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4-4-2 with Ba floating is fine and dandy with me as long as there is room for Ben Arfa on the right.

More than likely, can't remember any other concrete links. Tomkins Yeah, apart from him That guy from Chievo?

Simpsons backing off doesn´t seem so bad when looking at this Wolves defense.

Yep. Not sure the promise of 1/3 season of PL football was enough to sway him. Wise decision.

Agree with Goran here. We´ve got a top class striker in, no outgoings of significant note, tried to get a backup CB/RB but will not pay over the odds. Fair enough. Good window. Just shut it now.

One of the best things Sunderland have going for them atm is their energy from what I've seen. Putting Davies and Bridge on the field will eliminate a good part of this. Too bad Bridge deal isn't permanent.

Did any of the Dembas play well today?

oh, and btw. "Astute piece of business" by Shepherds standards was to sell Aaron Hughes, a still young and versatile defender, for £1m and sign Craig Moore on a free transfer.

Shepherd "understood" ambition. That´s about it. Luque transfer being a prime example. Had that been Ashley, we would have got him for what, 2/3 of the price, and on 2/3 of the wages he was offered? That would (at the time we got him) have been a great piece of business.

Ameobi. As far from my comparison as possible. Touche.

I know we don´t save much money on this, but it´s the symbolism that does it for me. Are there anyone left now of the Babayaro, Butt, Viduka, Duff, Smith-ilk of players in our squad? Im marking this down as a big milestone in the clubs modern history.

As long as Gus Poyet is involved, we will not get anything.

How can one be a fucking Premier League manager for so many years, for so many clubs, and not be able to write? These clubs are serious financial institutions, businesses, and he is one of the most important people in these clubs. If one is not able to write, one would not be able to read. If he can read, he must be able to write as long as he concentrates. It's just not possible. Sure, I've gone to school with people who has had dispensation to use laptops because of ugly hand writing, but that has been for tests where you would have to write fairly quick, thus compromising the hand writing. Signing a few checks, writing 11 names etc. does not take an eternity even if you write 1 letter each 5 seconds. Worst. Excuse. Ever.

Couldn´t even score against Guinea. Going to be an expensive dud this one.

http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showpost.php?p=11674386&postcount=25 Even when trying to be sensible and objective, he just couldn´t bring himself to add the last and most glaring reason Almost feel sorry for him.

My favorite reaction on this board. I have a vivid picture of people on here typing like in that Flanders gif out of excitement

We better be fucking awesome on FM13.

That is funny!

We usually do good this season when the majority in match threads on here expects a tough game with D´s and L´s. Keep the predictions up folks!

Is it petty of me hoping we play turboshit for 80 mins, maintaining a 0-0 score, crowd chanting Ben Arfas name for the whole duration of them. Ben Arfa is reluctantly substituted, scores the winner after some brilliant play, runs over and flips Pardew off to even more chants from the crowd? Guess it is, but atm I would love it if something like that happened.

Aye, but we remember his birthday

Im born the same day and same year as Yohan Cabaye. GET IN!!!

It´s normal to hit the apostrophe key there where I come from when we see other people are in the wrong.

It wasn´t really a normal day though was it? And if racial slur is considered so normal to him that he forgets what he has said, surely that doesn´t make things any better?