Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Sheffield United – Championship Play-off Final - Saturday 24th May 2025 - KO 15:00

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It’s strange, I’m 67 years old, live thousands of miles away… and even today I’m trawling through YouTube for clips, discussions about what happened on Saturday… and… I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched the goals… Current Mrs F just shakes her head… doesn’t understand why
<laugh> My lady ( No) is the same mate....she's more or less given up on me since the weekend.<laugh>
 
Some are making a big deal about being down to 10 men when we scored ...

... Wilder had stood around, looking confused, when the trainer went on to treat the player.

They had ages to get a substitute organised but Wilder was too busy being angry with everyone including himself.

He's part of the reason clubs don't want to employ English managers in my opinion ...

... he just looks and sounds like my old Sunday League manager from the eighties.


They were more than happy to have the ball and attack us when Luke Onien went off and the ref started play before allowing us the bring Meps on, who incidentally was already stripped and standing on the touch line. Twats
 
I believe they tried to take full advantage when we were down to 10 men.

Seriously, this is Wilder's 'team talk' at 1-1 during a break in play, the players look lost and confused.

... I actually think he'll be sacked quite soon, in fact I'm putting money on it.

They were top and he was still banging on about the points deduction.

They were four clear at the end of January but lost 3-0 at home to Hull.

They were four clear of third place at the end of February but lost 3-1 at home to Leeds.

They were five clear of third place at the end of March but lost to Millwall, Oxford and Plymouth ...

... then Wilder completely lost his head and tried to start a fight with the Plymouth players and staff.

I'd sack him because, if they don't, he'll just continue with the horrible way of playing and intimately fail.


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Something about all 3 POs game, felt right, even though we went 1-0 down twice,

just something felt that is was going to be ok,

dont know if it was the calmness of RLB, the passion of players, but something just connected, like someone turn knew when to turn the switch on.
 
Seriously, this is Wilder's 'team talk' at 1-1 during a break in play, the players look lost and confused.

... I actually think he'll be sacked quite soon, in fact I'm putting money on it.

They were top and he was still banging on about the points deduction.

They were four clear at the end of January but lost 3-0 at home to Hull.

They were four clear of third place at the end of February but lost 3-1 at home to Leeds.

They were five clear of third place at the end of March but lost to Millwall, Oxford and Plymouth ...

... then Wilder completely lost his head and tried to start a fight with the Plymouth players and staff.

I'd sack him because, if they don't, he'll just continue with the horrible way of playing and intimately fail.


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Some want him gone, they dont want to give a 3rd second chance,

he failed miserably, they spent loads ( which he then lambasted by saying they're not good enough up top after a defeat)
he got his tactics wrong, he sat back on 1-0 as he thought it would be enough,
Hamer going, minutes later we scored and the tide turned.
he didnt know how to react or change the game plan,

brought two more on, one got folded in half like a piece of paper by Hume, the other didnt do anything, Cannon KO one of his own teammates, now deemed not good enough and 10m was a stupid price for him, should have let us by got him instead,

his face after the second is incredible

and the way he grabbed RLB and staff as they were celebrating was poor, massive face like thunder too.
 
' ... the way he grabbed RLB and staff as they were celebrating was poor.'

It was disgraceful and extremely rude.

He wanted to get straight down the tunnel but RLB couldn't have cared less.

If they sack him they should let people push the button like they do when they demolish a big chimney ...

... I'd buy a raffle ticket <laugh>
 
Some want him gone, they dont want to give a 3rd second chance,

he failed miserably, they spent loads ( which he then lambasted by saying they're not good enough up top after a defeat)
he got his tactics wrong, he sat back on 1-0 as he thought it would be enough,
Hamer going, minutes later we scored and the tide turned.
he didnt know how to react or change the game plan,

brought two more on, one got folded in half like a piece of paper by Hume, the other didnt do anything, Cannon KO one of his own teammates, now deemed not good enough and 10m was a stupid price for him, should have let us by got him instead,

his face after the second is incredible

and the way he grabbed RLB and staff as they were celebrating was poor, massive face like thunder too.

I said to a lad in the sports bar on the night that Wilder is a one trick pony and won’t know how to change tactics.
 
Seriously, this is Wilder's 'team talk' at 1-1 during a break in play, the players look lost and confused.

... I actually think he'll be sacked quite soon, in fact I'm putting money on it.

They were top and he was still banging on about the points deduction.

They were four clear at the end of January but lost 3-0 at home to Hull.

They were four clear of third place at the end of February but lost 3-1 at home to Leeds.

They were five clear of third place at the end of March but lost to Millwall, Oxford and Plymouth ...

... then Wilder completely lost his head and tried to start a fight with the Plymouth players and staff.

I'd sack him because, if they don't, he'll just continue with the horrible way of playing and intimately fail.


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I hope they keep him, for all the reasons you stated <laugh>
 
I heard rumour RLB was a Play Off defeat from the sack. From an ex-player (second hand). Though why an ex player would be party to that I have no idea. Sounded like nonsense to me.
 
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I heard rumour RLB was a Play Off defeat from the sack. From an ex-player. Though why an ex player would be party to that I have no idea. Sounded like nonsense to me.

There's one particular ex-player, who still shows up at the SOL, who appears to have quite a grudge against the club and Speakman in particular.

If it's coming from him, which wouldn't surprise me, it's almost guaranteed to be nonsense.

I was introduced to him and wished I hadn't been ...

... 'never meet your heroes' is very good advice sadly.
 
If you didn't know the score you'd see their forums, think it was 0-0 and Sunderland were awarded a VAR goal in the final minutes.

FFS they were winning 1-0, playing well and it wasn't even half time.

Do tough experienced Championship players really go to pieces because they have an offside goal ruled out ...

... if so it's no surprise they took such a pasting last time they were in the PL.
Something I think their fans missed was the fact that the strategy for marking Mayenda was to keep him off his left foot (I noticed during the game he had spun quite often and was constantly being shepherded onto his right foot) funnily enough this is where he attacked that space and scored with his right foot.
Not coincidence or luck just very good forward play and not so good defensive work.