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

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Nads said:
There wasn’t even that many around the streets mate. I genuinely get the feeling that we’ve ‘detached’ from that plastic Saudi love in.

We will reattach for 2 days next season of course, but I wasn’t even arsed when they got CL/won the Carabao.

It’s just so much bullshit, soul selling and repainting history up the road now it’s lost its heart.
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They've effectively lost their identity. They're not Newcastle United any more. They're not owned by one person, they're owned by an Arab state. They are Saudi United, who just happen to play in Newcastle, England.
 
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kirkyboy said:
Yep it was all pre planned mate as soon as the playoffs were secured. Using the final 5 games as a bit like pre season. Get players up to optimal fitness levels, gently ease back players returning from injury and give minutes to squad players. All to ensure we were in the best possible position come the 3 crucial play off games with the plan to set up to have Enzo in the middle as the main man to feed everything through. I think it showed in all 3 games that we finished the games as the much stronger team
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Yep. Even managed a pre-season trip to Portugal. Meticulous!
 
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Southern A said:
Just a random thought that I didn’t see one single comment about the ref in the match day thread. That’s premier league refs for you. People moan about them but they’re much better
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It was 100% offside but i'd hate to have been on the end of that VAR decision to go 2-0 up mind. Guess I don't care that much though:emoticon-0140-rofl:
 
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SourPatch2 said:
Biggest game in over a decade, since the league cup final against City. The prize for winning is transformative and it opens up so many avenues for future success.

Intrigued to see how RLB lines us up. I think he'll go unchanged and try to keep it tight before bringing on Mundle and Rigg around 70 minutes in. However, I'd go with;

Mayenda
Mundle ELF Rigg
Jobe Neil
Cirkin O'Nien Ballard Hume
Patterson

Really, really don't want to see Roberts starting or ELF playing wide. Especially on the big pitch at Wembley, neither of them have the pace to hurt Sheff Utd in wide areas. It's no coincidence that the £20m Ligue 1/Serie A player looks very good while playing central in the Championship, so play him there. Roberts starting would be like playing with 10, which is exactly what it was like for around 100minutes on Tuesday.

2-1 SAFC. Mayenda and Jobe.

Haway. 'Till the end.
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Got the lineup, the scoreline and one of the scorers right. I'll take it.
 
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SourPatch2 said:
It was 100% offside but i'd hate to have been on the end of that VAR decision to go 2-0 up mind. Guess I don't care that much though:emoticon-0140-rofl:
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yeh but that’s not really the ref’s fault and arguably not even the linesman. They’re trained to let them go to VAR if there’s any hint of it being debatable. The player was clearly off but it was understandable for them to want VAR to rule on whether he was affecting Patto. It’s frankly the way VAR should be used.
 
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Southern A said:
yeh but that’s not really the ref’s fault and arguably not even the linesman. They’re trained to let them go to VAR if there’s any hint of it being debatable. The player was clearly off but it was understandable for them to want VAR to rule on whether he was affecting Patto. It’s frankly the way VAR should be used.
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Yeah exactly. I couldn't go down and watched in the pub, when that went in I walked outside I thought we were done. The cheer I heard for it being disallowed was nearly as big as the goals:emoticon-0140-rofl:
 
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Southern A said:
yeh but that’s not really the ref’s fault and arguably not even the linesman. They’re trained to let them go to VAR if there’s any hint of it being debatable. The player was clearly off but it was understandable for them to want VAR to rule on whether he was affecting Patto. It’s frankly the way VAR should be used.
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Was bigger than a goal. The feeling when it flew in and there was no sign in ground initially of owt wrong with it was horrific.

Then the delay that was tense. Then when he was called over, you just know you’re on a winner.

Was a moment.
 
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Chunksafc said:
Still processing the entire weekend and find myself just sat smiling at what the lads achieved and how proud I am of all of them
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Great post to read mate, brought a smile to my face reading this after everything you've been through

Folk say it's only a game, and yes it is but the club means so much more to us all - this team has not only made us proud but have made us believe again
 
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Scout73 said:
Great post to read mate, brought a smile to my face reading this after everything you've been through

Folk say it's only a game, and yes it is but the club means so much more to us all - this team has not only made us proud but have made us believe again
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I had a lovely conversation with my auntie who comes to games with us, her last memory of dad is him jumping up and down like a kid when Ballard scores against Coventry.

He was knackered on the way home and for 2 days afterwards.

I've some photos from Saturday of me in a heap crying my eyes out, cuddling my cousin at the final whistle, part for dad part for the lads.

This club means so much to us all
 
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Chunksafc said:
I had a lovely conversation with my auntie who comes to games with us, her last memory of dad is him jumping up and down like a kid when Ballard scores against Coventry.

He was knackered on the way home and for 2 days afterwards.

I've some photos from Saturday of me in a heap crying my eyes out, cuddling my cousin at the final whistle, part for dad part for the lads.

This club means so much to us all
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Brilliant to hear mate, that memory will stay with you forever
 
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