Holmowl Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Immediately prior to his return we lost 4 and drew 1. He returned at Leeds at nil-nil. We won. We have won the other 4 games where he has played almost every minute. With him playing we have scored 14 and conceded 3. He missed QPR. He went off at nil-nil v Fulham. Brilliant player. Vital player. Makes everyone else around him into better players. Makes us a team. Thats not to underestimate the contribution of Hunt, Lees and Forestieri since their returns, nor that of Nuhiu, Joao, Reach, Pudil and co. But Bannan’s impact has been outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Tom Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Can't really argue. He's got his weaknesses but they mirror the weaknesses across the squad; his strengths are pretty unique in our starting XI and they give us an attacking dimension that a) we otherwise don't have, and b) other teams struggle with. He's hugely important to our overall spirit too, I don't think his PASHUN gets enough attention. Long live BB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wath-owl Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 We need to tie Bannan down to a new long term contract asap. That would be my first business of the summer if I were Chansiri. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pussface Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 When I saw his name on the team sheet I knew we’d be alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobness Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 5 hours ago, Holmowl said: Thats not to underestimate the contribution of Hunt, Lees and Forestieri since their returns, nor that of Nuhiu, Joao, Reach, Pudil and co. Sounds a bit like you're about to accept an Oscar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronio Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 5 hours ago, Holmowl said: Immediately prior to his return we lost 4 and drew 1. He returned at Leeds at nil-nil. We won. We have won the other 4 games where he has played almost every minute. With him playing we have scored 14 and conceded 3. He missed QPR. He went off at nil-nil v Fulham. Brilliant player. Vital player. Makes everyone else around him into better players. Makes us a team. Thats not to underestimate the contribution of Hunt, Lees and Forestieri since their returns, nor that of Nuhiu, Joao, Reach, Pudil and co. But Bannan’s impact has been outstanding. Agree 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) Been saying it for a while now. Is our most important player. When he plays. We play. Also I wonder if anyone out there still thinks Abdi is better. Edited April 22, 2018 by pazowl55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 58 minutes ago, bobness said: Sounds a bit like you're about to accept an Oscar Haha. Question at my pub quiz this week... Which is the only film to have won the Best Picture Oscar, with the letters O S C A and R in its title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionel Fessi Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 What was our record without him, 1 win in 14? He comes back 5 wins out of 6, the loss he went off injured vs Fulham? Exceptional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scilly owl Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Chariots of fire. All the required letters are in one word as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 13 minutes ago, scilly owl said: Chariots of fire. All the required letters are in one word as well.... Well that one ran and ran. No pun intended. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoop Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 He’s been outstanding since he came back. If only he could add a few goals to his game, centre mids should really be getting between 5-10 goals a season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickjj Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Agree on the whole but noticed yesterday he was falling into his old habit of coming too deep to get the ball, even being in line with the back three. He is so much better when he's receiving the ball in the opponents half and attacking their defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Our results when he has played:- W11. D9. L6. That would get 74 points over the season, and into this year’s PO. Without him:- W2. D5. L11. That would get 28 points over the season. Six less than Sunderland currently have. Not for a second am I saying he is the reason we have improved so dramatically since he came back at Leeds, but it’s impossible to argue (there’s a gauntlet on OT) that he hasn’t been a huge factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Toni Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Holmowl said: Haha. Question at my pub quiz this week... Which is the only film to have won the Best Picture Oscar, with the letters O S C A and R in its title? Chariot's of Fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, Junk Smuggler said: Chariot's of Fire. Yep. I thought it was tough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Was absolutely flying this season before his injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Toni Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 22 minutes ago, Holmowl said: Yep. I thought it was tough! It was. I thought it was One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 3 hours ago, Holmowl said: Haha. Question at my pub quiz this week... Which is the only film to have won the Best Picture Oscar, with the letters O S C A and R in its title? Just now, Junk Smuggler said: It was. I thought it was One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest first! I posted the same question on bladestalk this morning and the nearest answer so far is Kes. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuttyTeabags Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I thought this thread was a disaster movie theme about a 5 ft ginger asteroid which hits the earth and creates total carnage with a 3 foot tidal wave which levels the sand dunes at Caister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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