v Sunderland (a) - 21/4/2025

[Tom]

1 minute ago, Forever Blue said:

Last game of season we beat Sheffield Utd, hand Burnley promotion, and still miss out on the play offs on goal difference. 

Nah Burnley will be up by bedtime tonight sadly 

[bigbrandjohn]

3 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

We knocked it around well in the first half despite not creating much. Dolan had a good game and as the season closes he's certainly going to be a player we miss. Thought Montgomery did well when he came on, looking forward to seeing him more. 
 

 

Played himself perfectly into Eustace's rebuild. 

[bigbrandjohn]

3 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

We knocked it around well in the first half despite not creating much. Dolan had a good game and as the season closes he's certainly going to be a player we miss. Thought Montgomery did well when he came on, looking forward to seeing him more. 
 

 

Played himself perfectly into Eustace's rebuild. 

 

8 minutes ago, Irish_Rover said:

But..but.. « significant investment » etc!

oh no wait they were just talking complete bollox as usual!

 

[Cherry Blue]

1 minute ago, Tom said:

Nah Burnley will be up by bedtime tonight sadly 

Watching snooker so that's that!

Not keen on Forshaw but he did well for twenty odd minutes he was on. 

[JCRovers]

Last two matches:

Bristol City: Leeds (A), Preston (H)

Coventry: Luton (A), Middlesbrough (H)

Middlesbrough: Norwich (H), Coventry (A)

Millwall: Swansea (H), Burnley (A)

Rovers: Watford (H), Sheffield Utd (A)

Frustrating that we always seem to pick up form at the very end of season when it's all but too late. We need six points, Millwall need to drop points in one of their remaining games and Coventry have to lose against Luton and draw against Boro on the final day. 

That horrendous five-game losing streak against the likes of Cardiff, Stoke, Derby and Portsmouth is really looking nasty right now, almost unforgivable given that a more pragmatic approach in those games would more than likely have secured valuable points. 

 

[WacoRover]

I could gripe about the losing run we had, but honestly, injured guys coming back, & new mgr taking hold, things are much better than then. 

Now, if we can get pts in our last two, the off-season will be much more pleasant than I thought it would be, a month ago. 

[chaddyrovers]

Delighted with that win. 3 wins back to back. Pleased to see that and we back to winning games. 

Very well worked goal and good pass by Woodrow and Dolan good skill to shoot and score. 

Thought overall we were solid mostly. Hyam and Batth outstanding. Toth another solid game after he spill the ball that almost went in. Pleased what I have seen from him. My man of the match was Danny Batth

Wasn't keen on Ismael switching us to back 5 in 5-3-2- formation and thought we sat back too much. Good to Tyjon and Montgomery coming on and did well. 

Pleased for all those away fans at Stadium of the light that they got a win and solid away performance. 

Rovers till I die  🔵⚪

[Ghost7]

16 minutes ago, booth said:

A couple of wins and we'd still be in the play offs.

Injuries did us, lack of depth.

They didn't take the Tronstad injury seriously enough and cheaped out on Forshaw.

A total nothing signing - not one a team in 4th should have ever looked at. Unless they simply weren't being backed at all....

An extremely predictable and costly decision.

Incompetence in the boardroom and no cash from the owners derailed our season.

[WacoRover]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Delighted with that win. 3 wins back to back. Pleased to see that and we back to winning games. 

Very well worked goal and good pass by Woodrow and Dolan good skill to shoot and score. 

Thought overall we were solid mostly. Hyam and Batth outstanding. Toth another solid game after he spill the ball that almost went in. Pleased what I have seen from him. My man of the match was Danny Batth

Wasn't keen on Ismael switching us to back 5 in 5-3-2- formation and thought we sat back too much. Good to Tyjon and Montgomery coming on and did well. 

Pleased for all those away fans at Stadium of the light that they got a win and solid away performance. 

Rovers till I die  🔵⚪

Amen, Chaddy!! 

[chaddyrovers]

 

 

[Old Codger]

That was a hard watch, but Sunderland were so lazy and lacking in ideas, it was the least we could do to relieve them of the points.

Sad that with the other results all going our way we would have been in a great position had we just maintained even average form following the Frenchman's arrival. At least the season stutters on..

VENKYS OUT!

[Tomphil2]

12 minutes ago, bigbrandjohn said:

Played himself perfectly into Eustace's rebuild. 

 

 

Can they afford his wages though ?

I reckon it'll be a straight shootout between him and Mowbray for Ty, if TM is still in a job of course.

WBA will pay him more than Derby.

[aletheia]

Sunderland poor.

Still, you do what you gotta do and we did -efficiently.

What was the average age of the Sunderland players -12?

Love us to get in the play offs and win it (no chance) to see the reaction of the stooges and Raos.

[NeilInBristol]

14 minutes ago, JCRovers said:

Last two matches:

Bristol City: Leeds (A), Preston (H)

Coventry: Luton (A), Middlesbrough (H)

Middlesbrough: Norwich (H), Coventry (A)

Millwall: Swansea (H), Burnley (A)

Rovers: Watford (H), Sheffield Utd (A)

Frustrating that we always seem to pick up form at the very end of season when it's all but too late. We need six points, Millwall need to drop points in one of their remaining games and Coventry have to lose against Luton and draw against Boro on the final day. 

That horrendous five-game losing streak against the likes of Cardiff, Stoke, Derby and Portsmouth is really looking nasty right now, almost unforgivable given that a more pragmatic approach in those games would more than likely have secured valuable points. 

 

We won't get into playoffs

Was never the clubs ambition.

Great we won again but we threw the play offs away a couple of months ago already 

[danger19_80]

25 minutes ago, ageoftherover said:

Incredible how a non calamity keeper can change a team.

If nothing else Ismael has been the one manager to finally get Pears out of the team

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

21 minutes ago, JCRovers said:

 

 

21 minutes ago, JCRovers said:

That horrendous five-game losing streak against the likes of Cardiff, Stoke, Derby and Portsmouth is really looking nasty right now, almost unforgivable given that a more pragmatic approach in those games would more than likely have secured valuable points. 

 

Galling to say the least..thrown away.

[roverblue]

Another great result, fair play to Ismael he has turned it around after a disastrous start.

[BigHoz]

No pressure nothing to play for rovers. 
(bar a miracle) 

[Moptop1]

We won’t make the play-offs, but some interesting news is, Nob End could still get relegated. Small blessings, I guess😊

[TheFinalCountdown]

We'll miss out by a couple of wins. 

Nothing worth celebrating. I'm fuming to be honest.

We killed ourselves.

[Exiled_Rover]

2 minutes ago, TheFinalCountdown said:

We'll miss out by a couple of wins. 

Nothing worth celebrating. I'm fuming to be honest.

We killed ourselves.

I'm indifferent at this point. Intentional sabotage, again. 

[booth]

24 minutes ago, JCRovers said:

Last two matches:

Bristol City: Leeds (A), Preston (H)

Coventry: Luton (A), Middlesbrough (H)

Middlesbrough: Norwich (H), Coventry (A)

Millwall: Swansea (H), Burnley (A)

Rovers: Watford (H), Sheffield Utd (A)

Frustrating that we always seem to pick up form at the very end of season when it's all but too late. We need six points, Millwall need to drop points in one of their remaining games and Coventry have to lose against Luton and draw against Boro on the final day.

 

 

[miqaayil]

effing hell...just when i thought i was out..they pull me back in

 

Edited Monday at 17:10 by miqaayil

[RoverDom]

"Where could we be if a certain section hadn't turned Ewood toxic and cost us games" 

 

ffs

[JCRovers]

2 minutes ago, booth said:

 

 

Hahaha, spot on impression. Club is a clown show to say the least. Wouldn't surprise me one bit if we finish seventh again.