Match Day Thread Bristol Rovers v Sunderland - Tuesday 10th March - KO 19:45

Not having confidence, it could be argued, is what makes you a Sunderland supporter... ie you do not expect anything good to happen, but you still turn out to watch.
"It's the hope I cannot stand"

 

Coventry have lost three games all season and are flying ...

... they've just beaten Ipswich and Portsmouth as well as us.

Saying we've 'bottled it' is exaggerated imo. Going back to matches under Ross just doesn't make any sense, how does that affect how we are under a different manager?

What I don't understand though, about what you're saying, is that you have no confidence we can win at Bristol Rovers who we just beat 3-0. Since Christmas this team has beaten Wycombe, Lincoln, Oxford, Ipswich, etc but you don't think we can beat Bristol Rovers.

That's fair enough, it's your honest opinion ...

.... I just think it's realistic.

 

I'm sure everyone making their way down to Bristol will be confident, I certainly hope the players are.

We've just won at Oxford, who are supposed to be on fire, why shouldn't we beat Bristol?

 

We can beat anyone as I’ve said. We are also going to be backed by our wonderful support so I naturally hope we turn it on tonight.
All I said was that given the way we are playing I have no confidence in us picking up the 3 points.
I don’t understand why it seems to bother you so much. I’ve been wrong a million times before so I wouldn’t go betting your house on anything I say.

 

Try talking about the present not last year , that’s gone . At the moment we are still handily placed for automatics or playoffs.

 

I think we’ll scrape the playoffs. Don’t think we’ll hit the top 2 though.

 

Based on the last three results you could be right, but its not the whole story, the situation is changing with every game, and probably will do until the season ends. OaU

 

I don’t disagree. I’m not saying it’s impossible but after years of being let down it’s difficult to get too optimistic.

 

1 1 with Maguire getting sent off. They'll be after him

 

One thing you definitely need to know - it's a ****ing long way!!!

 

When I've watched him he's a wind up merchant but he doesn't seem to get into situations where he gets red carded - it worked perfectly - their player kicked out at him. Their manage saw EVERY other incident in that game but turned away for that one second when his player kicked out!! And their fans will boo him from minute one which he will love!

 

0-6 to go go 2nd ! but realisitacally 0-2 or 1-2 Lafferty anytime scoring cos i have a bet on !, he has to start as does Watmore, what have i been saying about lafferty for the last 3 weeks we would have lost on Saturday if Wyke had been playing instead, we might have beating Fleetwood and drawn at Coventry, but parky needs to answer that, like the defence needs changing now and Tommy smith in for Flanangan.

 

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good to see Scowen and Semenyo starting.

 

Mixing it up then...

 

does Declan john excist

 

Mixing it up then...

 

apparently not!

 

Well, this will be interesting.
Presumably just a bit of squad rotation.
Good options on the bench.
Hopefully not needed.

 

power should have been dropped not Dobbo imo