Who’s having the match thread?? Looks like me. - Sunderland away leg

[MAL]

Their keeper went to Notts County earlier in the season...

He could have gone tonight FFS.

[MPB]

Fuck off Palmer, 

[Chelters]

Bit better now. Come on let’s just nick a late goal. Windass.

[MAL]

Nobody is moving for a through ball, or indeed any ball.

Static and pathetic.

[Reesh]

Pushed these 20 yards back. 

 

Bannan has conned Darren Moore today

[Reesh]

Play like the last 20 mins on Monday I have faith we win 

[MAL]

At least it will save someone the time of doing a MOM.

There isn't one.

I suppose, at a push Gregory has run his socks off.

[Kiwi Owl]

Just now, MAL said:

At least it will save someone the time of doing a MOM.

There isn't one.

I suppose, at a push Gregory has run his socks off.

That's very harsh on Dean and Storey

Sunderland have thrown the kitchen sink at us and they've stood up to it very well. 

Hutchinson I'd add also if he hadn't had his moment of madness

[MAL]

Rhubarb

[MPB]

We get possession on edge box an give a fuckin foul away!!!!!   WTF!!!!

[Beaconowl]

The officials have been very biased in my opinion against Wednesday. 
 

we are (luckily) still in this 

[Billysboy]

Happy with that after second half start.

[Winco]

Bannan never fit enough.

 

[Canterburyowl]

Fucking hope not Bells

[Skamp]

Please can everyone on here leave Monday to MKowl?

 

Seriously

[owl71]

Worst performance since Gillingham.  We’re lucky it’s only 1-0.  We can’t play that badly two games in a row, so the tie is still wide open.

[MPB]

Hunt not starting was a mistake...but at least DM is still mates with Palmer....

Edited May 6, 2022 by MPB

[MAL]

Just now, Winco said:

Bannan never fit enough.

 

Stupid statement pal

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

Ok in the end, need to play in the same manner as we ended, which may mean the brave move of starting Windass.

After that mad spell after HT we were lucky to be still in this. So that is a positive and all to play for that's for sure 

Could have been better, could have been a shit load worse.

 

 

[Chelters]

Think we have to give Sunderland a bit of credit for their intensity and stopping us from playing. We are very much still in this. 

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

1 minute ago, Skamp said:

Please can everyone on here leave Monday to MKowl?

 

Seriously

I will be on it. No worries 👍

[MPB]

1 minute ago, owl71 said:

Worst performance since Gillingham.  We’re lucky it’s only 1-0.  We can’t play that badly two games in a row, so the tie is still wide open.

We've been inconsistent all season....maybe it's good we get a shitter out of the way!

[owl4ever1867]

I'll take that, get them back to S6 on Monday in front of a packed Hillsborough.

Sing your hearts out for them on Monday & bring it home!

COME ON WEDNESDAY.

[Beaconowl]

Just now, MPB said:

Hunt not starting was a mistake...

I thought Palmer played well.

if the sky presenters mention the size of the fucking crowd again I swear I will blow up🤬

[MPB]

1 minute ago, Chelters said:

Think we have to give Sunderland a bit of credit for their intensity and stopping us from playing. We are very much still in this. 

Agreed....be interesting how they go for the 2nd leg...

[Reesh]

Bannan wasnt fit, shown by Mass being the most forward playing midfielder. 

Mistakes made today but 1 nowt is not the end of the world. Ref was average. 

Neil has them defensively solid but that last 25 mins must worry them, they did a Wednesday and dropped deeper than a Fred West burial

[Reesh]

3 minutes ago, MAL said:

Stupid statement pal

Really? 

[Winco]

4 minutes ago, MAL said:

Stupid statement pal

It was obvious. He looked of the pace and they knew it. Alex Neil said today he knew we would start him no matter what.

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

1 minute ago, Chelters said:

Think we have to give Sunderland a bit of credit for their intensity and stopping us from playing. We are very much still in this. 

The error before HT was always likely to lead to a switch up in their momentum. 

The problem with these games is you can't necessarily win after the first leg but you can definitely go 95% to lose it. The stat was no one has come back from a 2 goal deficit in 15 years in League 1, the other leagues aren't that much better in that regard.

That does impact your mindset, you saw how Sunderlands changed on 70 minutes or so 

 

[MAL]

Just now, Reesh said:

Bannan wasnt fit, shown by Mass being the most forward playing midfielder. 

Mistakes made today but 1 nowt is not the end of the world. Ref was average. 

Neil has them defensively solid but that last 25 mins must worry them, they did a Wednesday and dropped deeper than a Fred West burial

Sorry, don't agree.

He was pressing the back line from the off, same as the other week.

It wasn't the fact he was unfit, it was the tactics the manager chose to play.

IMHO

[Reesh]

Just now, MAL said:

Sorry, don't agree.

He was pressing the back line from the off, same as the other week.

It wasn't the fact he was unfit, it was the tactics the manager chose to play.

IMHO

He had 14 touches in the first half, is that typical Baz

[MPB]

That result was in our DNA....away from home this season we are just too random.....it's taken 2 mins after the final whistle to get over that....we can win the 2nd leg and go through......I'm convinced...

[MAL]

2 minutes ago, Winco said:

It was obvious. He looked of the pace and they knew it. Alex Neil said today he knew we would start him no matter what.

It wasn't the pace that was the problem, it was the tactics.

He kept it going all game, even towards the end it was him pulling the strings.

It is not often i stick up for BB, but this time i will.

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

Just now, MPB said:

That result was in our DNA....away from home this season we are just too random.....it's taken 2 mins after the final whistle to get over that....we can win the 2nd leg and go through......I'm convinced...

Its going to be a tight game again. Whilst we will hopefully play more football, we need to do it in a fairly controlled way. Concede the first goal on Monday will make it very tough. 

[Mark]

1 hour ago, Hirstys 12th Pint said:

The 2 game scenario frazzles Managers minds, especially if away first. 

Quite possibly 

[MAL]

2 minutes ago, Reesh said:

He had 14 touches in the first half, is that typical Baz

That wasn't his fault, it was how we set up to play.

[MPB]

They'll be spent....maybe DM conserving the subs could be a wise choice after all!

[Mark]

51 minutes ago, Bellsview said:

Or maybe fucking not.

What a night for Bannan to go missing and lose the ability to fucking pass the ball to a player in the same shirt!

I tell you what, he's nowhere near fit enough. Neither is Windass 

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

Just now, MAL said:

It wasn't the pace that was the problem, it was the tactics.

He kept it going all game, even towards the end it was him pulling the strings.

It is not often i stick up for BB, but this time i will.

Said at HT that if this was the tactics then I would perhaps have kept Bannan under wraps. Once the game slowed down Bannan did what Bannan does

[HoylandOwl]

We’re still in it, they’re not special. 
a massive Hillsborough atmosphere and a massive performance on Monday. 
COME ON!

[Mark]

22 minutes ago, Reesh said:

Pushed these 20 yards back. 

 

Bannan has conned Darren Moore today

If you mean he's not fit. Spot on 

[MAL]

1 minute ago, mkowlthesexynewversion said:

Said at HT that if this was the tactics then I would perhaps have kept Bannan under wraps. Once the game slowed down Bannan did what Bannan does

Exactly

[Winco]

2 minutes ago, MAL said:

It wasn't the pace that was the problem, it was the tactics.

He kept it going all game, even towards the end it was him pulling the strings.

It is not often i stick up for BB, but this time i will.

I’m not staying bannan was shit far from it just think he wasn’t fully fit. 
 

[Billysboy]

Think losing by one we’d have all took before in that atmosphere, if we’d gone in 0-0 at ht different story,their gonna really shithouse at ours, didn’t look interested in getting a second.

[tomcore]

Should never accept losing but I think we showed a lot more in the second half but without looking like scoring. One nil down isn't the end of the world and I think we still have a very good chance. Sunderland looked organised and kept an unfit Bannan quiet but the onus is on us now to be up for it and linking the strikers with the midfield/ wing backs more on Monday. 

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

Just now, Mark said:

I tell you what, he's nowhere near fit enough. Neither is Windass 

Tbf he appeared to make a huge difference when he did come on. Maybe it was coincidence 

[Billysboy]

Just now, Winco said:

I’m not staying bannan was shit far from it just think he wasn’t fully fit. 
 

Thought it was like playing with 10 men.

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

1 minute ago, Billysboy said:

Think losing by one we’d have all took before in that atmosphere, if we’d gone in 0-0 at ht different story,their gonna really shithouse at ours, didn’t look interested in getting a second.

Just play it to our defenders that was their best option 

[MPB]

Tactics for them 2nd leg?   How do you play it?  If we were in their position it would be impossible to call....

[Billysboy]

Got a far better chance than MK having to play them tramps 2 down.