Sunderland away match thread

[Lanterne Rouge]

45 minutes ago, Numero Uno said:

Any chance of sharing what meal you will be enjoying this evening as you pop over to the slaggies site to enjoy the latest meltdown.......it's a highlight of my week atm!!

Lasagne tonight. Thanks for asking!

[Unan]

3 minutes ago, Roger Red Hat said:

What's this??

A couple Mackams views re them signing Mehmet in January

[Davefevs]

38 minutes ago, bcfc01 said:

Close, 93rd minute 

The penalty was give on 91 though!

[bcfc01]

Just now, Davefevs said:

The penalty was give on 91 though!

True.

He was bang on in that respect.

Spooky fella !

[1960maaan]

12 minutes ago, Victory Park Reds said:

My fire stick was buffering like a good un and missed the pen!!!
Well done city.A great point.A happy household here in Briz tonight.Me and the boys were doing the tango/Charleston at full time.

enjoy tonight fellow reds

 

10 minutes ago, CrackingCheeseGromit said:

Mine buffered the entire second half.

Mine didn't buffer, but jumped back about 30 seconds every now and again. Had to go to a different station and back in again. 

[Davefevs]

25 minutes ago, An Outstanding Human said:

Must admit, when that penalty went in I removed my entire top half of clothing and went ballistic...when in Rome…..and get arrested!

 

[redkev]

58 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said:

I've watched a few over the last 40 years. 

I will put another 10 on that

[BS3rich]

Their forum makes good reading, very complimentary about us. Fair play to ‘em! We’re definitely on the up. In Nige we trust 

[redkev]

Just surmising , if rob is out for a while kalas is the obvious replacement , if we lose another there are other options without panicking to much , Tanner could possible drop into the middle 2 you then have Wilson and jay to cover the full back positions , pring could possibly drop into the middle 2 , so there are other options not quite the bare bones yet , even Naismith ( when fit not sure how far away he is ) 

[bexhill reds]

25 minutes ago, Marcus Aurelius said:

re Mehmeti

North East football fan entitlement, just because 40 thousand people  in Sunderland have **** all else to do on a Saturday, they think that grants them big team status, Newcastle fans were as bad until they got their blood money

[RedM]

50 minutes ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said:

It's a shame, NP on RB just now said it looks serious and he will be having a scan!

He did travel back with the team though, his knee was in a brace thing and as I said he wasn't moving well and didn't look comfortable. But, that said my positive is that at least he was going back with them and not taken to hospital. 

Fingers crossed for him

[RedM]

1 hour ago, SuperRed said:

The penalty:

https://streamin.me/v/be837ea9
 
 

This was the first time I've seen this, apart from obviously being there. The one the Ref turned down so blatantly seems much more a cert than this. In fairness I can see why Sunderland would be gutted.

PS I'm on a metro packed with them at the moment

[1960maaan]

2 minutes ago, RedM said:

This was the first time I've seen this, apart from obviously being there. The one the Ref turned down so blatantly seems much more a cert than this. In fairness I can see why Sunderland would be gutted.

PS I'm on a metro packed with them at the moment

I'd like to see the Sykes one again, wasn't convinced at the time but TV wasn't clear.
The one we got is a Pen IMO, more like a Rugby Tap tackle. 

[BUTOR]

Just now, 1960maaan said:

I'd like to see the Sykes one again, wasn't convinced at the time but TV wasn't clear.
The one we got is a Pen IMO, more like a Rugby Tap tackle. 

If he'd have pointed the other way for our penalty, I genuinely don't think we could have many complaints...

[Lordofthebling]

1 hour ago, BCFC Rich said:

For the most part on their forum they are very complimentary, saying we're one of the better sides they've played, and deserved a point. 

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.... 

They are a good team, but very reliable on loanees.

[Davefevs]

28 minutes ago, redkev said:

Just surmising , if rob is out for a while kalas is the obvious replacement , if we lose another there are other options without panicking to much , Tanner could possible drop into the middle 2 you then have Wilson and jay to cover the full back positions , pring could possibly drop into the middle 2 , so there are other options not quite the bare bones yet , even Naismith ( when fit not sure how far away he is ) 

It’s why you have to have a squad.

Rarely throughout a season do you get your pre-season “best eleven” on the pitch.  Football has its funny little quirks like this.

As for Kalas, he had a very tidy game, and playing LCB2 is where he plays for the national team so no issues for him in terms of body position both with and without ball.  Whereas other right footers who’ve played LCB when they’re used to playing RCB look lost, e.g. Bailey Wright.

He played some nice balls into midfield / forwards too.

[Rudolf Hucker]

The ref was right not to award a pen for the first half incident involving Sykes but was spot on awarding one for the foul on Dasilva. Imo of course (but I’m right!)

[The Journalist]

I thought we played really well. We were on the ropes a bit for 15 minutes or so after they scored, but we deserved at least a point over the piece.

I’m genuinely really chuffed for not just the manager and players for everything they’ve put in but also the fans who’ve stayed behind them home and away.

It’s been a long three years for City fans, really - football without supporters thanks to Covid and then, by and large, some pretty poor stuff since. It’s not been easy following that lot up and down the country, I’m sure.

But I feel like, after a long time putting the foundations in among a whole lot of subsidence caused by previous incumbents, the walls are finally starting to go up and everyone’s got something a bit more tangible to look at - a young, hungry team playing good football and getting the results they deserve.

Well done all and hope you all have a good night. Enjoy it, it’s been a while coming.

[1960maaan]

9 minutes ago, Bouncearoundtheground said:

If he'd have pointed the other way for our penalty, I genuinely don't think we could have many complaints...

I disagree as I think it is a Pen, but I also agree with you. I'm so used to not getting them I wouldn't bother complaining. I said earlier, in the middle of the 469 days it was exactly the type we weren't getting.

[firstdivision]

1 hour ago, E.G.Red said:

Thought the pen we got was less clear cut than the one we didn't get.

I didn't. I thought Sykes forced the contact. He goes into their player rather than the other way round. Too many refs get deceived by that sort of thing.

[Son of Fred]

1 hour ago, Numero Uno said:

Any chance of sharing what meal you will be enjoying this evening as you pop over to the slaggies site to enjoy the latest meltdown.......it's a highlight of my week atm!!

Bolognese alla Chernobyl

Edited February 18, 2023 by Son of Fred

[Roe]

19 minutes ago, Bouncearoundtheground said:

If he'd have pointed the other way for our penalty, I genuinely don't think we could have many complaints...

Really?? It's as clear a penalty as you'll see

[Davefevs]

16 minutes ago, The Journalist said:

I thought we played really well. We were on the ropes a bit for 15 minutes or so after they scored, but we deserved at least a point over the piece.

I’m genuinely really chuffed for not just the manager and players for everything they’ve put in but also the fans who’ve stayed behind them home and away.

It’s been a long three years for City fans, really - football without supporters thanks to Covid and then, by and large, some pretty poor stuff since. It’s not been easy following that lot up and down the country, I’m sure.

But I feel like, after a long time putting the foundations in among a whole lot of subsidence caused by previous incumbents, the walls are finally starting to go up and everyone’s got something a bit more tangible to look at - a young, hungry team playing good football and getting the results they deserve.

Well done all and hope you all have a good night. Enjoy it, it’s been a while coming.

Subs help wrestle back control.  We were pretty good in the final 10+ injury time, we looked strong.  Plenty of “moments” where you felt a little bit better Final pass and we’d have got that equaliser.

Great pen.

[1960maaan]

20 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

As for Kalas, he had a very tidy game, and playing LCB2 is where he plays for the national team so no issues for him in terms of body position both with and without ball.  Whereas other right footers who’ve played LCB when they’re used to playing RCB look lost, e.g. Bailey Wright.

He played some nice balls into midfield / forwards too.

Looking for positives, I'd say we don't lose much in the heading, and though we lose some in bringing the ball out , Kalas is a proper defender and is a little quicker than Atkinson.

I think we have officially hit "Bare Bones" territory .

[One Team]

Sunderland forum seems to generally credit our performance, although this quote made me laugh:

”Go well for the rest of the season chaps, be a great story if you lot got back up. From Lee Johnson to the Premier League in 18 months would be some doing.”!

[Son of Fred]

2 hours ago, Bazooka Joe said:

The unbeaten run continues.

What a wonderful feeling.

When your dancing on the ceiling..

Ok,, I'll get me coat

 

 

[BUTOR]

23 minutes ago, Roe said:

Really?? It's as clear a penalty as you'll see

It’s the tug on the shirt coming from JD that causes their player to go down and tap the legs out, just an observation not complaining at all! 

[Roe]

1 minute ago, Bouncearoundtheground said:

It’s the tug on the shirt coming from JD that causes their player to go down and tap the legs out, just an observation not complaining at all! 

I just can't see that at all. Weird how we all see things differently but fair enough 

[Offside]

Very pleased with the draw, especially after I checked my phone and saw we were 1-0 down in injury time. Very cool penalty by Wells. Safe journey home to the City fans who made the trip. 

[redkev]

39 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

It’s why you have to have a squad.

Rarely throughout a season do you get your pre-season “best eleven” on the pitch.  Football has its funny little quirks like this.

As for Kalas, he had a very tidy game, and playing LCB2 is where he plays for the national team so no issues for him in terms of body position both with and without ball.  Whereas other right footers who’ve played LCB when they’re used to playing RCB look lost, e.g. Bailey Wright.

He played some nice balls into midfield / forwards too.

Totally agree Dave , I understand we will never have the first eleven on the pitch due to injuries , and as I said in another thread the injury situation is so much better than previous years but we seem to get so close to a full squad then there’s another injury it seems 2 comeback then 2 get injured. But like I said not the bare bones as there are a few options with a bit of jiggery pokery, shammed though because the back 4 recently picks itself and has been pretty good