As evenings go, Sunderland supporters had a woeful one yesterday. The Black Cats’ outside hopes of going back up the Championship automatically have been dashed by a poor run of form, and last night’s loss to Fleetwood confirmed it would be the playoffs for them. The result and the consequences of it were hard to take and the Mackems were distraught.
https://twitter.com/SunderlandAFC/status/1123340970966306816
Jack Ross has done a very good job at the Stadium of Light, but in truth, the fans have probably expected too much in their first season in League One. With Sunderland and Portsmouth both losing, Luton Town and Barnsley fans have been given the incredible high of winning automatic promotion. That leaves Sunderland facing a tough challenge with one more league game and then the playoffs.
The Northeast club have won just one of their last six games and that kind of form is not the sort that playoff winners have. As things stand, Sunderland are set to be facing Charlton in the playoff semi-finals and will have the advantage if playing at home in the second leg, and that should be something they’ll be happy about, but at the moment the disappointment of yesterday is too overwhelming to think about much else.
You can read what was on the Black Cats’ minds directly after their loss here:
Just call it a day please, nee point carrying on utter bottle jobs!
— (@mattsmith2707) 30 April 2019
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https://twitter.com/HenryHooplet/status/1123469080818745346
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https://twitter.com/tino_santino/status/1123342215936466944
https://twitter.com/JordanSt92/status/1123360056886665216
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The Mackems were so excited for a promotion push this season, and the fact they’ve fallen into the playoffs is something that’s left a lump in the throats of the fans.
