If Sunderland went up via the play offs.......


I'd take having a relegation season for all the extra money. It wouldn't be pretty, but we'd tear the champo a new one the season after. IMO.
 
I know it’s only one tie but we couldn’t even beat Fulham in the cup when they played their reserves and then lost the home tie to them. That’s just a mid table premier league team as well, this squad would need huge investment just compete against the drop.
Who’s this half wit?
 
I wouldn't be arsed if we went down.

£100m+ banked and sensible signings like we are now. We'd be the strongest team in the championship on our return

You say that as if people don't still talk about the 15 and 19 point seasons sucking the life out of the club, the supporters and the city.

There's no way that people wouldn't be absolutely screaming for Mowbrays head, as if half the squad would want to stay in such a negative attitude etc. As if people wouldn't be saying that KLD is banking the money/ cashing it for himself, as if supporters would trust the process and squad building in the future etc.
 
These lads fight for the points every game. If in dreamland we were to go up with this young team, I’d be happy to just see what happens with some smart additions to the squad but largely keeping with the young spine of the team. If the lads grafted every game and fought I’d have no issue where we ended up top or bottom
 
Yeah. The point of competitive sport is to perform as well as possible at as high a level as possible.

However, I do find myself thinking about the silver lining if we don’t go up. I think we are already in the most exciting English division. Most games are competitive, anyone can beat anyone on their day and look how tight it’s been all season! Goals galore and the quality of football is decent. Plus you don’t have to put up with, for now at least, VAR.

Imagine if Burnley, Sheff United and Luton go up, Wigan, Reading, Blackpool go down and are replaced by Leeds, Forest, Everton, Ipswich, Derby and Sheff Wed.

That would be a cracking set of clubs all in the championship.
It’s the only true semi competitive league with a decent standard now really. The premier league is just a competition of whose owner can shovel the most money into the fire now each season frankly.
 
They'd all deserve a chance imo. A few will struggle such as Gooch as we have ready seen him in the PL and we know he struggled but it would be harsh to replace many to be honest.

It would be a huge acheivment gaining promotion while playing most the season without a striker.
 
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The reality is that if you go up you just has to deal with it as best as you can. There is always the chance you stay up and can build from there and if you go back down at least you get the parachute money which should help you return again.

Anyone suggesting it is better to stay in the championship is just talking total rubbish. Your owners won't think this nor will your manager or the players, it is the sort of rubbish that only a daft fan could come up with.

You cant pick and choose when to get promoted so the ideal time is always ASAP. It is that simple.
 
You say that as if people don't still talk about the 15 and 19 point seasons sucking the life out of the club, the supporters and the city.

There's no way that people wouldn't be absolutely screaming for Mowbrays head, as if half the squad would want to stay in such a negative attitude etc. As if people wouldn't be saying that KLD is banking the money/ cashing it for himself, as if supporters would trust the process and squad building in the future etc.

Dont be scared of success. We'd have a ridiculous amount of money to build on an exciting young team which is only going to get better with experience. These lads can survive.
 
We wouldn't be able to play a 2 man midfield, particularly with the personnel we have in there now, they get overrun in this league at times. In the premier league it'd be relentless.
 
Whipping boys but who would give a shit?
Learn, compete, improve and keep the squad together then go again. Would take careful fiscal management but it should be our aim.
Why on earth would we not want to be ahead of where we planned to be and be richly awarded for it. Madness not to want that.
I'd expect us to invest significantly if we did go up. Why not?
 
Yes, I know that no one thinks this will happen but it is possible mathematically. If it did how many of our current squad could cope in the top flight?
Patto
Ballard
Hume
Neil
Clarke
Rosco
Amad - if willing.

Hume would get destroyed in the premier League like. I dont rate him
 
If the chance is there, you take it. If the club are properly on the ball like they should be we’ll have targets for whether we’re PL or Championship next season while the former is still a possibility.
 

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