11 Aug 2015 19:19:18
we are in dire straights at the moment if what you read in the sunderland echo is right the club are still paying off instalements on transfer for players who aren't at the club anymore we have players who are on silly money 40 to 50k a week who aren't good enough for the premiership who has ellis short got running the club billy smart as it seems like a circus at the moment. billionaire ellis short need to take a step back and have a look at what his ambitions are for the club and wether he can fulfill them if not then he needs to seriously think about selling the club to people who are willing to take the club forward. he has some of the best supporters in the country who turn out home and away in their thousands and have seen no success for years yet still put up with the dross served our week in week out i'm sure if this was his multi billion pound company we were talking about and not his little hobby then from top to bottom heads would have rolled. he needs to put his hands in his pockets clear off all this debt the echo reckons we are in then start on his backroom staff byrne and company then take a hit on some of the playing staff and pay off their contracts and get them out the club its no good bringing in signings like lens and defoe and not having the players along side them who will get the best out of them the likes of johnson fletcher jones oshea brown bridcutt buckley vergini rodwell gomez will only guarantee us one thing and that is relegation battle year in year out
Sunderland Banter Archive August 11 2015
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11 Aug 2015 00:35:56
Cheer up lads - think positive. When were we last two places above Arsenal in the table?
11 Aug 2015 09:02:54
Hello everyone, you probably haven't seen me before but I have been on here a while and thoroughly enjoy reading your posts. I think it is time for me to have my share on what is going on. First of all, what happened on Saturday, usually I would say to others 'well that didn't surprise me', but after the statements made on Advocaats 2nd arrival, I was surprised, very, surprised. Not even Pantiloom could save us from that! The whole team was abysmal, something has to be changed, perhaps the whole team should be changed for next week (the majority of them), they showed no effort on the pitch and had no hunger to win the game, they showed a little promise in the 2nd half, the key word being promise, not quality, not awesomeness, promise.
Now, Lee Congerton, what is this man doing? Raking his arse and counting sheep? YES! In the past fortnight we have had 1/2 rumours which actually make sense, M'vila, and Januzaj. Yes Januzaj has creativity but it will not solve our apalling defense. We also need another striker to fit the 4-3-3 formation. 4-3-3 doesn't work, we are not versatile. The most suited formation for us is likely a 4-2-3-1, Catts needs someone with him.
I think the team should be offered some hungry players, therefore bring in the youth, they seem to be doing great, and Mandron is on fire. I wouldn't mind the team to look like this :-
Pantillimon
Matthews
Coates
O'Shea (c)
Van Aanholt/Tom Robson
Cattermole
M'vila
Watmore
Giaccerini/Januzaj (If he completes loan deal soon)
Lens
Fletcher/Mandron
Fletcher or Mandron should be used, both are great target men. Anyway, that is my thoughts. Please give me feedback :D
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11 Aug 2015 11:21:48
welcome to the world of posting britjackk! agree with you about the performance we were abysmal. a lot of people including myself have been pleading for watmore to be given game time but for some reason dick won't.
fletcher in my opinion should be no where near our first team if we are talking about quality. a new striker should be brought in to partner Defoe up front with mandron as cover. 4-3-3 does not work purely because we are left to bare defensively especially when van annholt and Jones aren't the strongest defensively. we need the two cover midfielders with the squad we have.
11 Aug 2015 18:59:51
thats a good team selection I would like to see I would go with graham as a front man as he holds the ball up well and although not a scorer using graham gives the midfield lads the chance to get forward
10 Aug 2015 22:40:44
Couple of points as I am totally bewildered as to what is going on here.Ellis Short, a billionaire, are we better or worse off than when he bought the club from Drumaville.Is he being led up the garden path, or is it us?Who is advising him on the football side.What on earth is Lee Congerton doing.He seems to be stocking our club up with puddings.Who the hell gave Clattermole another 5 years contract at about 2 million a year when he would do well to play in wearside league.What is Bracewell getting paid for?It cannot be for his coaching ability surely.Lastly when are these players going to actually put an effort in? most leave the pitch without breaking sweat.Apart from that I am really quite happy.