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Same, and I'm Vodafone.

Started on Skunkers I think, not sure.

Yep, you can only get a signal next to where the media and press sit. Strange like.

We could win on Monday and go 7th. Where you are in the league at this early stage means nowt at all really - it's the performances that matter. What's the craic with Nolan, lads? Rested after a 2 week spell without games and was confirmed not injured. Rumours going round of trouble with him and Carroll..

Anyone fancy a game over the weekend? PS3 like. JamesSAFCseven Shame everyone uses Real Madrid/Barca/Chelsea/United online, the luck they get compared to other teams is unreal!

Wigan are a decent team and not pushovers - aye they got some hammerings at the start of the season but they've steadied the ship now and are generally hard to break down. Rodellega is a very good player as well and will cause you a lot of problems like he did to us (again). They are a physical side as well, a bit like Stoke in that way - which you seemed to struggle against the other week. 1-1 I reckon, and probably last on MOTD.

Well that is its official title now.

Remind me of what Sunderland called their new ground, again? At least we are only lumbered with ours till the man fucks off. The Sunderland Stadium Of Light, what's wrong with that, then? It's better than The Emirates, The D.W Stadium, The Reebok, SportsDirect.com@StJamesPark...

That really is awful like.

Bent is all fine and dandy now, could start against Blackburn but I hope he doesn't, needs a rest and we've got Gyan to take his place. Glad that Ben Arfa is out, he looked a major threat for you until that tackle, fast, lively and can produce a few things from no-where, like that Everton goal. Obviously I wish him a fast recovery as I hate to see any player break their leg - but I am happy he can't play against us!

Turner, Onouha, Richardson, Angeleri, Da Silva, Mensah - take your pick.

Should have bets on our next defender to get arrested.

There will still be a few dotted around, I know a couple going. Thankfully I've got a ticket in our end (touch wood) so I will be fine. It is too early for a score prediction then? I'm going for a 0-1 away win. I'm not kidding myself either, it's going to be a hell of a battle but if we play our normal game for stretches of the game we should scrape it. I'm not highly confident by any means but it feels better going into this game with a decent chance of taking all 3 points, it's normally the other way around, an embarrassment at St. James' isn't easy to take. Was slightly worried about the aerial threat of Carroll at the start of the season but now I can't say I'm bothered. Bramble and Turner are superb in the air and have handled everyone so far with ease, Carroll looked extremely poor against a strong Stoke defence too. We've got pace on the break so that'll be handy against Williamson and co. How Enrique handles Elmohamady (sp) will be key, if Elmo gets his way with him you'll be in trouble, he's been superb this season. Fast as a rocket and has a wicked cross, glad we've got a permanent deal lined up for him at the end of the season as apparently other clubs have been sniffing around. So aye, 0-1 - Bent (34 mins).

I highly doubt it, but you I guess never know with Capello.

More time to celebrate afterwards, then.

Fucking hell.

There's always tons of them over Washy like. What are they made out of?

People will have just watched it on the tele, especially with the free Sky thing. Our attendance for Arsenal was probably brought down by about 2k or so with it being on ESPN, it was just under 39k iirc. How many did Stoke bring up this weekend?

...then I wouldn't be attending.

Yes.

Anyone off here going? Ashbrooke Cricket Club on Sat & Sunday. Maximo Park, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Detroit Social Club, The Futureheads and Little Comets all playing, plus a ton of other bands. Have a look at the line up here. Sadly I haven't seen much advertising for it so I doubt a lot of people will have even heard of it. Should be a good weekend, well as long as we don't roll over at Anfield anyway.

Kevin seems popular on here.

Best thing a mackem has ever posted. Welcome to the board, let's get him fixed up with a mackem badge. Do you know Teed by any chance? (He's probably your cousin, knowing how your lot breed ) And aye I know him, a good poster on the SMB. Does he post much on here? Cheers for the welcomes lads.