Sunderland Match Thread

The Blue Blooded Maniac · January 01, 2015, 20:42:13

Jimmy should have had three atleast!!

If it finishes as it is, is a Wembley job init?

gavin · January 01, 2015, 22:29:25

Play off at a neutral venue, could be Wembley I suppose. But we'll win it outright.

The Blue Blooded Maniac · January 01, 2015, 23:12:54

A positive comment?! Fookin hell!!!!

gavin · January 01, 2015, 23:18:51

Plenty of positive comments.

Rowley Birkin QC · January 02, 2015, 09:47:13

Quote from: Zabba on January 01, 2015, 14:09:15
Oh Ho, well Sir Rowley and Gavin seems Pelle agrees with me Hart fucked up on that first Burnley goal (offside or not) and has dropped him as a warning shot to shape up.

Sorry but Pelle is the final judgement on this matter, and has decided I was right (as always). lol

You haven't the foggiest idea why Hart was dropped for this game

Rowley Birkin QC · January 02, 2015, 10:03:56

Well, we certainly switched off after the second goal, and pretty soon Sunderland were finding a bit too much space to exploit in the middle of our half. We were a little unfortunate with the pen, but yet again another demonstration of why no team should ever wind down the intensity with anything less than a three goal cushion.

Still, we weathered another match without a striker and took all three points. Aside from concerns about our continuing lapses of concentration and a worrying tendency to approach a lot of these games with some sort of 'Do just enough to win it' mentality - I too remain broadly positive. I've always felt we have a better squad than Chelsea and we would ultimately chase them down. Definitely 'game on' now!

shandon · January 02, 2015, 10:18:40

We did have one striker.

Rowley Birkin QC · January 02, 2015, 10:30:59

Not a real one.

Zabba · January 02, 2015, 10:53:26

Quote from: Sir Rowley Birkin QC on January 02, 2015, 09:47:13
Quote from: Zabba on January 01, 2015, 14:09:15
Oh Ho, well Sir Rowley and Gavin seems Pelle agrees with me Hart fucked up on that first Burnley goal (offside or not) and has dropped him as a warning shot to shape up.

Sorry but Pelle is the final judgement on this matter, and has decided I was right (as always). lol

You haven't the foggiest idea why Hart was dropped for this game

Trust me, Pelle said it was rotation on interview but I know the truth. JH threw one into his own net WBA (figuratively speaking) and then screwed up on Burnley's first. Time for rotation thought Pelle and rightly so.

Some day soon you will see the light.

shandon · January 02, 2015, 11:23:23

Quote from: Sir Rowley Birkin QC on January 02, 2015, 10:30:59
Not a real one.

Is Jovetic impersonating a striker then?

Rowley Birkin QC · January 02, 2015, 11:47:33

He is to my eyes - but then I'm a bit old fashioned about these things.

The Blue Blooded Maniac · January 02, 2015, 12:30:55

The way the opposition pack the edge of the box and all our boys are darting around in and out I don't think having a striker makes all that much difference.

bry the guy · January 02, 2015, 13:51:34

Quote from: gavin on January 01, 2015, 22:29:25
Play off at a neutral venue, could be Wembley I suppose. But we'll win it outright.

I think if we draw 2-2 or better at their place and its all square at the end we win it on head to head.Long way to go yet though.

bluebrendan · January 02, 2015, 19:58:18

Quote from: bry the guy on January 02, 2015, 13:51:34
Quote from: gavin on January 01, 2015, 22:29:25
Play off at a neutral venue, could be Wembley I suppose. But we'll win it outright.
I think if we draw 2-2 or better at their place and its all square at the end we win it on head to head.Long way to go yet though.

No head to head in the PL rules, it would be a play-off.

The Blue Blooded Maniac · January 02, 2015, 22:10:57

The FA would love a play off

Swiss · January 03, 2015, 05:46:19

Sky would love a play off too!

Rowley Birkin QC · January 03, 2015, 09:52:04

Pay off - surely you both mean pay off?

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