Sunderland pre-match thread

[jimharri]

Sorry Jim, you are still a youngster. :-)

A trip to your local Specsavers awaits you in the new year!

 

[Don Karleone]

Is it true about Otamendi being one yellow away from a suspension?

 

[Damanino]

We beat Sunderland but lose to Leicester. Tactics are very important but our manager doesnt really give a shit.

 

[lasereyes]

Or you could watch the games and realize we had very little defending to do. Which made the CBs look better

ha - the irony.

Even for you, this is some statement. Take two of the games. Away to Everton, away to Palace. Both had >40% possession and 10 shots on goal. But the defence kept them to a combined 3 shots on target and no goals. The very definition of the defence doing its job.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33950813
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34160754

The complete antithesis of what has gone on since Kompany was laid up.

 

[mosssideblue]

We beat Sunderland but lose to Leicester. Tactics are very important but our manager doesnt really give a shit.

Really? If that were the case, he would have had his P45 some time ago don't you think?

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

They won it with an ageing team of pro's. Last chance saloon for a lot of them. From memory they had an outside left called Jimmy Leadbetter who looked about fifty but used to sling crosses in for fun, usually finished by Ray Crawford, a centre forward in the Derek Kevan mould.

Cheers. I just googled it. Was only born at the end of that season.

 

[silverback]

Cheers. I just googled it. Was only born at the end of that season.

Thanks, suddenly feel my age. :-)

 

[silverback]

A trip to your local Specsavers awaits you in the new year!

Jim, clock my profile, everybody seems to be a youngster.:-)

 

[jimharri]

Jim, clock my profile, everybody seems to be a youngster.:-)

Sixty-fucking-nine? How the hell are you still around?

;-)

 

[silverback]

To educate you young'uns.:-)