Match Day Thread Coventry City v Sunderland AFC – Play-off Semi Final 1st Leg - Friday 9th May 2025 - KO 20:00

Oh ****. I pawned my guitars and backed 2 Coventry wins because so many people said we’d lose both games and I wanted to bet the money on a 1 horse race!!

 

Twice

 

Roberts ? Couldn't cross, Couldn't shoot ... but he did keep running.

 

get that ground sold out for next Tuesday if only we had a 6' 5" defender in there, but amazing other teams defend like hell against us they did not. And Mundle for Roberts on Tuesday is one change i would make.

 

yep. Made it nervy to watch but there were three big calls :

1. Ballard in for Mepham
2. 2 up front
3. Defend for our lives in a compact shape.

All three worked. Well done Regis.

 

What u on about??

 

Won 175 quid of a 10er there no idea how to add a screen shot tho

 

Would take up seven pages if I posted my thoughts on the game so I will save yous that and give some bullet points.

This was Regis best night as Sunderland manager, and no matter what now should probably stay on next season.

A few to choose from but after a dip over the past year, that was Dan Ballards best performance in red and white. I’d go as far to say one of the best individual games I’ve seen from a Sunderland player.

Most importantly, we cannot cannot cannot take the home leg for granted, fans and players. Treat it still 50/50 because it is. Years worth of records broke for us against Coventry tonight, they can do the same with their poor away form. Treat it as nil nil, remember who we are and we’ll be at Wembley on the 24th.

A proud Sunderland fan tonight. Haway the lads.

 

Spot on there pal

 

I reckon he sets up same again in the next leg. They have to attack us, hopefully we've got confidence back and we punish them again.

 

No

 

My guess is RLB and coaching staff watched the home game vs Sheff Utd again and decided on the lineup because of that. Was identical, the 442 compact shape with Isidor and Mayenda up front. Worked both times now.

 

Nice 1 mate.
I got £55 for a fiver. Took pic but file to large.

 

Perfect away performance BIG DANNY BALLARD

 

His best performances these days are defensive

 

Taped the match on Sky, gonna get even more pissed up and watch the whole thing again!

HHHHAAAA'WWWWAAAAYYYYY

 

I haven’t said it in 7 minutes so it’s due.

DAN ****ING BALLARD

 

Regulation away win. Never in doubt lads

 

Thought the exact same. Weirdly better defensively in the 442

 

Well.. they count, but not like they used to!,