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Just now, Displayname said:

Laschelles should keep his place when Botman come back.

Looks like he might have to!

Just now, Hudson said:

Too many tired legs out, it’s been a harsh season on the team.

Yeah, I'm starting to understand all the calls for a Premier League winter break

It's like playing at Sunderland with all the litter on the pitch.  Obviously all the people, crowd noise and the atmosphere mean that is where the similarities end

Great from Livramento though

Oooft, that's a bad miss

Re Neves, Is it really that different to the loan of Lampard between Man City and New York?  Weren't they owned by the same people at the time.  Obviously Lampard was towards the end of his career then, and the purpose was perhaps commercial rather than anything football related, but is their any difference in theory

I'll still always view a goal.like that as offside.  Jackson has got an advantage by being offside initially - there was no way the defenders could get back 

1 minute ago, Optimistic Nut said:

 

 

No irony of the fact there's a generation of fans coming through where Sunderland won't even register to them. My nephew's 9 and I don't think he even knows there's a rivalry between us.

I like the comment that we can fix the draw so we will face them in the FA cup.  Have they seen the last few draws we have had?

Also, why doesn't the ref let it run, then call a foul so that VAR can intervene if necessary?  That's what the linesmen are instructed to do

So soft.  Disgrace, makes me feel sick.

Nice goal, but no idea how he had so much time

The Arsenal players are only moaning about the ball being out of play, now it seems to be agreed that Willock.kept it in Arsenal fans have moved in to it being a foul on Gabriel.  

2 minutes ago, Memphis said:

The point was - if both of the players end up with only one defender behind them, even a backward or level pass is offside. 

 

The image is from right before the ball ends up with Gordon. In that image, both players are behind Raya, leaving only one defender between them and the goal. If Joelinton passes that ball, it is absolutely offside no matter which direction the pass travels. The rule specifically says as much...you are only onside if you are behind two defenders or level with the second-last one.

 

But since you can't quite tell how the ball gets to Gordon, it has to stand.

Eh, so if a player passes backwards from the byline and another attacking player is ahead of the defenders that is offside?  I can't believe that is correct.  How as the Brentford goal against Chelsea allowed then?  There was only the goalkeeper behind the attackers in that case

Best defender in the league this season.  Along with Gordon, our best player so far this season

Just now, Ginola said:

Claiming Nketiah should have had a pen was the icing on the cake from that breakdown. Absolute cretin

Which one?  The Lascelles shoulder to shoulder?

As hilarious as it is, surely he gets the book thrown at him by the premier League.  Questioning decisions like that is always punished

Schar has been the best defender in the league this season.  Impeccable in every respect

Can't wait for the 15 minutes injury time

Desperate to disallow this

The fuck is this ref doing?

The crowd need to be screaming for every decision the ref has to make.  Force him to give us something

Why is Saka not getting booked for questioning the lino?

Shitehouse ref.  Out of control, dangerous and he's a cunt an arl

I thought we were the physical team?  

Bruno fucking loves it