Topic: Sunderland

[TRC]

I just think Villa's team is set up to win. There centre mid is stronger than our makeshift centre mid, if we play a high line we will get raped by Bent and especially Gabby if he plays. Although we should have too much fire power for them if we start Ba, Cisse and Ben Arfa but that is down to Pardew. We should win, but Pardew's tactics and team selection have been shocking recently, so going on that I'd predict a 2-1 defeat.

[Tiresias]

Play a deeper defence with Guthrie and Perch covering in front of the defence, then fill the front half with pace, with Ba in the team we can bet the house our finishing will be better than theirs, can't afford to try and play to high up and try and be too clever in midfield, theirs is alright, ours depleted. Why are we talking about villa here? Oops

[TRC]

Bent is a very good finisher to be fair.

Looking at Sunderland's line up yesterday, did they play with no strikers?

[Anderson]

I just think Villa's team is set up to win. There centre mid is stronger than our makeshift centre mid

Petrov and Clark? Nah.

[Tiresias]

McCleish is a manager who considers central midfields to be functional, without invention, something to pack purely to be defensive. Wouldn't concern about them hoarding possession, but worry about then sitting back grabbing ball and hitting on break.

[Crayola Kid]

it will be very telling how he sets us up for this one, as its clear that pardew likes setting his team up to press as far up the pitch as he can, but he has already acknowledged that this villa team are strong and quick on the break.  this makes a risky strategy even less likely to pay off.  it will be telling, because if anything sunderland are faster and stronger on the break, and i'd be very much happier knowing pardew has a ploy which can help us in such a game, especially after the way we were undone against fulham, and to a lesser extent the chances blackburn wasted through the week

i trust him, but i'm hoping to be given even more reason to trust him tomorrow.

2 0 to us

[FrenchWilliam]

f***ing McClean doing that shitty Gareth Bale heart thing after he scored. Couldn't have picked a worse celebration to plagiarise tbh.

[Dinho lad]

yeah, i was thinking about that the other day. f*** off, footballers.

[Benwell Lad]

After Gardner waving imaginary cards at the ref in the Boro game,yesterday a few of the Sunderland players remonstrating with the ref to send Huth off.
They're developing a cheating culture under O'Niell which no one in football wants to see and he needs to stamp it out.

[Vieu]

Class thread
http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=670810

[Turnbull2000]

Class thread
http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=670810

 

the cock who started this thread should be banned for life

[HansDownerpantz]

Class thread
http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=670810

[Cajun]

Seems to be a lot of  about the derby since Saint MON took over but come one lads, how would you rate our chances if they had Ba and Cisse? Seriously?

Despite O'Neill being the second coming we are still 9 points ahead of them, what were we when he arrived? 12 points? So in 10 games he has managed to make up 3 points on us? Obviously he is an improvement on Bruce but nothing like what he is made out to be imo.

[cp40]

gonna be a good test cajun, could go 3 ways for me home win, draw or loss.   

seriously- hope they freeze in the atmosphere again.

[wormy]

Why are we worrying about a mid-table team with aspirations of top half? We're Championzz Leeeeeg babay!

[Ian W]

They were bound to get a boost when he came in, the question is whether it's sustainable or temporary. And also whether his appalling transfer techniques will f*** it up.

After today, Heskey will be available.

[captainhaircut]

McLean v Simpson and Sessagnon v Williamson worry me. However, we should dominate the middle of the park, our strike force will cause them problems and we have the best keeper in the league. Come on boys!

[MW]

the cissé thread of RTG

was just reading waiting for the goal and see all the reactions

[Mole_Toonfan]

Seems to be a lot of  about the derby since Saint MON took over but come one lads, how would you rate our chances if they had Ba and Cisse? Seriously?

Despite O'Neill being the second coming we are still 9 points ahead of them, what were we when he arrived? 12 points? So in 10 games he has managed to make up 3 points on us? Obviously he is an improvement on Bruce but nothing like what he is made out to be imo.

That's quite funny actually considering how they have hyped up, in the best form they have been in years and we have been without lots of key players and not been playing that well and they still can only make up 3 points on us.

Would'nt worry about Sessegnon btw he will slide right into Tiote's pocket 

[pintofscottsellers]

Aye, Tiote will marshal him out the game, like he did at the craphole earlier in the season.

[geordie01]

what time does tickets usually come on general sale online?

[MW]

what time does tickets usually come on general sale online?

its sold out

[geordie01]

what time does tickets usually come on general sale online?

its sold out

it sold out before it even came to general sale? f*** sake, ive booked flights over from Belfast and all. gutted!

[mattypnufc]

what time does tickets usually come on general sale online?

its sold out

it sold out before it even came to general sale? f*** sake, ive booked flights over from Belfast and all. gutted!

Sorry to p*ss on your chips when you're down, but surely you should've/could've got someone to buy them for you who has an ST or Membership?

[M4]

Annoying that you would have to pay for a membership to then be allowed to spend your money on tickets.

Also gambled on General Sale but it didn't pay off. Oh well.