Mathews Emmanuel Lowe Wright Murphy Murphy Verlinden Dodoo Darcy Bridcutt Earl

Subs
Alexander O'Grady Chicksen Politic Zouma Senior Graham

No height again in defence 🤷‍♂️

Festive greetings to all, Sat here still felling like an overstuffed turkey, so taking it easy today.
Lets get off the bottom of the table today.

5* whilst I remember

A worry the lack of height. Hopefully bridcutt in midfield with earl at cb

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One match ban enabled

MK in the lead

Sunderland goal disallowed,

Southend level against MK

Will Brown has scored for Rochdale

Hi guys, just arrived for the second half.

will Brown hat trick one was an own goal mind

It's a little bit quiet on here today. Is everyone sleeping off the turckey dinners?

33831 attendance. It must be great to have that sort of fan base.

At least we didn't lose a point away mustn't grumble.
Being on here while sat in the bar isn't the best idea I've had today

!-1 not a bad result. I suppose that we were fortunate that the Sunderland players can't score.

Swie now I'm seeing things reading your score I'm going to sleep it off
Cheers Benny

Some save by Matthew's in injury time to save the point. Darcy should have scored first half and 2nd half header straight at the keeper our only chances. Hard faught for point, players gave everything..

comment by Ye Olde Pasty (U2191)
posted 12 minutes ago
Swie now I'm seeing things reading your score I'm going to sleep it off
Cheers Benny
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Pasty, My daughter keeps feeding me Champagne. It not my fault but my missus wouls say it's never my fault. But....... she would be right.

After reading my post back twice, I sould have written, it's not my fault. The real problem is, I don't normally drink a lot. I spill most of it!

Ben Alnwick has had the rest of his contract cancelled by mutual consent and left the club. The ghost of Gerard cid called this one on another thread. Opens up a squad place. Will he be replaced like for like or keep Alexander as back up?

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/latest-sunderland-afc-news/phil-parkinson-explains-decision-bring-laurens-de-bock-tom-flanagan-after-sunderland-fans-slam-tactics-1350362

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I thought Parkinson was a lot better than that especially at this level. Maybe, just maybe the issue is with Sunderland here.

As for Alnwick I think the strain of travelling back and forward to family along with not being paid for huge spells finally got to him. I wish him all the best but I do suspect we've already got a replacement lined up.

My own thoughts are sooner or later give our own young keepers a go. Jussi junior is doing well at crewe. Alexander looks a good prospect so would seem strange getting another one in when restricted to 23 pros. Usually allowed an emergency loan outside the window anyway if haven't got a fit keeper so no point stocking up on 3 of them.

There is going to be a big recruitment drive next summer, how many players have we got contracted past summer, 2 or 3 is it?
It is going to be a long and well travelled road ahead.