SteV

Indeed. Imagine that had been at SJP and we’d been able to make attacking subs…

Aye, love the all for one and one for all attitude we have. Showcased by Longstaff getting straight in O’Niens face when he went through Miley. Presumably asking why he wasn’t prepared to do that to Joelinton…

It really wasn’t. Loads of young lads there.

I think this is fair. Thought their home support was fucking woeful like. Mind you when you barely have the ball and hardly muster a shot, it’s almost inevitable.

Aye, their hiatus in the lower leagues had made me forget the torture of the night before. Brain whirring, stomach churning. Roll on 6am….

That version of Carroll was a fucking beast.

So they therefore have never beat us #6InARow….

Ironically not far off the time we have to get up to attend the match….

No other option

Hope twisting the knife: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12929991/Sunderland-approved-controversial-Newcastle-decorations-Stadium-Light-Christmas-supporters-furious-owner-Kyril-Louis-Dreyfus.html

De-register Tonali, Manquillo and Gillespie and you’re sorted. Although probably a little iffy de-registering one of the keepers whilst Pope’s out.

Fucking hell man ?????? https://x.com/jimj1892/status/1743008760333750359?s=46&t=OQLMckSuatbpqWF13Al4mQ

Feel like it’s a big presser for him tomorrow. He normally judges the prevailing mood very well and pitches what he says accordingly. Obviously we’re in a horrible run and he can’t really be particularly bullish (if he ever is that) but at the same time you always want to be giving off an air of confidence and surety going into these games. Always confident he’ll get it right though, and we’ll all feel much better having listened to him.

Yep, this has completely changed the narrative that was building following the Liverpool game. Gone from ‘Mags are shitting themselves, let’s get into them’ to ‘Mags are taking the piss, sack everyone’.

Tbf they’ve had that ‘team news’ up since Liverpool so I’m not sure they’re basing it on anything other than what was said at the time.

Aye, but just cover any Sunderland-related stuff with something neutral. Why on earth they think all this is necessary I have no idea? ?

Yeah, they’ve employed a Newcastle firm to do it (not really sure why) and that’s where the photos are leaking from.

As much as it’s great to laugh at their absolutely irrational fume to anything Mag-related, I’m not surprised they’re doing their dingers here. It really is an absolute piss take.

Yes, but given the fans in there will be (or should be) corporate clients only, and are shelling out over £500 for the privilege, there’s probably going to be a limited number of knackers. *I am aware having a few quid doesn’t preclude you from being a knacker, but Billy from Byker that has 12 pints and 3 lines before every game, is unlikely to be in there.

Yes, I think everyone knows it’s massively overpriced. But as always, if it’s some folks only way of getting a ticket, they will pay it.

I tend not to buy into all of this a particular ref is good or bad for us in advance of any game. Having said that, I’m glad we’ve got a fairly established PL ref, as opposed to some random from the Championship who’s never had a game of this magnitude.

Craig Pawson

There’s also the issue (that everyone seems to totally ignore) of why would a Saudi team just ‘let’ us have one of their star players? If the theory is that they do what they’re told by PIF, then why are they spending this obscene amount of money to try and make their league up there with the major European leagues, if they’re just prepared to make it play second fiddle to us?