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  1. The Philosopher

    Match Thread ⚽️ Sunderland vs Coventry City Match Thread - Sunday 31st Jul

    Allen should have shot and then they break and neatly score. not good enough
  2. The Philosopher

    Match Thread ⚽️ Sunderland vs Coventry City Match Thread - Sunday 31st Jul

    Moore poor Back line ok but getting pressed in. Panzo not quite in sync but what a shot. Wing backs not much use. Dabo needs to come on. Bidwell - never been a fan and still not. Allen - league1 player. Hamer silly booking. Sheaf - no zip in him. Gyok is our only threat. Godden is trying.
  3. The Philosopher

    Why Didn't We Sign Chris Marsden in 1994?

    I remember watching McGuire in the reserves and he was brilliant. I remember one particular match against Liverpool reserves. Liverpool reserves at the time were a match for most mid table top flight teams and on this day I think McMahan, Nicol, McMananam, Molby and a load of other seriously...
  4. The Philosopher

    O'Hare bids

    Looking back it was madness. Aloisi would have got us plenty of goals. Even Zuniga looked like he could have done something at that level. Hughes money (money on him) was wasted.
  5. The Philosopher

    O'Hare bids

    SISU have now been around long enough to be able to make sensible financial decisions. My take: Ranson brought them in, they “invested” say, 10m on players like Westwood, Eastwood etc. They had these players in their balance sheets as assets but didn’t understand the Bosman rule...
  6. The Philosopher

    O'Hare bids

    He creates enough but also creates a huge amount of free kicks in dangerous areas by winning (if that’s the right word) so many fouls. We have a great free kick taker from wide in Gus. We need to take advantage of those aspects.
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    O'Hare bids

    I think SISU have enough acumen now to start being sensible. Would they sell O’Hare for a million? Obviously not. £100m - of course and we’d be encouraging the sale. The figure in between is the onion. Most of us would be satisfied with £20m (unrealistic) and pied off with £5m. I do...
  8. The Philosopher

    O'Hare bids

    I’m not sure he’ll go. I thought (for no reason other than feeling in my bones) he’d end up at Wolves. Don’t know why. I’d be wanting to wait until next window, if we are up there then that’s one thing, if not, cash out and build.
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    O'Hare bids

    When we first went down we signed Lee Hughes from the Baggies. We would have been the equivalent of Burnley (just relegated and tipped to go back up) and them us (mid table Champ club) at the time. Baggies went up , we didn’t and the least said about Hughes the better. (Trying to find a...
  10. The Philosopher

    Transfer Shouts

    Harry Kane might talk like he chases parked cars but he’s 6ft2 but no one can argue that he scores goals and is good in the air. Where you all going with this? Having a choice of back-up strikers that includes one that can take a leak without standing on a stool is plain common sense.
  11. The Philosopher

    Transfer Shouts

    Easy. First game last season. 98th minute goal. Watch it back. Long ball to Vik, headed down, run on, goal. Imagine Vik injured. No goal. Alternative, another aerial player - possible goal. It’s not all about sitting in the box and nodding in.
  12. The Philosopher

    Transfer Shouts

    No obsession just the mere fact that we don’t have any. You pick your team to play your opponents and if you have great crossers of the ball you want the option of someone getting in the end of it. It’s not just tall, it’s having the option off the bench of a physical striker AS WELL AS a fast...
  13. The Philosopher

    Transfer Shouts

    I’m sure they can change their own floodlight bulbs. It was a suggestion and I’ll stick by it. I personally hope he does well - the lad stuck at going to Uni despite easier options and for that he gains my respect. Huddersfield have taken a punt and are now getting some of his massive 50k plus...
  14. The Philosopher

    Transfer Shouts

    I think at the time for L1 it wasn’t far off. Different requirements for different levels so that the Barrow’s and Sutton’s of this world can progress. I’m think there was a dispensation for time to sort. If not Rugby then Nene Park was a better option. They’d just lost their club and 3000...
  15. The Philosopher

    Transfer Shouts

    And for the record, SISU dropped the ball by not going to Butlin Road and choosing Northampton when they had their giddy fit. 6000 sell out or whatever in that ground plus cementing the support of the local kids for a lifetime would have been far better. St Andrew’s too. Would have rather...
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    Transfer Shouts

    We have one of the largest potential support bases that there is. Biggest city (aside from Leeds I think but they merge into Bradford) with only one club (I think) plus Nuneaton, Leam, Warwick, Bedduth, Treacletown, Rugby etc. Burnley haven’t got our potential. We’ve taken 40k plus to...
  17. The Philosopher

    Gareth's Song Reviews - Poll

    Gruff, Do a song per game and give yourself a related challenge like, whatever song was number 1 last time we won the fixture.
  18. The Philosopher

    LWB Position

    Adebayo then for Luton, same budget finished in the play offs. Your move.
  19. The Philosopher

    LWB Position

    Bored of the Hudlin thing. He had potential to be looked at for our u23s. Simple really. There were many times last season when our style of play resulted in crosses whipped in over everyone’s head and we had to chase wide because we had no one on the end. Them’s the breaks
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