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Probably best that it wasn't on his left, otherwise the net would have been in the away end.

Just Sammy will do nicely Should wear 'Sammy' on the back of his shirt. Brazilian style.

Tops them all. Could have been worse, could have been born a mackem.

Definitely a good point this one. I think Carroll would have maintained and he's only going to get better, but I don't think Nolan would have and there's no guarentee Barton would have. The latter two relied a lot on the former in terms of their statistics last season. Anyway it's a moot point unless they're replaced directly, which doesn't look likely with 5 days left.

The man wont be Sunderland manager next May.

what they really need is a manager-- but shhh dont tell them.

Pedro Leon would be my ideal replacement. Not that I think he'd come here.

I'm not convinced they went for Barton. It seems especially stupid for them to throw wages at him when they certainly need a left back, left winger and striker as a priority.

any decent player, that needs a club would go there for the right £, but you can be sure as shit- they will fuck off at the first opportunity of a decent club showing interest. see Darren Bent. I could see Bendtner going there if they throw money at him, but they can't because their wage bill is through the roof.

Can't see Bendtner going there.

Parker is shit.

I don't think he has conducted himself well at all. I like his outspoken personality, his ability to articulate his point of view and the fact he wont hold back what he thinks. I like this side of his character a lot, but I honestly think he's a lot more cynical than people make him out to be. I don't think he loves the club or the fans the way he says he does. This whole Twitter scenario has been manufactured from the start in tandem with his agent, in order to publicise himself and get the fans on side. I don't think he's entirely truthful either. He said he wasn't offered a contract? I'm convinced that he was, and probably one that matched his value as a player too. The whole thing has been about making him the centre of attention, even organising Sky cameras to travel round with him when he was going to talk to QPR? Fucking hell, man. Good luck to him, good player and will be a miss short-term without a doubt. But his reputation far exceeds his actual ability level.

Who said he is? Just people on Twitter.

Anybody who thinks he's an NUFC legend needs a slap.

I'm gutted he's gone because we've pointlessly weakened ourselves but the hero worship is fucking embarrassing.

I'd rather we didn't tbh.

Sigh.

Silly boy.

Yep. Diarra is way better than Parker.

Huddlestone's not really a DM, like. I agree generally though, don't see the point. Mainly because I think Parker is a crock of shit.

Diarra to Parker. Quite the come down.

Actually hope they get a draw or something against Swansea. Would be a disaster to see him sacked.

He's completely losing the plot.

The only thing Gardner will come good at is being a shit footballer.