Comments on: Soapbox: crestfallen at Craven Cottage http://salutsunderland.FootballUNITED.com/2009/12/soapbox-crestfallen-at-craven-cottage/ For and by fans of Sunderland AFC Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:29:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://golbox.com?v=3.2.1 By: Gday http://salutsunderland.FootballUNITED.com/2009/12/soapbox-crestfallen-at-craven-cottage/comment-page-1/#comment-5839 Gday Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:35:46 +0000 http://salutsunderland.com/?p=5178#comment-5839 Hi good article about the worldcup in Sout Africa. I can't wait the Socceroos to win a few matches. Go the best team in the world, Australia(or New Zealand second choice) !!! Hi good article about the worldcup in Sout Africa. I can’t wait the Socceroos to win a few matches. Go the best team in the world, Australia(or New Zealand second choice) !!!

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]]> By: Redan_White http://salutsunderland.FootballUNITED.com/2009/12/soapbox-crestfallen-at-craven-cottage/comment-page-1/#comment-3270 Redan_White Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:15:53 +0000 http://salutsunderland.com/?p=5178#comment-3270 Relegation scrap does seem a bit OTT in all honesty. Our form reminds me of Man City last season, another work in progress team. I think teams have got our gameplan sussed and it's all to easy for them to close the game down. Time to ring the changes Stevey Boy. Also I may be wrong but when SB was at Wigan did they not go on a 5-8 game run of bad'uns then a run of good results then back to a run of bad. In short I don't subscribe to this relegation panic idea, maybe the good start to the season gave us a false impression. I still think eighth has Sunderlands name on it! Relegation scrap does seem a bit OTT in all honesty.

Our form reminds me of Man City last season, another work in progress team.

I think teams have got our gameplan sussed and it’s all to easy for them to close the game down. Time to ring the changes Stevey Boy. Also I may be wrong but when SB was at Wigan did they not go on a 5-8 game run of bad’uns then a run of good results then back to a run of bad.

In short I don’t subscribe to this relegation panic idea, maybe the good start to the season gave us a false impression. I still think eighth has Sunderlands name on it!

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]]> By: Pete Sixsmith http://salutsunderland.FootballUNITED.com/2009/12/soapbox-crestfallen-at-craven-cottage/comment-page-1/#comment-3261 Pete Sixsmith Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:48:58 +0000 http://salutsunderland.com/?p=5178#comment-3261 You are right Bill, it does swing from one extreme to another. But the away performances recently have been so poor that there is some cause for concern and all I do is make my feelings known. I wrote this piece at work on Monday after spending 12 hours on a coach and dashing around London, so my brain may well have been a little frazzled. But I am beginning to have some fears. We have not created a goal in the last four games and have not kept a clean sheet away from home since Bolton in August. Maybe victories earlier in the season painted a false picture. This is the time of year when the season you are going to have becomes reality. Two wins at home against Villa and Portsmouth, followed by points from Manchester City, Everton and Blackburn would make things look better, but the paucity of the first half on Sunday, and the improvement from awful to poor in the second half, does not give me a lot of optimism. Maybe Wenger was right. We play well when we can stop the other team from playing, but we do not create a great deal. We shall see; watch this space for more male menopausal mood swings!!!! You are right Bill, it does swing from one extreme to another. But the away performances recently have been so poor that there is some cause for concern and all I do is make my feelings known. I wrote this piece at work on Monday after spending 12 hours on a coach and dashing around London, so my brain may well have been a little frazzled.
But I am beginning to have some fears. We have not created a goal in the last four games and have not kept a clean sheet away from home since Bolton in August. Maybe victories earlier in the season painted a false picture. This is the time of year when the season you are going to have becomes reality. Two wins at home against Villa and Portsmouth, followed by points from Manchester City, Everton and Blackburn would make things look better, but the paucity of the first half on Sunday, and the improvement from awful to poor in the second half, does not give me a lot of optimism.
Maybe Wenger was right. We play well when we can stop the other team from playing, but we do not create a great deal. We shall see; watch this space for more male menopausal mood swings!!!!

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]]> By: safc_mad http://salutsunderland.FootballUNITED.com/2009/12/soapbox-crestfallen-at-craven-cottage/comment-page-1/#comment-3259 safc_mad Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:52:12 +0000 http://salutsunderland.com/?p=5178#comment-3259 they do have more fans than us tho we have to admit- :-( look at this man...they still get all the headlines-even their newsnow has an (all sources extra bit)-ours doesnt :-( only the bigger clubs have-yikes http://www.shieldsgazette.com/nufc/Toon-fans-sell-out-Hillborough.5893243.jp they do have more fans than us tho we have to admit- :-( look at this man…they still get all the headlines-even their newsnow has an (all sources extra bit)-ours doesnt :-( only the bigger clubs have-yikes
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/nufc/Toon-fans-sell-out-Hillborough.5893243.jp

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]]> By: Bill Taylor http://salutsunderland.FootballUNITED.com/2009/12/soapbox-crestfallen-at-craven-cottage/comment-page-1/#comment-3258 Bill Taylor Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:51:10 +0000 http://salutsunderland.com/?p=5178#comment-3258 As both Pete and Colin know, I have the highest regard for Pete as a football writer (and social commentator) and I'd love to see his collected thoughts given far wider currency. That said, I'm beginning to detect a seesaw effect in his weekly assessment of Sunderland. When they pull off a good result, especially against a top team, everything in the garden is lovely and great things are in the offing. When they lose, then suddenly thoughts of relegation intrude. It's all a bit -- perish the thought! -- black and white. Admittedly, without possessing Pete's knowledge, expertise and insight, I see it more in shades of grey. And we knew going in that Fulham's a tough team to beat on their home turf. Yes, Sunderland do indeed need to find some consistency of form. With all due respect, I wish Pete would show a little more balance in his reactions and less of a manic-depressive approach. As both Pete and Colin know, I have the highest regard for Pete as a football writer (and social commentator) and I’d love to see his collected thoughts given far wider currency.
That said, I’m beginning to detect a seesaw effect in his weekly assessment of Sunderland. When they pull off a good result, especially against a top team, everything in the garden is lovely and great things are in the offing. When they lose, then suddenly thoughts of relegation intrude.
It’s all a bit — perish the thought! — black and white. Admittedly, without possessing Pete’s knowledge, expertise and insight, I see it more in shades of grey. And we knew going in that Fulham’s a tough team to beat on their home turf.
Yes, Sunderland do indeed need to find some consistency of form. With all due respect, I wish Pete would show a little more balance in his reactions and less of a manic-depressive approach.

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]]> By: salutsunderland http://salutsunderland.FootballUNITED.com/2009/12/soapbox-crestfallen-at-craven-cottage/comment-page-1/#comment-3257 salutsunderland Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:08:23 +0000 http://salutsunderland.com/?p=5178#comment-3257 Pete: You misunderstand. Access to the comments field has been widened as part of a conscious attempt at positive discrimination in favour of the hard of thinking. Pete: You misunderstand. Access to the comments field has been widened as part of a conscious attempt at positive discrimination in favour of the hard of thinking.

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]]> By: tom http://salutsunderland.FootballUNITED.com/2009/12/soapbox-crestfallen-at-craven-cottage/comment-page-1/#comment-3256 tom Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:43:35 +0000 http://salutsunderland.com/?p=5178#comment-3256 Weve got more fans than u! sunderland-sunderland! http://www.newcastleunited-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=476225 Weve got more fans than u! sunderland-sunderland!
http://www.newcastleunited-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=476225

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]]> By: Pete Sixsmith http://salutsunderland.FootballUNITED.com/2009/12/soapbox-crestfallen-at-craven-cottage/comment-page-1/#comment-3255 Pete Sixsmith Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:36:40 +0000 http://salutsunderland.com/?p=5178#comment-3255 So nice to get such a reasoned and valued comment from the Toon Army, once again showing all of their intellectual power. It must be great to be beating the likes of Swansea and Watford. I bet Mike Ashley is having the time of his life sniggering at them. So nice to get such a reasoned and valued comment from the Toon Army, once again showing all of their intellectual power. It must be great to be beating the likes of Swansea and Watford. I bet Mike Ashley is having the time of his life sniggering at them.

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]]> By: jane http://salutsunderland.FootballUNITED.com/2009/12/soapbox-crestfallen-at-craven-cottage/comment-page-1/#comment-3254 jane Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:17:22 +0000 http://salutsunderland.com/?p=5178#comment-3254 Hahahaaaa! idiots-only one direction ya goin and its not higher sunshine-does yoyo club (by quinns admission) ring any bells? Geordies! Geordies! Top of the League! X Hahahaaaa! idiots-only one direction ya goin and its not higher sunshine-does yoyo club (by quinns admission) ring any bells? Geordies! Geordies! Top of the League! X

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