Sunderland v Aston Villa - Pre Match Thread

[martin o`who??]

The beginning of the end.

[Chris Jameson]

2-0 Sunderland win and the post match thread to be full of comments along the lines of I SAID WE SHOULD HAVE GOT ALLARDYCE (or Pulis or Pearson). All in caps lock to prove how right they all were.

[Toronto Villa]

Cissokho will start this game I imagine.

[aj2k77]

Proposing a team selection has become a painful chore, still think we need to get Grealish back into the side.

------------------Guzan
Bacuna, Okore, Lescott, Clark
---------Richards, Gueye-----
---Traore, Veretout, Grealish
--------------just-head---------

I like how you've positioned Guzan as badly as he positions himself for free kicks.

[aj2k77]

If Defoe is fit he will score, always does against us doesn't he?

[Toronto Villa]

If Defoe is fit he will score, always does against us doesn't he?

Does he? He barely touched the ball when we battered them up there last season.

[aj2k77]

If Defoe is fit he will score, always does against us doesn't he?

Does he?

I don't like him, I think it comes from him scoring against us a lot but there's been so many conceded the last few years they've all blurred in to an avalanche of faceless goals.

[aj2k77]

Just checked, he's scored against us 8 times, the most he's scored against anyone. What a surprise.

[David_Nab]

Guzan

Richards Okore Lescott Cissoko
Gana -Bacuna -Veretout
Traore -Gestede - Grealish

[Clampy]

Cissokho will start this game I imagine.

I'm not sure he can play until after this game but I may be wrong.

[Toronto Villa]

Cissokho will start this game I imagine.

I'm not sure he can play until after this game but I may be wrong.

Isn't it Jan 1st onwards? When the window opens again I think.

[aj2k77]

Will he even be match fit though? He's played 3 games in about 7 months, let's hope he's been training properly and staying in shape.

[Toronto Villa]

Just checked, he's scored against us 8 times, the most he's scored against anyone. What a surprise.

He hasn't scored since 2008 against us I believe. In recent years while Defoe was at Spurs it has been Adebayor who killed us if I remember correctly.

[Bully2345]

Transfer window opens Monday so Cissokho is available from the Wycombe game onwards

[Toronto Villa]

Will he even be match fit though? He's played 3 games in about 7 months, let's hope he's been training properly and staying in shape.

He could be missing a leg and be more useful than Richardson