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Teesside_Steve said:
I've been predicting you will implode this season. You've made a strong start but it won't surprise me if your form tails off later on in the season.

Used to be my local actually when I lived on Auckland street but haven't been in in years.
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Maybe if you watched us a bit more you might change yr mind.
In my 65yrs of watching the lads I have seen just a few good teams representing us.
But I’ve never seen a squad as capable and with so much potential and strength in depth.

But we wait and see.
Top 6 for me is more than achievable
 
Chewit said:
Thing is it’s not his football strategy at Sunderland. He has to work with what he’s given. Dare I say our recruitment team are better at recruit the right players to fit the longer term strategy than any manager, not just Mowbray. Maybe what we are finding out here is just how good a head coach TM could have been if that’s all he had to concentrate on.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a ‘Manager’ at SAFC seemingly able to maintain momentum with a team that has so many changes. At a different level it’s like watching Man City swopping and changing seamlessly.

What we have here now is all about the longer term sustainability of the team and its performance.

Most clubs but particularly Boro under Gibson have purchased players for the here and now, largely driven by what the manager needs to stay in a job this week or to capture the fans imagination.
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That's probably why we are seeing Mowbray doing so well. He's just the coach now, focuses on the next game - just the football. No dealing with agents, contracts, recruitment. Just a team of kids he can shape and mould, and guide them through their footballing career, which is what he likes the most from what I've heard/read. I think if he was a manager who had to deal with all that extra stuff, he wouldn't do it for long. Sounds like he's a bit fed up of all that. Here, he just focuses on the kids and their development, and winning matches.

A whole team of people are shaping the team so there is continuity to it even if TM departs. Won't be saying 'well, it's October, let's wait for the new manager to get his players in. Wait for the window, and next year try again' like we have since about 2008.
 
hairyhaggis said:
That's probably why we are seeing Mowbray doing so well. He's just the coach now, focuses on the next game - just the football. No dealing with agents, contracts, recruitment. Just a team of kids he can shape and mould, and guide them through their footballing career, which is what he likes the most from what I've heard/read. I think if he was a manager who had to deal with all that extra stuff, he wouldn't do it for long. Sounds like he's a bit fed up of all that. Here, he just focuses on the kids and their development, and winning matches.

A whole team of people are shaping the team so there is continuity to it even if TM departs. Won't be saying 'well, it's October, let's wait for the new manager to get his players in. Wait for the window, and next year try again' like we have since about 2008.
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Spot on.
 
Teesside_Steve said:
I've been predicting you will implode this season. You've made a strong start but it won't surprise me if your form tails off later on in the season.

Used to be my local actually when I lived on Auckland street but haven't been in in years.
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Me too
It's what Tony does. Massive implosions every season since he joined safc.
Id rather have Carrick. Think you'll easily be top 6 this season
 
gipetto said:
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Bless em.
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Either I'm completely delusional or they are, their squad is nowhere near as good as ours. Who are their equivalent creative players like Clarke, Roberts or Pritchard (or even Dack, Ba and maybe Aouchiche)? Obviously anything can happen in a 1 off game but who should we be fearing when we play them next month? They also don't have a Ballard level defender or midfielders as good as Neil and Ekwah imo.

They won't go down like, seems like they are still creating a decent amount of chances, I actually think getting better than evens for them to beat Sheff Wed on Tuesday is fantastic value.
 
Disco_Pants93 said:
Achieving a 6th placed finish without a striker wasn't steadying the ship, he's pushed us on further than even he could've imagined. Not to mention the squad he had for his first full season at Boro is lightyears behind our current squad. We managed to bring Patrick Roberts, Alex Pritchard, Semedo and Aouchiche off the bench on Saturday.
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lightyears is a stretch
 
Teesside_Steve said:
I've been predicting you will implode this season. You've made a strong start but it won't surprise me if your form tails off later on in the season.

Used to be my local actually when I lived on Auckland street but haven't been in in years.
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Did drop off under him but still think with the resources we had he did well. One of the better managers in this league. If he was from Spain or Portuguese not saltburn I think he’d get more credit because the footy he played was always decent. Not premier league leve manager but definitely above average for championship
 
Teesside_Steve said:
Still very early days. Think ourselves and Sunderland will both end up being midtable come the end of the season to be honest.

Sunderland have started well but how many times have Mowbray teams imploded 2nd half of the season.
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You didn't notice last year did you? We did the opposite of implode last year, despite horrendous injuries we just got better and better. We have a stronger squad this year than last year despite losing Amad. There something about Mowbray and the current Sunderland set up that just seems to fit. I've no idea about Boro but you'll have to hope that one or two of your signings come good or you could be in trouble.
 
boroboys said:
Did drop off under him but still think with the resources we had he did well. One of the better managers in this league. If he was from Spain or Portuguese not saltburn I think he’d get more credit because the footy he played was always decent. Not premier league leve manager but definitely above average for championship
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Any chance Carrick will get the chop if you lose to Sheff Wed ??
 
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