midds

Lovely.

Fucking great header. 1-1 Villa

Define casual gear Anything that doesn't stop you being able to windmill mackems.

Dennis Wise is between Baheng and Godsmark.

I like this Udinese shirt.

2-0

A chronic lack of confidence running through the team from front to back. No-one wants the ball. No-one is leading them on or off the park. They're a fucking mess.

Gomes = Robinson.

The system works.

If Styles doesn't hold his hands up he'll end up looking even dafter than he already does. I can understand refs making mistakes sometimes. They're human beings and have to call it as they see it......but if he STILL thinks he was right after having seen it from loads of angles then he's going to get pelters from fans up and down the country. Far better to hold his hands up and admit his mistake but we'll see I suppose.

Why? He's really not that good. I think he is a really good target man & now he has is decent striker partner next to him in Sissy he will be better. He's not that bad but I've no idea how he's managed to get so highly rated. He went on a decent but short scoring run before Christmas last year and then to the best of my knowledge didn't score again. Because he is a beast in the air & last year Sunderland played mainly with one up, with the likes of Chopra, Stokes etc out wide. With two up top this year I would imagine his striker is going to benefit from playing with Jones. It was crazy talk by Keane, wast it 30 or 40 million he mentioned? He got highly rated because JT said he was the best player in air in the Premier Leagaue. Stokes is so good they sent him on loan to Sheffield Utd for 3 months. You write that like I made out he was good. Wasn't having a pop.

Why? He's really not that good. I think he is a really good target man & now he has is decent striker partner next to him in Sissy he will be better. He's not that bad but I've no idea how he's managed to get so highly rated. He went on a decent but short scoring run before Christmas last year and then to the best of my knowledge didn't score again. Because he is a beast in the air & last year Sunderland played mainly with one up, with the likes of Chopra, Stokes etc out wide. With two up top this year I would imagine his striker is going to benefit from playing with Jones. It was crazy talk by Keane, wast it 30 or 40 million he mentioned? He got highly rated because JT said he was the best player in air in the Premier Leagaue. Stokes is so good they sent him on loan to Sheffield Utd for 3 months.

What's the alternative? Go there quaking in our boots because they've won 2 games so far? We're starting to show a bit of fight and conceding first doesn't mean automatically losing the game anymore. If we manage to put a good team out, which we should, score first and their crowd will turn on them. We're long overdue a win and they've not beaten us for nearly 30 years down there. Not saying we'll definitely win but I can't understand the awe some people have for Sunderland. 2 wins man.

They've won 2 games this season. 2. They've managed to score 7 goals in 8 games too. so no great shakes recently, haven't they drawn their last two games aswell? like us. why exactly are they favourites? because we lost our manager and had loads of injuries? We had been in freefall until recently tbf. Injuries all over the place and no manager. Club in turmoil blah blah blah. Now we're getting players back, have a bit of leadership and playing better football. As I've said, I think we'll take something from the game.

They've won 2 games this season. 2. They've managed to score 7 goals in 8 games too.

Just seen Keane's interview about Mike Riley being named the ref. Whining about how they've been harshly treated this season and how it's up to Riley "to put things right". He's fucking shitting himself.

Scousers getting the breaks from the officials.

Mackems at work are unusually bullish about the game. They're not quite sure what to do because they've always been the underdog - now they're expecting to win and they don't know how to react. Still quietly confident personally.

I'll stand by this tbh. Physioroom reckons we could well have Owen, Gutierrez and Gonzalez available. And obviously Barton too.

Autumn?

I know.

The sheer number of dodgy decisions that go for Man U is just ridiculous.

This whole thing could have been avoided had the East Stand linesman shown the slightest sign of a backbone.

Was wondering before the game kicked off how the crowd would behave. Can honestly say that I never heard any mention whatsoever of 'Ashley', 'cockneys' or 'Keegan' for the entire 90 mins. No protests, no chants, no leaflets, no banners, no distractions - just 100% support for the team.

Not sure if it's been mentioned but the City fans tonight were appalling. Was expecting a bit of noise but apart from 3 or 4 chants they were silent.