useless Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 2-0 down after the first leg of their semi-final against Lincoln. If they don't get promoted, next season will be their fourth in a row in League One, in our first season after relegation they were still a Premier League side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNVillan Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 16 minutes ago, useless said: 2-0 down after the first leg of their semi-final against Lincoln. If they don't get promoted, next season will be their fourth in a row in League One, in our first season after relegation they were still a Premier League side. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Just seen that they might not have Aiden McGeady, pretty much their most creative and possibly best player, available for their semi-final second leg, because there's a clause in his contract whereby if he plays thirty games this season it automatically triggers a 12 month extension, and Saturday's game if he plays would be his thirtieth. I guess if they don't go up they probably wouldn't be able to afford him for another year, and if they do go up would need better given he'll turn 36 next season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 23 hours ago, useless said: 2-0 down after the first leg of their semi-final against Lincoln. If they don't get promoted, next season will be their fourth in a row in League One, in our first season after relegation they were still a Premier League side. That could have been us or so much worse under Xia. We are very lucky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 McGeady starts for them today after all, apparently waived his right to the contract extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) Will now be four successive seasons in League One for them. They really have made some awful decisions off the pitch that has put the club on it’s knees. If nobody has seen their documentary it’s an interesting watch. Edited May 22, 2021 by ferguson1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 For quite a while they were one season behind us in circling the drain. But while we've managed to push ourselves on (and got extremely lucky with owners) and get back to where we were, they just continued dropping and can't seem to get out of the mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted May 22, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 22, 2021 look at some of the names promoted in the time they've been in this league. just goes to show how tough it is to recover when you have been totally mismanaged off the field. this could have so, so, easily been us. whenever i think of sunderland, i remind myself how lucky we are 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted May 22, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 22, 2021 Netflix will be all over this again. You do feel for their fans, 10 mins left and only needing that one goal, the stadium was just dead quiet it’s almost like they knew the tragic story was supposed to set in place for Netflix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Lee johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) Major difference between us and Sunderland is that when they went down they spent barely more than £1m, whereas when we were relegated we spent close to £80m. Edited May 22, 2021 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Should have got on the blower to Pep on how to hold on to a lead should Johnson.Oh don't be silly he doesn't take advice off less knowledgeable managers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 15 hours ago, Pissflaps said: Should have got on the blower to Pep on how to hold on to a lead should Johnson.Oh don't be silly he doesn't take advice off less knowledgeable managers. Does strike a nice pose though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 16 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Lee johnson Couldn’t happen to a nicer bloke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 16 hours ago, tomav84 said: this could have so, so, easily been us. whenever i think of sunderland, i remind myself how lucky we are Exactly. We could have easily been languishing in the lower leagues or even bankrupt now. We've had a number of 'sliding doors' moments in the last few years and luckily, we seem to have come out of it in good shape. Few major scares along the way! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 (edited) The perennial sufferers. At times I thought our constant suffering would never end but it really does seem to be the case for them. Edited May 23, 2021 by Wainy316 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 The midget is crap and exactly the level Levy will be looking to employ in a year or 2, maybe not, 1st time Levy would have to look someone in the eye and he won't fancy that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 This made me chuckle 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 **** me. When I send a letter to a **** vendor I at least put a complimentary slip in. This is what happens when your standards drop across the board. Like that ticket office women chewed out because she clearly gave zero ****. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Losing 6-0 to Bolton. They signed Jack Clarke and Patrick Roberts in the week, which looked to be interesting signings for League One team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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