The Sunderland thread

If I was a neutral Id be selling a major organ to finance backing Coventry on Friday, odds against- wow.

Sunderland are a better team, and well rested.

May 4, 2025 -- 12:35PM, ----you-have-to-laugh--- wrote:

Sunderland are a better team, and well rested.

were, earlier in the season, dreadful now. Devoid of confidence and belief at moment, be surprised if we even score a goL in either leg. .

Interesting to see what the board do if we go out with a whimper which is looking likely....this the RLBs third season managing and in each one he's hard a poor run of form which he's been unable to turn around.

I'm sure they didn't sign up for this style of football.

May 4, 2025 -- 12:57PM, grayhawk wrote:

Interesting to see what the board do if we go out with a whimper which is looking likely....this the RLBs third season managing and in each one he's hard a poor run of form which he's been unable to turn around.I'm sure they didn't sign up for this style of football.

on a positive note   at least it saves a grand not having to go to Wembley...

aye

A grand? 

May 4, 2025 -- 1:15PM, ----you-have-to-laugh--- wrote:

A grand?

be more if went down the day before.

lest we forget..

...Just been conversing with a Leeds fan anall....didn't say nowt mind

May 5, 2025 -- 5:37PM, grayhawk wrote:

...Just been conversing with a Leeds fan anall....didn't say nowt mind

Seen the RFO M2....back page asking seven writers their choice for the play offs....four go for Coventry to win it three for Sheff United - none for us or Bristol City.

Listened to various independent podcasts and haven't heard one plump for us to qualify...

Listened to plenty of people who like to bet and none fancy us to overcome Coventry.

Home come we are still favourites to qualify

Mind i like it better when neeone gives us a chance...me included

did see rfo wouldnt expect any neutral to plump for us, got to deal in facts . One write up had it all over by Friday neet- which is entirely possible- wouldnt shock me if we got a red card.

..still looking forward to it...just hope we're still in tie come Tuesday night.

If he sends them out out even trying to score me foots gannin through the telly

* out not even

May 7, 2025 -- 2:33PM, grayhawk wrote:

..still looking forward to it...just hope we're still in tie come Tuesday night.If he sends them out out even trying to score me foots gannin through the telly

Im at a concert on Friday night so recording it to watch when get home. I'll be like Bob and Terry in Likely Lads....

No rain though but

morpteh mackem
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May 7, 2025 -- 2:33PM, grayhawk wrote:

..still looking forward to it...just hope we're still in tie come Tuesday night.If he sends them out out even trying to score me foots gannin through the telly


Im at a concert on Friday night so recording it to watch when get home. I'll be like Bob and Terry in Likely Lads....


Been watching both series of Whatever happened to the last coupla months...opening credits don't half make me feel nostalgic.

Where's the concert at? ....surely someone will mention it and you'll overhear if it's local.....there might be a Flint in the audience who recognises yer

  not telling you......

Brian Glover, brilliant as he was in Kes

Porridge..." I read a book once....green it was "

Grayhawk you mentioned a "to qualify market" further up ^^ where is this ?

Av fund it

Only came on exchange yesterday...was going off books prices

1.75 with 365 to qualify

Shocking price...take away our excellent start in the first dozen games and we've won a grand total of 12 outta the next 34 games

Coventry drifting anall...been a best price 21/20 all week now 11/10

Quiet innit ?

Arny me here...M2s away to a gig ....abandoning ship

You lumped on the Sky Blues to qualify Tracker??

I wouldnt say lumped

Home : Wilson; Van Ewijk, Thomas, Kitching, Dasilva; Grimes, Sheaf; Sakamoto, Rudoni, Wright; Thomas-Asante.

Away : Patterson; Hume, Ballard, O'Nien, Cirkin; Neil, Bellingham; Roberts, Le Fée, Mayenda; Isidor.

Rudoni will rip Sunderland apart

Can't stop laggin here ..dunno whether it's nerves or owld age

Hopefully your commode has a soft seat auld boy.

Get a couple of beers down yersel, be right as rain.

Not as nervous as usual.
Want a decent performance though, at least.

They're playing better football,
but we're coping in defence.

Hope they don't get a goal early in the 2nd half,
because they seem up for it.

Good result at half time...very surprised that the manager played Mayenda and Isidor from the start...got a bit of luck but I'll take it.

What i was most worried about was their aerial threat from set plays but we survived it...Patterson got away with various episodes of rashness

Ballard excellent in the air

Eight cans didn't help with the slashing

8 cans, must have backed a winner

Ace lager (nap)


Has morp viewed the video yet?

back in the room , finished watching  12.45am.

Dunno what a winner looks like Tracker....i could stop a train at the moment

Did you manage to avoid the score M2??

May 10, 2025 -- 10:06AM, grayhawk wrote:

Dunno what a winner looks like Tracker....i could stop a train at the moment Did you manage to avoid the score M2??

aye, didn't have a clue, quite stressful though, not recommended

Now you've watched yer soaps you can watch the play off

stopped watching Corras, gone to ****.

May 10, 2025 -- 2:19PM, grayhawk wrote:

sick of it, same old dirge, nee characters. need new writers.

Time for a strongly worded letter

May 10, 2025 -- 3:07PM, grayhawk wrote:

Time for a strongly worded letter

gone beyond that completely jumped the shark.

I expect you to be there at 6pm M2...cheering the lads in and setting off flares .....i'll personally be owwer the town lubricating the tonsils

May 12, 2025 -- 3:22PM, grayhawk wrote:

I expect you to be there at 6pm M2...cheering the lads in and setting off flares .....i'll personally be owwer the town lubricating the tonsils

will be there early , can envisage problem at turnstiles, drinking days are over, 32 days now without a quaff

Good on yer....I'll be there for about 7:30 - probably be easier than usual to get in about then.

Drinking days over for good?

May 12, 2025 -- 7:13PM, grayhawk wrote:

Good on yer....I'll be there for about 7:30 - probably be easier than usual to get in about then.Drinking days over for good?

not sure, see how it goes for the moment, phasing different foods in at moment, had me fust bit of cheese today.

Hope everything turn out right..

May 12, 2025 -- 7:41PM, grayhawk wrote:

Hope everything turn out right..

cheers, just got to be careful at moment, think be alcohol free holiday in a few weeks.

I'll be thinking of yer M2 as i'm sinking me first cold one in the sun

May 13, 2025 -- 1:32PM, grayhawk wrote:

I'll be thinking of yer M2 as i'm sinking me first cold one in the sun

puffs

im rooting for sunderland tonight cmon ucan win this one

not done easy way, dear me. paid out on DB too , no doubt will be getting it debited at some point

debited

Fantastic evening (although had to admit Coventry were the better team in all 4 halves) 

Hope your Wembley ticket purchases are stress-free

May 14, 2025 -- 2:00PM, Poppydog. wrote:

Fantastic evening (although had to admit Coventry were the better team in all 4 halves)

was stressful but all sorted, looks as though problems now as non st holders been able to purchase.

https://x.com/secondtierpod/status/1922433539775004777 

Trawling through countles clips today online, this (1min 30) video is the best so far.

thought  we were better team in second half of e/t  ,Cov were tiring badly. Rigg out wide and Le Fee in middle made a difference.

Yeah, agree.

Did say the 4 proper 45min halves though

I had the page up for Wembley tickets and couldn't understand, how I could freely put tickets into the basket
Most of the top tier was still available, plus several in lower tiers.

Guilty conscience got the better of me and didn't purchase (non-ST holder living on the South Coast),
so will hope for the best in the weeks to come.

Managed to get tickets for '90, '92, '98 and others including the last two Play Off finals, so fingers crossed

looks like suspending tickets bought by non st holders now.

Really.

That's a logistical nightmare and going to cause a lot of anger
(correct decision thought)

think its fairest way.

Still no ticket here..mate trying to buy four in our network....brother no ticket yet trying to buy three in his network and another lad the same with three in his network .

All season ticket holders....fook you Ticketmaster

Glad it's not me trying to buy them cos the stress would do me in

Mate thinks h might have broke his phone cos says he lost his blob and has launched his phone three times

neetmare, tm not fit for purpose.

Where's the helpline to sort problems ...obviously there isn't one

If hundreds of people are having the exact same problem then the issue must be with Ticketmaster.

Sorry there does seem to be a helpline....which isn't helping though

aye, defo a tm problem.

Finally got them half an hour ago....lad who got them has just been blue-lighted to Dryburn suffering from an episode of sever stress overload

Glad i was just on sorting the trains this morning...that was bad enough for me after not rising from the cot till gone eight after a late night and seeing sold out on all the mid morning trains.

Got 4 spares,.. Much less than a grand

May 14, 2025 -- 5:11PM, grayhawk wrote:

Finally got them half an hour ago....lad who got them has just been blue-lighted to Dryburn suffering from an episode of sever stress overload Glad i was just on sorting the trains this morning...that was bad enough for me after not rising from the cot till gone eight after a late night and seeing sold out on all the mid morning trains.

mrs mm was on train duty last night once result known, going on Thursday pm back on Monday pm

Apparently Police have warned Sunlun fans not to take flares in to Wembley Stadium even though thats what they wore the last time they won there.

Stopping at family down there again?

Friday morning- Sunday afternoon here

Can't be a grand stopping with family...

May 14, 2025 -- 10:30PM, grayhawk wrote:

Stopping at family down there again? Friday morning- Sunday afternoon here

aye got me double penthouse suite booked

Trackman
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Apparently Police have warned Sunlun fans not to take flares in to Wembley Stadium even though thats what they wore the last time they won there.

boom boom

In reality with all these Micky Mouse cup competitions and lower league play offs i doubt that anyone outside the top clubs have played at Wembley more times in the last seven or eight years.

aye, bet London econonmy receives a boost with all these games.

.....aye keeping some of these pubs in business M2

exactly, anyhoo 3pm ko

Aye finally

plod wanted early ko  sky wanted 5.30 apparently.

Glad it's not early ko ...absolutely hate them - spoils the whole day

May 15, 2025 -- 3:51PM, grayhawk wrote:

Glad it's not early ko ...absolutely hate them - spoils the whole day

been hell on with people on  trains on Sarrada morning.

Aye four of our group are just stopping the one night and getting the train down Saturday morning..

hopefully on an earlyish train ?

Aye think they get there for around 9am.