Sunderland away match thread

[GrahamC]

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

Hardie on the break, on the angle, wide of the post.

Was that the one where Stroud missed a clear foul on Twine?

[Robbored]

3 hours ago, phantom said:

Not completely true... have you seen some of the constant negative postings from some?

I have Phants and Owlstalk is one of if the worst for negativity. They could complain and whinge at international level. Much of their moans are because of where they are in the Championship having only just returned having spent a season in L1.

Otib would be exactly the same if City were in the same position as the Owls.

[Sleepy1968]

12 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Made this post as a bit of a joke, but we really are in this mid-table-mini-league. Maybe that's depressing, or tinpot, or whatever, but it's where we are.

I've included Hull and Swansea in the screenshot, but really they're acting as the bread in this gorgeous mid-table sandwich. It's really us, Sunderland, Watford, Cardiff who are the bacon, lettuce, tomato, and er...rogue slug(?) respectively.

 

It's that stage of the season where you make up your own competitions.

1. The Smiler - We make 5 more wins to 'storm' up to 10 place and wipe the smile from Liam Rosenior's face. Unfortunately, that smile is transferred to Jon and Brian's faces.

2. The F The Welsh - We finish above Cardiff and Swansea;

3. The Winner Winner Chicken (or Vegan) Dinner - The one where our wins exceed our losses;

4. The Symmetry - The one where our total wins and losses are the same;

5. The F Up/The  F The Welsh (Reprise) - We finish below both Cardiff and Swansea;

I'll get me coat.

[ExiledAjax]

43 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

It's that stage of the season where you make up your own competitions.

1. The Smiler - We make 5 more wins to 'storm' up to 10 place and wipe the smile from Liam Rosenior's face. Unfortunately, that smile is transferred to Jon and Brian's faces.

2. The F The Welsh - We finish above Cardiff and Swansea;

3. The Winner Winner Chicken (or Vegan) Dinner - The one where our wins exceed our losses;

4. The Symmetry - The one where our total wins and losses are the same;

5. The F Up/The  F The Welsh (Reprise) - We finish below both Cardiff and Swansea;

I'll get me coat.

I'll take number 4 if with a side of 2 please.

[wendyredredrobin]

If we can beat Leicester and beat Plymouth, then we ought to be able to beat Sunderland.

That probably means that we are going to lose then.

[City Rocker]

5 hours ago, Jimmyjimmy said:

2-0 City.

@Jimmyjimmy OH! 

[Rocking Red Cyril]

30 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

If we can beat Leicester and beat Plymouth, then we ought to be able to beat Sunderland.

That probably means that we are going to lose then.

Yeah after the last two wins Sunderland should be a breeze. But this is Bristol City so we will no doubt get spanked Saturday. 

[Monkeh]

Dead rubber,

Sunderland to win 3-1 but a marked improvement on performance,

That's my prediction 

[Davefevs]

2 hours ago, ExiledAjax said:

Made this post as a bit of a joke, but we really are in this mid-table-mini-league. Maybe that's depressing, or tinpot, or whatever, but it's where we are.

I've included Hull and Swansea in the screenshot, but really they're acting as the bread in this gorgeous mid-table sandwich. It's really us, Sunderland, Watford, Cardiff who are the bacon, lettuce, tomato, and er...rogue slug(?) respectively.

 

You know me, I like my one-game table, ie who can we catch, who can catch us this game-week.  So we sit 2nd in the 11-14th mini-league!

2 hours ago, GrahamC said:

Was that the one where Stroud missed a clear foul on Twine?

Mehmeti, yes.

[Jerseybean]

Dodds presser….https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2024/april/bristol-city-h/mike-dodds-press-conference-pre-bristol-city

 

[mozo]

Obviously a win would be bloody lovely and scoring first would really mess with their northern heads, but I think a draw is a good result. 

At this stage of the season a 4-4 draw would be fine!

[ExiledAjax]

52 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

You know me, I like my one-game table, ie who can we catch, who can catch us this game-week.  So we sit 2nd in the 11-14th mini-league!

And with Watford home to PNE, and Cardiff home to Hull, it's quite the mid-table melee tomorrow.

[Sir Colby-Tit]

I've been to the Stadium of Light once. Soren Andersen got a late equaliser I think. Which was nice.

[Davefevs]

38 minutes ago, Jerseybean said:

Dodds presser….https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2024/april/bristol-city-h/mike-dodds-press-conference-pre-bristol-city

 

Wow, you be hugely uninspired as a player, listening to that.

[Robbored]

20 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Wow, you be hugely uninspired as a player, listening to that.

Not so sure about that Dave - Dodds is/was rightly pissed right off with his team’s performance against Blackburn and has made it perfectly clear to them what his views are. The players know how disappointing their performance was and were expecting such a response from the head coach and that’s what they got - whether his way of dealing with such an embarrassing loss was the right approach we’ll find out tomorrow. 

Had I been one of those players I’d have known how crap we were as a team but would have given at least some credit to the opposition who took advantage of us - that’s something Dodds didn’t mention. I mean how good were Blackburn?

If City can bag an early goal tomorrow then that’ll hopefully have a negative effect on them and they crumble again.

[Kodjias Wrist]

2 hours ago, Monkeh said:

Dead rubber,

Sunderland to win 3-1 but a marked improvement on performance,

That's my prediction 

Agreed but 2-1 to Sunderland haha 

[Super]

55 minutes ago, Sir Colby-Tit said:

I've been to the Stadium of Light once. Soren Andersen got a late equaliser I think. Which was nice.

Was it Keith Welch had a blinder that night? 

[Red Billy]

4 hours ago, ExiledAjax said:

Made this post as a bit of a joke, but we really are in this mid-table-mini-league. Maybe that's depressing, or tinpot, or whatever, but it's where we are.

I've included Hull and Swansea in the screenshot, but really they're acting as the bread in this gorgeous mid-table sandwich. It's really us, Sunderland, Watford, Cardiff who are the bacon, lettuce, tomato, and er...rogue slug(?) respectively.

 

Otherwise known as a sh@t sandwich

[Totterdown's Finest]

1 hour ago, Sir Colby-Tit said:

I've been to the Stadium of Light once. Soren Andersen got a late equaliser I think. Which was nice.

I think it was the only City attack in the most one-sided draw ever!

[Lanterne Rouge]

7 minutes ago, Totterdown's Finest said:

I think it was the only City attack in the most one-sided draw ever!

it was certainly an interesting walk back to the car and no mistake!

[RUSSEL85]

1 hour ago, Sir Colby-Tit said:

I've been to the Stadium of Light once. Soren Andersen got a late equaliser I think. Which was nice.

88th minute after getting mauled for 87 of them. 

[hollydog]

How many tickets have we sold?

[Loosey Boy]

Just now, hollydog said:

How many tickets have we sold?

About 1,200 by the looks of it 

[Rocking Red Cyril]

2 hours ago, Jerseybean said:

Dodds presser….https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2024/april/bristol-city-h/mike-dodds-press-conference-pre-bristol-city

 

Interesting interview. We could really be up against a side of players seeking redemption which could see us right up against it. But if we can weather the initial storm and get that first goal they might well implode. I fancy us to pull this one off 

[Lanterne Rouge]

I bet Jack Clarke starts after being on the bench returning from injury v Blackburn. The fans will demand it I think.

[Bow Legged Chicken]

The fan’s museum just after you walk over the bridge is worth visiting. It’s a bit of a shrine to Roker Park, but situated in a neo-classical former railway station that some might say is more grand than our ground. (And definitely more classy than gas ground.) Looks like you can drink beer there on a match day.

[Robbored]

2 hours ago, Totterdown's Finest said:

I think it was the only City attack in the most one-sided draw ever!

Matt Hewlett blatantly handled the ball as well but the ref didn’t see it - it certainly was the most one-sided 1-1  draw. City dodged a bullet there.

[Bow Legged Chicken]

Most fun bit for railway nerds is you can walk in behind the ticket windows and imagine you are an extra on ‘Oh Mr Porter!’

For the rest of us, you can look at tracksuits from the 73 final, which filled me with nostalgia.

[JP Hampton]

13 hours ago, 22A said:

Their fans are pessimistic; https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/if-we-get-well-beat-tomorra.1631075/

Just like reading OTIB

[Superjack]

5 hours ago, Sir Colby-Tit said:

I've been to the Stadium of Light once. Soren Andersen got a late equaliser I think. Which was nice.

Signed three when we needed two. 

And Soren Andersen was the best. And cheapest.