He may stick with the 4-3-3, revert to 3-5-1 or go back to the 4-1-4-1 shape that he employed before JD arrived. All that assuming there is no movement in or out of the club in the frantic dealings of the transfer window’s last day – Mavrias and Cabral excepted. The negative from Saturday was that as the game wore on we began to sit deeper and more passes went sideways and backwards than earlier in the day. That Burnley didn’t have the quality to break us down meant we still looked comfortable but I would think that even as a devotee of tika taka or tippy tappy, call it what you will, Gus and his staff must have seen we have more chance of winning by taking the game to the opposition rather than sitting back and waiting for the inevitable mistake.
What I’m trying to say is that anticipating what Senor Poyet will do may not be straightforward, but guessing the score is. With many of the Premier League’s front runners out of the competition and with what should be a winnable game at Bradford to come (although they can’t be taken lightly) the incentive to go out and win the game is there. So if you are optimistic go for a Sunderland victory but if you have been following the team for a long time you may wish to go for a draw or even worse. Fulham fans are welcome to enter and the design will be modified into one showing their team’s kit, courtesy of our sponsors Personalised Football Gifts.
If I understand M Salut’s precedent, should there be extra time it will be the score after 120 minutes that counts but if you feel it may go the full two hours, stick in your prediction for what you think it will be after 90 as well and he can sort it out! What I am sure of though is that penalties, should they be needed, will not be included.
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Being a Southern softy I don’t fancy the extra time, so 2-3 in the 90 mins.
I think 2-1 to SAFC in normal time. As that’s already gone, I’ll go for 0-0 (statistically likely this season) and Sunderland to win on penalties – 5-4 or whatever the closest winning result would be (forgot the rules)
CSB has beaten me to the least ridiculous of what would be clearly ridiculous score lines. So denied that opportunity I will go for Fulham 2 SAFC 4.
As a Fulham supporter gonna have to go 2-0 to the whites. Only thing guaranteed tonight – its going to be bloody cold down by the river.
We’re used to that up here! As long as it isn’t snowed off after half an hour!
Not any sensible score lines left, so it the spirit of true optimism
SAFC 4 – 1 Fulham
Depends what team Gus puts out.
2-1 to Sunderland, hoping for another cup run and a mid table finish this season, ideally above Newcastle too.
Looks like Alvarez might start. In the few glimpses I’ve had of him he’s either been brilliant or anonymous. Let’s hope for the former tonight.
3-1 to the lads…..easy peesy!!!!!!!!! I hope!
Bad luck Ian – pipped at the post by David Miller. Mind you you need someone with a UK address to get a mug as M Salut doesn’t ship them overseas.
3 nowt after 90. Tucked up in bed by 11 hopefully.
4-1 to The Lads, I don’t care if it’s after 90 or 120 mins or what time I get home to bed!
Fulham to win 2 – 1. Swansea game will be the priority and this game is dispensible.
1-1 after 90. Extra-time win, 1-2, to the Lads.
3-1 to the Lads, wish I could be there.
Get in Mr Miller!
The prizes are stacking up. With a bit of luck M Salut will deal with them when he gets back from his jollies.
Leave him there 🙂 – we seem to have got the winning habit with him not here
I had 2-1 to us. All looking good until about the 94th minute.
First time I have wanted Sunderland to miss a penalty….
Get the coffees in Mr Miller. Use the mug. I’ll be in touch
I’m going to stick with a 2-0 to Sunderland prediction, (another clean sheet and at least one from Connor)