Well would you believe it? We're finally doing what we should have been for a few seasons. We're streaming our friendlies! http://safc.com/news/club-news/2016/july/hartlepool-streaming
Great i will be watching from the surroundings of my back garden in the sun whilst having a beer. It will be interesting watching the post/pre match comments, i am sure Sam will be asked many questions not related to the match.
Outside the UK? No problem. If you're on desktop, apple or android click on this link and install http://www.cyberghostvpn.com/en_gb. It's easy to use just set your location and wait for it to connect you with a new IP address which trick the safc website in to thinking you're in the uk. Takes about 5 minutes to connect but lasts 3 hours before you need to reconnect so plenty of time to fit a game in. Oh If you set your location to outside the UK, bbc iplayer suddenly becomes much more watchable with so many programs which aren't available on the uk bbc iplayer becoming available.
The club website are saying for those overseas they can watch it through the Dafabet website if that's any help.
I bought my ticket yesterday for this. I hope to see alot of first teamers getting a run out and hopefully we wont be relying on our U21s to save us from embarassment in the second half like 2years ago when we last played them!
U21s play tonight at darlo so doubtfull it will be 2nd string. Doubt PVA, Khazri and Kone will feature though as they've not long rejoined the rest of the squad
According to this, Sam is going to be at tonight's U21 game. Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce will be attending tonight’s friendly at the Northern Echo Arena. Big Sam has been away training with the Sunderland first team squad in Austria, and returned at the weekend. He obviously sees tonight’s game as a means of checking up on the club’s young talent, who are managed by Andy Welsh. However, there is also strong speculation that he is going to be the next England manager, and was interviewed by the FA last week, if reports are to be believed. Sunderland contacted Quakers this afternoon to reserve seats for Big Sam and all his coaching staff, who include Robbie Stockdale, Paul Bracewell and Kevin Ball. Get yourself down there @Bri OBE
Darlington 2 Sunderland 0 Darlington scored two first half goals to give their fans plenty to cheer about in this friendly win against a second string Sunderland. Manager Martin Gray was very unhappy after the 5-1 home defeat by Newcastle on Saturday, and the players responded well, being much more tenacious and energetic, and holding a Sunderland team full of pros. Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce was also in the crowd with his coaching staff. Quakers took the lead against the pros after just three minutes. Stephen Thompson won a corner on the left, and he struck the setpiece over to the far post where Kevin Burgess beat Srtyjek with a diving header. Sunderland had a chance to equalise on 5 minutes when a careful build up outside the Darlington box ended with Jordi Gomez firing over, then Darlington keeper Peter Jameson saved from Charis Mavrias. Quakers went 2-0 up on 25 minutes with a great goal. Jordan Watson played a good low ball into the penalty box for Mitchell to instantly control, beat a defender, and as the keeper advanced, struck a low shot that the keeper parried, and Nathan Cartman followed up to make sure from virtually on the line.. Sunderland nearly pulled one back on 37 minutes when Will Buckley pulled the ball back into the box for Mavrias to sidestep two challenges and rolled the ball past Jameson, but Jordan Watson was covering on the line and was able to clear. Just on half time, Mike Ledger put an easy chance over the top from a left wing cross. Half time Darlington 2 Sunderland 0 Sunderland had a chance at the start of the second half when Elliott Embleton hit a first time shot from the edge of the box straight at Jameson. MG made four subs on the hour: off came Marrs, Gaskell, Cartman and Thompson, replaced by Amar Purewal, Liam Hardy, Lewis Nightingale and Harrison Scott. One of the subs, Purewal, nearly scored on 66 minutes, when Nowakowski won the ball and found Mitchell, who switched the ball quickly into the middle for Purewal to control on his chest and fire just wide. Quakers kept battling away right to the end, determined to keep a clean sheet, and also played some good football. Full Time Darlington 2 Sunderland 0 Darlington: Jameson, Marrs (sub Scott 60), Watson, Turnbull, Burgess (sub Brown 45), Nowakowski (sub Burgess 80), Mitchell (sub Saunders 85), Portas, Gaskell (sub Purewal 60), Cartman (sub Hardy 60), Thompson (sub Nightingale 60) Subs: Bell Sunderland; Srtyjek, Matthews, Casey, Bridcutt, Ledger, Brady, Gomez, Wright, Harvey, Mavrias, Buckley Subs: Bone, Talbot, Nelson, Lawson, Embleton, Blinco, Pybus, Molyneux, Storey Referee: T Harrington Attendance 1,611
Strongest possible team we've got at the moment. Big Sam there surely to say bye to the fans that do turn up?
