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If you have to go down, that was the way to do it.

Slink on back to London and remember this. We'll be back.

Sissoko having his one good game a year.

Shocking dive that.

You could see he was going mental after he was called for a nonexistent foul on Kane earlier. Stepped right up to the ref's face with a thousand-yard stare on. Again not sure he meant that one, there was no point at all to doing it.

Tiote was hobbling in midfield as he lost possession which led to the goal, Lamela should never have been presented with a shooting opportunity. You could see Rafa was already planning to take him off, there just wasn't a stoppage in play.

You're right Ant, it is. Trying to take the piss with a misspelled sign. Fuck me senseless, what a load of mutants.

Reckon they've all topped themselves. The most important moment of their lives has arrived, there's nowt else to live for. Certainly not being from Sunderland. It'll be like Heaven's Gate on that server.

This one was definitely a penalty, Sissoko basically made the decision for him. Acting like he's never been coached on how to play football in his life, the fucking daft shite. If one of my kids did that in a critical match like this one I'd be asking for his shirt back at the end of the day.

Obertan showed some improvement during his time here but was wrecked by injuries. Marveaux never had the heart to play in England. Both rightfully sent on their way, Gouffran, Taylor, Cisse, and Colo hopefully soon to follow.

That game was a test for the nerves. Fucking mackems pulling a point back, but it'll not matter if we get the job done like we did today. Lascelles has been one of our best players as well, want to give a mention to someone who I said wasn't fit to wear the shirt after his 90th minute red card earlier this season. Looks a man transformed. If we'd been playing Colo over him these last few games we'd be down already.

Fucking hell, what a goal.

Well done. Great result. We looked good value to beat them there at the end but there were a few heart in mouth moments when that fucker Coutinho got on the ball. Two wins against Palace and Villa and we'll have done it. The momentum is with us now, we've gotten points that nobody expected and we've been transformed over the past three matches.

Reckon we can yet lose this game and still stop up. I won't be gutted if we do, although I'd like it not to be too heavy so the GD stays manageable. I think we can and will beat Palace and Villa. Villa have literally nothing left to play for, they are staring into oblivion and if we can't beat them we deserve to go down with them. Palace...the crowd will be well fucking up for that game I should think, and the players should be too under Benitez. 6 points will do it for me.

Brilliant, maybe the best we've played all season. Where was this team? Where was this spirit?

Off we go then, on a championship tour with the mackems. Barely even care.

Get the fuck in you mentalist!

It was like, just what I thought too. There's no character in this team to come back .They'll fold like a pack of cards now.

Townsend looks good. A real danger. Shitting meself every time they get the ball though.

That's only 10, I'm guessing Mitrovic is the 11th?

Clear penalty on that handball, very laissez-faire refereeing all game today. Loads of fouls were allowed to float on by without even arms raised for advantage. We fought hard, low on quality but Benitez can't wave a magic wand and make shit players good. He can instill a sense of pride and responsibility which he has done.

Bollocks man. How much must we be paying him, I wouldn't touch this rotting barge with a fifty-foot pole. Everything about us screams relegation material.

That was some pass like.

Off we go then. See you in two years (maybe.)

Missed the goal as I was cleaning my 15-month-old bairn's shitty nappy. Much more interesting than watching this shower. EDIT: The contents of the nappy might do a better job than McClaren as well, I'll be sure to save it.