We’ve got the players our budget deserves.!

We knew Fenty was going to try and do it on the cheap again and he has.
A leopard doesn’t change its spots.
On the performance it was aimless long ball dross probably the worst town performance i have wintnessed in nearly 40 years of watching town.
Absolutely no positives from the performance i do not think many will be rushing back to pay 21 pounds to watch that shambles.

Good point but i doubt welsh and hessenthaler will be on peanuts for our league.

You get what you pay for and we pay nothing at all in comparison to other clubs, that is why we produced today's performance.  The club is dead under Fenty.  New blood needed because this team has relegation written all over it, despite the happy clapping red cross brigade on this forum.  50 points with this team, you are having a bubble.......................

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low budget low grade players.

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Jeez! One game in and some have us relegated already. FGR players were clearly a cut above ours, but Vince must be paying them a packet to go play there. Why else would you?

We were bad, but FGR stretched us constantly, which leads to mistakes and poor play. Sad as it is, they must be spending loads on that team, on and off the pitch.

I know how unpopular Fenty is. But he's loosened the purse strings this window. He brought in and retained the manager the overwhelming majority wanted and there have been a lot of not inexpensive signings.
The Whitehouse injury was a heavy blow, for him and the team. He would surely have been a key player. If Angol signs then Fenty has certainly backed Jolley. It's up to Jolley to ensure today is not repeated.
My bet on you to be promoted, along with backing you ante-post handicap, looks unwise this evening. But there are 45 matches to go --------------or is that not want you want to think about right now?!

We played shockingly yes (stronger words also applicable) but looking round the team do we really see lots of players that are that bad individually? Other than maybe a few left under contract from last season. (It’s hard to tell as have to go on their past from other clubs)

I think it’s a case of this team hasn’t clicked yet as a collective unit, which you could say is down to not enough minutes together during pre season.

I’m struggling with seeing Hessenthaler, Welsh, Whitehouse, Davies and Cook being “cheap” options when you look where they’ve come from...

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I know how unpopular Fenty is. But he's loosened the purse strings this window. He brought in and retained the manager the overwhelming majority wanted and there have been a lot of not inexpensive signings.
The Whitehouse injury was a heavy blow, for him and the team. He would surely have been a key player. If Angol signs then Fenty has certainly backed Jolley. It's up to Jolley to ensure today is not repeated.
My bet on you to be promoted, along with backing you ante-post handicap, looks unwise this evening. But there are 45 matches to go --------------or is that not want you want to think about right now?!

If we are still playing like that at the business end of the season, that's when i will worry. Right now, the verdict is "must do better".

Good start for you lot today. First time you have won the opening game for years isn't it?

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If we are still playing like that at the business end of the season, that's when i will worry. Right now, the verdict is "must do better".

Good start for you lot today. First time you have won the opening game for years isn't it?

I went today, something I didn't do once last season. New regime but same old member-ups. Thousands of us were still queuing at kick-off, which couldn't be put back because of Great God Sky. Missed the first quarter-hour so missed their goal.
But, as you say, we won. Our third home win in 20 months I think. So some smiling Sunderland supporters for a change.