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Match Day Thread Blackburn Rovers FC v Sunderland AFC – Boxing Day 26th December 2024 - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Dec 23, 2024.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Dec 26, 2024.
  1. Home win

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  2. Away win (safc)

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  3. Draw

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  1. Comfy

    Comfy Well-Known Member

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    I'll take the point, bound to be upset at the end but it keeps us going
     
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  2. SourPatch2

    SourPatch2 Well-Known Member

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    Enjoying how Roberts has been playing in recent games. Taking less shots and trying to create more, he's even going on the outside more which you never seen from him previously. I think Roberts of last season would've rushed to take a shot instead of waiting for Neil to support him and I doubt he'd be putting that cross in for Isidors goal.
     
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  3. LAMackem

    LAMackem Well-Known Member

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    Me too mate.....some of the football we are playing is breathtaking at times....brilliant to watch :)
     
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  4. Robertson

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    Gutted with the late equaliser but we were excellent in the second half. Just couldn’t get the third to seal it. Thought Mayenda and Cirkin could have done a better job of stopping the cross for their equaliser.

    Fair quote from a Rovers fan in the comments of the BBC report;

    Mackems were damn lucky to still be in it at half time, we were damn lucky to get an equaliser.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cj30z3yk6rlt
     
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  5. Ayrton

    Ayrton Well-Known Member

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    Fair result really, sick to lose it like that and not win it at the death. Hope rigg is alright, hopefully time for Aleksic to get a shot or AA. Hopefully get a few bodies in early jan and we push on. Dan Neil been quality the last month or so
     
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  6. TopCat.

    TopCat. Well-Known Member

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    Sat in the pub opposite Ewood Pk mulling over today. Would have taken a point at KO and definitely at HT but it feels like 2 dropped. 2 great goals, some excellent individual performances and lots to be positive about. Just hoping Rigg’s injury isn’t too bad
     
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  7. TopCat.

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    Agree with all of that
     
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  8. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    I stopped at the Weatherspoons, on the way back to the hotel …

    … I felt quite skinny, these people must have their clothes made <laugh>
     
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  10. Powellinho

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    Brilliant second half. It just wasn’t to be today
     
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  11. TopCat.

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    Danny Bathh coming to applaud us all at the end was class. Top lad is DB
     
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  12. TopCat.

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    Agreed. Hard to be too annoyed, just one of those things.
     
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  13. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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  14. Robertson

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    I've not seen it mentioned but that was a terrific ball over the top from Isidor for Mayenda's chance.
     
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  15. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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    Just got home

    Thought we were horrific in the first half but excellent for the most part after the break

    Gutted not to win but would’ve took a point before the game

    Support was good when the side looked like they wanted to be there. Poor when we were slow and predictable

    Amazing scenes in the top tier when we went ahead. Bodies all over the place where I was.
     
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  17. Jme2

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    Agree with whats been said very poor first half Mayenda just didn't support Cirkin who had a real handful with 10 and 23 ..Second half was superb stuff .. we have a really good young squad who don't know when they are beat .. i just enjoy watching them .. tough drive back over the A66
     
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  18. LD19SAFC

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    Dan Neil immense, especially second half. There was a 20 minute spell where he grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and for the first time I was starting to think ‘captain performance’
     
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  19. Scout73

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    Personally think he's had a few of those captain type performances the last few weeks

    I want to see him take over games from the start, him and Jobe should dominate most CMs combos in the league
     
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  20. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    He was superb second half against Swansea but I wasn’t there so didn’t really feel it, it’s a lot different when you’re in attendance and can see it in front of you I think. Mega today
     
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