The English Football Thread

Mojo · 08-14-2010, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Cattermole is a less talented Roy Keane type player, he will give his all and get sent off a few times. But what a player to have, just for that work rate and drive.

Kenwyne the penguin. I f*cking hate Stoke. Anti-football. I dislike Blackburn and Bolton as well, but they'll stay up.

I can't wait for Old Trafford on Monday. Not fair that everyone plays today and tomorrow and I have to wait.

Oh yeah, thats how i feel about Cattermole. He can be vital to us when hes available for selection but he was suspended so frequently last season that we never really managed to get the Cana/Cattermole partnership establoished. Together they could have been an absolute rock in the middle but when Cattermole wasn't suspended, Cana was. Now Cana is gone and we don't really have another Cattermole-like option in the middle so I was hoping to see him available more than last season. I guess if you take that part of his game away from him though then you lose everything that he gives you, in terms of determination and drive and quite frankly aggression.

Stoke are just full of ex Sunderland players now. It's ridiculous. Kenwyne CAN be unplayable when he's on it, he can be absolute class. But those games don't come around so often. Keane seemed to love the guy but Bruce just never seemed impressed, especially with his work rate. I have no ill feeling toward Jones at all but i have to admit, it did tickle me a bit to see that he went off injured just minutes into his Stoke debut.

I'm looking forward to Monday night too, Stunt. I'm looking forward to seeing your lot welcoming the Toon back to the Premiership with style.

TheCunningStunt · 08-14-2010, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by mojopinuk

Oh yeah, thats how i feel about Cattermole. He can be vital to us when hes available for selection but he was suspended so frequently last season that we never really managed to get the Cana/Cattermole partnership establoished. Together they could have been an absolute rock in the middle but when Cattermole wasn't suspended, Cana was. Now Cana is gone and we don't really have another Cattermole-like option in the middle so I was hoping to see him available more than last season. I guess if you take that part of his game away from him though then you lose everything that he gives you, in terms of determination and drive and quite frankly aggression.

Stoke are just full of ex Sunderland players now. It's ridiculous. Kenwyne CAN be unplayable when he's on it, he can be absolute class. But those games don't come around so often. Keane seemed to love the guy but Bruce just never seemed impressed, especially with his work rate. I have no ill feeling toward Jones at all but i have to admit, it did tickle me a bit to see that he went off injured just minutes into his Stoke debut.

I'm looking forward to Monday night too, Stunt. I'm looking forward to seeing your lot welcoming the Toon back to the Premiership with style.

Our gritty type Keano player is Fletcher, I think he's an outstanding footballer. Not just because he's a work horse, but because he has a footballing brain as well. I resent Hargreaves so much, because a fit Hargreaves in 2007 was one of the best 5 CDMs in the world. Having him AND Fletcher, both injury free would be amazing. For them big games where you need 2 CDMs to shield the back 4 and let the attacking players get forward. Hargreaves

I kind of liked Kenwyne, because the few occasions he wanted to do it - he did it. I thought he was a good footballer for a midtable team, but Bruce never warmed to him. B*stard scored an equaliser at OT last season. F*cking Foster.

I don't think we'll welcome them back with style, I think it will be a workman like performance. 2-0 hard fought win. But they'll want to come back with a bang.

Mojo · 08-14-2010, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Our gritty type Keano player is Fletcher, I think he's an outstanding footballer. Not just because he's a work horse, but because he has a footballing brain as well. I resent Hargreaves so much, because a fit Hargreaves in 2007 was one of the best 5 CDMs in the world. Having him AND Fletcher, both injury free would be amazing. For them big games where you need 2 CDMs to shield the back 4 and let the attacking players get forward. Hargreaves

I kind of liked Kenwyne, because the few occasions he wanted to do it - he did it. I thought he was a good footballer for a midtable team, but Bruce never warmed to him. B*stard scored an equaliser at OT last season. F*cking Foster.

I don't think we'll welcome them back with style, I think it will be a workman like performance. 2-0 hard fought win. But they'll want to come back with a bang.

Fletcher is an outstanding footballer. Not only is he great in that holding midfield role but he always seems to do well when you play him out wide and he has a few goals a season in him as well.

Birmingham just got a goal back. Terrible goal to concede too. This is getting tense. Eep.

Wigan are now 4 goals adrift. Damn, that has to be embarrassing...

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...em/8901729.stm

Fuuuuuuuuuuuu.....

TheCunningStunt · 08-14-2010, 09:59 AM

Sunderland.

Unlucky Mojo.

Mojo · 08-14-2010, 10:01 AM

Same old Sunderland. I know we were down to ten but we just can't hold on.

Dr.Seussicide · 08-14-2010, 10:02 AM

There's a lot of Trinidadian players on Sunderland

TheCunningStunt · 08-14-2010, 10:03 AM

Odds for the first manager to be sacked Martinez?

Mojo · 08-14-2010, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr.Seussicide

There's a lot of Trinidadian players on Sunderland

Well, not anymore. We did have Stern John, Kenwyne Jones and Carlos Edwards in recent years but they have all moved on.

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Odds for the first manager to be sacked Martinez?

Could be. If things look bleak for Wigan this season then i don't think he would be given the chance to turn it around, not again. There are other contenders i feel but yeah, he has to be a possibility.

Dr.Seussicide · 08-14-2010, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by mojopinuk

Well, not anymore. We did have Stern John, Kenwyne Jones and Carlos Edwards in recent years but they have all moved on.
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Wow, I'm surprised you know them, but yeah, those were the few.

TheCunningStunt · 08-14-2010, 10:18 AM

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Wow, I'm surprised you know them, but yeah, those were the few.

It's not that surprising considering he's a Sunderland fan..

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