A draw is, of course, better than a defeat. Unfortunately, in in Sunderland’s predicament, it is not enough. With possession galore, especially in the second half, there ought to have been two goals difference by the end. Instead, there was distinct lack of finishing strength and Wes Brown was harshly sent off by our friend Martin Atkinson in the final minute. His tackle looked a yellow card offence but handed Norwich a chance they did not merit to steal the points – and deprives SAFC of a key player. The task looks as great as ever and Pete Sixsmith, with his usual seven-word instant verdict, was unimpressed ..
December 21 2013 SAFC (0) 0 Norwich City (0) 0 As stodgy as last year’s Christmas pud
December 17 2013 Capital One Cup 5th Round: SAFC (0) 2 Chelsea (0) 1 AET Ki seals comeback; didn’t see that coming
December 14 2013 West Ham Utd (0) 0 Sunderland (0) 0 Better side by miles – couldn’t finish it
December 8 2013 SAFC (1) 1 Tottenham Hotspur (1) 2 Score flatters us as task gets harder
December 4 2013 SAFC (1) 3 Chelsea (2) 4 Pushed a strong side all the way
November 30 2013 Aston Villa (0) 0 SAFC (0) 0 *Villa almost undone by cream soda performance
November 23 2013 Stoke City (1) 2 SAFC (0) 0 Ridiculous red gave us an impossible task
November 10 2013 SAFC (1) 1 Manchester City (0) 0 A wonderfully disciplined performance. Real hope now
November 6 2013 Capital One Cup 4th Round: SAFC (0) 2 Southampton (0) 1 A tidy second half brings Wembley closer
November 2 2013 Hull City (1) SAFC (0) Damage limitation after appalling first half performance
October 27 2013 SAFC (1) 2 Newcastle United (0) 1 Bragging rights and a win. Good combination/ or Perfect Poyet puts another one over Pardew
October 19 2013 Swansea City 4 (0) SAFC 0 (0) No Poyet magic cure for abject failure*
October 5 2013 SAFC (1) 1 Manchester United (0) 2 Better side first half, outclassed in second
September 30 2013 SAFC (0) 1 Liverpool (2) 3 Spirit in abundance, undone by shoddy defending
September 24 2013 Capital One Cup 3rd Round: SAFC (1) 2 Peterborough United (0) 0 A solid performance without any touchline histrionics
September 21 2013 West Bromwich Albion 3 (1) SAFC 0 (0) Coach looks completely out of his depth
September 14 2013 SAFC (0) 1 Arsenal (1) 3 Performance far better than the result suggests
August 31 2013 Crystal Palace (1) 3 SAFC (0) 1 Nowhere near good enough for this league
August 27 2013 Capital One Cup 2nd Round: SAFC (0) 4 MK Dons (1) 2Outplayed, outclassed, somehow got out of jail
August 24 2013 Southampton (0) 1 SAFC (1) 1 The point was better than the performance
August 17 2013 SAFC (0) 0 Fulham (0) 1 Ultimately little difference from previous two seasons
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Another “lesser” team unbeaten,any more left?
One word to describe the game and how I feel “flat”
By them (sic) ref’s (sic) are bad bastards arent (sic) they.(sic) Theyre (sic) ganging up on you lot. Now I know you have plenty on your plate without the likes of me pestering to know how the mags (sic) went on so I remembered to look this time and they won 3 nil away
Three nil away. Very impressive!
Can you think of another NE team to do that this year?
Happy Christmas Smoggie and I hope Santa brings you the two things you wish for – a life and a friend.
Yet another visit to the Appeal Court – can’t see them overturning 2 reds for the same player in a matter of weeks. Have Christmas off Wesley.
Quote from ALS (Page 9) which landed on my mat yesterday, referring to Wesley “the likelihood of him getting sent off any time soon is very unlikely”. OOPS