No damage done

[SebastienELLISbexter]

Another weekend, no damage done. With so many players unavailable, we'll take that. Huge missed opportunity for Leeds. We are through December with only 1 loss, to Man City. Toughest month out the way and more than positively navigated.

 

[SKP130]

Another weekend, no damage done. With so many players unavailable, we'll take that. Huge missed opportunity for Leeds. We are through December with only 1 loss, to Man City. Toughest month out the way and more than positively navigated.

Agreed.

I feel better already.

 

[Richie K]

Great effort, Sunderland teams in the past definitely would have lost that one today.

 

[ChrisAshley]

Some right overreactions going on, we're a newly promoted club without about 4 or 5 first teamers and a depleted bench, any point is decent and Leeds are in form at the moment too.

 

[Davo2428]

First time I’ve been worried about depth. Looked jagged there

 

[ranks39]

I agree. Keep on not losing and we are safe as houses. Survive AFCON and kick on.

 

[Iceman97]

I said at the start of December I'd have taken 4 points of our fixtures from the mags and these. 6 in total with just one defeat isn't too shabby.

 

[freckletooth]

Mins 45 to 80 were excruciating

 

[SebastienELLISbexter]

Kept our unbeaten home record. We haven't lost since Afcon started, despite everyone warning us how tough it would be. We definitely do look weaker and less organised, but the resilience is still there. Like i said, huge missed opportunity for Leeds. Looking forward to the return fixture with a full strength squad.

 

[Gonk]

Leeds should have won that. I'll take the point.

 

[twang]

Today’s team sheet indicated we
Need more quality players at the club …

 

[Steesafc]

Jan coming up to add a couple too. This squad as it is needs a bit of help with Ballard out and the Afcon lads.

 

[The Situation]

Today’s team sheet indicated we
Need more quality players at the club …

It didn't, at all.

There's a handful of clubs in this division who can cope with 5 guaranteed starters missing (and 6 depending on what Le Bris wants to do).

A newly promoted side certainly shouldn't be expected to be one of them.

 

[JL1985]

Leeds will be kicking themselves. That was a golden chance for them.

 

[columbo70]

Dec 21st to back end of January was always going to be a major concern. We haven't got the squad yet to compete when players are unavailable.

28 points in our quest for 38 is all that matters. We need to stay calm and get through next few games. Hope today has brought the deluded back down to earth.

 

[ranks39]

Today’s team sheet indicated we
Need more quality players at the club …

Of course but, realistically, we are only going to be able to add a couple bodies in the winter. We are rebuilding a squad that was in L1 less than 5 years ago, we can't have expected to turn over 20+ players in one go. We built the squad knowing AFCON was going to be a lighter period and the boys that have stepped in have earned us two tough points.

 

[Billy Batts]

Leeds will be kicking themselves. That was a golden chance for them.

I would agree but we really should've been in at the break 2 up.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Genuinely can't remember. When did we last beat Leeds?

 

[The Situation]

Leeds will be kicking themselves. That was a golden chance for them.

Starting to look like they'll be fine mind. Basically have an 8 point gap to West Ham because of GD.

 

[JL1985]

I would agree but we really should've been in at the break 2 up.

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