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Truth is at most clubs one death spiral finishes you. The fact he was allowed to have 2 season here is the anomaly. He did far more there than he did here but Sunderland fans and owners demand success. He was never going to last although I’m sure he ingratiated himself with some of their fans with uncle Tony loves you routine and a tangible measure of “success” with getting into the playoffs

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10 hours ago, bigbrandjohn said:

Reading the responses from Sunderland fans they loved him. Owners didn’t  invest , so he brought the youngsters on. Still a few points off the play offs. Took them to the playoffs with nothing last year. 
This comment says it all. 

"As custodians of our great club, we believe in our long-term strategy that we hope will ensure sustainability and success for SAFC. 

"Central to that approach is a relentless demand for a high performance culture to be implemented throughout the club and the development of a strong playing identity that you, our loyal supporters, can all be proud of."

That from a 25 year old playing FIFA with Daddy’s money. Straight out of the consultants book of corporate bollocks  

Heckingbotty wont fare any better if he goes there.

 

How can you believe in a strategy but only hope it will ensure success? 🤔🤨

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Unfortunately not too much time to recap the weekend's events, but just quickly:

Preston 0-2 QPR - Pressure continues to mount on Ryan Lowe as his side suffered a dismal 2-0 home defeat to a QPR team who are coming to life under new boss Marti Cifuentes. This was a second win in a row for Rangers, who have only lost once in their last five games. Three points keeps them in 22nd, but moves them to within four points of Huddersfield in 21st. If they can keep their momentum going, that gap could close very quickly and cause a few teams above them to sweat. Preston remain in 8th but have now lost three on the spin. 

WBA 1-2 Leicester - Leicester had been going through a tricky spell, and WBA away was a big test. They went ahead in the 72nd minute but were pegged back in the 89th, and it appeared the game would end with the points shared. However, a 94th minute winner from Harry Winks gave Leicester the victory. They remain in 1st, still a point ahead of Ipswich in 2nd. Defeat for WBA wasn't the end of the world as most of the teams below them also lost, so they remain in 5th position.

Birmingham 0-0 Rotherham - Wayne Rooney's Birmingham City™ continued their run of poor form under their new boss with a lacklustre 0-0 draw against a Rotherham team who struggle away from home. Rooney suggested "we have to be happy with a point", but I'm not sure many of Big Club's fans will share that sentiment. The draw sees Birmingham in 15th, with Rotherham stuck in 23rd, still 7 points from safety.

Hull City 1-2 Watford - The Tigers' three match unbeaten run came to an end as Watford scored a solid victory at the KCOM. Hull will rue a missed penalty in the 60th minute when the score was tied at 1-1. They do stay in 6th though, as no clubs below took advantage of this slip up. Watford climb to 10th and are now just three points from a playoff place.

Ipswich 2-1 Coventry - Ipswich won again at Portman Road, ending Coventry's mini-revival. Wes Burns' incredible effort with the outside of his boot is well worth watching. Ipswich keep pace with Leicester, just a point behind the league leaders, and remain 7 points clear of Leeds in 3rd. Coventry sit in 17th.

Leeds 3-2 Middlesbrough - Leeds came out on top in an entertaining match at Elland Road. All goals were scored in the first half, with Anfernee Dijksteel's sending off in the 62nd minute making Boro's task of getting back into the game much more difficult. Leeds remain in 3rd, whilst Boro slip to 12th, with two defeats in their last three matches.

Millwall 1-1 Sunderland - As Joe Edwards' starts life with Millwall, this turned out to be Tony Mowbray's last game in charge of the Black cats. Despite fighting back to gain a point, having gone behind just before half-time, a draw wasn't enough to convince the Sunderland hierarchy that Mowbray was the man to lead them forward. Just one win in five has seen Sunderland slip to 9th, but they still remain only three points from the playoffs. Nonetheless, two days after this match Mowbray was relieved of his duties. A point for Millwall leaves them in 19th, also with only one win in five games.

Plymouth 2-1 Stoke City - Plymouth's impressive home form continues to keep them out of trouble, and another victory at Home Park helped move them up to 16th in the table, six points clear of the relegation zone. Stoke meanwhile are on a miserable run of form, with Alex Neil's men having lost the last three games and only taking two points from the last fifteen available. They drop to 20th, five points from the relegation zone.

Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Blackburn - The league's worst team won only their second match of the season, scoring three for the first time this season, with plenty of assistance from the referee. Rovers, at times, must have felt like they were a man down as the ref ensured he did as much as possible to help Wednesday to victory. Admittedly Rovers' performance was poor, too, but one look at our bench gives an idea of how a result like this could happen. It ends a two game winning streak for Rovers, but we remain in 7th due to most of the teams around us losing. Wednesday meanwhile pull themselves a couple of points closer to Rotherham in 23rd, but are still ten points from safety.

Southampton 2-0 Cardiff City - A routine win for a Southampton side in top form at St. Mary's keeps them in 4th place, but still a point behind Leeds and eight behind Ipswich, owing to all of the teams above them also winning. They are now nine points from Rovers in 7th place, however. A brace from former Rover Adam Armstrong - very much at home now that he's back in the Championship - pulls him one goal closer to Sammie Szmodics in the top scorer table, but he remains two goals behind Sammie, who also scored again this weekend, on 12 goals. It was a third defeat in four games for Cardiff, who fall to 11th, although they are still just three points from the playoffs.

Swansea 1-1 Huddersfield - Another manager who saw a 1-1 draw against a struggling team spell the end of his tenure, Michael Duff was dismissed as Swansea manager despite his side scoring a last-gasp goal in the 94th minutes to share the points with Huddersfield at the Swansea.com stadium. Whilst Patino's dramatic late leveller would have no doubt been wildly celebrated by the Swans, and was the least they deserved, it was ultimately a poor home result and enough to see the end of Duff's short six-month spell as the club's manager. The equaliser would have been a sickener for Darren Moore and his men, but they remain on a three game unbeaten run. The result edges Swansea up to 18th, five points clear of the drop, whilst Huddersfield continue on in 21st, nervously looking over their shoulders at QPR.

Bristol City 1-2 Norwich City - Despite taking an early lead, the home team found themselves pegged back on the 59th minute and then watched as Norwich snatched all three points with a 95th minute winner courtesy of substitute Adam Idah. New boss Liam Manning has now seen his side lose back-to-back games, and three points for Norwich, their third win in four games, helps them swap positions with City, from 13th to 14th. 

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Rovers are now +1 goal difference and -4 points from corresponding fixtures last season.

We’ve also lost the same number of games at home as we did in 22-23 (6).

Only problem is we’re not even midway through December! 

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Idiocy from Ayala in both instances, really. Regardless of whether the first yellow is harsh or not, what was the point in doing it that early in the game? If it's late on and you're 1-0 up and you're trying to buy some time for tired legs to make their way back to defend then okay, maybe take the risk, but shouldn't be necessary that early in the match.

Second was just reckless from an experienced player. You'd expect him to be a lot wiser there. 

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7 minutes ago, DE. said:

Idiocy from Ayala in both instances, really. Regardless of whether the first yellow is harsh or not, what was the point in doing it that early in the game? If it's late on and you're 1-0 up and you're trying to buy some time for tired legs to make their way back to defend then okay, maybe take the risk, but shouldn't be necessary that early in the match.

Second was just reckless from an experienced player. You'd expect him to be a lot wiser there. 

No sympathy from me, both are bookings.

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34 minutes ago, DackDackGoose said:

The new booking players rule for throwing ball away / time wasting has been so inconsistant

The best way to get rid of the inconsistancy, is to adhere to the rules, not ignore them. If a player wants to break the rules, they know the risks they run. 

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