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Struggle in the Championship

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Sorry boys and girls and the other genders that support the lads or whatever gender they want to be known as :lol: but SAFC will struggle in the Championship. From what I've seen in the pre-season friendlies, we do alright and can play but the finishing or what the strikers do with the ball up front is way short of what is necessary. Getting enough goals is going to be the difference. Our only hope is that three other teams are worse than Sunderland!


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I would always say the friendlies are just a work-out but I also think we are lacking up front.
I reckon in the early days of the Championship we will just play the one up front.
I can't see the lads getting above mid-table.


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That's got relegation battle etched all over that side.
Need better players in or we're going straight back down


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thingamajig wrote: 23 Jul 2022, 16:57 I reckon in the early days of the Championship we will just play the one up front.
Alex Neil has no other option yet!


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blockheed wrote: 23 Jul 2022, 16:51 Our only hope is that three other teams are worse than Sunderland!
There will be but it will be because we will spend a little come January because we failed to buy before the season starts. Catch up yet again :whistle:


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Re: Struggle in the Championship

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blockheed wrote: 23 Jul 2022, 16:51 Sorry boys and girls and the other genders that support the lads or whatever gender they want to be known as :lol: but SAFC will struggle in the Championship. From what I've seen in the pre-season friendlies, we do alright and can play but the finishing or what the strikers do with the ball up front is way short of what is necessary. Getting enough goals is going to be the difference. Our only hope is that three other teams are worse than Sunderland!
Obviously we will not know for a while yet but I'd say the first five games should give us an idea of what we can do in the higher league.


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cam wrote: 23 Jul 2022, 17:27
blockheed wrote: 23 Jul 2022, 16:51 Sorry boys and girls and the other genders that support the lads or whatever gender they want to be known as :lol: but SAFC will struggle in the Championship. From what I've seen in the pre-season friendlies, we do alright and can play but the finishing or what the strikers do with the ball up front is way short of what is necessary. Getting enough goals is going to be the difference. Our only hope is that three other teams are worse than Sunderland!
Obviously we will not know for a while yet but I'd say the first five games should give us an idea of what we can do in the higher league.
Considering that this club should be better than even this league, to be facing a relegation battle is a kick in the 🐂


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Re: Struggle in the Championship

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We are a third division team that had a strong finish last season. That in itself says we could struggle. But we just don't know yet. It might be that we are a good Championship side and couldn't handle the third division. We should certainly spend though!


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