Sunderland v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Barca 2011]

2-0 Sunderland and the decline continues.

[Vanilla]

2-0 Sunderland and the decline continues.

Troublesome game this one. You don't want to play a team who has just 'turned a corner'. Actually at the moment, I don't want us to play anyone. Can we use FIFA 12 to just generate a result?

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Bent and Gabby up front. Nzogbia on the left and Albrighton on the right all on form should piss this !! am i asking for to much ??

[Monty]

Bent and Gabby up front. Nzogbia on the left and Albrighton on the right all on form should piss this !! am i asking for to much ??

Disagree, we'd get totally overrun in midfield, barely have the ball all game (as usual), and even when we do get it we'll have no options in centre midfield, meaning passing back to Collins who boofs the ball to the opposition.

[N'ZMAV]

Bent and Gabby up front. Nzogbia on the left and Albrighton on the right all on form should piss this !! am i asking for to much ??

I think we should go for this, back to basics. Stick Herd or Jenas in the middle of the park with Petrov. Worth a punt.

[Ads]

I'm looking forward to tomorrow, with Bent getting a load of abuse and scoring the winning goal.

Decent numbers going too.

[Legion]

Will Titus Bramble be playing?

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Villa to win.
Sunderland 1 - Villa 5: Bent (4), N'Zogbia

Bruce resigns afterwards and takes up his dream job as the new face of the Potato Marketing Board.

[pig]

http://communicatoremail.com/IN/gwkXJUEdKbTvdgPyEqdFTJLkt6TCZPlQeiT7_m8SBx5/WebView.aspx

I think H&V should approach Sunderland about the use of its name.

[supertommykN'iba]

----------------Given------------------
-Hutton-Collins-Dunne-Warnock-
------------Herd--Petrov-------------
---------------Ireland-----------------
-------N'Zogbia----Agbonlahor-----
-----------------Bent-------------------

Think N'Zogbia will perform, as you may remember Sunderland wanted him in the Summer. Time for Ireland to continue improving, other than that it seems the team picks itself, the squad is that small. Think we will see Heskey though. They've got Gardner, Bendtner and Larsson, all of whom I would not be surprised to see score, just because it's sods law. The optimist in me says 2-1 but now thinking a 2-2 draw is probably the best we'll get. Looking forward to it all the same.

[Legion]

http://communicatoremail.com/IN/gwkXJUEdKbTvdgPyEqdFTJLkt6TCZPlQeiT7_m8SBx5/WebView.aspx

I think H&V should approach Sunderland about the use of its name.

Sue them, Dave.

[andrew08]

Oh I don't know. We were robbed by these twice last year with Heskey missing a sitter at home and Dunne doing what he does better than anyone else at the Stadium of Light. Then again we mugged em 3 times the year before.
I'm just going to have a few beers, enjoy the day out and relax.
Lol Like the result doesn't matter. Us to win....somehow...I don't care how.

[stubbsyandy]

I don't know if I am kidding myself, wouldn't be the first time, but I think we will win tomorrow and don't care if it's pretty or not. We need to give Darren the service he needs to get the goals we demand of him, and we need to stop the opposition over running us in midfeld.
No idea on team, but Charlie really must start enjoying his football, he plays like he has forgotten all that made us buy him and looks dejected. Can Albrighton turn it round? And if Steven Ireland is ever going to make it we need to give him a run in the side.
Good luck lads, just make my week a happier one!

[Clampy]

Looking forward to it tomorrow, i've got a good feeling about it for some reason.

7.30 start on the coach, i must be mad.

[Matt C]

4-2 to them. Bent with both for us.