Match Day Thread Sunderland v Portsmouth - Saturday 24th October - KO 15:00

Knock on his knee, thought he'd have to go off but it looks like he's shook it off.

 

Hume is looking our best chance to get back into it, mid field misfiring .

 

starts whistling theme tune to mission impossible..........

 

This might actually be a good game for Dobson, he'd get stuck into the buggers and break up their attacks better than we are doing.

 

Can’t be any worse than power

 

I agree, Portsmouth need reminding they're in a game.

 

We need to get at these in the second half. Think I’d get O’Brien on

 

Hume getting little support, you need to shuffle the pack PP, he says with little hope.

 

i think the packs already been folded

 

Wyke needs to be more alert here, that's twice in a couple of minutes he's watched the ball instead of trying to get on the end of it.

 

bring on a defender and get O/9 into midfield would be my shout.

 

We need to do something to shift momentum. In the past under Parky when we've been poor in the first half we have been better in the second, maybe a bollocking will do the trick but I'd be tempted to bring on Dobson.

 

Portsmouth really aren't vey good, I'll be gutted if we don't beat them.

We have enough on the bench to play two up front and batter this lot tbh.

Portsmouth will sit back, as they always do, so we have to have 45 minutes on the attack.

 

Its what he does mate.

 

That “keeper catch and fall” is one thing. Catch. Run 5 yards the fall should be taken into the 10 seconds fir me. He’s in full control of the ball.

got to get at these second half. Need changes early instead of 65 minutes. Poorest defensive performance of the season so far

 

two up font is a good shout and i think benji should get the shout

 

Watching the “highlights”. Still not convinced by Burge!

 

Still believe we'll get back into this, we are mentally tougher than previous season's.