*~*~* Blackburn v Sunderland match thread *~*~*

[filfy]

Another 2 points thrown away , what’s wrong with bringing subs on ?
Did very well to get back in front but the defending for their 2nd is woeful, don’t even want to think about Mayenda’s miss !!

 

[Joey Joe Jo Shabadoo]

Disappointed but 7 points from 9 is still a great return and we looked awful first half. Just a shame other teams around us keep grinding out results. Still feel Sheffield will hit a rocky patch at some point (hopefully now after their defeat today) and I think Leeds will get a few wobbles at home too. Just got to keep chipping away and doing our thing. Keep on keeping on.

 

[Gloucester]

There’s surely a direct correlation between tired players, lack of subs and late goals conceded.

And injuries

 

[HeaderDownBrown]

He’s the last player you’d want that chance to fall to. I was never confident he’d put it away.

Needed to come across the centre half to get it onto his left, never looks comfortable on his right

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

Who do you take him off for tho? We don’t have anyone else who can play that position. You could move Isidor but he’s looked poor there and Connolly doesn’t look great up front on his own.

Anyone with fresh legs. Alese could have come on with a change of shape. Connolly could have come on and worked their full backs hard. He had options today; he chose not to use them.

 

[safc9450]

This. If Rigg hadn't got injured he wouldnt have used the bench at all. Its becoming a huge issue and costing us points. Needs addressing in January.

Deffo agreed,Blackburn 5 subs showing desire to get something from the game.Regis not wanting to alter a TIRED team ,eventually losing a lead. More imprtantly more matches coming up quickly without recovery time.100 % fit players better than tired players.29th DEC then 1st JAN against leaders Sheffield. Use the squad . Help the team out FFs!

 

[Deleted member 50566]

We deserved more than a point , the team was tiring and again only one forced sub …

 

[LionL]

Mayenda on the whole this season has done well. Isidor's missed multiple one-on-one's this season as well. Really does feel like if we just took those chances better we could be in the Top 2.

 

[Boris Bear]

It seems that way. But why? There were options today. Connolly and Alese aren’t mugs. Mayenda and Isidor needed to come off. We could have shored up at the back and given Connolly the opportunity to chase them down with energy up top. I don’t get it.

It cost us today. Once we went ahead in that game it was all ours and we chucked it away IMO.

Clearly never seen Connolly

 

[Roker Mackem]

Disappointing
But what a 2nd half.
Hopefully Rigg isn't too badly hurt.
Whatever happens with Leeds tonight we 4 points off the top, well in the mix.

Better point than what it feels like at this moment

 

[Scorer]

First half we should have been three down. Second half we should have got a third.
Before the game a draw was always a good result. At half time a draw was a brilliant result. Disappointing but given their form and how good they have been defensively it’s still a good result.

 

[Morse]

Everyone said we were utter shite first half. Is what it is. We are a team that was rank most of last year and now battling at the top. Frustrating but Jesus some people need some perspective

This!

 

[Inside Forward]

We could have been way ahead there. I can't believe he refuses to make a sub unless forced. The players were dead on their feet. Poor game management.

It’s infuriating.

 

[parsonjohn1985]

Millwall, Coventry and Blackburn. 6 points down the drain.

Millwall there's not a person on here that wouldn't have taken a draw and Blackburn have beaten most people at home.

Coventry was a disaster, I'd agree

 

[gards2]

They made 5 subs we made 1 as usual. Sort it out ffs

 

[Mack62]

Over the 90 minutes a fair result, thought Mayenda should have done better but a point is a good return

 

[Zombie]

Feels like a loss - would have been a huge 2 extra points given the Burnley Sheffield result. We're at the halfway point in the season and need to be seeing out results like this to stay in the hunt for top 2

 

[Craggsy-SAFC]

anyone got clip meyenda miss?

 

[Arfa Sleep]

He's no goal threat at all

I didn't realise he'd scored 2, thought he'd banged in a few more earlier in the season.

 

[Pilly]

I think it was clear for a period in the lead up to the goal that Mayenda was struggling defensively. And ultimately that’s where the goal comes from.

The miss. Well he won’t be the first or last.

But we needed to change before we conceded cause that side was looking ragged. Even a defensive sub