[Archived] The Sunderland Preview Mark II

[thecomebackid]

Stats, Rovers first:

Pos 59-41

on 7-2

off target 4-1

Bookings 1-3

Fouls 4-7

Hopefully all that Rovers possession will mean that Sunderland legs start to tire as the game wears on.

[RibbleValleyRover]

The Pedersen article about wanting to fight for his place:

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4502121,00.html

"I am here to play. I've spoken to the manager; he knows I want to play all the time.

"It's hard when you are left out, but you can either sulk or work hard and get back."

Interesting quotes from Ince:

"I remember watching Morten two years ago and he was outstanding.

"But somewhere down the line he has lost his way a bit, maybe it's a confidence thing.

"He played well against Chelsea last week and he just has to continue on that same path now."

[BRFC1995]

its normally a bad thing to say a player has been annonomous, but in the hammann, makalele roll its kind of expected not to stand out, and thats exactly how mokoenas played so far. Have'nt punched the laptop at anything he's done....yet! Peds and Andrews playing really well, only Roberts really bugging me but hopefully he'll score to shut me up. Same again please lads.

[Sysagent]

FFS...

Why have we started like this in the 2nd half???

1 - 1

[rovers1993]

1-1 ffs.....

[cn_barlow]

excellent

[Rovers in America]

We are looking like crap early.

[philipl]

Awful start.

Warnock is a very very lucky boy not to have been sent off.

Inspirational stuff at HT it seems

[novella]

we are terrible in every game straight after half time.

[roverfanuk]

Anybody notice that Ince has tried a couple of matches without Samba and now a couple of matches without Nelly? Interesting...

[novella]

edit: double post

we are terrible in every game straight after half time.

[RibbleValleyRover]

we are terrible in every game straight after half time.

It was the opposite last season, poor first half, better second.

[philipl]

Robbo has been back yo bad old times so far this half as well

[cn_barlow]

right...this is taking the ###### now

[novella]

dear me my computer has just had a night mare on this.

[Amo]

Do we ever keep a clean sheet?

[BRFC1995]

pathetic 1 hand punch from robinson, he'll be embarrased when he see's that again

[philipl]

MGP back to woeful corners.

We seem to be utterly incapable of hanging onto a lead. How many times do we conceed shortly after scoring?

[Sysagent]

Seem's like the officials are having a nightmare as well in this half...

I think the pressure is on now in this half and we must score and defend resolutely

[cn_barlow]

it says 1-2 on SSN. true?

[novella]

it says 1-2 on SSN. true?

nah its a mistake

[BRFC1995]

looks like the real kenwyne jones has turned up 2nd half, starting to look a little unplayable.

[philipl]

All Sunderland- great save by Robbo.

Two more yellows.

Boyce of Wigan been sent off for as clean a tackle as you could wish to see. Of course we respect the blind morons who referee our game!

[Rovers in America]

I really hope Ince has the sense to take Roberts off soon. He's had an absolutely dreadful day.

[RibbleValleyRover]

Going to have to change something, all the play is in our own half and Sunderland look like scoring another. We have been shocking so far this half.