Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Rotherham United FC – Saturday 19th August 2023 - KO 15:00

I dont even ithink we have a plan. Its absolutely shameful that we ended May 2 games from the Premiership and started the new season weaker and no recognised striker in our last 2 starting 11s.
Im sick to death of hearing fans trying to justify it as acceptable.

 

I'm enjoying it tbh, you can see players settling into the system ...

... it's bloody hot in the sun though!

The referee is abysmal ....

... but I'm sticking by 3-1.

 

Too many passes creeping in again we need to get forward quickly

 

Rotherham make a forced change,

 

Goal scorer off

 

That'll teach him

 

There was a chance for a quick throw out from Patterson earlier with everyone bombing forward. Last season it would been two or three quick passes through the lines and we'd be in their final third. We delayed it and ended up just passing it slowly around the back.

 

Roberts hacked down outside the area
Yellow card

 

Great tackle 09

 

Great run by Clarke

 

This ref is ****ing woeful, need to get the ball to Roberts more. Dack looks decent but needs a striker in front of him

 

Clarke goes close after quick break

 

Nearly 2-1

 

Haway man. Saw 2-1 then saw the 'nearly' before it.

 

Good shot by Ekwah saved

 

Shot from Ekwah
- keeper saves

 

4 mins added time

 

Why does Hume keep coming into the middle? Leaves Roberts with no back up, and him having to drop back a fair bit.

 

HT 1-1 in a poor game, that we have to win

 

Now Tony, give them a proper half time team talk not a David Moyes I’m on my bike team talk