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@DavidHindmarsh7 @louorns I’ve not heard or read one person attributing anything to Vulcano leaving

@louorns Don’t know how much work he done on that part of the game, but a lot of our defensive standards slipping since the turn of the year has been attributed to Vulcano leaving, wether it’s a coincidence or not I don’t know, but he came here highly rated.

Understand former Sunderland assistant and long term assistant of Stefano Pioli, Luciano Vulcano, was at the training ground last week to speak to Gino Pozzo about joining the club. Watford have also held brief talks with Stefano Pioli as well

@JDexmanppd @SebEcrivainFoot Doesn’t he mean European qualification next season?

@SebEcrivainFoot Yeah, we’re not qualifying for Europe 😄.

Régis Le Bris prépare un mercato déjà très structuré à Sunderland : réunions régulières avec les scouts, cibles identifiées par ligue et travail coordonné avec Florent Ghisolfi depuis des mois. Contrairement à l’été dernier, le club a anticipé : priorité à des profils ciblés, peu de volume mais des recrues à fort impact, avec la capacité de s’adapter selon les départs… et une éventuelle qualification européenne. 🔴⚪ #SAFC

@wt_analysis Hume starting was a bit of a surprise to everyone so I’m not sure I’m quite buying this as a tactical master class rather than just getting lucky. I’m not arguing that what you’ve pointed out isn’t true, more that exploiting it was more luck than judgement

Here's what I'm talking about - #NFFC identify that #SAFC's Trai Hume doesn't want physical contact in his own box. Against Villa last week, he protects himself rather than engages, and on Friday he shows similar disinterest in physical contact.

@4oliiver @SAFCsource Agreed. But the others all gave more defensively which is vital to RLBs tactics

@billysafc2012 @SAFCsource None of our wingers have done anything other than traore.

Cracking first time cross from Adingra for the assist.

@4oliiver @SAFCsource He had a chance at the start of the season and did very little

@billysafc2012 @SAFCsource Scored a great goal vs Leeds. With the right service he was our best winger and deserved a chance.

@4oliiver @SAFCsource Let’s be honest, he did very little for us and looked weak as piss defensively

@billysafc2012 @SAFCsource Shouldn’t have been pushed away in January.

Full time, 0-5. Give us a GIF to sum up that performance? #SAFC

@OLBG Is this just a video of him saying £100m?

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@sunderlandafc11 Two changes for me. Ballard in for L09 which is a no brainer Then Talbi in for Diarra. Not a reaction to the miss but based on those two through balls we need to get ELF into the middle

Do you start Trai Hume and Dan Ballard against Nottingham Forest? Name your starting 11 against Nottingham Forest?

@ryan_murton @sunderlandafc11 How did this work out for you mate?

What a joke of signing. Imagine signing some lad who's soon to be 33 that even some Bundesliga club doesn't want 😂 While we've got a Josh Laurent in his prime and Hannibal who's soon to be a top 6 player. #twitterclarets #SAFC

@GraemeBailey @TEAMtalk Already been confirmed as absolute rubbish!

Regis Le Bris’s position at Sunderland may not be as secure as it appears, with @TEAMtalk able to confirm that the club’s hierarchy would consider other options including Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola. teamtalk.com/sunderland/reg…

@SkySports_Keith @sunderlandafc11 @JDexmanppd All this drama just because of some muppet on @talkSPORT making up rubbish

@JDexmanppd It’s not a post I like to do, but the club have reached out.

🐈‍⬛ ❌ Senior sources at Sunderland have informed that Regis Le Bris’ job is safe, whichever position #SAFC finish in the Premier League this season.

@morpethhack @SunderlandAFC @RokerReport Yes because it was signed in the championship when no one had any realistic expectation of being in the prem for the second year of the deal. This will be a new deal on prem terms

@SunderlandAFC @RokerReport Great news, because I love the shirts they’ve been putting out, but didn’t I read somewhere that it’s the lowest kit deal in the Premier League?

🤝 Sunderland AFC is delighted to announce a new multi-year extension of its partnership with hummel.

@Jamesbfc88 @vinny_brand We weren’t far off to be fair….

@vinny_brand It’s a day before the season starts and I’ve been seeing your lot saying we’re guaranteed to finish bottom

Sunderland fans in for a big shock when they realise signing a whole new team doesn’t keep you up. Finished miles behind Burnley and leeds last season who have both improved their squads. Sunderland will finish bottom. #twitterclarets #LUFC #SAFC

@stanionbaz71 @Phil__Smith It’s not the echo saying it mate…..

@Phil__Smith What planet is the Echo on? Young manager, arguably the best we’ve ever had. Rarely fails to shake things ups if needed. IMO great tactician.

Fwiw, #SAFC sources tell me RLB’s position is not in any way under threat.

@DougieCritchley Or the standard of defenders getting better? Or football getting more defensive?

Players to score 20+ League goals, Europe's Top 5 Leagues: 11/12: 18 12/13: 13 13/14: 10 14/15: 13 15/16: 16 16/17: 22 17/18: 15 18/19: 14 19/20: 12 20/21: 20 21/22: 14 22/23: 12 23/24: 10 24/25: 15 25/26: 5 La Liga has 7 rounds to go, Serie A and the Premier League 5 and the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 have 4... But only 1 other player, Stuttgart's Deniz Undav is within 4 goals of 20 League goals... Is this a one-off? Has this been caused by the sheer amount of games, leading to more injuries to the world's best strikers? Or is the standard of attackers in decline globally? Thoughts?

@SoVeryBritish I thought they were leg breakers not arm breakers?

Has anyone in Britain ever actually had their arm broken by a swan?

@lorsehatitudes Leeds?

Am I right in thinking Spurs is the only O’Nien appearance where he hasn’t dropped a massive clanger that’s cost us something?

@UnderTheLight73 This whole Europe talk is the issue that is causing the massive head loss from some on social media. We should be just enjoying the last few games as we have already over achieved not hounding young players because they missed a 1v1. Everyone needs some perspective

Seen quite a few say that’s our chance missed. We’re 2 points off 6th with 5 games to go. Last few games we’ve started to create. On paper Villa was probably our toughest remaining fixture and we’ve almost won from 3-1 down. Big, big game Friday night, and 4 more after #SAFC