For those of you with Netflix subscriptions, Whaddon Road makes a nice little cameo appearance in the latest series of Sunderland til I die. Episode 1 about 15 minutes in.
Boyle leading the team out, Owen Evans in goal, Alfie scoring, the red kit with white sleeves. It feels much longer than a mere two years ago.
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Shows how long two years is in football. Must seem a world away for Duff and Wade.
Pay packets aside, is anyone involved on the pitch and in the dugout for us that night in a better place now than they were then? Perhaps The Boy if he played but that’s it?
Pay packets aside, is anyone involved on the pitch and in the dugout for us that night in a better place now than they were then? Perhaps The Boy if he played but that’s it?
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Evans
Blair Raglan Pollock Boyle Williams
Ramsey Bonds Colkett
May Etete
Ben Williams is one of our longest serving players Who'd get in our current team?
Raglan probably
Pollock and Boyle arguably (but would you really drop Davies and Freestone?)
May and Etete definitely.
Other than that I wouldn't swap out any of the current lot.
Blair Raglan Pollock Boyle Williams
Ramsey Bonds Colkett
May Etete
Ben Williams is one of our longest serving players Who'd get in our current team?
Raglan probably
Pollock and Boyle arguably (but would you really drop Davies and Freestone?)
May and Etete definitely.
Other than that I wouldn't swap out any of the current lot.
Raglan slightly fell out of favour as time went on, not sure who I would drop to bring him in. Probably a place on the benchJerry St Clair wrote: ↑22 Feb 2024, 07:56 Evans
Blair Raglan Pollock Boyle Williams
Ramsey Bonds Colkett
May Etete
Ben Williams is one of our longest serving players Who'd get in our current team?
Raglan probably
Pollock and Boyle arguably (but would you really drop Davies and Freestone?)
May and Etete definitely.
Other than that I wouldn't swap out any of the current lot.
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Surely Ramsey?RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote: ↑21 Feb 2024, 23:48 Shows how long two years is in football. Must seem a world away for Duff and Wade.
Pay packets aside, is anyone involved on the pitch and in the dugout for us that night in a better place now than they were then? Perhaps The Boy if he played but that’s it?
Rags was a good player for us but his distribution is not as good as the players we have now. Even when smacking it long it rarely seemed to find a teammate and his short passing was bad. I'd take Pollock, May and Etete, for A.Smith, Nuttall and Thomas, but only because we have barely seen any of those three.
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Aaron Ramsey 2024 perhaps. Not Aaron Ramsey 2022.Broadway Brian wrote: ↑22 Feb 2024, 12:27Surely Ramsey?RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote: ↑21 Feb 2024, 23:48 Shows how long two years is in football. Must seem a world away for Duff and Wade.
Pay packets aside, is anyone involved on the pitch and in the dugout for us that night in a better place now than they were then? Perhaps The Boy if he played but that’s it?
He was ok, but no way I would ditch Sercs or Pett for him.
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Some players you just love for no obvious reason and I really loved Rags. Can’t argue with the dispassionate critique of his abilities though.
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Agreed. Thought the question was who was in a better position now than then. However, also just read he’s been ruled out for the season so maybe not!Jerry St Clair wrote: ↑22 Feb 2024, 15:17Aaron Ramsey 2024 perhaps. Not Aaron Ramsey 2022.Broadway Brian wrote: ↑22 Feb 2024, 12:27Surely Ramsey?RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote: ↑21 Feb 2024, 23:48 Shows how long two years is in football. Must seem a world away for Duff and Wade.
Pay packets aside, is anyone involved on the pitch and in the dugout for us that night in a better place now than they were then? Perhaps The Boy if he played but that’s it?
He was ok, but no way I would ditch Sercs or Pett for him.
Twas a great night.
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Great point. Completely forgot he played that game.Broadway Brian wrote: ↑22 Feb 2024, 12:27Surely Ramsey?RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote: ↑21 Feb 2024, 23:48 Shows how long two years is in football. Must seem a world away for Duff and Wade.
Pay packets aside, is anyone involved on the pitch and in the dugout for us that night in a better place now than they were then? Perhaps The Boy if he played but that’s it?