*~*~* Sunderland v West Brom match thread *~*~*

[hypersonic]

Frustrating night, it felt like we had enough to break them down in the second half, but it wasn't to be.

I'm sure West Brom will be happy with their point.

 

[nelford_safc]

The reason tonight feels like a kick in the bollocks is because we've left the top 2 and we won't get into it again this season. Bookmark this.

 

[gods_homeboy]

Mayenda for Roberts on the right all day for me like.

Mayenda isn't a left winger

 

[KathyBatesHammer]

Righto. We created nowt all night. Best chance was Rigg’s and that was after Watson went off.

It’s not an indictment of Watson’s ability. He was just ineffective and offered very little.

My point is he atleast got the ball and got some crosses in/shots off.

It may not have been much but Mayenda on the left offered literally nothing.

Roberts offered very little on the right side too, Mayenda should have replaced him not Watson.

 

[Scotty 1978]

Mowbray got sacked for the same

Don’t be silly now

 

[SAFCBlandy]

Mowbray got sacked for the same

Think we can all agree that was an idiotic decision now though can't we

 

[Baz]

Usual Neil performance. Some good tackles and interceptions, some very heavy touches, good and bad passes and giving the ball away.

He gave the ball away twice on the whole game.

 

[FishburnMackem]

Roberts was dreadful mind. His corners man - either hit the first man at knee height or floated towards the corner of the area. Rotten

I used to bang the free kicks and corners in when i was 16 and a smoker. Mad that Roberts cant manage the basics.

 

[Comeback_Kenwyne]

It’s a tactic they’d worked on. They were hoping to win the knock down and then get a shot off on the second ball

Indeed. As I said to the other OP: a f***ing shite tactic.

 

[woodlebert]

This is when we have to wake up and realise that we are not as good as we thought we were. Things have got to change, and quickly!!!

Speak for yourself

 

[Sir dave]

Will we fuck man. Jesus.

We will see

 

[Ghfd]

18 attempts.

Bit unlucky not to score st least once

Never mind roll on Friday

 

[makumstu]

Manager needs to learn how to use his bench to turn games.

 

[---Nemo---]

Got what we deserved. Solid as ever at the back, showed very little up top.Way too slow moving the ball around first half, played right into their hands.

 

[Select coaches]

Seriously, what can you do when a team comes and puts 11 men behind the ball. Very hard to break down, top teams have the same problem. Lots of huff and puff, didn’t get it down the wings enough for me.

Put at least 1 of your 13 corners in half decently?

 

[Az*]

A performance without spark, and it happens when the opposition are so defensively minded.

When they are siting in you have to look at set pieces and every one of our corners/free kicks were woeful to the point Mepham stopped going up for the last couple.

If said this a few times but if you can’t win ‘em don’t lose ‘em.

Third place. Big game on Friday just became even bigger.

That’s a good way of looking at it, we didn’t win and haven’t lost, on we go to Sheffield, it’s winnable it’s shef united . Not fking prime Barca

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

He caused the most problems in the first half, had the most shots and the most crosses. He was very unlucky with the cross that the lad cleared from the 6 yard line - that could of gone anywhere.

Way ahead of Roberts in end product, but yeah he was "ineffective and offered very little"

I’m glad we agree.

He may have had the most shots and most crosses but, barring one, I don’t remember many if any beating the first man.

Is it not possible to just call it for what it was? It doesn’t mean he’s crap. The lad has talent but he didn’t do much tonight.

And Roberts being as ineffective is a moot point.

 

[PS]

I think if we score one more than them, means we will beat them like…

Just like tonight?

 

[Baz]

We will see

Aye we will. Now log off.

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

If we play like this on Friday we will get good kicking from Sheffield United

They’ll come out which suits us