Wafer thin squad. Players naffing of to Africa, cant afford injuries. Just be arse raped of Burnley a few days ago. How serious should Dave take this years FA cup? Don't risk Defoe. What of the rest?
Use it as games under the belt for the fringe players Infact these fringe players are now our first team
Undecided tbh. A good cup run would be lovely but there`s no doubt it carries risks we can ill afford. An outing for the bairns I suspect. edit: I didn`t mean that young ^
who the fukc is the girl in that ****e manure top, should be kicked up the arse till her nose bleeds.
Play the kids cos I've a feeling Burnley will field a similar side, unfortunately the Cup has become a unwanted distraction to us these past few seasons as we needed all our eggs in another basket so to speak.
For a completely unknown reason my first kit was a Man City one. I lived in Washington at the time and supported Sunderland. I never found out why. punishment?
Can't afford to take it seriously. Short has seen to that by letting us close the transfer window with a 19 man squad. Can't risk seniors, if injuries get any worse they'll be U23's we can't risk. Sad day when we can't treat the countries main cup competition with the respect it deserves. New low.
Only said it to see if tel would come back with something. Never had anything other than sunderland tops from when I was ..
Personally I don't see the Cup as unwelcome as I do not have mindset that it could lead to a distraction but rather that it could be good for the team as it was '73. We were close to the bottom of the league then and needed a lift and we got it with just a couple of new signings. A game is a game, and it is just as easy to get clobbered in any game no matter what the competition. Use the Cup to take the brakes off and go for it rather than be bound by too many restricting tactics.
I know mate. Just brought back memories of my unusual first kit. My mate at the time had a Tottenham kit (again, reason unknown). Must have been around 1981.
Play the kids. Can risk a single knock or suspension to any first teamers. Sad state of affairs really.