The Fish

The Queen? Or so says twitter.

And there aren't loads of weddings.

Available to take some part, but clearly not ready to start.

Schar is coming back from injury Carroll is injured Don't fear Google, it is your friend.

plus the Man City players for Shelvey's, also the officials, and the Swiss and the Moon.

Cowards

Good result, still remain unconvinced by Bruse's set up though.

I agree we could benefit from 3 in midfield, but I worry our back line is way more comfortable with 3 centrebacks. Maybe a 5-3-2? with Willems and Yedling as wingbacks, ASM played more like a striker? as an aside, Betvictor have ManCity to 'win to nil' at 21-20, which is a license to print money imo

Moaning because he's mentioned Newcastle in it. Well, two things; 1. They're guilty of bringing us into nigh on every football conversation, so turn about's fair, no? 2. It's a national newspaper, people need to be reminded exactly who Sunderland are. Newcastle's local "rivals" is a useful short cut.

Exactly, and also dropping £40m on a striker against the wishes of the then manager. It's rotten. I have to say when he's played well and has been supported I've liked the look of Joelinton, but he's much better suited to playing as part of a front 3, by all accounts, and we don't have the players for that. Also begs the question, why sign Saint Maximin who doesn't fit into a front three in the same way, surely there were other strikers who do, who could have complimented Joelinton?

Typical deluded Mackems, hounding out a manager because he's not a big name.

Right I know they've been shite for years and were stinking up the Premier League way before they finally got flushed, but can you imagine the headfuck it is to see, what would still be in your mind, a "Premier League" club playing as badly as this. You'd surely expect the players signed by Sunderland to be a cut above that league, but they're not. They're jobbing League One shite. Just checked on the BBC and this was their last Premier League team Sunderland 13Pickford 22Love 23Koné 16O'Shea 21Manquillo 17Ndong 9Borini 20Pienaar 10Khazri 28Anichebe 18Defoe Substitutes 1Mannone 5Djilobodji 15Lescott 39Honeyman 40Embleton 44Januzaj 46Gooch Some shite in there, but how far they've fallen. This is their line up tonight 6Burge(GK) 2McLaughlin(DR) 4Willis(DC) 3Lynch(DC) 33Hume(DL) 23Leadbitter(DMC) 6Power(DMC) 14Watmore(AMR) 13O'Nien(AMC) 19McGeady(AML) 22Grigg(FW) 7Maguire(Sub) 31Mbunga-Kimpioka(Sub)

Brummies: Too boring to molest?

That match thread is a sight to see.

Is he expecting someone to lose their head and rant and swear in all caps? I mean, sure, essembee might, but I'm talking about the grown ups.

I mean, Brummies have a reputation (well earned) for being boring, but jesus wept you'd have hoped there'd be some personality in there somewhere. Imagine logging onto the opponents board the night after. Not there and then when tempers will likely be up, but after, when everyone's accepted the result and moved on. Lifting craic.

That's some high quality bantz right there. I wonder what other Villa fans think of this woeful craic.

Dunno if you can see the instructions there.

I'd want to see him playing in a system that works for the team as a whole. I mean he's been getting (and making his own) chances. His dynamism and direct running should be scaring teams but he's fluffing his lines. He's a good player imo, I just think that when Bruce fucks about with the system (or the team doesn't play well) his limitations are laid bare. We should be playing 3 CBs, two WBs, a screen and a box to box midfield. That foundation should give ASM, Almiron and Joelinton more support and the freedom to attack. Shelvey way too keen on picking up the ball on the edge of the box

Betfair had Villa 2-0 at 11s earlier today and I thought "That's a good shout, I should put some money on that" Fucking idiot.

Nah, he's not shite. He's bereft of confidence and is being played in a system that means he's under a huge amount of pressure.

It was earlier tonight, when you saw Shelvey playing tin the centre ofthe pitch, instead of about 20yds outside the ground.

What if you don't think he was ever going to be the next HAzard, but you do think he's better than his form in this NEwcastle side?

Huge bug bear for me at the minute. Also, 3-4-2-1 is OP. I'm top of the league, only lost 1 game to Chelsea so far. Haven't signed any new defenders, Hayden is still my defensive shield and Dubravka still my 'keeper. Lost in extra time of the carabao and it wouldn't let me give a psot-match team talk, much to the chagrin of my players who performed well.

Nando's is a con