Ryan Close

@PazzaSAFC Do you think Sunderland want it? Would restrain them from building there team much more stronger unless they give there commercial revenue a boost

I’ve been firmly of the opinion that Geertruida won’t sign this summer and wouldn’t want to sign due to the lack of games…but IF we get it done next week then so many games are added to the schedule…maybe that would change things 👀 #SAFC

@RichardBell64 @Philip_RJ89 That second half is more like it. That’s what I truly believe we are capable of and if we can play like more then course he should stay. We just don’t see it enough when we know the ability is there. Top performance second half

@RyanClose19 @Philip_RJ89 So is he the man or not then fickle fans

A few months ago, I saw a tweet on the #SAFC timeline that said something like “If you give us the ball, we won’t hurt you,” and it feels very appropriate on days like this. We play some good stuff. We don’t threaten anywhere near often enough. #1 priority for next season.

@CallanPatt23482 @Philip_RJ89 Now that second half is more like it. We showed much more intent. We can do it we just need to take more risks at times

@RyanClose19 @Philip_RJ89 Coach won’t change he’s had plenty of opportunities. Needs to go in the summer. We’ve scored the same amount of goals as Burnley ffs

@JamesCopley_ Regis le bris setting us up with zero tempo and an inability to have much threat. Feel sorry for the fans. Feels just like the end of last season. But fans expect things attacking wise to dramatically change next season. Not for me

Huge slice of luck with the goal, but there hasn’t been a great deal between the sides. Sunderland have had more of the ball without really hurting them. This will suit Everton after the break. Big challenge to break them down - & they’ll need to be wary on the counter. #SAFC

@SunderlandAFC Played this game like this a fuckin pre season friendly. Feel sorry for the fans tbh. Don’t care how well we’ve did this season we have zero threat and showed no ambition to look like we want to win this game

Behind at half-time. #EVESUN

@HayesDean7246 @BradleyDSharp11 Everybody improves aswell remember not just us so we need to be really smart here

@RyanClose19 @BradleyDSharp11 He did an interview yesterday (i think) speaking about developing our play style when we have more and better players. Do you honestly think this is it ?

Not a slight on Hume. But he’s not a fucking winger. Talbi played well last week and Hume did not.

@Philip_RJ89 RLBs Defensive football comes first remember

I really, really don’t get what Le Bris is seeing in Trai Hume that makes him think he’s suited to this weird hybrid winger’s role. If ever there was a time to give Chemsdine Talbi more game time, it’s surely been post-Newcastle. Very odd, for me.

@BradleyDSharp11 The referees are an embarassment in this country and deserve every bit of grief they get when they give decisions like that

How the fuck is that not a handball. That just proves that refs want to make it all about themselves. He wants the headline of being one of few refs to overrule VAR.

@jtsktsogvj @AdamFulwell_ Don’t think you realise why globally your league falls flat on its face and you can’t compete with revenues of Portuguese clubs which is what you should aim for. There were so many eyes on that game for hearts to win because don’t want to see one of 2 clubs win every year man

@RyanClose19 @AdamFulwell_ Explain to me how Celtic winning the league puts our own club back 10 years

What a boring, shite, predictable league. TV OFF.

@JamesCopley_ I hate the monotone of league football. It will kill the game in future. Bayern win bundesliga every year. Same for psg. Same for Madrid/barca and Celtic. The game needs to change

Celtic fans have every right to be delighted - and how can you not be happy for Martin O’Neill? But from a wider point of view, that result probably sets Scottish football back about 30 years. Gutted for Hearts. That Motherwell handball/VAR call is an absolute joke.

@slbsn Can you see a redistribution happening in the next cycle? Surely uefa have to look at that for the sake of their other 2 competitions?

@RyanClose19 Nobody is missing it. I literally say that the CL will probably be fine. But the other UEFA comps are an issue

🚨Bournemouth's likely UEFA qualification is, perversely, about to trigger a raft of SCR issues. Champions League will be lucrative enough to fix any issues, Europa and Conference may not. Even with their huge recent trading profits, a 70% SCR cap will be very hard to comply with (both at UEFA and PL levels). Remember Bournemouth were one of the vocal dissenters to the SCR implementation. One to watch.

@theblancman If the other competitions became more competitive that would change. Europa league has dropped off a cliff

@RyanClose19 no redistribution's happening, viewership between champs and the others is night and day, hence the price money is also night and day

@M_Gi11on @Philip_RJ89 Everyone’s history is there to be written nothing is just based in the past. Who would have ever said that Bournemouth Brentford and Brighton would all be top 10 premier league teams and established at that to a degree

@Philip_RJ89 @RyanClose19 Based on what? Stadium size and fan base does not mean you are a big club. That's how it works isnt it?

Sunderland’s highest ever PL points totals… 58 (1999/2000) 57 (2000/2001) 48* (2025/2026) Considering the gulf between the leagues, the standard of play in the PL nowadays and the results along the way, it really is a superb achievement — and it’s not done yet. #SAFC

@Philip_RJ89 We were good but like I say a standard premier league team would have beat Man Utd today but we haven’t because we don’t score enough goals

That’s one hell of a good result — and dare I say the performance deserved far, far more? Thought we were fucking brilliant at times today. Didn’t expect us to play so aggressively but that’s how it needs to be. Oh, and Lutsharel Geertruida is absolutely class. #SAFC