madras

Swings and roundabouts. It's went from 3 from 4 to 3 from 7 (possibly 9) and we are the form team.

Burnley, Watford and Leeda play midweek. Defeats would be nice and quite possible.

Outside the play offs as it stands.

Connor Whickham.......now why do I know that name?

To be fair the last 2 or 3 seasons we've played some good stuff towards the end of the season to get out of trouble.

If that's true they e known for a bit and won't be having to reshuffe things this morning.

Earmarked but that can change. I wonder if the gap between the Redheugh Bridge and King Eddie railway bridge close to the arena would be big enough ?

We can play a narrow 4, it's not like he'd be a winger and can still benefit from his strength in the middle. Its not ideal but with Bruno, Shelvey and Frasers work rate of late should allow Willock to support Wood a bit more.

Could go 4-4-1-1, Bring Bruno in alongside Shelvey, Joe left, Willock supporting Wood.

We may have the wealthiest owners but even they'll have a limit to what they'll want to spend.

With Dalglish Shearer got injured, Ferdinand was agreed away by yhe board to balance the books, Howey and Albert started getting injured, Beardsley was on the way down. People try to make out it was a deliberate dismantling almost out of spite when it wasn't, for many Keegan left because there was a huge rebuild needed and the money wasn't there to do it to the same level.

If Bruno comes in its for Willock.

There was always a pile of freebies on one of the receptions at Sunderland Uni when my nephew went there, about 10% would get taken. According to their then Chairmen they'd rather watch in the pub on an illegal feed than pay the club they "support".

They still struggle to fill it though.

Hammer at work (RTGism I know) says Antonio is just shattered, apparently their only recognised striker left in the squad. Don't know if true.

TBF City could easily cope with a smaller stadium.

It's not that they think that's not the way to go now, they're quite happy for that to be the way.......until a bigger player comes along. Hence the changes literally mid season to hinder us.

Grade 1 isn't it ?

If they came up with some plan to incorporate it into the stadium it would be seen as altering or destroying the character of it and would need permission it would be highly unlikely to get.

Weren't the front couple of rows out of use in Champs league games then for their advertising ? And we don't have a perfect radius to draw support from given proximity to the North sea and some people might haver died that week

Wasn't like he had a full season mind, he didn't come till February.

Nah, he's City isn't he ?

Wasn't much if the issue the poor standard of the housing built to replace the slums, particularly Rye Hill flats etc ?

What would we need a spare 52k stadium for ? If its not flattened and landscaped at least make the stands a bit more modest allowing views of the new stadium and Leazes Terrace.

Yes he can take us top 7. It's after that the questions will start.