[PL] Sunderland (H): Post Match Thread

[BobTheCharmer]

In Klopps first years at Dortmund there was a massive turnaround of players, in his first summer he got rid of players like Degen, Kovac, Pienaar, Buckley and Petric, all in all 13 players left and 9 arrived, Subotic among them, granted not all seniors, I think.

The following summer 7 players arrived like Hummels, Barrios, Bender and Grosskreautz, 6 left.

Third summer saw six players arrive, Lewandowski, Kagawa, Piszczek among them and another raft leaving.

Almost all of his summers have seen some upheaval, I think 5 or 6 players in and out are not out of the picture.

Well if next season is going to be anything but mediocre, records will need to be broken. I'd like to see at least 20 in and 20 out.

[The_weatherman]

Well if next season is going to be anything but mediocre, records will need to be broken. I'd like to see at least 20 in and 20 out.

Oh, so you'd keep Ward, Smith, Brannagan and Flanagan?

[BobTheCharmer]

Oh, so you'd keep Ward, Smith, Brannagan and Flanagan?

Yeah 3 of the 4 four mentioned, I'm not sure Smith is all that.

[The_weatherman]

Yeah 3 of the 4 four mentioned, I'm not sure Smith is all that.

Yeah, ok, let's call this plan B.

[BobTheCharmer]

Yeah, ok, let's call this plan B.

Call it plan Z, we need to be radical or the same malaise will engulf us again. I'd be tempted to throw the whole lot overboard on a ferry trip to Skye.

[wiw]

I just googled it I remember I read about it when he was announced that he let several experienced players leave, but I just checked on transfermarkt

IMO some managers can manage a high turnover, those who complicate football however cant.

You shouldn't have admitted that

Agree on the last point

[Camble]

Every ****ing week, even if we win or draw, Mig does something and I cringe at the thought of him having a new 5 year deal. Who on Earth came up with it?!

At 2-0 I wasn't at all confident, and that's against relegation battlers who are terrible.

In the first half they must have had 5/6 chances to counter us with greater numbers, but luckily they ****ed up a simple pass or overplayed it to Mig. Against an average team we'd have been punished.


I can't wait to get this season over with. It wouldn't surprise me if we finished bottom half. That's no a kneejerk statement, I just don't think we're good enough.

[Slinky Skills]

Call it plan Z, we need to be radical or the same malaise will engulf us again. I'd be tempted to throw the whole lot overboard on a ferry trip to Skye.

Why Skye? Why not Rosslare or Hoek van Holland? You're right though, I'd throw them all off if I had the opportunity.

[Glenn Hysen]

2-0 against Sunderland and we draw. Against Sunderland...

[Harv]

Bunch of ****ing ****s.

Just **** of Mingolet

[stuartb]

Ridiculous to walk out today - like the unions trying to resist reality and look what happened to them. How many fans are paying stupid amounts to goto a game via Thomas Cook ripoff packages and your complaining about cat A games at 77 UKP - supply and demand. id bite your hnd off to get a ticket for a game at that price but I cant get tickets as half the fans dont give season tickets back when they should which reduces supply and inflates prices. After them rescuing us in court your now slagging them off. I think its bang out of order

[Gerrard]

This is by far the best argument against the new prices I've read.

Not sure I'd say swelling coffers for no good reason though. It'll go towards making us successful, bridging the gap in match day income between us and our rivals is sadly one of the things we need to do if we want to be consistently challenging. This is a systemic problem, not a club one. If people are wanting to protest against the scourge of capitalism in football I'm right there, but poking a finger in FSG's eye isn't the way forward for me, much as the issue is real and the intention good.

2 million is nothing though, not to football clubs. As the Bayern official, Hoesness, pointed out it takes 5 minutes to negotiate plus or minus a few million on a transfer deal

[Liverpool]

funny how the people who dont go the game think the prices are ok which they'll never pay.

[dom9]

Ridiculous to walk out today - like the unions trying to resist reality and look what happened to them. How many fans are paying stupid amounts to goto a game via Thomas Cook ripoff packages and your complaining about cat A games at 77 UKP - supply and demand. id bite your hnd off to get a ticket for a game at that price but I cant get tickets as half the fans dont give season tickets back when they should which reduces supply and inflates prices. After them rescuing us in court your now slagging them off. I think its bang out of order

You live in the States right?

[dom9]

I've had enough of it. When I heard sunderland equalised I smiled. It doesn't bother me anymore. It's ****ing pointless. I've wasted far too much energy over the years, in 3 months I'll turn ****ing 40. I don't want to waste whatever time I have left on these *******s.

You are a year behind me in age and outlook.

Welcome to middle age. It's nice here actually.