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We finished 32 points ahead! 😂😂

@Paulsafc2 @RubyQNUFC Yes we go straight into the group stage.

@RubyQNUFC We go straight into group stage?

So Palace winning the Conference League means Sunderland have to play an extra 2 playoff games to qualify for Europa which means they could play more games than any PL side next season. Now for the real test mackems, good luck 😉📉

Sunderland’s starting XI in their joyous, season-ending 2-1 victory over listless Chelsea cost the same as £106m Enzo Fernandez. This is no slight on a world champion, an elite attacking midfielder, full of craft and craftiness, if moody at times. This is simply a celebration of Sunderland’s exceptional recruitment, finding gems who can see - and seize - the opportunity at the Stadium of Light. This is also a celebration of Regis Le Bris’ remarkable team-building, blending and bonding qualities which have guided a side promoted via the play-offs into seventh and Europe. For those of us who thought Sunderland would go straight back down, apologies and enjoy Europe. You deserve it. A well-run football operation deserves it. That backing from stands to boardroom deserves it. Football also deserves it: a reminder that the status quo can be challenged with shrewd planning and investment and hard work. Of Le Bris’ starting XI against Chelsea, eight joined on the eve of the season and one in the winter window: Roefs a reported £9m from Nijmegen; Mukiele £9.5m from PS-G; Reinaldo free from Atletico Madrid; Geertruida loan from RB Leipzig; Le Fee £19.3m, loan made permanent from Roma; Xhaka £13m from Bayer Leverkusen; Sadiki £15m from Union St-Gilloise; Angulo £17.5m from Anderlecht (in February); and seven-goal Brobbey £21.6m from Ajax. Two 2025 arrivals came off the bench: Diarra £30m from Strasbourg; and Isidor £5m loan made permanent from Zenit St-Petersburg (in February 2025). Three of the 14 involved were already at the club. The starting pair of: Hume £200,000 from Linfield in 2022; and O’Nien undisclosed but reported as £200,000 to £300,000 from Wycombe Wanderers in 2018. And the sub: Rigg from Sunderland’s academy. (The £105.5m total does not include the undisclosed loan fees). When Sunderland won 2-1 at the Bridge in October, Le Bris’ starting XI cost only £75m (and also had the important Ballard, £2m from Arsenal in 2022). Chelsea’s starting XI was £433m. Four miles from the Bridge, on Park Lane this evening, the League Managers Association celebrates its members’ many achievements this season. Le Bris certainly deserves a mention. Mixing old and many new players, and getting new signings to settle quickly, requires real people skills. Le Bris and his staff clearly have them. It’s also a reflection on Sunderland’s family club reputation that so many newcomers are welcomed and assimilated so quickly. Some will move on, some will be moved on but what a journey this is across England - and soon Europe. #SAFC

Dan burn over Maguire and Henderson over Foden/palmer etc come on man. No good leaving your best players at home.

@FBAwayDays Absolutely 100%!

If you were England manager, would you have taken Harry Maguire to The World Cup? I’m shocked he’s not been picked, personally… 🤯

Just watched match of the day. All talk about Man U and not one word about how well we played! Shocking from @BBCMOTD

@KielTulloch He doesn't mate and surely our tactics team can see that.

@ste_king1 Oh yeah you’re right. He literally doesn’t make an attempt for the ball at all either does he

Three games off the belt now Hume has been done at the back post.

@KielTulloch It was headed into him. No attempt to jump with the player.

@ste_king1 Tbf against Forest he won the header at the back post but just put it in his own net 😆

What a load of shit that decision is!

@SeatonCarewFC Well done boys! Great achievement! 👏👏

𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙔’𝙑𝙀 𝘿𝙊𝙉𝙀 𝙄𝙏!!!! 𝙒𝙀 𝘼𝙍𝙀 𝙉𝙊𝙍𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙉 𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙂𝙐𝙀!!!!!!

@BeanGre73226284 Romero is an angel like isn't he!

They're not taking the loss well 😂😂😂

@SeatonCarewFC Congratulations lads

WE ARE SHIPOWNERS CHARITY CUP WINNERS!!!!!

@AFC_Supporters Well done lads great effort 👏👏

East London Ballers 0-2 AFC Supporters Josh Daley ⚽️ (16) Craig Linsel ⚽️ (80) MOTM - Ben Riding and Lewis Cowan ⭐️ ⭐️

This young man and his mum drove hours so he could train. No excuses. No entitlement. Just graft, discipline, and a parent who actually shows up. Please Listen to his story and Share his determination and courage. Honesty Box Wave should be up for Pride of Britain, what men 👏

@perseverare1776 Character building

“I’m proud of you for getting this far bud” This dad leaves his 12 year-old son alone in the Alaskan wilderness to camp and learn basic survival skills. The caveat is he’s only a phone call away. When his son needs him, he shows up to help, to encourage, to teach, and to offer a moment of companionship and cinnamon rolls. And he always tells him how proud he is. Is this good parenting? Or, is leaving your son alone in the woods pushing it too far?

@ndstjrob I think I speak for all fans by saying gutted he never got the chance to prove himself in the prem with us. He'll always be welcomed back. Hopefully he can get Birmingham up and come back next season, but have a stinker 😂 good luck @patrick7roberts

What a journey! Some great memories and met some brilliant people. Playing a key role in the club’s rise from league 1 to the premier league he became a double Wembley play off winner. He delivered when it mattered and leaves the club in a better place than when he arrived #SAFC

Hume needs moving to a more natural position or taken off and Diarrah putting on. His passing has been woeful