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Oh crap. Yes, I knew it was the deaf... why I wrote blind is beyond me! Thanks for not being too brutal on me! Cheers!

The final comment??? Regarding the sponsor.... Royal National Institute for the Blind.... tell me that someone on their pathetic site pulled that prick on that amazing comment!!!

In JD at the Metro Centre I saw that they have a new version of Adidas Kick on the shelf, the forerunner to the Samba for those old enough to remember. I am picking a pair up for my 5 a side as my current Samba's are just about done. Not cheap though..... Bloody 85 Quid!

Don't want to go over the same stuff about Dummett from last night but, he was terrified to play football from the moment he came on the pitch... It has been too long since he played and now he is completely finished, watching him look to offload the ball to someone else from the moment he received it was actually quite pitiful. I think a youngster who is getting regular football with the reserves of the U21's would have been a far better choice to come on at the end when Hall was finished. My lad says Alex Murphy is really good and deserves a chance, I have not seen him play so I am not able to comment.

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It seems to be a part of their coping mechanism to convince themselves that every team raises their game considerably when they play Sun'lun rather than to simply admit that they themselves are complete dogshit and can easily be beaten by any of their "Champo" rivals.

Almost definitely that but, way beyond the imagination of any Sun'lun fan to realise that...

We had a family gathering at our place yesterday and one of the fellas that came is a Sunderland fan so I offered to put the match on the teevee for him vs. Hull. I watched it on and off and I can honestly say that the football played by both teams was quite a low standard. There was no closing down, tons of space in the penalty area and very little pace to speak of. A player like Isak would have a field day against either of those sides. Of course I am not stupid enough to underestimate how the Sunderland team will come out against us but, we should have more than enough to deal with them comfortably. Even my guest - who is a very decent bloke and not at all like the rabid bunch of crazed lunatics on RTG - said that he expects Sunderland to get a lesson from us....

Anyone who is having negative thoughts about Trippier or the team in general should just take a leaf out of Edfie Howe's book and just show a little bit of balance... Yes we are struggling but, the players are giving all they have for him. Our injury situation and the intensity of the games have taken a toll but, Howe s not on TeeVee crying and moaning... instead he is honest, open and most importantly he is supportive towards the squad.

I hear that a few tickets are showing as available in L7 for this game. For anyone interested!!

Just seen a replay of that incident. It defies explanation. Unbelievable.

Even when Dan Burn is back to full fitness I would be amazed if Howe drops Tino after his recent performances. Absolutely first class!

Anyone know of a good bar in Copenhagen for watching Newcastle? I will be in that city next Tuesday night. I have heard of a place called Pub and Sport... Anyone got any information.

What???? Our only beacons of virtue have some skeletons in their closets? Who would believe that?

Saw something on Facebook, on an Everton Fan Group that somehow crept into my feed... A Sunderland fan praising them, telling them to all stick together and they will be fine. How cruel and awful the Premier League are for imposing the sanctions and blaming the previous owners for not being ambitious enough.... Followed by tons of Everton fans fawning over Sunderland fans stating they are the finest fans in the North East blah blah blah!!! Two sets of fans that are perfectly aligned to each other, both massively in the shadow of their far larger neighbours and both sets of fans that crave anything to gain attention and praise from any other football club / set of fans. The Real Mackems and the Merseyside Mackems.