Gallowgate Toon

Martins has got 6 assists to his name this season which is pretty good, Berbatov surely hasn't got many more than that

zigic is good, bent is decent but Viduka is bad, we've got more than enough money to buy a younger, thinner, more active and equally talented player. Viduka would be step back.

good back up for right-back, plus a class right foot

i like his honesty, other managers say i will get it right and i will hit the ground running blah blah but Sam says i might not get it right first time etc...

wonder if Oba was there to meet him this morning.

Oba has never struck me as a player with an attitude problem. Hes always been humble compared to other characters in the team and tried hard on the pitch. Something serious must have happened for Martins to declare himself unfit.

i think marins will stay tbh. Allardyce will like his hard-working attitude. Dyer well Sam doesn't like wasters like him and i think he'll be off. Baba is too lazy and so is Carr, so i think that they are off. Bramble is difficult because Sam has always had a bruiser for a CB compared to a much cleverer Stopper so who knows where he will be. Imo hes already gone to Portsmouth. Id like to see Parker off and Butt too but im not sure if he will keep them.

hes a brilliant player, better than emre alot more consistant

What an idiot ffs is, can he not see the camera. Something tells me that he doesnt like Owens agent.

Rennie, Atkinson and Poll. the rest are ok though

Viduka is a decent player, His hold up player is excellent. I'd be more than happy if we can get him on a freebie. i agree hes a good player but he will be past it soon, i would have him as back up but nothing more

i really don't understand the general love for Viduka on this forum, whats so good about him we can get somebody equally good and younger

hmmm yer suppose

SBR was a great success at NUFC we got him in his late sixties nothing wrong with managers being old/wrong side of the hill

we're not going to get into the champions league though well not at least in the next 5 years

None of the people that are going to takeover city want Allardyce as the manager. Plus why would he go to city shite club, squad (except Richards) and shite fans. Compared to our good squad, club and great fans. No brainer if you ask me.

yer but .com should look at this: Bolton 7th (6th when Fat Sam left) Newcastle 13th and this is with a supposedly inferior team. Bolton were going through a bad patch in the season and still are but recent results mean nothing, its the big picture .com should be looking at.

Apparently hes off to spain and is going as soon as the market opens.

Ramos is who i want it to be but Fat Sam will be the next manager

According to Anal, Benni McCarthy is 22 when he is actually 29!!! clueless wanker

Peter Beardsley came into a suite on saturday and told everyone the steve sidwell deal was done.

theres nothing different about Sunderland than when Mick McCarthy was manager, in fact they were arguably a better team than the current lot my money says they are going down again. Also noobody can pass judgemnt on keanes manaerial skills till he gets in the premiership there is a massive difference betweens the premiership and Championship for managers and players

i agree with triggy i love the start of a new season.

i know its early but Martins and Owen have worked pretty good together so far, not bad for 2 players that have never played together before.