It’s a shame it’s ended this way… (10 Viewers)

[bigfatronssba]

Piss poor from our fans. Right behind the team when all going well, turn on them at the point where they need the support the most

Who turned on them?

 

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[RegTheDonk]

Today showed that we won’t make it in the autos race.

This is not even a melodramatic post. The players don’t have the mentality, fight, passion to do this. Been evident for months.

If this is how they want to perform at home then there’s no chance for the rest of the season.

How on earth will these bunch of players be up for a battle with Boro?

Lampard you’re to blame as well as you’ve persisted with some nonsense tactics, formations even when we started the downward spiral. Don’t use injuries and fatigue as an excuse. You should have tightened us up over the last few months.

If you can’t beat Oxford who are awful at home in a promotion run in you don’t deserve anything. We don’t have any away form.

Too many so called big players picking up a wage for little return. No urgency, passion, creativity… nothing.

We won’t be going up through the autos and we haven’t a hells chance in winning any play off battles.

It’s a shame as this is the once in the blue moon chance to get out of this league. But it’s ending in a worrying style.

If it's all of the above then we need to start the Tank and see if he can get some confidence into them. All these wingers obviously have skill and tricks, but the direction and driving force should be coming from the centre of midfield.

 

[CieloAzul]

Why do we persist with the useless tactic of crossing the ball into the box, where we have no-one capable if winning a header. Wright has a head like a 50p piece. No threat whatsoever.

 

[lord_garrincha]

Still top, massive set of games coming up - atmosphere was fucking tragic today btw.

The problem of trying to hold on to what we had.

 

[PVA]

 

[SkyblueTexan]

The 2002 bottle job was something like 1 point from last 8 games.

you off to Dallas for opening England game mate?

Ticket prices are astronomical and the orange haired clown and his cronies leading the nation will make it for a toxic and poorly attended tournament imho. Fans are threatening to boycott it and I don’t blame them.

 

[Jamesimus]

Why do we persist with the useless tactic of crossing the ball into the box, where we have no-one capable if winning a header. Wright has a head like a 50p piece. No threat whatsoever.

The question should be, when we had two big strikers on the pitch why didn’t we do it more? All it needs sometimes is for someone to make the first contact and the ball bounces kindly in the box. We didn’t put the ball in enough in the last 20 minutes.

 

[ptr]

I feel the same way but the defeatist attitude, by fans and players, is absolutely no good for anyone. It’s still there for us…somehow. But players have to step up.

 

[Nick]

Just not enough to support the team when they need it the most

They got plenty of support today.

They have no excuses. No flu, no tiredness etc

 

[SkyBlueDom26]

Piss poor from our fans. Right behind the team when all going well, turn on them at the point where they need the support the most

Fair play to the fans booing, spend our hard earned money to watch players on thousands a week play utterly pathetic

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

I feel the same way but the defeatist attitude, by fans and players, is absolutely no good for anyone. It’s still there for us…somehow. But players have to step up.

Players and management not showing us anything

 

[shmmeee]

Thought I was the only one after reading all of the replies in the match thread.

We played better than we have the last few games and looked more solid with less spaces everywhere.

Up front we were rotten but that seems to be par for the course with us. Our forwards are either scoring every game or doing jack shit.

We were playing Oxford. We looked more solid because the team we were playing didn’t try and attack all game.

 

[Grendel]

Outside Sheff Wed at home where we might nick a 0-0 draw, we might up losing all the remaining games at the rate we’re going. I don’t think 60 points will be enough for a playoff place.

Oh just fuck off

 

[shepardo01]

2015/6 all over again - but worse!

Said it before, in that season people were saying the same things when the writing was on the wall.

"We'll be fine"
"It's not over yet"
"There's still 15 games to go"
" We've got X to play and if we win we'll be Above them"

Last 15 games, we're middle of the table - average Championship plodders.

What makes people think it is going to change!?

It hasn't last week, the week before, the couple of weeks before that, a month ago, a couple of months ago .....

 

[shepardo01]

We were playing Oxford. We looked more solid because the team we were playing didn’t try and attack all game.

They were shite.
We couldn't break them down.
Very worrying - again.

 

[shmmeee]

The question should be, when we had two big strikers on the pitch why didn’t we do it more? All it needs sometimes is for someone to make the first contact and the ball bounces kindly in the box. We didn’t put the ball in enough in the last 20 minutes.

When was the last time we made first contact from a set piece? I genuinely can’t remember it. We’ve got a lot of players who just don’t challenge for headers and Saka and Lats are about three foot six and consistently win them so there’s no excuse. Pisses me right off.

 

[fatso]

Today showed that we won’t make it in the autos race.

This is not even a melodramatic post. The players don’t have the mentality, fight, passion to do this. Been evident for months.

If this is how they want to perform at home then there’s no chance for the rest of the season.

How on earth will these bunch of players be up for a battle with Boro?

Lampard you’re to blame as well as you’ve persisted with some nonsense tactics, formations even when we started the downward spiral. Don’t use injuries and fatigue as an excuse. You should have tightened us up over the last few months.

If you can’t beat Oxford who are awful at home in a promotion run in you don’t deserve anything. We don’t have any away form.

Too many so called big players picking up a wage for little return. No urgency, passion, creativity… nothing.

We won’t be going up through the autos and we haven’t a hells chance in winning any play off battles.

It’s a shame as this is the once in the blue moon chance to get out of this league. But it’s ending in a worrying style.

We look very capable when things are going well, but fall apart as soon as some pressure is applied. My fear now is that we will slip into the playoffs and bottle it when we come up against a team with some momentum. (As Sheff utd did last season)

 

[Sick Boy]

We look very capable when things are going well, but fall apart as soon as some pressure is applied. My fear now is that we will slip into the playoffs and bottle it when we come up against a team with some momentum. (As Sheff utd did last season)

What momentum did Sunderland have?

 

[lord_garrincha]

2015/6 all over again - but worse!

Said it before, in that season people were saying the same things when the writing was on the wall.

"We'll be fine"
"It's not over yet"
"There's still 15 games to go"
" We've got X to play and if we win we'll be Above them"

Last 15 games, were middle of the table - average Championship plodders.

What makes people think it is going to change!?

It hasn't last week, the week before, the couple of weeks before that, a month ago, a couple of months ago .....

It is gutting.

Before this game, I said the the season starts NOW...

To be fair... 'both' seasons started with a fucking miserable nil nil draw.

Maybe we'll kill it from now on... and someone wants that original white gk top... that was one in a million bad luck!

 

[SBT]

There's definitely a fragile mentality within the squad, IMO. It feels as though we didn't recover from the defeats to Ipswich. We're now reliant on Sheff Utd doing us (another) favour.

It’s not just the squad suffering from a fragile mentality looking at this forum.

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

We look very capable when things are going well, but fall apart as soon as some pressure is applied. My fear now is that we will slip into the playoffs and bottle it when we come up against a team with some momentum. (As Sheff utd did last season)

We’re not a form team and that’s the issue. Players confidence and mentality has gone already let alone ready for a play off charge.

 

[shepardo01]

What momentum did Sunderland have?

A an 85th minute winner at our place,
A 120+2 equaliser (tie winner) at theirs the blew the roof off the place and shattered windows round Sunderland - a never say die belief after that.... Then a goal for United disallowed....

 

[Sick Boy]

It’s not just the squad suffering from a fragile mentality looking at this forum.

Can't disagree with that!

 

[Sick Boy]

A an 85th minute winner at our place,
A 120+2 equaliser (tie winner) at theirs the blew the roof off the place and shattered windows round Sunderland - a never say die belief after that.... Then a goal for United disallowed....

They'd been in free fall prior to that in the league.

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

What momentum did Sunderland have?

They had mentally prepared and in effect went on holiday in the regular season to put all their energy into the play offs from about January/February time. I suggest we start doing similar

 

[shepardo01]

They'd been in free fall prior to that in the league.

They weren't -
They'd already dropped out of top two hunt by this time of the season - think their gaffer said, and some of the players - they had knew they weren't going to get into top two, so rotated a bit at the back and of the season.
Gamble - paid off.

 

[fatso]

What momentum did Sunderland have?

They had fight and didn't bottle it even when they went behind. They showed they can win ugly when the game dictated it.

Can you honestly see us winning a game when going behind just lately? A month or so ago I'd say yes (Leicester at home for eg) but in the last month we have looked frightened to death, weve been dominated by Norwich and QPR and couldnt beat Oxford who are one of the worst teams in this division.

Middlesbrough will 100% fancy their chances a week monday, if they put us under pressure we will fold.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

What momentum did Sunderland have?

is that the barrel scraping we’ve reached, really?

 

[Sick Boy]

They had fight and didn't bottle it even when they went behind. They showed they can win ugly when the game dictated it.

Can you honestly see us winning a game when going behind just lately? A month or so ago I'd say yes (Leicester at home for eg) but in the last month we have looked frightened to death, weve been dominated by Norwich and QPR and couldnt beat Oxford who are one of the worst teams in this division.

Middlesbrough will 100% fancy their chances a week monday, if they put us under pressure we will fold.

Their league form was pretty shocking at the time.

 

[torchomatic]

I didn't boo but I understand why people did.

I don't.

 

[fatso]

Their league form was pretty shocking at the time.

But they went into the playoffs rested and ready for the fight. While we looked fucked
Just look at Wright's performance in the play off games! And the way we failed to defend a simple near post corner at the death.

And dont forget how they beat Sheffield Utd in the final, when Utd looked fucked.

 

[Nick]

But they went into the playoffs rested and ready for the fight. While we looked fucked
Just look at Wright's performance in the play off games! And the way we failed to defend a simple near post corner at the death.

Erm.

 

[Matt smith]

Sack him before it’s too late

He’s so tactically inept

try and get eustace out of derby

 

[SkyblueTexan]

They had mentally prepared and in effect went on holiday in the regular season to put all their energy into the play offs from about January/February time. I suggest we start doing similar

A mid-season getaway to reset the team’s focus and morale may not be such a bad idea.

 

[stevenorfolkcov]

Unfortunately, whilst our owner has done some great things since buying our Club (none more so than acquiring the CBS), his lack of football understanding has resulted in us wasting a transfer window in the season where we had the best chance of PL promotion for a generation.

Mr King has allowed a weak recruitment team waste funds on average wingers (including one not even expected to feature this season) instead of addressing the clear need for a proper striker, a central defender and a capable left back.

He has gambled on employing a manager who will deliver despite the squad deficiencies - unfortunately that manager doesn’t appear to have a Plan B and instead of playing our new midfielder (at least for part of the game), deems it acceptable to keep going with Plan A despite the poor efforts in the previous two games.

I predict that Mr King has already experienced the highs of his ownership - in this kind of form, promotion is a forlorn hope which will inevitably be followed by a tough next season both psychologically and based on teamsuch as Birmingham and Wrexham investing, Sheffield United starting with Wilder, not to mention Notts Forest/West Ham coming down.

I hope I am wrong, but with the experience of the many disappointment of being a Coventry fan for 50 years, I bet I am not.

Mr King’s ill-timed “motivational” New Year message is highly likely to come back to haunt him - I am pretty confident he also won’t be charging £45 for a ticket if we are the Championship next season.