Cameroon) Reinildo Mandava (Mozambique) Habib Diarra (Senegal) Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast) Arthur Masuaku (Democratic Republic of Congo) Noah Sadiki (Democratic Republic of Congo) Ahmed Abdullahi (Nigeria) Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilovetoon8788 Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 they have been excellent this season. cracking start. i think they will eventually slip to mid table once AFCON starts and they lose their players. this season derby will be fiesty. we have been very poor in the league in contrast to them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 The lad in midfield they signed from USG won’t be there long, only 20 and looks like a young Kante. Think he was in the Belgian League Team of the Year and has been nominated for African young player of the year. Cant knock their recruitment and no reason they can’t finish mid table if they stay clear of injuries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 They couldn’t have dreamed for a much better start, pretty impressive stuff. Some of the recruitment is starting to look very shrewd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon1984 Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 The derby is on 14th December. Their African players will have left by then for Afcon, I believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 5 hours ago, BoSelecta said: Saw a post yesterday from a mackem I follow with a picture of the table with them in second and the caption ‘FTM’. Tragic really. It's what gives them meaning so can't knock it really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 18 hours ago, Mr Misery said: Fair play to them I hate Chelsea more than Sunlun. There. Don't tell me. You got one of those football shirts with one half red and one half black right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Misery Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 36 minutes ago, TRon said: Don't tell me. You got one of those football shirts with one half red and one half black right? I don't have any football shirts. I had a cotton long sleeve old school NUFC one for my thirtieth birthday that my 23 year old son now wears. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fountain Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 The silver lining to the cloud is that the result yesterday might be beneficial to us come May. Grabbing at straws I know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 1 hour ago, Toon1984 said: The derby is on 14th December. Their African players will have left by then for Afcon, I believe. They had 1 player in their team yesterday who's going to afcon to be fair Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4eva Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 3 hours ago, Ilovetoon8788 said: they have been excellent this season. cracking start. i think they will eventually slip to mid table once AFCON starts and they lose their players. this season derby will be fiesty. we have been very poor in the league in contrast to them. We have but have played Arsenal and Liverpool as well as competing in Champions League mind as well as the disruption with Isak etc, with better finishing would have done Villa as well. Feel like we are close to hitting from at right time. Saying that Sunderland have done much better than I thought they would but will judge when there form dips and their manager and players need to figure out different approaches which will happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fountain Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 1 hour ago, jack j said: They had 1 player in their team yesterday who's going to afcon to be fair 4 who played yesterday are from countries that have qualified. Dunno if they're gonna be picked like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFC L Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 5 hours ago, RUHRLYASLEEVESUP said: Its 9, save any cunt trying to help ffs Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco) Blondy Nna Noukeu (Cameroon) Reinildo Mandava (Mozambique) Habib Diarra (Senegal) Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast) Arthur Masuaku (Democratic Republic of Congo) Noah Sadiki (Democratic Republic of Congo) Ahmed Abdullahi (Nigeria) Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso) So, of those: Blondy & Abdullahi don’t have a senior league appearance, they’re 4th/5th choice in their positions. Masuaku isn’t very good at defending. Dropped after Man U away. Diarra is injured till AFCON starts. Adingra rarely plays many minutes. Traore is a rotational winger who has had a poor game v Wolves and an okay game v Chelsea. That leaves Sadiki, Talbi & Reinildo who we will definitely miss, but Reinildo won’t be gone too long because Mozambique won’t get far in the competition. Oh, and someone asked on here that these players wouldn’t be there by the time the derby comes around, but I’ve seen it’s after game week 16 where most prem players leave for the competition, so that’s just after the derby I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUHRLYASLEEVESUP Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 1 minute ago, SAFC L said: So, of those: Blondy & Abdullahi don’t have a senior league appearance, they’re 4th/5th choice in their positions. Masuaku isn’t very good at defending. Dropped after Man U away. Diarra is injured till AFCON starts. Adingra rarely plays many minutes. Traore is a rotational winger who has had a poor game v Wolves and an okay game v Chelsea. That leaves Sadiki, Talbi & Reinildo who we will definitely miss, but Reinildo won’t be gone too long because Mozambique won’t get far in the competition. Oh, and someone asked on here that these players wouldn’t be there by the time the derby comes around, but I’ve seen it’s after game week 16 where most prem players leave for the competition, so that’s just after the derby I think. Who the fuck asked you ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 Give it a rest, man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFC L Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 Just now, RUHRLYASLEEVESUP said: Who the fuck asked you ? Giving you some feedback on the list of Sunderland players as a Sunderland fan. Calm yourself mate. X Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUHRLYASLEEVESUP Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 Just now, SAFC L said: Giving you some feedback on the list of Sunderland players as a Sunderland fan. Calm yourself mate. X Honestly wouldn't expect likes of you to get my humour & I wasn't surprised x Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFC L Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 1 minute ago, RUHRLYASLEEVESUP said: Honestly wouldn't expect likes of you to get my humour & I wasn't surprised x Fair play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon1984 Posted October 26, 2025 Share Posted October 26, 2025 3 hours ago, SAFC L said: So, of those: Blondy & Abdullahi don’t have a senior league appearance, they’re 4th/5th choice in their positions. Masuaku isn’t very good at defending. Dropped after Man U away. Diarra is injured till AFCON starts. Adingra rarely plays many minutes. Traore is a rotational winger who has had a poor game v Wolves and an okay game v Chelsea. That leaves Sadiki, Talbi & Reinildo who we will definitely miss, but Reinildo won’t be gone too long because Mozambique won’t get far in the competition. Oh, and someone asked on here that these players wouldn’t be there by the time the derby comes around, but I’ve seen it’s after game week 16 where most prem players leave for the competition, so that’s just after the derby I think. I think the players need to leave their clubs at least 2 weeks before the AFCON starts. That being the case, the mackem ones would miss the derby? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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