Sunderland (H) | PL | Post Match Thread

[mexico1970]

Let’s see what happens when 115 and relegation comes ;)

Chelsea shirt deployed mate ;-)

 

[levets]

I wasn't a huge fan of Pep's interview tbh. I thought he was trying to encourage players to play with more freedom? Asked a question about Cherki's talent for the goal and answered that Dias's goal was good then rambled on about Messi. Wtf?

I find Pep’s persistent eulogising of Messi when discussing the merits of our players a bit fucking tiresome. No need to say that today. Really pissed me off. Messi couldn’t do a Rabona the dodgy legged dwarf!

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Are you sure you didn’t watch a bad edit?

In the interview I watched, Pep likened Cherki to Messi — not just in talent but in what he said was the more important attribute of doing the simple things perfectly. “Exceptional skills; huge talent; gave us continuity (he may have meant ‘control’); self confident; something special in the final third” was how he complimented Cherki in that response. He added that he’d never even seen Messi cross the ball the way Cherki did today. I’m certain Cherki would consider that high praise.

There was no mention of the Dias goal, nor did I think his answer to be rambling.

Nah. Even in the cold light of day it's just a shit response from Pep. You'll struggle to find someone who praises Pep as much as me, but the constant Messi stuff is tiresome, why's he even part of the answer here? It just comes across as a huge put down to one of the best assists I've had the pleasure of watching.

 

[jimharri]

Watched them a few times when they were in the championship with relatively sparse crowds - that's fine, but hearing dickheads coming out with the wwywyws nonsense when it clearly applies to them more aptly makes me laugh. Same true for forest, leeds, villa etc. No doubt we'll get it off Coventry next season too - yawn.

Agreed. Specially when they come from one club towns; L***s, Mackems, Geordies (their attendances pre Keegan were horrendous), Brighton, Bournemouth etc etc.

 

[levets]

They sang "Where were you when you were shit?".

3rd division average attendance for Sunderland was 17,000 and our average in the 3rd division was 27,000, wind your necks in you fake Geordie drop shorts :)

Ours was even higher at 28,261 with 5 gates over 30,000

 

[Zabbasbeard]

All the Sunderland fans pre and after match were sound at Piccadilly station yesterday.

Which is typical Sunderland.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Nah. Even in the cold light of day it's just a shit response from Pep. You'll struggle to find someone who praises Pep as much as me, but the constant Messi stuff is tiresome, why's he even part of the answer here? It just comes across as a huge put down to one of the best assists I've had the pleasure of watching.

Spot on mate.
The media do not need any encouragement to be negative about us. It was unnecessary.
I bloody hope the two of them build a good relationship as Pep can help Cherki become a world beater.

 

[the blue panther]

Sunderland are the only set of fans in the country who can have a pop at us about attendances when we were shit.

They hold the 1st, 2nd and 3rd record average attendances in the third tier from the recent years they were down there. With ours coming in 4th behind them.

Not that I give a fuck really, but, the reason is that we had a low capacity when we landed in the third tier - we sold out what we could. They didn't sell out their 42,000 capacity, despite being a one-horse town

 

[Corky]

Not that I give a fuck really, but, the reason is that we had a low capacity when we landed in the third tier - we sold out what we could. They didn't sell out their 42,000 capacity, despite being a one-horse town

We didn't sell out the vast majority of the time, and Manchester is a lot bigger than Sunderland both with one League club if you don't count Barrow.

 

[East Level 2]

Also Swales special counting.

Would that be the same Swales as the one who died a few years earlier?

 

[East Level 2]

We didn't sell out the vast majority of the time, and Manchester is a lot bigger than Sunderland both with one League club if you don't count Barrow.

At the risk of having been Clarkied; Barrow is nowhere near Sunderland.

 

[Corky]

At the risk of having been Clarkied; Barrow is nowhere near Sunderland.

They are based in Manchester these days, travel up to Barrow for the games, easier to get player to go to Moston every day. Yes they rent off that lot.

 

[East Level 2]

Savinho must be the worst Brazilian in the EPL since the era of Jo Silva. But at least Jo who featured in a World Cup got a few goals for us in the Europa league and then for Everton when he went out on loan. Any chance of swapping Savinho and Kalvin Phillips in the January sales to Forest Green Rangers or similar?

Forest Green Rangers? An imaginary team for Savinho's imagined ability.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

Nah. Even in the cold light of day it's just a shit response from Pep. You'll struggle to find someone who praises Pep as much as me, but the constant Messi stuff is tiresome, why's he even part of the answer here? It just comes across as a huge put down to one of the best assists I've had the pleasure of watching.

I don't like that interview one bit. Its mean spirited as well as not giving the credit Cherki is due.

 

[ufo]

Maybe pep likes a well seasoned , grounded cherki and not just paprika sprinkled ,bland half cooked .
There’s nba and there’s Harlem globe trotters
Each have their own time and space

 

[Radcliffe 1309]

I don't like that interview one bit. Its mean spirited as well as not giving the credit Cherki is due.

what ...to make comparisons to Messi, Surely a backhanded compliment and clever from Pep but maybe not ?

 

[ufo]

what ...to make comparisons to Messi ?

It’s the reverse clap that every one is missing

 

[Bald fraud]

Yeah shite interview from pep there. Ffs give the lad some credit and boost his confidence maybe pep. He was banging on about messi to the players the first day he walked through the door. Asking them are any of you messi? Which I thought was a bit of a twatish thing to do at the time. And hes still doing it now. Turn it in pep ffs!

 

[Zenmanc]

Let’s see what happens when 115 and relegation comes ;)

Cue that to happen when we find our footing, get on a steamroll run come March and are 7 points clear... it'll drop the next day.

 

[KS55]

Would that be the same Swales as the one who died a few years earlier?

His counting system carried on for years. Bungs were still needed!