Neil

Wouldn't call it shocking, they were camped in Sunderland's half for large periods of the game. Mancini however will quite rightly be criticised for his initial team selection.

I'm struggling to find a team - and I'm including Liverpool and Man Utd in this - that gets as much luck as Sunderland on such a consistent basis. Just take O'Neill's few games - a clear penalty against Blackburn and a bizarrely disallowed goal both not given for Blackburn, then a late Larsson goal causes the O'Neill wankfest. Today, after more than riding their luck (which you do need to do against a far superior team, admittedly), they then get that goal, which isn't even a close offside call. However, I must admit there was something very satisfying about seeing Man City lose that.

Offside.

Interesting.

Nasri was rubbish, Johnson at least has looked a bit lively.

Dzeko. Lost count of the amount of times the camera's gone to his face and he's looked up in a bemused fashion after fluffing a chance.

Should have scored.

Been fucking up for me a bit this afternoon. Not sure if it's my net though, Youtube is playing up for me too.

For De Jong, too.

Not particularly surprising that Sunderland have performed fairly well here. Still got a new manager buzz probably, and Man City's best 2 players are on the bench.

Mancini is going to be in for it if they don't win this.

Silva's going to come on isn't he? Have 10 point (probably more bonus points) Walters sitting on the bench, taunting me for not starting him.

Never in doubt. In all seriousness, we were poor yet we were the better team and deserved to win. Have to question what Hodgson was doing. Also, that doesn't stop questions needing to be asked of Moyes. Another drab display lacking ambition - WBA's cock-up at the back gifted us the actual goal.

Class. :lol:

Poor stuff, but predictable. Better team, lots of "controlled" possession going absolutely nowhere, but look more dangerous. Fuck all atmosphere, not helped by fuck all going on in front of them. West Brom will probably win by knowing how to put the ball in the net.

Absolute bollocks.

I'm trying to look at him as an unbiased spectator and in numerous games I've seen, he hasn't done much. I appreciate he has undoubted quality about him and he's probably still recovering from a horrible injury and also a major setback from that injury, but I currently am not understanding the massive hype about him. I guess the 2nd half of the season will start to provide some solid answers. I'm certainly not just saying because he didn't do much last night that he isn't good enough, hell, he could sit down on the pitch in the penalty area and he'd have contributed more than Obertan yesterday. Regardless of all this, there's surely something going on with him and Pardew. He's an obvious starter but Pardew's seeing something he isn't happy with.

He'd have contrived to have got himself sent off by that point, tbf.

I hate him so much that it's at first funny how bad he is, but then I realise he's playing for us, and then hate him again. Fucking tosspot. I get the same feeling mate. But 10x worse.

I hate him so much that it's at first funny how bad he is, but then I realise he's playing for us, and then hate him again. Fucking tosspot.

Nar, all official and everything now.

Fucking deal.

Fair enough, but I can assure you I wasn't slagging off Colo or your team. Admittedly I'd have a query with you saying you have a "much better team" than us but as you've seen, I'm hardly whooping with delight when the likes of Tony Hibbert, Johnny Heitinga and Phil Neville are lining up for us.

What sly dig? I was complimenting Coloccini.

Hmmmm, yes.