In football history has a side ever been is such disarray at the start of a season? You could perhaps expect a depleted squad during a mid-season injury crisis as the run of games take their toll, but for the first game of the season when players are supposed to be fresh and raring to go, i can't remember anything like it.
Bowyer's way of telling Dushitalet that there's not enough experienced bodies available.
Given that Slade and Robinson have both tried this childish, petulant tactic in recent years and it hasn't worked it would be awful management for Bowyer to try it yet again (and it was awful when Slade and Robinson did it). Roland give <0 fucks. Especially now.
Why the likes of Blumberg, Mascoll (maybe because he's coming back from a long injury layoff), and Doughty (was he hurt in one of the preseason games?) aren't on the bench is beyond me.
Bowyer's way of telling Dushitalet that there's not enough experienced bodies available.
Given that Slade and Robinson have both tried this childish, petulant tactic in recent years and it hasn't worked it would be awful management for Bowyer to try it yet again (and it was awful when Slade and Robinson did it). Roland give <0 fucks. <i>Especially now.
Why the likes of Blumberg, Mascoll (maybe because he's coming back from a long injury layoff), and Doughty (was he hurt in one of the preseason games?) aren't on the bench is beyond me.
They all played on Thursday? Still could have been there I guess
Bowyer's way of telling Dushitalet that there's not enough experienced bodies available.
Given that Slade and Robinson have both tried this childish, petulant tactic in recent years and it hasn't worked it would be awful management for Bowyer to try it yet again (and it was awful when Slade and Robinson did it). Roland give <0 fucks. <i>Especially now.
Why the likes of Blumberg, Mascoll (maybe because he's coming back from a long injury layoff), and Doughty (was he hurt in one of the preseason games?) aren't on the bench is beyond me.
No surprise that Doughty hasnt been involved as he wasnt given a squad number so presume you mean Albie Morgan
Bowyer's way of telling Dushitalet that there's not enough experienced bodies available.
Given that Slade and Robinson have both tried this childish, petulant tactic in recent years and it hasn't worked it would be awful management for Bowyer to try it yet again (and it was awful when Slade and Robinson did it). Roland give <0 fucks. <i>Especially now.
Why the likes of Blumberg, Mascoll (maybe because he's coming back from a long injury layoff), and Doughty (was he hurt in one of the preseason games?) aren't on the bench is beyond me.
No surprise that Doughty hasnt been involved as he wasnt given a squad number so presume you mean Albie Morgan
Morgan is hurt. I meant Doughty but you're right he wasn't even given a squad number, I'd forgotten that. That's weird as I thought he looked alright in preseason and have been impressed whenever I've seen him at youth level.
Bowyer's way of telling Dushitalet that there's not enough experienced bodies available.
Given that Slade and Robinson have both tried this childish, petulant tactic in recent years and it hasn't worked it would be awful management for Bowyer to try it yet again (and it was awful when Slade and Robinson did it). Roland give <0 fucks. <i>Especially now.
Why the likes of Blumberg, Mascoll (maybe because he's coming back from a long injury layoff), and Doughty (was he hurt in one of the preseason games?) aren't on the bench is beyond me.
No surprise that Doughty hasnt been involved as he wasnt given a squad number so presume you mean Albie Morgan
I think someone said Morgan is injured on the preview thread. Probably true as his squad number suggests he’s rated by Bowyer.
Bowyer's way of telling Dushitalet that there's not enough experienced bodies available.
Given that Slade and Robinson have both tried this childish, petulant tactic in recent years and it hasn't worked it would be awful management for Bowyer to try it yet again (and it was awful when Slade and Robinson did it). Roland give <0 fucks. <i>Especially now.
Why the likes of Blumberg, Mascoll (maybe because he's coming back from a long injury layoff), and Doughty (was he hurt in one of the preseason games?) aren't on the bench is beyond me.
No surprise that Doughty hasnt been involved as he wasnt given a squad number so presume you mean Albie Morgan
I think someone said Morgan is injured on the preview thread. Probably true as his squad number suggests he’s rated by Bowyer.
Yeah it was Sage so blame him if it's wrong. But given that he posted he's kicking around Sunderland there's probably no punishment you can dole out to him that he hasn't done to himself.
Regardless of JFC’s misfortune that starting line up and bench is nothing short of a disgrace. Fit and proper my fragrant Scottish arse. The handling of the club over the last four years should be investigated by the Football League. If Pratley and Taylor are half fit we are risking even more injuries. Utter and total shambles.
Having said all that, Sunderland’s team doesn’t exactly look all that either. Famous last words.....
I don’t think I have ever seen us start a season with a squad that weak
35 yrs and that’s the lowest I have felt on opening day
What was the team with Crofts and Foley centre mid first game of the season, think that was worse ?
Yeah that away game at Bury with Roger Johnson starting, that was probably a worse first XI. But we had Lookman and Magennis on the bench if memory serves which immediately makes it stronger than this team. Oh, and we had a full bench, that's the other thing (not a dig at you Bob, a dig at the state of things)
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Clarke is recovering from his own ACL that he picked up in November - Reeves shattered to pieces in pre season and is slowly being glued back together
Why the likes of Blumberg, Mascoll (maybe because he's coming back from a long injury layoff), and Doughty (was he hurt in one of the preseason games?) aren't on the bench is beyond me.
Sell the club u wankstain of a human being...!!!
Cmon u Addicks
Edit. Sorry @Leuth Should have read posts before posting
Surely Bowyer isn't stupid enough to have thought we don't need them so i can only assume RD was saying no.
But sounds to me that there's something or a reasoning behind this, which isn't yet apparent.
Having said all that, Sunderland’s team doesn’t exactly look all that either. Famous last words.....