Sunderland vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[KNVillan]

Your team for this afternoon

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

Not what I expected or would have picked, never mind.

COYL

[kippaxvilla2]

That’s another conservative set up.  Elliott’s appearances clause might be true!

[cdbearsfan]

Bertie on the bench. Also Xhaka plays for them apparently. If I ever knew that, I had forgotten it again.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Elliott’s appearances clause might be true!

Isn't it 10 appearances and the clause to purchase is activated. Maybe/hopefully we've agreed to only pay them the fee at the end of the season.

[eamonn]

SoccerHQ has consistently claimed Xhaka as a top signing for Sunderland and I know you respect his input (SHQ, not X).

[N'ZMAV]

McGinn in the middle makes sense. I'd have Rogers in 10 and Guessand and Buendia either side.

[N'ZMAV]

That’s another conservative set up.  Elliott’s appearances clause might be true!

what clause is this?

[eamonn]

Can someone explain the midfield and forward formation, in diagrammatic form would be ace.

[eamonn]

That’s another conservative set up.  Elliott’s appearances clause might be true!

what clause is this?

Can't play more than 10 games by NYD 2026

[N'ZMAV]

That’s another conservative set up.  Elliott’s appearances clause might be true!

what clause is this?

Can't play more than 10 games by NYD 2026

nah that's got to be bollocks.

[Nev]

Bugger the clause we need to win games.

Hoping for a shake up, fresh approach, a reset but it smacks of same old.

Hopefully Guessand can some sort of impact and we need something from Watkins and Rogers, they have been awful so far.

[N'ZMAV]

Can someone explain the midfield and forward formation, in diagrammatic form would be ace.

[Beard82]

Doesnt fill me with confidence.  Think we’ll struggle to break them down.  Hope I’m wrong.

I don’t think Elliot not starting has to do with clause - more the series adaption process.  I wonder if that’s why guessard seems to be the most trusted out the new batch because he looks pretty good going backwards.  Maybe he is doing more of what unai wants

[pauliewalnuts]

I can’t believe anyone really thinks we are not playing Elliot because of an appearance clause.