Sunderland

Blown tbeir remaining slim chance of autos tonight too. I dont think they will do it in the play offs either
Charlton for me

 

I think Sunderland have massively underachieved this season, given their resources and the enormity of their club for the division they're in. Nothing less than a top two finish will have been expected for Sunderland and rightly so.

If they fail to go up it will be a major fail of a season and their slump continues.

 

I would call it more of a bottoming out (they didn't have PP to get them promoted). There have been lots of big clubs who have spent more than one season in league one and who weren't in as much doom and gloom, and had more talented squads

 

In the two games against us they werent what I expected from a team with a squad like they have and the great support, it certainly hasn't suprised me they have not claimed an auto place from the times Ive seen them play.
Portsmouth for me @Idlebantam.

 

They are in poor form for the play-offs. It will be interesting to see what happens to their squad if they are still a 3rd division team next season.

 

Where's that dopey Mackem with his condescending attitude when you need him?

 

Sunderland's hoofball v Portsmouth's hoofball tonight was a poor game.
Jon McLaughlin was the calmest player on the pitch.

 

I watched the match, it was not the best display of LG 1 football that is for sure, but really Portsmouth had no answer to Sunderland, who are nothing special.

 

And man of the match by a mile

 

Just a bit of trivia,but both goalkeepers in last night's match are former Harrogate Town players.

 

Very impressed with the squad that we've made it to not only the Play-off Final but also the Checkatrade final. If someone offered me that before the season started I'd have took their hand off. Before the season we had a squad that didn't want to be here, crippling debt (almost entering administration), clueless managers (see: Grayson), back to back relegations and looking asif we'd struggle in League One. Since then we've got new owners, no debt (as far as I'm aware), a squad that puts heart and soul into their performances (see: Leadbitter playing in the 2nd leg the day after his mother passed away due to cancer), a new up and coming manager who is only in his 3rd season of management ever and a club/team we can feel connected with.

This season has been a success whether or not we win next weekend. Can't wait.

Give over. Find me one condescending thing I've posted on here.

 

And two ex City players in the team!!

 

One of the worst games of football i've seen for a while. Sunderland are the better team, Portsmouth have looked bang average every time i've seen them, their hoofball made Parky look like Guardiola.

 

Police just come on the pitch and told the referee that the penalties had to be taken at the Charlton end, why ?.

 

I'd love to hear the thorough explanation.

 

Think it's because they were expecting a pitch invasion if Charlton won meaning it may have been hard to stop them getting over to the Doncaster fans had they been taken at the Doncaster end. Atleast if they are taken at the other end they can set up a wall of police/stewards in advance. Really unfair though and definately some sort of cheating imo.

 

1998 again

 

No idea why that happened, not seen that before. Plus having taken Doncaster end out of the equation, they then proceed to toss for who goes first!,! They should have automatically given Doncaster the option to go first or second as a way of evening things up. Was not impressed with that decision.