Sheffield United vs Sunderland

EFL Championship Play Off Final - Saturday 24th May 2025 - 15:00 - Wembley Stadium
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Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Assistants: Lee Betts and Neil Davies
Fourth Official: Peter Bankes
Reserve Assistant Referee: Wade Smith
VAR: John Brooks
Assistant VAR: Timothy Wood

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[Tom Bott]

I take no comfort whatsoever in saying, back in February, it'll be Leeds top, Burnley second, us third, Sunderland 4th. We'd lose to Sunderland in PO final. How I got slagged off by some of you lot. My inner vision is a curse.

What was your prediction last August when we had no squad, mine was that a mid table finish was on the cards.

 

[radio]

If (and I know it might be a big if ) anyone wants to see the whole 90 minutes and you don't have Sky , it is now available on YouTube, through the Sunderland YouTube channel

 

[The Crab]

If (and I know it might be a big if ) anyone wants to see the whole 90 minutes and you don't have Sky , it is now available on YouTube, through the Sunderland YouTube channel

Other than on here I’ve not heard or watched anything. Not going to listen to second tier podcast dancing on our fucking grave either. I feel like I’ve been through some sort of traumatic event even though I’ve seen all before.

Between that and stepping down from coaching Sunday footy, I really don’t like football at the minute. This worries me because I’ve never felt like this before

 

[Gimli]

If (and I know it might be a big if ) anyone wants to see the whole 90 minutes and you don't have Sky , it is now available on YouTube, through the Sunderland YouTube channel

When I left the ground I text a load of mates (neutrals and 1 Sunderland fan) to say how much of a robbery I thought that was.

Woke up Sunday morning and in a more sober state said maybe it was a more even game and I might have just been reacting emotionally straight after the game.

Got home and put the highlights on (no way I’m watching full game again) and I was right the first time! Absolute robbery!!

 

[PrestwichBlade]

When I left the ground I text a load of mates (neutrals and 1 Sunderland fan) to say how much of a robbery I thought that was.

Woke up Sunday morning and in a more sober state said maybe it was a more even game and I might have just been reacting emotionally straight after the game.

Got home and put the highlights on (no way I’m watching full game again) and I was right the first time! Absolute robbery!!

I certainly remember thinking at half time that genuinely, Sunderland were shit. I just don't think we managed the game, the situation, at all well. We/Wilder just didn't seem to recognise what was happening. This wasn't a run of the mill league game we could just "see out", it was effectively a cup final where Sunderland had nothing to lose but we just didn't react when Sunderland started to step it up.

 

[ancientblade]

could and should have been 3 - 0 up by half time but was wilder that naive enough to think that sunderland wouldnt come out all guns blazing in the 2nd half when they knew they had dodged a bullit their fans knew it anall very very poor game management from wilder the premier league and 180m was within our grasp and our manager threw it away and i dont think that fact will have been missed by our new american owners time for a change

 

[Bladesince59]

The final outcome was obvious from the moment the second half kicked off. The Wilder effect was there for all to see.

 

[KOPPO]

,,aaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ffs the criminal VAR robbed us blades of a amazing burrows goal ffs who wants top league football it has cheating VAR in it ,it was a GOAL ,AAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR .................black cats 12th man VAR CHEATS

 

[The Crab]

,,aaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ffs the criminal VAR robbed us blades of a amazing burrows goal ffs who wants top league football it has cheating VAR in it ,it was a GOAL ,AAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR .................black cats 12th man VAR CHEATS

Mate, nobody cheated.

If there was no VAR used the goal would most likely have stood. But it was used and sadly it showed a clear offside. Sunderland did not cheat, the ref did not cheat, nobody cheated

 

[WestYorksBlade]

Two days gone by and if anything I’m more pissed off at how we still managed to find a way to fuck that up. Was classic United that. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride, and all too happy to enable Sunderland’s crowning moment despite them offering the square root of fuck all for 70 minutes.

The fans deserve so much more than the constant mediocrity and disappointment we’re forced to endure. People slagging off the atmosphere should know exactly why it was the way it was - we all knew what was going to happen the second those VAR twats called the ref over to the screen.