Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Arsenal FC - Saturday 8th November 2025 - KO 17:30

This is more reasonable ...

Henry Winter
@henrywinter
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"Sunderland absolutely deserve that. Xhaka immense driving them on. Fans relentless driving them on. Ballard outstanding: one goal, one assist, one great late block, total defiance. Brilliant finish from Brobbey. #SAFC"

 

Well said mate. Good luck on Monday. Might not mean much, but my prayers are there.

 

Rattled maybe as 1st team to score 2 against them and even man city had a spell with no strikers on the pitch against them holding on for a draw, we carried on pushing until the end and changed our front 3 with 3 more forwards, showed ambition to get a result.
As for roughed up I thought arsenal gave as good as they got and it was very competitive, especially 1st half. Think that might get them over the line for the title this year that they can rough it up as well as play good football.

We will play teams that won't like that sort of battle this season and we will come out on top against them but we aren't some rough dirty team being labelled there.

 

That sub was refreshing. Losing so we might as well put goalscorers on and go for it. And it worked! Regis is a tactical mastermind.

 

Yeah I don't get the insinuation we're some old school team getting results using every trick in the book. We defend well and score goals and play with energy and quality all over the pitch.

It's a misplaced tag to try and force on what I think is a very clean and honest team. I suppose it's either envious or stupid people who can't accept/understand that we actually are that good now.

 

Said to my son earlier we might have to fend clubs off before long, the man’s a class act

 

All that horrible to play against is true. That team must be horrible to play against im the fact they aren't scared of any team, don't show anyone too much respect, fight for the entire time, are hard to score against and you can't let your guard down for a second!

Arsenal have just found them horrible to play against!

However, they are not horrible to play against in the way them two mag hoop licking tit's make it sound! They are not a team that has mastered the dark arts and cheat and kick their way to results! We don't have a single player who is dirty as **** but never gets booked. ****ing ****ers!

 

just the usual backhanded compliments from a mag cock sucking journista

 

You know what this glass of red is going down a treat

 

We've all watched promoted teams come up and play some decent stuff. They look good in games,sometimes really good and on top. Then, whallop, they're one down, then two. This happened to Ipswich a lot last season, to Luton the season before and it's happened to plenty of others.

What happened was they got bullied. They got bullied in midfield, or got bullied in the middle of the defence. The talent wasn't enough in the PL.

We'll get beaten plenty, ( though they are taking their time doing it!), but we won't be getting bullied.

 

All the best

 

What kind of wine do you think RLB likes?

gonna say a Malbec

 

Merlot I reckon, and a nice Burgundy

 

Posted this a few times but don’t care if I’m a boring ****. Everyone goes on about identities as a team, possession, counter attack, whatever. Ours Is heart, and that’s the dream for a Sunderland team for me. We’ll finish top 10 imo. If I’m wrong I’m wrong, but let’s just get carried away.

 

This for me sums it up mate. Great post and less we not forget…

 

A special characteristic of our time is they dig each other out of mistakes

 

What a club.
What a team.
What a set of fans.
What heart.
What an owner.
what a Ballard

Beautiful.

‘Til the end.

 

Best wishes mate. Looking forward to you posting again once your fully recovered

 

So nice to hear praise and appreciation from opposition fans rather than sides comments. Thank you.