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Sunderland Look Set To Miss Out


The "Archie Gray" is definitely a new unit of currency.

Reminds me of the "Michu" a few years back when buying someone for 10 million was instead described as 5 Michus
 
Keith S30S said:
I have absolutely no idea what players our recruitment team are trying to sign. I don't actually believe everything I read on the internet.

Because it was just the usual negative bollocks.
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You do have some idea. You’ve commented on the Cannon and BBD situations.
 
DonaldDownTheWing said:
we’ve got 1 player on this list. Burnley have 2, Leeds & Sheff Utd have 3.

Almost like the stats back up what’s obvious - we don’t have enough scorer
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And yet we've scored more goals than Burnley and Sheffield U. despite playing one fewer game. Fifteen different players have scored for us this season and the only player who has started more than 10 games who hasn't scored is Mepham. The moaners will grasp at every possible straw. We could have the highest GF in the division but if we didn't have a "top striker" we'd be doomed :-)
 
PaulG said:
And yet we've scored more goals than Burnley and Sheffield U. despite playing one fewer game. Fifteen different players have scored for us this season and the only player who has started more than 10 games who hasn't scored is Mepham. The moaners will grasp at every possible straw. We could have the highest GF in the division but if we didn't have a "top striker" we'd be doomed :)
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If we had the highest GD in the division it would suggest that we had plenty goals coming from all over the pitch.
 
Safc98 said:
Be like saying if we don’t win the PL within 2yrs of promotion it’s a failure because Leicester did it.
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The exception is the rule - guarantees perpetually misery and dissatisfaction!
DonaldDownTheWing said:
I love watching sunderland win as much as anyone but this whole “we used to be in league one” rhetoric does my nut in.

It’s a lazy excuse. Statistically, this is the worst period in the clubs history. We’ve never spent this long out of the top flight and until we get back there, I don’t think we should be satisfied.
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Nobody is saying that they are satisfied - that attitude is just to bolster your belief that you are a better Sunderland fan because you expect us to be in the PL. The assessment for most of us is relative improvement versus absolute improvement. The club cratered into L2 and couldn't get out. Things could actually have become worse. Instead, we have been on a steady upward trajectory that will eventually get us to where you expect the club to be. There is no shame or lack of ambition in appreciating the improvements in performance and league position that the current ownership has achieved.
 
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PaulG said:
The exception is the rule - guarantees perpetually misery and dissatisfaction!

Nobody is saying that they are satisfied - that attitude is just to bolster your belief that you are a better Sunderland fan because you expect us to be in the PL. The assessment for most of us is relative improvement versus absolute improvement. The club cratered into L2 and couldn't get out. Things could actually have become worse. Instead, we have been on a steady upward trajectory that will eventually get us to where you expect the club to be. There is no shame or lack of ambition in appreciating the improvements in performance and league position that the current ownership has achieved.
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I appreciate we’ve came on massively but getting out of L1 should’ve been the bare minimum. Playoffs in the first season back was good because it was a free hit.
 
Safc98 said:
They had one full season in L1 and got promoted………………
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eh?????????????? are we on different points here?/ 18/19 finished 5th, 19/20 finished 8th, 20/21 finished 4th, 21/22 finished 5th where there hell do you get one full season from in league 1? I'm referring to the team/club, not the owners.
DonaldDownTheWing said:
The difficulty is signing a player in January, who’s good enough, to sit on the bench.
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should have bought in the summer then, simple
PaulG said:
And yet we've scored more goals than Burnley and Sheffield U. despite playing one fewer game. Fifteen different players have scored for us this season and the only player who has started more than 10 games who hasn't scored is Mepham. The moaners will grasp at every possible straw. We could have the highest GF in the division but if we didn't have a "top striker" we'd be doomed :)
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best they start banging a few in then
 
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bozwellboyce said:
eh?????????????? are we on different points here?/ 18/19 finished 5th, 19/20 finished 8th, 20/21 finished 4th, 21/22 finished 5th where there hell do you get one full season from in league 1? I'm referring to the team/club, not the owners.
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that’s the blurring of the line then
 
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