Victor1986
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Very strange that their stadium was only half full for the first leg yesterday - have their fans given up already?
I still think they will go up..
I’m not sure mate. I think they’ll struggle at Portsmouth away, and if they get past that then I think Charlton will probably beat them.
I do have a thing for the plucky underdog,I’m not sure mate. I think they’ll struggle at Portsmouth away, and if they get past that then I think Charlton will probably beat them.
If Sunderland don’t get promoted this season then that’s failure in most eyes.
Having said that I’d still make them firm favourites for promotion next season due to their huge financial advantage, plus the manager will have had a season’s experience of League 1 football and that should stand him and the team in good stead .
On a personal level I wish SD well, he and the Donald family have been very generous to OUFC over the years. Sunderland FC however are just another League 1 rival with a bit of local interest due to the ownership.
It wouldn't surprise me if Ross got the elbow if they failed to get promotion this season (they must have the largest budget in the division), so perhaps they won't have the continuity that you suggest.
If not then SD will be under pressure from the supporters as will Ross, the Grigg ‘investment’ will be seen as a misfiring panic buy.
In retrospect has he continued to score and they had have been automatically promoted it would have money (lost) well spent!!SAFC had their hand forced by Josh Maja who made it clear he would not sign a contract extension. Rather than seeing him walk away from fee, they understandably cashed in on the lad and subsequently re-invested the proceeds into Grigg who hasn't been fully match fit since.
In an ideal world, I feel that Maja would have signed on (15 goals in 24 appearances) and automatic promotion would have been theirs. SD has since lamented about how contracts with key young players were poorly managed by the previous regime and such situations will be avoided in the future.
Sounds more like he will take whatever deal he can because Sunderland in league 1 will quickly P**s away his money. Satori doesn't appear to be ready to throw any more money in, and there is unlikely to be a quick return on his investment anytime soon.I hear Stewart Donald is only selling a % of Sunderland but will still have majority ownership
Sunderland have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 6, so maybe they've just bottled it at the wrong time and Southend have rightly benefited. Either way, it's 46 games that take you down or keep you up, not just the last 90 minutes.
I fairness, he was washing the first teams kit at the time in his role as saviour of Oxford United!!“ i also mistakenly implied that kemar roofe was once on £4k a week at oxford. Based on information supplied to me i now accept that also wasn’t the case and would like to clarify and apologise to yellows forum”