Howay

That's it really we look completely inept up front whereas Ba can literally score out of nothing, Cisse did the same his first half season but whereas that's stopped Ba can do it pretty consistently. I'd not worry about the relegation spots if Ba was playing for us.

Aye he had potential, but unfortunately he's a complete and utter knacker. You'd think it must have clicked for him after spending 5 month without a club and then ending up where he is now.

I'd love Ba back tbh, the blokes finishing ability is among the best in the league. I like Shane Long in all, hopefully we can sign someone permanently mind or we're back to square one again next season.

Focusing on the league again no doubt, I just wish we'd give one of the cups a go for a change rather than focusing on finishing 16th.

The whole McCarthy bid has a similar feeling to the N'Zogbia bid after Carroll left, not as late in the window but Whelan is very opposed to selling to us.

Cant see the other players really wanting to play alongside him anyway, as (if the refusing to play rumours are true) well as being disrespectful to the club and fans he's also insulting the other players. Starting to worry this sort of thing will become more common place with the utter embarrassing lack of ambition we've shown this summer.

That were welded together and stuck on a wall, I thought they were taking the piss when I saw them doing that on the news.

Aye I believe it like, relied too much on the stuff. I'll always remember the Portsmouth game when he was sat up the Milburn stand with his TV's and we went 3 down, prompting him to get up and start walking down to the dugout, the abuse he got on that walk .

Aye, the amount of money that legion of sports scientists and all that equipment must have cost the club. I've nowt against that side of football but the degree to what he did it was a joke.

Aye, from what I remember we'd all pretty much given up hope of getting rid of him and everyone was just getting behind the side no matter how utterly mind numbingly bad the football being served up was then Ashley chucked him. Had nothing to do with our expectations, as far as I remember they were at rock bottom as most people hated Allardyce. He couldn't make the step up from Bolton and his football is abysmal to watch, needs to stop blaming others for his failings. Really hope we win today, I hate this bloke.

Born and raised in Newcastle, recently moved to New Jersey already planning on moving back to the North East mind been working on convincing my Yank lass to move.

He's completely capable of playing at the premiership level, his problem is he's a complete fucking moron. He must handball more than any other defender going, most of his are intentional too which he always follows up with putting his hands behind his back.

If that's true Spurs have played the Bale situation really well, brought in a good bunch of players before they lose Bale banking on recouping the money. Better than our tactic which will be blind panic for an hour when Cabaye is eventually sold just as the window's closing.

I can't see us getting anyone if Cabaye leaves, Anita was brought to replace him tbh.

Aye my mate told me it was Tiote who had a shot on target, I must have been in the bog and missed it. Shame as it's the best thing we did really aside from that Ben Arfa mazy run that paggered him out. Very very poor show tbh, I know Pardew has to try and spin it but saying there are positives to take from this was pointless. We have a player injured (didn't look too bad mind), a player banned for 3 games, bottom of the table and showed no threat whatsoever. Aye it was Manchester City but to be honest I don't care if it's Barcelona you expect something more than that tbh. Was like Bellamy and his golf club vs Riise.

I fully expected a kicking, but it was the manner in which the kicking come that I'm embarrassed about we didn't threaten at all. I can't remember us having a shot on target, BBC says we had one. It's becoming every season we get a kicking from this lot, no one else rolls over for them the way we do. Taylor is a fucking wanker for his little stunt in all.

It would have to be a ridiculous bid for me to be comfortable with a sale. As Tooj said we'd massively struggle to bring in a player of that caliber but it's also too late in the window now.

I'm hoping they're still learning how to play with the new lads/ aren't up to full speed like. We'll lose this regardless but I can see it being 2-0 to Man City tbh, just hope we look somewhat decent and are actually involved in the game get some decent shots and some decent phases of play so that way there are positives.

http://tyneandwear.sky.com/sunderland/article/77861/exiled-defender-phil-bardsley-laughs-at-sunderland-defeat-on

Side effects was a bit pish imo, boringly predictable.

Disgraceful tbh, feel for their support. Cardiff in all.

Good player tbh. Overpriced for sure but pretty much all these players are.

What a fucking shambles .

We're shocking . How the staff at the club think we're fine at the back I've no idea, it makes it more embarrassing that we've not brought anyone in when you consider they're only on the look out for strikers.

Like a rat up a drainpipe.