Championship 24/25

[danger19_80]

26 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

he`s off is`nt he????

Less likely now they've gone up i'd say

[simongarnerisgod]

16 minutes ago, 1874 said:

Congrats to Aberdeen too

what a strange season for aberdeen,12 straight wins then a massive collapse followed by the scottish cup win,i`ve always liked aberdeen and dundee utd,from the days when both of them were giving celtic and rangers the  right runaround

[davulsukur]

Obviously, days like these just make you hate Venkys even more.

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Wheeeyyyyy sheffield staying down

[JHRover]

So much for trampoline payments creating an impossible barrier to promotion 

That could have been us today rather than Sunderland but of course we preferred to sign Forshaw and Woodrow and force our manager out to Derby instead.

[chaddyrovers]

Well done Sunderland. 

1 hour ago, simongarnerisgod said:

sunderland will have to spend a lot of money sensibly to have a go at staying in the premier league,i can`t think of any of their players,bar ballard and maybe the goalkeeper hacking it in the top flight

Sunderland will used the PL money to buy potential and not waste money like Southampton and Burnley did but continue with what their plan has been since their owner came in. 

I think Bellingham will stay unless he has an offer from Dortmund or something like that. Wouldn't surprise me if Moyes at Everton went for him

1 hour ago, Waggy76 said:

They will get a few quid for Harmer. 

They got new owners and still second season PL parachute money but I think Hamer will have PL teams after him and I think Cooper and Souza might aswell

[bazza]

So glad that Sunderland won. For about 70 minutes they were second best. But they have always seemed to be a team of rubbish first half but better second half.

IMO they were the best team to visit Ewood this season followed by Sheff Utd.

Good luck to them.

[Gav]

53 minutes ago, JHRover said:

So much for trampoline payments creating an impossible barrier to promotion 

That could have been us today rather than Sunderland but of course we preferred to sign Forshaw and Woodrow and force our manager out to Derby instead.

Who said that?

[Ossydave]

I was expecting a wilder meltdown post match in his interview, fair play he was actually reasonable and congratulated Sunderland, he's right though that second 'goal' would have been game over, although he didn't dwell on it like I expected him to.

Both Sunderland and Leeds have the potential to stay up with some big investment.

[philipl]

Glad Sheffield cheaters stayed down.

Wilder getting his half time talk and subs all wrong makes it even better.

[Exiled_Rover]

2 hours ago, Ossydave said:

I was expecting a wilder meltdown post match in his interview, fair play he was actually reasonable and congratulated Sunderland, he's right though that second 'goal' would have been game over, although he didn't dwell on it like I expected him to.

Both Sunderland and Leeds have the potential to stay up with some big investment.

Genuinely amazed he's not been sacked.

[roversfan99]

With the financial inequalities in this country, its hard to make a strong case for any of the promoted sides to stay up. They all have to essentially sign a new teams worth of players to stand a chance, Sunderland in particular.

I dont see which current Premier League team will face much jeopardy. If West Ham dont sack Potter then they are probably the most likely.

Was great to see Sheff United not go up purely because of how much of a dickhead Wilder is. 

[Mattyblue]

Gav didnt say it was ‘impossible’ without parachutes, but he did say wasn’t going to happen ‘9/10’.

However, last three seasons Luton, Ipswich and Sunderland have all done it without them. So, of course, it’s a very unfair system, but doable, especially for those clubs that spend year after year around the top end of the leag…oh

[A Northern Horde...]

Made up for Sunderland fans...great level of Support,great History.

[Mattyblue]

They are fortunate when it comes to support, good luck to them on that, but as one of only three league clubs in the whole north east of England it can’t lead to anything but a big fanbase.

Compare and contrast to hemmed in Blackburn Rovers.

Edited 11 minutes ago by Mattyblue

[arbitro]

I honestly couldn't see Sunderland winning this match but Sheffield United seemed to go to pieces when Hamer went off injured. Credit to Sunderland for seizing the initiative but the game summed up the Championship to me. A few incidents aside there was very little quality with poor ball retention.

I wasn't really bothered who won but good luck to Sunderland - they'll certainly need it. Their dilemma will be whether or not to throw money at it or just to be conservative and consolidate. 

It's a dilemma I'd love to have for Rovers.