Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Watford FC – Saturday 29th April 2023 - KO 15:00

From the Stoke forum tonight ...

'His football is absolutely appalling and his substitution of Taylor, only to move a right back inside of a three and remain with a back five at 1 nil down, at home, was rank bad management from the very bottom drawer.

He's been outcoached by some **** managers this season but Ainsworth is a new low.

I'm struggling to find a single positive about his management. His football is ****, his substitutions are diabolical, his transfers so far have been ropey and his character is dubious. Without that purple patch he would be in Lambert and Jones territory.'

 

This can't be right we need to be getting him back for promotion don't we?

 

@JamesCopley_
Tony Mowbray says he’s in “some discomfort” after celebrating Patrick Roberts’ stunning equaliser.
Says he’s done his hammy. “I don’t know much about hamstring injuries as I wasn’t fast enough as a player”
#SAFC

 

And to think they all thought they’d over take us after the 5-1

 

Well, not the result we wanted but I can't fault the effort and the fight in this team. at 0-2 it felt like a game too far for that patched up defence. 2 soft goals from corners were probably coming for a few matches, but wow what a comeback.

It's still on, but it's less likely. Been a bloody amazing season

 

Soooooooo good

 

Even the manager, ‘doing a Sunderland’

 

Well the grandson STILL hasn't seen us win! But he loved the day at the match. We were a bit naughty and went down to where the players parked their cars and he got photos with Pritchard, Patto, Carney, Dan Neil and his favourite player Jack Clarke which absolutely made his day. He was bouncing when the equaliser went in!

 

Question about the attendance - yesterday the club announced they had sold 44,827 tickets, then the attendance was announced as 44,944.
Are we to believe Watford only brought 117 fans, or has someone ****ed up somewhere? Was surprised at the announced attendance

 

Don't take the bait...
- he's not worth the effort

 

Lucky sod. I have done my voice box permanent damage, and I was only in a car park outside a boxing gym.

 

Have a few malts mate - it'll make better!

 

His display in the Huddersfield game was his worst imo.

 

'Stoke have now lost four home league games on the bounce for the first time since October 2019 and have gone six games without a win.'

80% possession, two attempts on target

 

That's the problem with completely relying on experience - sometimes you need a bit of youth and fearlessness to make the difference.

 

Be such a shame if Neil was sacked wouldn't it?

 

Agreed