Ayatollah Hermione

Called it. Football refs are fundamentally too stupid regarding basic football laws for this to work smoothly with that lot at the helm

Kenedy went from nutmegging someone with sublime skill to shanking an easy cross into the crowd in the space of about 45 seconds. He'd fit in well here.

Kenedy playing on the left for them. As if we're actually going to see him come in but still, makes it somewhat interesting to watch anyway. Murphy's brother and Hanley are also starting for more connections to us.

I think we’re all missing the point that our refs are absolutely too stupid to know when to call for VAR and when to just deny us a penalty on principle.

Clinton wasn’t showing massive signs of onset dementia whilst readily admitting to getting KFC grease all over Air Force One though.

Didn’t the Nazis literally do the same thing when it came to pretending their top brass were in good nick?

Or he’s clinging on to see what the new TV deal is before calling the whole thing off when he sees the chance to get Sports Direct advertised on Amazon Prime.

Well, Ashley can just accept that second bid that's definitely on the table, can't he?

I genuinely don’t think I’ve wanted something to fail more than I have him at Wales. And I include every single Sunderland manager and every endeavour my ex-girlfriends ever attempt in that.

Just obliterated some daft bastards at five a side. I am invincible.

AND HE SHOULD BE TERRIFIED.

Reckon the only thing giving them half a chance was the fact that they were scoring goals. Now Grabban is away, they can't even manage that. They're done. Down. Finito.

Seems like every time i look at the table, we're 15th. Probably a good omen for the end of the season, no matter the results around us.

Base Wars for the NES

I always like how it's "Sam Allardyce: Never Been Relegated" like it's some kind of special achievement. You don't see people saying "Alex Ferguson: Never been relegated" because he was an actual, successful manager who won things and didn't need his mates in the press, inventing achievements that nobody else has ever considered a success. Charlatan is right. A man that is so unsuccessful, he's convinced legions of people that mediocrity is a benchmark, not a hurdle to be surpassed.

Something like "Tweet us where in the world you're watching Sunderland on this FA Cup weekend! #WearInTheWorld

https://twitter.com/SunderlandAFC/status/952118194193432576 Posted today. They genuinely can't do anything right.

Because the life of a victim in the public eye isn't something that's easy to live with?

Aye, there's only been 2 transgender murders this year already. Christ knows how many black people have been clubbed about by the police. Nowt to worry about.

Not even worth getting worked about since I expect it to be a long 5 months, even with any investment. I still think we'll be alright like but we're going to have to full advantage of some friendly (on paper) fixtures and even then, I think we'll not be able to relax until the last couple of weeks. Still, World Cup year, lads. We've always got that to look forward to.

Gunsmoke marathon was on Fox.

Aye, pop star and ex-husband to Gwyneth Paltrow is going to play for Sunderland. Pull the other one.

Yes. That is exactly what I’m saying and the post contained no exaggeration or flippancy whatsoever.

Derby have got some cheek asking that much for a bloke who isn’t even their player

She’s brokered Middle Eastern business deals before. If she can handle the sale of weapons on the black market to homicidal sociopaths, she can deal with Mike Ashley.