Malice In Sunderland

[cheese]

1 hour ago, Silvio Dante said:

My 12 year old should know better, but collapses in laughter every time there is an ad for the new Wonka film.

Don't we all?

[Bazooka Joe]

48 minutes ago, Mendip City said:

That reminds me… where’s our new manager bounce? I think I missed it. 

It came and went with the somewhat fortunate win over Middlesbrough.

Harsh reality is now slapping us across the face, as we await the almost inevitable kick in the balls.

[spudski]

And there was me thinking ' Malice' was the Surname of some random Italian coach I'd never heard of

[redsquirrel]

our manager bounce is called the rooney splat, wanted to be like luton,got it wrong and got brum instead

[Mendip City]

3 hours ago, TDarwall said:

For something to bounce, it needs to be falling.  We were never falling so never was there going to be a bounce.

Ahhh maybe that’s the Manning plan? Get us into freefall ready to bounce back! 

[Jerseybean]

5 hours ago, 1960maaan said:

And didn't they only have 2 shots on target ?

We certainly scored two OGs and I remember Frank Fielding making a great save! 

[1960maaan]

16 minutes ago, Jerseybean said:

We certainly scored two OGs and I remember Frank Fielding making a great save! 

I take some blame.

On the concourse half time, said to a mate if we don't score 6 I will be disappointed. Sunderland were that bad.

As it was we had a , Hold my beer moment .

[Mr Popodopolous]

I thought there was an air if complacency in that game.

3 up sure, outplayingSunderland significantly yeah but team, fans whoever..doing half a job really came back on us. Almost felt too easy.

Reid off Diony on probably didn't help tactically either- ability aside it didn't help tactically.

[Lew-T]

7 hours ago, Super said:

I'm already worrying about Clarke up against Tanner. We need a 90 minute performance not 25 mins.

In fairness to Tanner, he’s solid defensively. It’s just when we have the ball is the problem!

[fisherrich]

AG will be like a home game for Sunderland.
Nigh on 3000 Mackams roaring them on, whereas the “AG library” will be quiet again. 
Would take a draw TBH as a good result.

[Mr Popodopolous]

9 minutes ago, fisherrich said:

AG will be like a home game for Sunderland.
Nigh on 3000 Mackams roaring them on, whereas the “AG library” will be quiet again. 
Would take a draw TBH as a good result.

Quiet, I dunno the booing at the end v Norwich was very visible and noticeable.

Do agree though a point would be quite acceptable in the circs.

[The turtle]

It's a huge game really. Because a win and will be back 4 points off the current 6th. Whoever would then b in 6th would stay reachable. (7 if hull with hull next)

It keeps the "hope alive"

It takes the drop fear away just that bit more.

If ever there was a game a city team need to come out absolutely firing, and non stop high energy, high intensity.... It's this one. Do that and the crowd will follow.

Lose. And lose passively, then the pressure builds even more. 

.........

The last manager i remember under the microscope was pulis. The issues were both results and the football played. 

I really think this game is huge in so many ways. Hope is a dangerous food, hope is what football fans need. This game represents hope.

Lose it..... And the season is done already.

.....

To be clear, i don't think there is a chance we'll finish in the top 6th. It wound just be nice to get to January games in with a shout. It's been a while.

[Mr Popodopolous]

9 minutes ago, The turtle said:

It's a huge game really. Because a win and will be back 4 points off the current 6th. Whoever would then b in 6th would stay reachable. (7 if hull with hull next)

It keeps the "hope alive"

It takes the drop fear away just that bit more.

If ever there was a game a city team need to come out absolutely firing, and non stop high energy, high intensity.... It's this one. Do that and the crowd will follow.

Lose. And lose passively, then the pressure builds even more. 

.........

The last manager i remember under the microscope was pulis. The issues were both results and the football played. 

I really think this game is huge in so many ways. Hope is a dangerous food, hope is what football fans need. This game represents hope.

Lose it..... And the season is done already.

.....

To be clear, i don't think there is a chance we'll finish in the top 6th. It wound just be nice to get to January games in with a shout. It's been a while.

Agreed with this, especially the hope point.

Hope is what we are lacking right now. The whole general air and sequence of events:

*Scott sold- well that was inevitable I guess.

*The rambling about the nest egg.

*The terrible failure to back NP financially after Scott went.. 

*...The terrible failure to back NP, in terms of a new contract, when the injuries were clearly hindering us and given his health issues.

Being linked with a wide player from Bath City in January.

What hope is there, now the team are stalling or regressing and worse still so are key players ie Vyner who hasn't been the same in the last few weeks.

Questionable tactics, wing back, back 3, Sykes on the left in one of the games.

Pring dropped, Sykes substituted etc. TGH benched.

Rapidly losing hope, season over sooner rather than later I'd say 

[pillred]

12 hours ago, Jerseybean said:

Just had a flashback to the game a few seasons back, we were 3 up at half time if I recall correctly and hung on as it finished 3-3! 

Marlon Pack scored a 90th-minute own goal to give them a draw.

Edited December 14, 2023 by pillred

[W-S-M Seagull]

2 hours ago, The turtle said:

The last manager i remember under the microscope was pulis. The issues were both results and the football played. 

I posted on here a few weeks ago saying this all feels very similar to thr Pulis era. 

Certain people, like myself are struggling to see past the circumstances of Mannings arrival. Just like how we struggled to see past Pulis Rovers connections. 

The only way to see past those things is with good results and good performances. Unfortunately just like with Pulis, that hasn't happened. 

The feel around the club is exactly how it was during the Pulis era. The football isn't much better either. 

[Phileas Fogg]

12 hours ago, fisherrich said:

AG will be like a home game for Sunderland.
Nigh on 3000 Mackams roaring them on, whereas the “AG library” will be quiet again. 
Would take a draw TBH as a good result.

It really is ridiculous that we allow that to even be a factor at home.

How many proper teams wilfully allow the away side to have a whole end behind a goal whilst sticking our own vocal support as far away as possible? 

There’s absolutely no need to gift the away side a marginal gain like this. 

[W-S-M Seagull]

14 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said:

It really is ridiculous that we allow that to even be a factor at home.

How many proper teams wilfully allow the away side to have a whole end behind a goal whilst sticking our own vocal support as far away as possible? 

There’s absolutely no need to gift the away side a marginal gain like this. 

Please bring this up at the next fans forum. 

[Phileas Fogg]

18 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

Please bring this up at the next fans forum. 

It is something that needs exploration - obviously the talking shop fans forum the other week wasn’t the place.

It just baffles me why the club allow this to happen - boneheaded design.

[W-S-M Seagull]

3 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said:

It is something that needs exploration - obviously the talking shop fans forum the other week wasn’t the place.

It just baffles me why the club allow this to happen - boneheaded design.

It does need to change. It gives an away team a bit of an advantage for sure. 

In my opinion they should be up in the upper Lansdown or at the very least in the lower Lansdown near the Atyeo. 

Move s82 back to the Atyeo, make the whole Atyeo safe standing. You then have plenty of space in the SS to move the family area to.

 

[ENOUGH]

1 minute ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

It does need to change. It gives an away team a bit of an advantage for sure. 

In my opinion they should be up in the upper Lansdown or at the very least in the lower Lansdown near the Atyeo. 

Move s82 back to the Atyeo, make the whole Atyeo safe standing. You then have plenty of space in the SS to move the family area to.

 

No chance until a change at the top happens

[Phileas Fogg]

16 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

It does need to change. It gives an away team a bit of an advantage for sure. 

In my opinion they should be up in the upper Lansdown or at the very least in the lower Lansdown near the Atyeo. 

Move s82 back to the Atyeo, make the whole Atyeo safe standing. You then have plenty of space in the SS to move the family area to.

 

Exactly what I’d like to see also. It’s in issues like that where it’s clear to see the board don’t really understand football. 

[Northern Red]

18 hours ago, GrahamC said:

December 2018 to January 2019, we won 5 on the spin at home.

Snap your hand off for a point now, as I would have last night.

Need to stop a losing run & our home form hasn’t been great since the very start of Holden’s short spell.

Way before that. I'd argue since the rebuild.

[Bodiesaffer]

This is a must win game.

[Davefevs]

I’ve just realised the thread title is a play on words…..doh!

[Silvio Dante]

56 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

I’ve just realised the thread title is a play on words…..doh!

For Christ’s sake Dave

[Davefevs]

32 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

For Christ’s sake Dave

I was in The Jam mode, town called malice. With 3 weeks off work for Xmas, the brain is having its rest!

[ExiledAjax]

Not normally an advocate of gambling but NTT20 podcast have picked us to win and Knight to score anytime as bet picks this weekend.

This obviously means absolutely nothing.

Their assessment of us: "turmoil is a strong word" but "...just don't think Bristol City are playing as badly as people think they are".

Edited December 14, 2023 by ExiledAjax

[fgrsimon]

12 hours ago, Davefevs said:

I was in The Jam mode, town called malice. With 3 weeks off work for Xmas, the brain is having its rest!

Me too! I've only just got the Alice in Wonderland pun. Growing old is a terrible thing. 10/1/2024 will be the 40th anniversary of my first game at AG. Notts Co in the FA Cup 3rd round replay 0-2.  Amazingly Notts Co were a top flight team at the time.

Edited December 15, 2023 by fgrsimon

[Major Isewater]

On 13/12/2023 at 16:25, cheese said:

Don't we all?

I heard Willy Wonka got fed up with all the jokes about his name and changed it to Dick Wonka. 

[marmite]

On 13/12/2023 at 19:07, fisherrich said:

AG will be like a home game for Sunderland.
Nigh on 3000 Mackams roaring them on, whereas the “AG library” will be quiet again. 
Would take a draw TBH as a good result.

This issue has been raised many times before and is always ignored by the Club.

If it goes wrong on the pitch Saturday and the Mackams roar their team to victory, will the penny drop for the board at last? 

Personally I doubt it. As long as the money rolls in from a packed stand, the club won't care who is in there.