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I'll be honest I've only ever seen him play once, against us, and he was worse than shite. I'm sure a fair few mackems were getting on his back at parts during last season as well.

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I also noticed that tbf. Just couldmt believe the amount of water they were putting on it but I'm never usually in the ground that early so wasn't sure if that's normal. Then the game started and I've never seen so many of our players falling on their arses before which got me wondering.

Got in the ground very early yesterday (very rare for me) whilst the players were still doing their warm ups and the one thing I couldn't believe was how much water they were putting on the pitch. A lot of our players seemed to be struggling with their footing and a few of them slipped on their arses as well. Is it usual that the pitch is watered so heavily pre match?

I'm just quoting what the pundits were saying about it being a £200m match. I don't know the exact figures.

I don't i just find them unbearable when they think they've got one over on us. Anyway I'm in the pub now and there's bigger fish to fry today so that's my last word on the subject.

What are the potential positives though? We beat a bottom feeder? So what. We beat them last season. It was extremely underwhelming. On the other hand just say the stars align for them (like they have in these play off games tbf) we get a player sent off 1st half and they end up beating us it literally goes down in mackem folklore. In fact even if one of their cloggers put in a bad challenge that injured one of our key players he'd go down in mackem folklore himself. As I say I've been genuinely surprised with the amount of NUFC fans wanting them back. That's probably a sign in itself that the derby has lost its edge anyway from our perspective. We should always want the very worst for them, like they do for us, not wanting them getting £200m PL money. I'd rather they rotted away to nothing whilst we continue to do what we do.

We're competing at the top end of the Premier league these days. We're going into todays game needing a win to guarantee Champions League Football. Every match is meaningful regardless of who it's against. Playing 2 games against a team of hammer throwers who'll try to kick us off the park an an attempt to appease their rabid fanbase and level up what will be a huge gap in ability won't make our season any more interesting. When we beat them last January it was more shrug of the shoulders stuff than any kind of euphoria. The risks outweigh the advantages these days. Gor to say mind I've been genuinely surprised at the amount of NUFC fans who are glad they're back up. If the roles were reversed I doubt you'd find many, if any Sunderland fans sharing the same sentiment and tbf to them, that's as it should be.

Great retort. In otherwise you don't

Because Luton were fucking shit as well and still managed to take 4 points off us. Do you have any idea how football actually works?? The best team doesn't automatically win every time. If they did the game would be pointless. Luton still went straight back down by the way.

Their main signing next season is Le Fee. They've been running up huge losses for years so they won't be able to spend. That team they’ve got there is far worse than that Southampton team that came up this time last year.

They were literally handed it on a plate. They won't get those favours next season.

Mate, if they do come up, and there's a decent chance tbf as they're up against serial bottlers in Sheff Utd, their marquee summer signing will be Le Fee, a lad who's struggled in the Championship. See Southampton this season? Well the red and white stripes won't be the only thing sunderland have in common with them next season.

95% of their flags have some reference to Newcastle United. We simply consume them

Heard he's been at the training ground today?

Just put a little £20 safety bet on us not finishing top 4. Would have gone top 5 but couldn't find a market. Goes with my safety bet(s) on Sunderland getting promoted. If the worst case scenario happens this weekend at least I'm financially compensated for it.

They advertised their half season ticket campaign last season based on if you bought one you could guarantee a ticket for the FA Cup game v Newcastle. Basically used us to sell season tickets

Totally agree. They're always the worst 2 games of the season. Too nervy, can't enjoy them. I've always thought NUFC fans who say they need to be playing Sunderland every season to enhance their enjoyment a bit weird tbh. I get far more enjoyment looking down at them rotting in the lower leagues.

He's spat the dummy and blocked them for reposting Man Utd are completely finished now mind. They needed CL just to satisfy PSR and that was before they strengthened their squad. Won't be able to invest in a team that isn't going to hit the 40 point mark this season and won't be able to move on any of the dead wood because no other club will be stupid enough to pay the wages that these are. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch.

Aye it gets put there every year for the Rugby. It's used for when decisions go to the video referee. It had already been moved for the Chelsea match.

Again people are entitled to an opinion. I very much doubt he's read through the match thread on here and as long as he's not getting abuse from thw match going fans I fail to see the issue. People just reacting to what they were watching I suppose. I've noticed a downturn in his attitude and demeanour. Whether that's due to his head being turned by the Liverpool speculation or annoyance with himself for missing out on the biggest day in our history since 1955 I don't know but he's a different player to what he was last season. That's undeniable. I'll be there on Sunday and if he's on the pitch I'll get behind him 100% so in the grand scheme of things questioning his attitude on here makes sod all difference. If he gets stick inside the ground then that's a different story altogether.

You haven’t noticed the way he's constantly throwing himself to the ground these days at the slightest touch these days then staying down when there's evidently nothing wrong with him? Often needlessly reducing us to 10 men for a short while. Referees have clearly noticed anyway!

Bedlington Terriors demoted to the Alliance League and Dale Pearson signs for Heaton Stan. Great signing!

Tbf Palmer has 17 goals and 10 assists this season. Gordon has 8 goals and 6 assists. Don't really see a pile on. People just rightly pointing out that he's had a marked downturn in form this season. If people are booing him or getting on his back at the match then that's a different story entirely.

There's been talk of £80m which seems about right with the young English player tax, England International etc. That would mean us nearly doubling our money on him and I'd have to say I'd be tempted with that sort of deal. If thw rumours of Mbuemo being available for £54m we could go out and get him and then maybe Bonniface or Xavi Simons who are both unsettled which would give us a stronger forward line than we currently have. It's going to be difficult to get an out and out CF who would know he's playing 2nd fiddle to Isak so I think we'd need to be a bit creative in who we sign attacking wise.