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Exile 1968 said:
I noticed yesterday night that both us and Pompey played less defensively than The Mags. When the Mags defend (which, let's face it, is for around 80minutes each game) they have all 11 men behind the ball!
We always kept two players towards the halfway line and I think Portsmouth did too.
Maybe it's just different in this division but I'm going to see what Southampton and City do tonight....
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Big boys league.....unlike the 3rd Division shite you play in
 
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The Fish said:
That would be juvenile, if that was the case. But it isn't, so we're all good.

Benitez was loved because he played a savy PR game, got the fans onside, delivered on the pitch and showed ambition beyond survival. But, according to some juvenile Sunderland fans, it's purely because he's famous. Not like Steve Bruce famous, a different kind of famous.
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😂😂
 
Safc88 said:
Cant wait to have the derbys back next season. We’re on our way you mag bassa’s 😎
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We will struggle but just stay up so at least 2 years before you play us.......you've still got to get out of 3rd division then the 2nd division which will cost your Boy wonder a fair chunk of cash
 
The Fish said:
Honestly, you lot talk about him as much as the press and some of our fans. I'd quite happily talk about how shit Bruce is, without mentioning Benitez, but he's dragged into the conversation every single time.

And the reason you talk about him is because we, at the time, really liked him. If he was shit or disliked, you'd be defending him. As some of you lot did with Bruce, Pardew, etc.

You spend an awful lot of your time and energy talking about a nothing club. Tel me, do you do the same for Aldershot? Or Stockport?
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Is this board infested with Aldershot or Stockport fans?
 
The Fish said:
To be honest, I'd rather play teams with nowt to play for, than teams fighting for their lives, including the local rivals.

Benitez takes a portion of the blame, but the lion's shares go to Ashley and McClaren. And this season, should we go down, the lion's share of the blame will go to Ashley and Bruce, regardless of who's in charge come the final day. This isn't favoritism, it's just really simple, objective, reason.

That's the point, Steve McClaren was in charge for 24 games, had fixtures against all the relegation rivals, money spent in the summer and the winter on players he wanted, and yet could only manage 24pts from 18 games. But, reading this forum, Schteve is never mentioned, the only person responsible for our relegation was Benitez, purely because the Newcastle fans liked him. It's incredibly juvenile.
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🤣🤣🤣

Okay. At least I don't spend all day on our rival clubs message board defending a manager who left nearly two years ago. Now that would be juvenile.

EDIT: Oh aye, and you've been a member here for 9 years! 🤣
 
Mr Redknapp said:
I think that's a good point, League one is dog toilet.

Until recently It's been like pulling teeth.
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True but it's only the Mags who play with 11 behind the ball in it. I haven't seen Sheff Utd doing that or Fulham. If Bosco is so proud of Bruce's tactics fair enough but they don't seem to be translating to points on the board!
 
The Fish said:
That would be juvenile, if that was the case. But it isn't, so we're all good.

Benitez was loved because he played a savy PR game, got the fans onside, delivered on the pitch and showed ambition beyond survival. But, according to some juvenile Sunderland fans, it's purely because he's famous. Not like Steve Bruce famous, a different kind of famous.
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Did he deliver on the pitch did he with 1.19 ppg in the top division with a easily avoidable relegation on his name. If a manager with a lesser name had exactly that record point for point, game for game you would have hounded him out every time. You didn’t at all because he was a name that in your eyes befits your status.
 
rentaghost said:
Did he deliver on the pitch did he with 1.19 ppg in the top division with a easily avoidable relegation on his name. If a manager with a lesser name had exactly that record point for point, game for game you would have hounded him out every time. You didn’t at all because he was a name that in your eyes befits your status.
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Like we did Hughton?

If you honestly think Benitez is a average-to-poor manager, then you crack on. But it's clear to everybody that we were improving year on year under him. The only reason some Sunderland fans are obsessed with downplaying his ability is because they perceive his support to be over-the-top.
 
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