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

No, because he is being kind enough to tell me this stuff and the club probably wouldn't take to kindly to it getting out.

 

There’s a lot of big talk, some of which is true, it means nowt when the ref blows the whistle. The more they talk big the bigger the expectation.

 

Celebrating a goal might cost us? We should have moaned instead. What a load of ****

 

Understand mate

 

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Aye don't worry, been in a similar boat with that - easier to just not risking getting anyone in bother.

 

The more I hear people writing us off the more excited I get these lads love proving people wrong

 

Same could be said about Roberts penalty at their place, doesn't suit his narrative i suppose

 

But, let's not get to excited or carried away.

 

**** it mate life’s too short let’s just embrace being in huge games and whatever happens happens

 

Oh his bias came through! All that emotional energy we wasted whereas Sheff Utd were calm and collected. Plus cos the length of time between the 2nd leg and the final, were gonna be exhausted both physically and mentally - could we recover and get ourselves back up to that big game mentality?

He also alluded that we if don't go up, we're gonna have to rebuild the team cos most of the players will want to be away or premier teams will be picking them off. And if 1 goes to a higher level, others will look and will want to follow and play at the same level.

He was an absolute nob jockey at times the way he went on. Have to admit that Goodman was more balanced - a lot better than when he's on sky. The amount of times he said "playing devil's advocate" after Davis put us down was good to see

 

Member of the supporters branch I am in

 

Not sure how she's got in without a season ticket, this is exactly the kind of supporter the system was designed to keep out...

 

corporate and hospitality tickets were open to anyone

 

Did we not miss a penalty at their place that would have put us 0-1 up? Thought we had Sheff Utd and Burnley sussed out of the teams above us. Unfortunate not to win all 4!

 

I've heard Wise Men Say playing in 2 different bars in Trieste last couple days. Just saying

 

Regis's presser:

 

Thing is Smug, VAR wont do Luke or Trai any favours, love them both but Lukes holding in the box and Trais thunderous challenges worry me with VAR in effect.
Then I think it could play into our hands with the speed up top, I would prefer no VAR but we are lumbered with it.