Match Day Thread Newcastle v Sunderland- Official Build Up / Matchday Thread

His worst nightmare must be falling asleep on Saturday like he's done the last two derby's.

 

You don't want to make Shola angry before a deby game, he'll go on a goal scoring spree.

 

Dozy - The star striker at his best.

SMB

 

You got Ba too. Remember when Gutierrez got caught out with Ftm.

There's nothing can prepare a foreigner for the British sense of humour

 

To be fair, Jonas never actually had a hold of the sign

 

Destiny is Calling for The Slayer.

The One and Only reason he was put on this earth for.
Scoring Goals against the Mackems is HIS LIFE and what he breathes for.

And now we have the Slayers Apprentice in Sammy.
Two Ameobis to strike Fear and Terror into any Sunderlands Fans Heart.

All Hail The Slayer on Saturday.

 

Correct.
I've even converted to Islam to get Allahs help.

 

To quote clockwork....

**** them.

Let's bring on the banter!

 

No I don't wear masks

 

Have the wardens let you back on the PC Freddy?

 

All hail the Slayer and his brother.

 

Is it right that the Ferryburners have brought in 18 players in the past 18 months?

 

Adam Johnson has claimed Sunderland are ready to take advantage of Newcastle selling their best player Yohan Cabaye.

Alan Pardew's Magpies will try to avoid a third consecutive North-East derby defeat on Saturday lunchtime without Cabaye (sold to Paris Saint-Germain this week), top-scorer Loic Remy (suspended because of Tuesday's red card against Norwich) and captain Fabricio Coloccini (still injured).

With the influential spine of their arch-rivals' side gone, Johnson reckons Sunderland can rise to the occasion again and claim another famous victory - to go alongside last season's 0-3 demolition at St James' Park, and last October's 2-1 home win.

Johnson reckons the Wearsiders, who have lost only twice in 13 games, qualified for the League Cup Final and climbed out of the bottom three for the first time in five months with Wednesday's win over Stoke, can harness the "incredible passion" the home crowd will generate and turn it in their favour.

He said: "We have watched Newcastle's games and we have to try and take advantage of what has happened to them.
"We will go into the game knowing it is a big blow for Newcastle to lose not just their best player, but their two best players. The goals Remy has scored speak for themselves, but it is still a very tough place to go at St James' Park and we have just got to go for it.

"If there is any way we can get a one percent or two percent advantage over the opposition then that must be good for us.

"There will be a few of their players wanting to get one over us after what happened last year. There were a few angry players after the game ' but that's the derby for you. I'm so looking forward to it again.

"Just the win made it so special. It is no different this year. If we can build on what we have done in the last couple of weeks and get a result there we will be happy and we are definitely going there to win. We have been very good away from home and have played very well.
"Against them in head to heads we have had the upper hand, but they are doing very well in the league and are doing better than us, however, on derby day it is anybody's. We have shown in the last two derbies that we know how to win, but Newcastle are sitting a lot more comfortably in the league."

Johnson has scored six goals in the last six games to give him eight for the season, and has been crucial to Gus Poyet's side giving themselves a chance of surviving despite having been bottom at Christmas.

He says Sunderland's change in style under new boss Poyet following the September sacking of Paolo di Canio, with longer spells of possession, has helped him be more influential.

He added: "It possibly suits the wingers more. Maybe that has been a factor. A lot of times in the past I had to run 70 yards with the ball to get into a dangerous position, but now I am a lot more fresh.

"I'm in a bit of good form right now and I just hope it continues. That's what happens when things go for you, everything seems to go right, so I'm delighted, but more importantly it was another win for us and that is all that matters."

A derby win would add to an incredible run recently - although Sunderland remain deep in relegation trouble, other clubs are hitting their own crisis periods.

Johnson said: "We are through to a final, the next round of the FA Cup and we have won again in the league against Stoke, so everything is going great for us. The derby is one of those odd games though which is down to who wants it more?

"These are the games you play for. It's great for the fans and the passion is intense.

"The passion of the fans in the North-east is unbelievable and I think our win there kept a few people happy on our side of the fence for several months."

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One day to go. Ha ha ha.

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Let's hope there are no Mackem pitch invasions...

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Here whitey....

 

I'm sure they're great pics but I can't be arsed to open links, why can't we just get back to posting the pics as they are.

 

[video=youtube;-Ql0lqM4PPI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ql0lqM4PPI[/video]

noooooooocarstal

 

[video=youtube;4_s3vBNeTy8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_s3vBNeTy8[/video]

 

You'll have WP after you.

 

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