Yesterday, Sunderland fans saw their team sink to yet another low. After drawing 1-1 at the Stadium of Light, the Black Cats travelled to Gillingham for an FA Cup replay match. It took 120 minutes for a result to be decided, with Sunderland eventually coming out losers in a 1-0 scoreline.
Gillingham don’t sit too far behind Sunderland in EFL League One, however, it was the first time the club exited the cup in the first round since 1924 (Chronicle Live). And while this does mean that Sunderland have one less thing to focus on as they attempt to win promotion in the league, it still hurts.
Fans reacted to the news with a mixture of emotions. Some fans pointed the finger straight at the owners. They can’t believe they sacked Jack Ross and put Phil Parkinson in charge. The supporters lay the blame on them.
Sorry but the owners have oversaw this. This is the worst we have ever been in our history and we were sold a 100 point season. Sacking ross for a worse manager. Players going awol on the pitch. Grigg not his usual playing self (good). #Donaldout #Methvenout #safc
— Chris F (@Christianfors23) November 19, 2019
I know you read the responses to these tweets Charlie/Stewart and you need to know you have made a monumentally bad decision with this appointment. Don’t be too proud to admit it. Act quickly or you will kill this club off for decades
— Jon Place (@JonathanPlace1) November 19, 2019
Safc…… finding new lows since SD owned their club.
— Andrew Malcolmson (@podmundo) November 19, 2019
Jack Ross, beat shef utd and Burnley this season, over 50% win ratio overall. Top managers like wilder and dyche praising him… To be replaced with this!
— Chris Hopper (@miami_sun) November 19, 2019
Others claimed that they’re not even going to bother attending the next match, even though they have season tickets. One fan demanded that travelling supporters be refunded for the poor performance.
Won’t be there on Sat not watching that rubbish and I have a season ticket
— terry docherty (@terrydocherty4) November 19, 2019
You’ve literally sucked what love I had left of this club right out of me. Season ticket holder since I was 7 and it’ll be my last year till the clowns that run this club have gone.
— kyle (@kylemurg) November 19, 2019
Fans who made that 600 mile round trip should be refund
— GrahamDoherty (@Graham2k12bfc) November 19, 2019
What do we think?
Sunderland fans will demand that changes are made soon. They can’t sustain a record like this. With just two wins in his first nine games in charge, Parkinson is not getting the results he would have expected at this point (WhoScored.com). Owner Stewart Donald will be asking himself, when is enough, enough?