Rich

The things you say... And so it was written, and so it was done.

What a load of rubbish. I don't know a single person who claims the derby is 'just a game'. I can only guess you are not from the North East and don't have a clue what it means, ridiculous post. Show me one single Sunderland fan who claims the 5-1 didn't hurt and I will show you a liar, of course it hurt, only a idiot would argue otherwise, any derby defeat hurts, whichever team you support. It was more a pisstake of your position/posts tbh. You mention the 9-1 quickly enough without mentioning the fact we won the league that season. When you finish above us the individual games don't count but when you win them, even though it's over 100 years ago, you still try to milk it. Until last season, I hardly ever heard the 9-1 game mentioned, ever. Over the last year Newcastle fans have developed a real obsession with Sunderland and it's something that has only developed since you got relegated. We barely ever heard of Newcastle fans showing this obsession in your 'glory years' and Sunderland were never mentioned by your fans, it was always "Man Utd are our rivals" or even more embarrassing "Barcelona of the North". Now you lot are completely obsessed with anything Sunderland, from Quinn to finances to crowds to league position. You have the 5-1 but we have a long standing record scoreline that still stands to this very day and the mere mention of 1-9 sends you lot into overdrive. All we heard on here in May was "Sunderland will be relegated next season when the loan players go back" or "Short is downsizing and the mackems are skint". Yet again we come out on top and it's your club which has been the laughing stock of the country all summer. Roll on next Saturday and Sessegnon can shut up a few mouthy people on here. Ahhhhh, Bisto.

A couple of new players in before the deadline and Ben Arfa on the mend and then I'm back to full-on Ian W mode.

definition of a nothing player. very weak mentally and goes to pieces against us. remember this is the lad who openly cried on the pitch cos Boro lost against Arsenal. has fuck all to his game but attacking opposition players. laughable, pathetic scrote. He was good today until we scored and he lost his rag. I've always thought he was a clogger but he did play well for the hour. Helped by the fact Tiote had an off-day, of course.

Aye I thought Bardsley had broke him. Silly me.

Saying? Or a picture of Raylor? I literally just sent him 500

Anyone want to join me in sending a PM to Wearside?

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. We were shit and we still won. Love it.

Is it just me imagining it or do the likes of Barton and Tiote look like they are loath to pass it to Simpson and Taylor ® when we're in possession? I honestly keep seeing them look up and see them open and think "nah, fuck it", then try and turn out to find another option. In fairness, the times they appear to have no other way out and make the pass the fullbacks just hoik it up aimlessly anyway. It's like when you have shit players on your team at school and you bypass them at every single opportunity.

We're in the shit if we're relying on input from our manager. Aye, righteo. Suppose it would be best if he didn't bother going into the changing room at all.

The formation is pretty strange, like. I'm not sure what we're doing with Cabaye that far forward, but I did suspect that may be in Pardew's mind today. If it was me choosing I'd sling Obertan off at HT or push him up off Ameobi for a spell. Would replace him with Marveaux if he's got 45 minutes in him and tell him to try and do what Sessegnon has been for them - don't worry too much about dropping in, but try and find space so we've got some kind of out-ball this half. Shola has done well enough, barring his usual few frustrating touches. He'll be paggered by 60-70 minutes and I expect that's when we'll see Dem Baa Baa.

0-0. Despite the blatant pelanty we should have had, I'll take that based on the rest of the half.

Get out man, he's trying to block a fucking clearance.

This Scottish cunt loves Sunderland like.

What a set of cunts.

AAAARRRRRGHHHHH!!!!

This. They're not allowed to broadcast it live online given that NUFC TV provide it for a fee (more or less). Says on the match build up on BBC Sport it's live on BBC Five Live? http://www.bbc.co.uk/5live/sport/commentaries/ Apology retracted. Fuck you Ste.

This. They're not allowed to broadcast it live online given that NUFC TV provide it for a fee (more or less). Says on the match build up on BBC Sport it's live on BBC Five Live? Ah sorry, I had seen elsewhere that it wasn't. Will it not switch off at half-time when Arsenal/Liverpool starts though?

This. They're not allowed to broadcast it live online given that NUFC TV provide it for a fee (more or less).

Nowhere legal.

Not just the defence. Faye and Clark centre mid wasn't it? Jesus.

That based on anything? It looks like this is the thread for random naysaying Nar, there are many more.

I love the positivity around these parts at the moment, can tell it's into the end of August.

As mentioned it's a replacement for Jose. £7m is not a lot extra on top of what we got from Liverpool. The money is there for a striker, but it is taking fooking ages to sort.

Sunderland unchanged.