*~*~* Sunderland v Swansea match thread *~*~*

[DaveH]

Well played Roberts. Need some more players taking the game to them.

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

But surely on Tuesday you realised it was because he was resting players? We've got a long injury list, whilst trying to manage players with injuries and others who are returning after being out.

Resting players doesn’t mean hanging Aleksic out to dry playing him RW, when he’s deemed him not good enough for months.

 

[chuckyroll]

Clearly we are using these matches as a pre season spell before the play offs. Hence the rotation and young players starting…

This is about fitness and conditioning, not about trying to rip every team a new one and risk further injuries to a thin squad.

How people can’t see that I don’t know

We've been playing this way for months

 

[GipseT]

Enzo so good

 

[Randy Ostrich]

Clearly we are using these matches as a pre season spell before the play offs. Hence the rotation and young players starting…

This is about fitness and conditioning, not about trying to rip every team a new one and risk further injuries to a thin squad.

How people can’t see that I don’t know

Not rotating the right players though. Neil and Rigg still being flogged.

 

[sunderpitt]

Game finished like?

We live in hope?

 

[mackemglastoid]

Clearly we are using these matches as a pre season spell before the play offs. Hence the rotation and young players starting…

This is about fitness and conditioning, not about trying to rip every team a new one and risk further injuries to a thin squad.

How people can’t see that I don’t know

It might be a nothing game but you'd still like to see some effort and momentum and the lads hitting a bit of form.

 

[Two million voices]

Looked a pen all day that mind

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

Performances 6 games before the play off games are neither here nor there. The only time to complain is if and when this level of performance happens in the play off games. Over the next 6 games we will see Le Fee start, Mundle back in, Jobe back in, Cirkin back in etc. This is piss poor but its easy to see how and why the peformances are lacklustre imo. Its only then that counts - you can twist to your hearts content then.

So you don’t think momentum is important ahead of a playoff campaign?

 

[DaveH]

Good cross Watson, probably the best cross of the game so far.

 

[Billy Batts]

09 you lucky bassa

 

[Fez2]

Looked a pen all day that mind

Yep it was for me

 

[Veteran2]

Pick your best team every week. Never mind saving them for the play offs. As for Watson, why play him if he he is off to Brighton. From what I have seen of him he will.end up like Clarke., not playing and a sub if he is lucky.

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

He could wave his arms around and tell reporters the players need to fight for the shirt. That should do it.

It would be a start.

 

[YorkMackem]

This ref is infuriating. Has nee idea when and how to play advantage.

 

[summaz]

Very lucky there

 

[Keith S30S]

Looked a pen all day that mind

Apart from it being outside the box anyway?

 

[sunderpitt]

Hume is the only one who can score, is that right?

 

[rey mysterio]

Toilet as expected. Predictable and half arsed

 

[Maravilla]

Looked a pen all day that mind

Angles on the replays weren't great but my initial reaction in real time was that we got away with one.