Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Blackburn Rovers FC – Monday 1st April 2024 - KO 15:00

That's a shame but at least he enjoyed it.
I'm hoping to try and take mine to get him off mank utd. Today's game wouldn't of been ideal.

 

Ok my summarisation of this season...

We had a squad capable of putting a challenge up this season. We chose to sell experienced players though and replace them with kids for the sole purpose to sell on and profit. Batth was fans and players player of the season.

We bring in digital ticketing that has massively ruined a match day experience for fans. Fans like me cant even purchase a ticket from my phone, and the ticket office dont even answer or reply to emails.

We sacked Mogga, waited 6 weeks to bring Beale in after having no plan after sacking a good man who we and the players all loved, so we panicked and brought a lesser experienced manager in.
He was inevitably sacked aswell.

Jan window, we brought yet more kids in, failed to replace Stewart and loaned 2 of our Summer signings to Hibs. One of which barely makes the bench but we decided to pay 1m for him anyway. We also sign Rusyn, cant speak a word of English so according to Beale cant start. Hes now injured ffs.

 

This is purely hypothetical because I hope we turn it around ASAP, and from what I've been told, the inner workings of the club are getting a reassessment in the summer of failings this season to possibly change a few things and approach next season... but let's say it doesn't, we sell our only genuine goal threat,Clarke who up until injured was very consistent I front of goal and we continue to, well.... be ****... Who thinks KLD would stick around for a second stint in leauge one? and before anyone starts chucking tomatoes at me, its hypothetical.

 

Well away from the knee jerk bollox of "KLD must go"
Getting back to the game. Without doubt Dodds lost us that game.

Next managerial decision is massive.

Why did he tinker so much from Cardiff.
Against Cardiff we had a very fluid front line and midfield supporting each other and interchanging
Sticking Mundle and Roberts out wide (neither of who contributed) just left us wide open and isolated all over the park.
Bellingham isolated Adil running around with no support and Neil and Ekwah totally exposed.
Yes players were below par but that formation just opened us up. Blackburn swamped midfield and worst of all Dodds didn't notice and react
They weren't even very good just won the ball and drove forward in numbers.
Dack for Adil summed up his grasp on the situation for me.

Anyway roll on the summer. Switching off now and having a few malts cant be arsed with the KLD / Speakman must go ****e.

 

That's the point I'm making Bob. It's not the level of investment that's the problem. It's what that investment has been spent on. Which is why we need another DOF in now, so he can properly assess what is needed for next season and work with the new Head Coach.

 

Sad thing is, we are only a couple of players short of a cracking team.

 

Today was ****e mind and it has been for a while and the recurring weaknesses in formation and player quality through repeated windows is a worry, but none was saying well done Speakman last year it was all Mowbray and no one said well done Speakman at Cardiff. A few on here love the Beale treatment.

 

Disagree. A lot of this team is massively over rated.

 

Comeon Bob the house is falling down

Its been neglected for the last 20years its needs all the investment that it will be getting! If you havent got a stadium where are you going to put the players?

He is being badly advised on the playing side but you cant say he hasnt invested in the team

 

Well said, its the same p$$h every week from the same people

Im all for opinions but its just been so repetitive since January

Big decisions need to made this summer otherwise i do worry about a real relegation battle next yr. We need to nail thsi managerial appointment and sign more ready for now players

Today was shocking, the defending is the worst i can ever remember.

Next weekend is huge to just give us something to smile about

Try n enjoy the rest of your bank holiday weekend fellas

 

John Eustace was a professional footballer. Mike Dodds wasn't. That's the difference.

 

We will be saying that until hell freezes over unless we stop being so rigid with the transfers.

 

John Eustace has 1 win in like 8 as Blackburn manager so it’s not as simple as that

 

Well before the game I thought that was a good team with a decent bench. The team I saw on tw@tter had Roberts on the bench which I would have agreed with after being out for so long. Today he was fkn abysmal and I dont use the word lightly. Should have been substituted at HT. I blame Dodds for this.
The other player, amongst others, who was poor today was Dan Neil. Got caught too many times waiting for the ball instead of going to make it his.

Blackburn had desire, we had sweet FA.

Bad day we move on and yes I will be there on Saturday.

 

Plus mckenna is the best manager in the league imo - never played a professional game

 

Damm right mate. Raging here. Booze here if needed.

Lifting.

 

McKenna, Farke, Corberan. All had either no playing experience or just youth/low level experience. Means absolutely nothing.

 

Agreed
Oh and a decent Head Coach

 

As I’ve said on here, I’m in the “Speakman out” camp, but not every defeat has to be his fault. I didn’t see people giving him credit for the Cardiff win.

Today had very little to do with recruitment and a lot to do with players not giving a crap. Which to me is down to poor management.

The team we had out today was good enough to beat Blackburn.

 

Had much more nous than Dodds today.

 

I think Dodds needs to stick to training mate.

I think that's where a manager who is allowed to bring a couple of experienced players in makes the difference between a load of kids , a model, and a stand in coach.

Did Mowbray point this out to Speakman too much ???