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Searched for one and couldn't find anything so I figured I'd start one.
First point, Bruce seems to have made some good signings this summer, very pleased with how much better the team has looked as a whole so far this season. This may also be down to not having angry Keane glaring at the players constantly (just look at Ipswich of late)
I do feel however we are in need of cover at left back, the sale of Danny Collins perhaps could have been delayed until January when more time for a suitable replacement would be available. Yes we have George McCartney, but with him injured, we have no natural left back.
Performance against Hull was good, shame we got less than 40,000 fans in attendance. We still have some frailties but from the quality I have seen so far and the reputation some of the latest members of the squad have, I can see us with a top ten finish on our hands. Feel free to ridicule this last statement
First point, Bruce seems to have made some good signings this summer, very pleased with how much better the team has looked as a whole so far this season. This may also be down to not having angry Keane glaring at the players constantly (just look at Ipswich of late)
I do feel however we are in need of cover at left back, the sale of Danny Collins perhaps could have been delayed until January when more time for a suitable replacement would be available. Yes we have George McCartney, but with him injured, we have no natural left back.
Performance against Hull was good, shame we got less than 40,000 fans in attendance. We still have some frailties but from the quality I have seen so far and the reputation some of the latest members of the squad have, I can see us with a top ten finish on our hands. Feel free to ridicule this last statement
Only just seen this thread and can't believe no-one's replied. There must be a few of us on here surely like?!
Agree with pretty much all of that. His dealings are good - Bent always looked a good bit of business while I think Turner is just what we need. I hope he continues to progress under Bruce and is with us for a good few years. The sale of Collins was a funny one but there's no arguing with Bruce's theory that we got a fair price and have options at left-back.
As for the crowds, I think the recession's biting. I've been to several games and expected a few thousand more in, only to see the gaps at the top of the North Stand and Prem Concourse when I walk in and realise that ain't the case.
Pity cos Quinny's kept the pricing sensible, but I guess if there's no money about, there's no money about. Plus we've had a few false dawns in the past though eh? Shame though, as things look quite bright at our place at the moment.
I'd agree with your prediction. Being well away from the dross (looks like Hull, Portsmouth and Wolves at the moment) equals real progress in my book
Agree with pretty much all of that. His dealings are good - Bent always looked a good bit of business while I think Turner is just what we need. I hope he continues to progress under Bruce and is with us for a good few years. The sale of Collins was a funny one but there's no arguing with Bruce's theory that we got a fair price and have options at left-back.
As for the crowds, I think the recession's biting. I've been to several games and expected a few thousand more in, only to see the gaps at the top of the North Stand and Prem Concourse when I walk in and realise that ain't the case.
Pity cos Quinny's kept the pricing sensible, but I guess if there's no money about, there's no money about. Plus we've had a few false dawns in the past though eh? Shame though, as things look quite bright at our place at the moment.
I'd agree with your prediction. Being well away from the dross (looks like Hull, Portsmouth and Wolves at the moment) equals real progress in my book
te Some excellent news for this weekend, well it is if you're a Sunderland fan, Torres and Gerrard injured gives us a better chance of getting something from the game.
http://msn.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5631...
http://msn.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5631...
Well a good performance from the lads today. Yes a lucky goal but Darren Bent could have had a hat-trick and despite some pressure from Liverpool they didn't give Gordon much to do today.
Impressed with Bardsley today and Cana played well at CB. Steed played well and even lasted the full 90 minutes which was quite the shock
Fingers crossed Cattermole and Jones aren't too badly hurt.
Impressed with Bardsley today and Cana played well at CB. Steed played well and even lasted the full 90 minutes which was quite the shock
Fingers crossed Cattermole and Jones aren't too badly hurt.
Good win today, didn't give Arsenal an easy game at all, Silva looks like a bit of a bargain when playing at CB.
Glad to see "The Rock of Gibraltar" back and he had a good game as well.
Pleased with the effort the lads showed today, plenty of chasing down and Fulop didn't have a particularly hard game back in goal. Towards the end they had a few good crosses into the box that just needed someone on the end of it mind.
A well deserved win IMO.
Glad to see "The Rock of Gibraltar" back and he had a good game as well.
Pleased with the effort the lads showed today, plenty of chasing down and Fulop didn't have a particularly hard game back in goal. Towards the end they had a few good crosses into the box that just needed someone on the end of it mind.
A well deserved win IMO.
MonkeyBusiness said:
Went a bit tits up today.
To top it off, Bents mother was apparantly racially abused by a sunderland fan.
I hope she wasn't, would hate one muppet to tarnish the reputation of our away support.To top it off, Bents mother was apparantly racially abused by a sunderland fan.
Yes, tits up indeed today, glad to see a few more Sunderland fans contributing seeing as the other posts were off me
Da Silva apparently poor today, with a bit of luck it was a minor set back. Fingers crossed our away form improves against Fulham.
Art_Vandelay said:
I hope she wasn't, would hate one muppet to tarnish the reputation of our away support.
Unfortunately yes. From DB himself : "So we get beat by wigan and to make matters worse my mum gets racially abused by a SUNDERLAND fan. I wont stand for that"Seems the whole team didn't play today. Agree with the defence comment - maybe Mensah shouldn't have been dropped after his good display against Arsenal.
MonkeyBusiness said:
Art_Vandelay said:
I hope she wasn't, would hate one muppet to tarnish the reputation of our away support.
Unfortunately yes. From DB himself : "So we get beat by wigan and to make matters worse my mum gets racially abused by a SUNDERLAND fan. I wont stand for that"Seems the whole team didn't play today. Agree with the defence comment - maybe Mensah shouldn't have been dropped after his good display against Arsenal.
I too felt tonights performance was poor. Too many boots up field leaving the forwards with a lot of work to do and little support. Why can't we play a passing game and work an opening. Whitehead should have been off, seemed as though Webb was watching a different game at times.
We need a win which will hopefully be the start of a few strung together. Shame we didn't strengthen much during January, but I feel like some of the players are new signings now that they are back from injury
We need a win which will hopefully be the start of a few strung together. Shame we didn't strengthen much during January, but I feel like some of the players are new signings now that they are back from injury
Last Wednesday against Everton was woeful & last night wasn't much better! I thought we had turned the corner this summer getting Bruce plus the new players. I know we have had injuries but its the same old story, stuck in a dogfight trying to avoid the drop. I can see Wigan being a draw and going off our away form Pompey wont be easy either. Why do we not travel well?? One away win all season is relegation fodder (at least I was at Bolton to see the one & only away victory!). I really am starting to doubt Bruces ability, I will give him 2 more games. Surely with the team we have we should be performing a lot better! If we don't get 6 points from the next 2 games then get on the phone to Sven......
North West Tom said:
Sounds like you had a really good chance at the end, and I'm pleased with a point away from home. How was our crowd (or lack of)? I heard we took 150 people.
First half we were shocking and you could have been 2-3 nil up. Our passing was awful, we were very un-creative. Your crowd, although small, wasn't bad. They had a go at Bruce and Cattermole but they were pretty quiet after we equalised. Second half was better from a Sunderland perspective, we could have just nicked the 3 points at the end. Darren Bent had a goal disallowed for offside, hard to tell from my view (next to the away fans, south stand).
All in all, a disappointing result but considering our first half performance, it was a point gained.
We need to beat Portsmouth on Tuesday now.
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