Topic: Sunderland

[stockdam]

So sad.....RIP Bradley......star

[red1977]

  RIP brave little lad. So sad and unfair.

[ABZ Rover]

As people have said, everyone knew the end was coming but I am still greatly saddened that this little trooper has passed away.  He seemed a real little character and caught the imagination of so many people. 

RIP little lad, you won't be forgotten.

My heartfelt thoughts with his family who have been through so much pain. 

A thought tonight also for Jermaine Defoe who gave so much to make little Bradley happy.  You have my greatest respect for what you did for that little boy.  I sincerely hope every fan in the country shows their appreciation wherever you play.

[Red Beret]

A thought tonight also for Jermaine Defoe who gave so much to make little Bradley happy.  You have my greatest respect for what you did for that little boy.  I sincerely hope every fan in the country shows their appreciation wherever you play.

This.  In this modern footballing age it's very easy to forget that footballers are human too.

[Brian Blessed]

The funeral was today.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-40595727

[Purple Red]

The funeral was today.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-40595727

Saw a video of it earlier. The little man got a fitting send off. Now he can rest.

[rafathegaffa83]

I see they've sold Vito Mannone to Reading and are now looking at Rob Green. Meanwhile, their only signings so far this summer are former Everton players: Aiden McGeady and James Vaughan, plus Galloway and Browning (both on loan)

[surfer. Fuck you generator.]

I see they've sold Vito Mannone to Reading and are now looking at Rob Green. Meanwhile, their only signings so far this summer are former Everton players: Aiden McGeady and James Vaughan, plus Galloway and Browning (both on loan)

Looks like a lower end championship squad rather than one just relegated. I imagine a look at their recent accounts would make for some pretty horrific reading.

[Gerry Attrick]

The Sunderland midfielder Darron Gibson has claimed his team are “fucking shit” and has accused a number of his team-mates of not being committed to the club.

Gibson was filmed on Saturday evening, after Sunderland’s 5-0 friendly defeat to Celtic, in conversation with a group of supporters. Seemingly speaking under the influence of alcohol, he invited the fans to name players whose effort was lacking and contrasted their attitudes with his own.

“We’re fucking shit,” he said, before being asked whether that bothered him. “Of course I am [bothered]. I don’t want to be shit. There are too many people are the club who don’t give a fuck.”

Asked who he was referring to, he replied “You tell me”, and appeared to suggest that Lamine Koné, Jeremain Lens and Wahbi Khazri were among those not pulling their weight for Sunderland, who were relegated to the Championship last season after finishing bottom of the Premier League.

Gibson responded “Right, there’s one,” when the name of Koné was put to him; when Lens and Khazri were mentioned he responded “Next one” on both occasions.

When it was put to Gibson that drinking after a heavy defeat did not necessarily present the most committed picture itself, he said: “Right, I might be off my face in here but I still want to play for Sunderland. The rest of them fucking don’t though, the rest of them don’t.”

Gibson made 12 Premier League appearances in 2016-17 and, like the other players mentioned, may find his long-term future lies elsewhere as their recently appointed manager, Simon Grayson, remodels his squad. Sunderland did not comment on the video although Grayson is expected to address Gibson’s remarks this week before Friday’s Championship opener against Derby County.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jul/30/darron-gibson-sunderland-shit-team-mates-championship

 

[Crosby Nick]

Haha I believe him when he says he wants to play for Sunderland. Getting drunk is the only way to get through it.

[rafathegaffa83]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jul/30/darron-gibson-sunderland-shit-team-mates-championship

 

Sounds about right. He can hardly put himself on a high pedestal though with his unprofessional antics and the fact he's always injured.

[Chris~]

They're going down again, aren't they?

[Red-Soldier]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jul/30/darron-gibson-sunderland-shit-team-mates-championship

 

That's quality 

[rafathegaffa83]

They're going down again, aren't they?

Wouldn't surprise me. No money for transfers, massively in debt and hardly anything left of any value to flog. Their only summer signings so far:

Aiden McGeady - Ģ250k from Everton
Brendan Galloway - Loan from Everton
James Vaughan - Ģ500,000 from Bury
Jason Steele - Ģ500,000 from Blackburn
Tyias Browning - Loan from Everton
Lewis Grabban - Loan from Bournemouth

The only players they have left that anybody would want are Khaziri, Kone and Lens. I sincerely doubt any of them will be there at the end of August

[FiSh77]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jul/30/darron-gibson-sunderland-shit-team-mates-championship

 

any excuse

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[El Lobo]

Man United to Everton to Sunderland

There's definitely a pattern there.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

People wonder why players don't bother with them anymore...

[RJ320]

They'll become like Portsmouth or Blackpool. A former PL team that no-one remembers anymore.

[Purple Red]

Wouldn't surprise me. No money for transfers, massively in debt and hardly anything left of any value to flog. Their only summer signings so far:

Aiden McGeady - Ģ250k from Everton
Brendan Galloway - Loan from Everton
James Vaughan - Ģ500,000 from Bury
Jason Steele - Ģ500,000 from Blackburn
Tyias Browning - Loan from Everton
Lewis Grabban - Loan from Bournemouth

The only players they have left that anybody would want are Khaziri, Kone and Lens. I sincerely doubt any of them will be there at the end of August

Bad sign when Everton are your feeder club.

[BlackandWhitePaul]

An easy 3 points for Derby County tonight, aye   

[Pistolero]

kit's fuckin weird...

[SwordInYourGut]

kit's fuckin weird...

What did Jon Snow do to piss you off?

[Linudden]

kit's fuckin weird...

The problem when having stripes and having them set is that eventually you run out of ideas 

[BlackandWhitePaul]

Losing 2-0 at home, to Dirty Leeds   

[JoeCole]

1-0 loss at home to Forest, meaning....

Sunderland's home record in 2017:

Played 15
Won 0
Drawed 6
Lost 9
Goals Scored: 7
Conceded: 25

Of course 1 of those draws and 2 of the goals were against us

[BlackandWhitePaul]

These dickheads give tickets away for FREE to local Schools and the place is still only half full most games.   

Fab supporters the Mackems are   

[Lush is the best medicine...]

These dickheads give tickets away for FREE to local Schools and the place is still only half full most games.   

Fab supporters the Mackems are   

the teachers would have a shitload of complaints if they took the kids there to be fair

[BlackandWhitePaul]

Two Sunderland fans are walking along the road and one of them picks up a mirror, looks in it, and says "Hey, I know that bloke"

The second one takes it off him, looks in it and says "Of course you do, you thick twat - its me!"

[Paully]

It's absolutely delightful how much of a mess these lot are! It makes it all sweeter after how they went on last summer when we were relegated (sorry, "rafagated' as they hilarious put it)!

Their bitterness towards Rafa is something else and long may it continue! This was before their last match of 15-16 season away to Watford - what a difference 18 months makes 

[BlackandWhitePaul]

It's absolutely delightful how much of a mess these lot are! It makes it all sweeter after how they went on last summer when we were relegated (sorry, "rafagated' as they hilarious put it)!

Their bitterness towards Rafa is something else and long may it continue! This was before their last match of 15-16 season away to Watford - what a difference 18 months makes 

I want to see the photo of them before they put the masks on.

[Statto Red]

In the bottom 3 tonight, meanwhile the club Simon Grayson left in the summer to manage Sunderland, Preston are in 4th. 

[TheShanklyGates]

I want to see the photo of them before they put the masks on.

I doubt anyone wants to see that mate.

[BlackandWhitePaul]

Another loss for the Mackems today, losing 2-1 at home to Cardiff.

They are currently 3rd bottom with 6 points from 9 games played.

[rafathegaffa83]

Another loss for the Mackems today, losing 2-1 at home to Cardiff.

They are currently 3rd bottom with 6 points from 9 games played.

Can't say I'm not surprised.

[BlackandWhitePaul]

Lost again yesterday, 1-2 against Bristol City.

2nd bottom of the Championship.

[Statto Red]

More fucked than Everton & that's quite an achevement. 

[rowan_d]

Dreadful team, been slowly destroyed by years and years of terrible decision-making at the top. Been a real trickle down effect of liquid shit, bad owner appoints incompetent people who sign incompetent players for silly money. Only surprise is that they survived for so long.

Don't see how they get back up anytime soon, which for now is obviously way down on the list of priorities behind Championship survival and stability.

[sinnermichael]

Grayson gone.

[Statto Red]

Grayson gone.

Should never have left Preston, had a good thing going there, must have known these were a basket case.

[puroresu_kid]

Who in there right mind would take that job.