Benwell Lad

Krul hasn't been great this season. Some lazy pundit came up with the line that he "saves us every game" a few weeks ago. He doesn't. He's had one exceptional game at Spurs this season but apart from that he's been no better than average. Still love the kid mind and he is the future, but there should be no complacency.

So the boat burning spam hampers are blaming Shittermole for their defeat yesterday.

Were they not supposed to win every remaining home game this season based on them having already played the best sides ?

They have 1.083 points per game since he came in. Most damning of all is that in none of the 3 games that they won, where he acquired three quarters of his points, have they looked convincing or outplayed the opposition. They are a truly woeful team but may not go down, as many have alluded to on here, them being the stinking turd of the Premiership which just won't flush away.

Life in sunderland. http://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/depositing-a-shit-in-the-blue-bell-p*ss-trough.854347/ Aye, Poyet's definitely found his spiritual home this time.

They definitely looked more promising prior to the sending off. We weren't comfortable at all. We looked lively for the first 5 minutes or so, it became even and by the time they scored they were edging it. They then had a player, and incredibly, their manager send the referee "please send me off " cards and they fell to pieces. By the end with a missed penalty, two efforts smashed against the woodwork and but for a lot of refereeing sympathy they could have conceded ten. Their sane supporters should be absolutely livid that they through away a decent position and ended up being embarrassed.

Nice one. Probs best to avoid sitting near the majority off here. Tickets secured in the Gallowgate. So f***ing pumped. Despite the draw, what an experience and what a magnificent stadium. Even my wife had a fantastic time. I got chills seeing it from the train as we pulled into the city. I love how it appears, almost as if out of nowhere, as you drive around Newcastle. Standing at the bottom of the Gallowgate at field level looking up at the Leazes End is a sight to behold. To make the weekend even better, on Sunday my cousin took us to the training ground. I just wanted to see where it was and get a picture in front of the gates. Well, the gates were open so we drove in. I got out to take a quick picture, expecting to be kicked out at any second. The security guard came out and my cousin yells "he's come from America!" After chatting for a few minutes he invited us in for a tour. Showed us the training schedule, game room, cafeteria and back patio looking out to all of the training pitches, physio room, Pardew's office and changing room (he had left some dirty socks on the floor), and the coaches office. He wasn't allowed to show us the dressing room, which would have been icing on the cake, but certainly no complaints. All in all, what a weekend in the Toon. Nice to hear! Our stadium really is something special and the views of it that you get from various places around the city are amazing.

Completely looked like Everton did an 'US' and turned up half arsed thinking turning up was enough to win. Edit- I dont think sunderland will get that luxury from many opponents In none of their three wins to date have they really "won" the game in the sense of outplaying their opponents, being creative and fully deserving to win. They really are shite, a very poor PL side indeed but they may well scrape a few more wins before succumbing to the inevitable.

Whelan got himself sent off. Don't know if TV picked it up but after the first booking and having words with Cabaye he had yet another go as we were waiting to take the free kick, clearly gesturing at Cabaye and witnessed by 52,000 others that he was going to "do him". Utter madness.

Lock this thread in the cupboard and hoy the fucking key away.

20p staked on us to win the league would currently return a hundred quid

Stoke have sold just 600 - hate criticising other teams support but that is pretty poor for Boxing Day considering the hype they've had in the past about their "great support".

Amazing how much better our starting XI and options from the bench are compared to 12 months ago, quite stunning, it's almost like it crept up unnoticed. Onwards and upwards hopefully.

I've just heard that any mackem wanting a ticket for SJP has to travel up by bubble car. It's a great idea and the procession of funny little vehicles adorned with red and white flags will be quite a spectacle as it winds up St.James' Boulevard. I hope our loons will drop normal hostilities and applaud the convoy as it arrives.

These are just some of the bodies accused of having an anti-Sunderland agenda during the last 24 hours :- Manchester United. BBC. The Football Association. The fixture computer. All referees. Public transport organisations. Northumbria Police. They really seem to have very low self esteem.

To be fair to our apple munching, Fenham Eusebio, Nigerian legend, he has put in a couple of top draw performances when starting recently and for dropping off and linking between midfield and the front or generally holding the ball up he's the best we've got. Still hope it's HBA in for Tiote though.

I would probably put Speed above him. Good shout but I think he's in that esteemed company now.

Very decent interview with a Stoke fanzine editor on the TF site where he tries to explain it.

Our most effective midfield player since Rob Lee or am I forgetting someone ?

So they are in exactly the same position as when Pooyet arrived. He's attempting to foist a new style of play on them, with players who can't play that way, and vainly sticking with it regardless of the risks involved. It's like part of their plan is to do opposition players judging by the number of horrendous tackles they've committed since he arrived (Larsson's unpunished assault probably being the worst) and their most senior player shows the type of indiscipline on the field you'd get angry with a 17 year old about. But it's not his fault of course. He seems to be on a long honeymoon.

Well their last four games were clearly defined as "must win" by the manager and his lackeys but as they failed to do so. It's like a rolling agreement where the next one in turn becomes THE "must win" game. They must win a "must win" game eventually. Mustn't they ?

Especially when Bardsley is their top scorer at Christmas. I thought OG was? Aye, but he'll be away in January the form he's been in this season

Especially when Bardsley is their top scorer at Christmas.

before that tackle I thought they would struggle with a busy schedule. Not sure many of thier new players will have experienced so many hard cold games together- add losing brown to that and things are looking shitty. They're fucked, mate. Pooyet was whinging about having to play over Christmas last week too. Hardly inspiring stuff when they're in a dog fight at the bottom.