Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Blackburn Rovers FC – Monday 21st April 2025 - KO 15:00

Was a pleasure as always mate. When I left you my ticket wouldn’t scan so had to go to the ticket office so missed the start!! Should have just gone in with you!!!

 

If you work out their wages it probs costs us an absolute fortune a year for feck all in return

 

Been absolutely useless with the ball for months. The gamesmanship from other teams absolutely drives me mad like, the ref might as well had a Blackburn top on the day. Sure patto got booked for taking thr piss the other day on the hour mark

 

I’d said last game of the season I’d like us to be stronger but having thought about it I’d like it to be the next two games.

one good away and one good home performance,

judging by RLB post match interview he acknowledged this aswell

 

All very much even.

the time form and performances matters is now in Pos

 

Blackburn will be gutted with their 2025 form. Should’ve had 5th or 6th well wrapped up by now

 

I mean yeah some players get injured more than others, thats why when you have a player who struggles with muscle injuries you tend to have a backup at the club who can limit his workload and allow him to recover properly. I think Cirkin would be great to keep around as he'd struggle to get injured as a second choice option and when fit hes brilliant to have.

 

I hate this “don’t go to games can’t have an opinion” lark.

I live 200 miles and try and get up 5 or 6 times a season, often doing there and back in a day with my lad.

each to their own of course, but would say don’t take for granted that you can decide to “just not go”because you don’t fancy it on a given Saturday. Would kill for that option.

ability to get to and from matches doesn’t make your opinion any less valid

 

Ironically the worst team of the current play off places are in the best form but as I said after they beat us on Friday, Bristol C record against the top 6 or 7 teams in the league this season is dreadful. If we can’t beat them in the play offs then we deserve nout, they aren’t a good team and their squad on paper is mid table at best. Nahki Wells up top ffs.

 

Unfortunately his Backup is Alese whos even more injury prone. We really need to address this going forward as a club because both of them are a waste of a wage

 

Yes this was my point earlier

 

Another reason I think our ‘momentum’ isn’t that important because none of the teams have any at the minute

 

Disappointed to lose as a fan but really not to fussed

Thought Watson stood up to be counted which is important as we might need him in some big games very soon

If anyone prem team is looking at neil id advise them to find a few more quid and go for jobe who has it all

thought jones had a great game, not sure how far he'll go but he'll make a living playing the game

Anderson wasnt totally tidy with the ball but cant knock him really, was direct with his passing which i liked and really got stuck in which is always a plus

good to see aleksic who obviously has talent but arguably suffered from lack of game time, exposure, playing out of position amongst others, wouldn't sweat it.

I thought samed was fine, him and jobe dont compliment on another be Samed and Le fee would, as do neil and jobe, as would jobe and le fee. On a spectrum neils at one end, samed the other and jobes just a monster in the middle.

Yes we failed to score its frustrating but for the entire second half it was an attack v defend exercise.

Heading into the playoffs which some good options from the gaffer to pick from, get hume cirkin and mundle back and i think were in a good a spot as we could hope

 

Well yeah thats exactly my point, his backup isnt even a left back. Cirkin suffers a lot of muscle strains and impact injuries which are limited if you can rotate him with a new first choice left back - I would rather keep him around and sign someone of a similar level to push him and so we don't totally lose the ability to support our left winger.

I can understand the frustration though 100%, just think in our lightest position its worth at least keeping the only player who can play the role for the time being.

 

would be concerning if true because back to back summers weve splurged big part of our budget on rusyn and aleksic, for me the latter evidently has tech

 

Absolute sick note. Misses more games than he plays

 

Whoever gets Blackburn in the playoffs is knackered

 

The ideal is we have emerging players and regular starters and /or a flexible full back like Huggins. We have three defenders who are as unfit as they are available and we need to sort it if we want to win anything. We start games significantly weaker quite regularly and we shouldn’t be.

 

Yeah the back up fullbacks for some of the top teams in this league are mad - then we have alan browne or just stick our right back at left back

 

Can’t argue with much there. I thought at times we played some lovely football, without the end product! Wilson has to score one of his chances!
Samed hardly gave the ball away today. He looks like he has quality. Le Fee is superb. Not much I the game, but you can see his quality, and I absolutely loved how much he got stuck in! Not very “French” at all!!