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Aye, my mackem 'mates' say lopsided like its a bad thing - it's my favourite bit about the place! We were having a nice chat - being fairly unbiased - and then he said with a straight face that SoL is much better. I couldn't believe it. How is their flatpack, plastic, replica stadium in the same league as our beauty?

Aye, I think Skirge broke him Someone should tweet him that, see what he does!

Highlighted some of the big mistakes.

John Hartson wishes he could lick windows as good as Lee.

It's sold out if you go via the proper ticket website. Ah well

Any more news on tickets for Saturday? Some say it's sold out, others say it isn't.

Seriously though, it's a great relief that this is over.

Lee Ryder ‏@lee_ryder Ba said to be having a medical in Kazan at this moment #nufc #syrup

It's about damn time, I'd thought his chance had already gone tbh. He thoroughly deserves the call-up.

Russia is already tomorrow. Would this clause apply only to British time or that country's time?

Doesn't Lee read this forum? Hello, you bellend. Stop picking on Skirge or he'll set Marley on you.

Tickets are back on sale now. Is this definitely true? I've just looked on the Olympics ticket site and it still says there's no tickets available...

One step foward, one step back.....again.

Yeh if he's still here tomorrow, we've got him for another year. Unless Liverpool are waiting with a £25m bid, of course.

It's a big 7 hours for our season. If nothing happens with Ba tonight and Debuchy does come to Tyneside tomorrow, it'll give us a big boost.

I like Kana-Biyik from Rennes, so maybe he's a Plan C or D for us.

He'll not join them, so West Ham can bid whatever they want. I just hope we dont get him either!

This definitely true? Ahh man I'm gutted. Really wanted to go to a match

Just read Brummie's posts So, so true. The Llorentre obsession is one of the cringiest things I've ever seen in football. Oh my god. 3 or 4 Prem teams may tempt him but a team like Sunderland will never, ever be anywhere near that level.

Great start to the day. Probably the most tedious transfer saga we've had for a while - at least Ben Arfa's had twists and turns! He'd be an exceptional signing.

I think they have Beria, who can play right or left.

At least the Journal and Chronicle both agree it's nearly done, instead of them saying the opposite.

So - barring some terrible luck - we should be alright?