Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Sunday 13th May 2012
KO - 15:00 BST
Sunderland vs. Manchester United
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Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Sunday 13th May 2012
KO - 15:00 BST
I have zero hope of QPR holding city but lets hope we end on a high.
0-1 Brown 89 OG
22-0
0-14
Brown OG 1, 9, 11, 16, 22, 38, 45
O'Shea OG 48, 54, 66, 72, 78, 84, 90
Brown OG 1, 9, 11, 16, 22, 38, 45
O'Shea OG 48, 54, 66, 72, 78, 84, 90
I doubt we'll win this, hard ground to go to and they'll want to end the season on a high. Both teams have pretty much nothing to play for, city will destroy qpr, there's absolutely no chance for them there. Hopefully they make it a good game thogh.
The title race is effectively over but it would be wrong for our players to approach the match with anything other than a win on their minds. All we can do is hope to score early and at least put ourselves on top momentarily.
Everything suggests City will walk it but there'd be nothing worse than neither of us winning next week. It wouldn't be the first time in Premier League history..
Everything suggests City will walk it but there'd be nothing worse than neither of us winning next week. It wouldn't be the first time in Premier League history..
Brown injured. Its over folks.
2-2
We will not win this game.
Bardsley is our most reliable player lads.
but seriously we need to depend on Sparky.
but seriously we need to depend on Sparky.
We will win this game.
Team should be...
GK: De Gea
RB: Jones
CB: Smalling
CB: Evans
LB: Evra
RM: Nani
CM: Carrick
CM: Scholes
CM: Cleverley
LM: Young
CF: Rooney
Subs: Amos, Rafael, Giggs, Park, Valencia, Hernandez, Berbatov
0-1 to United, one of their players scoring an OG
GK: De Gea
RB: Jones
CB: Smalling
CB: Evans
LB: Evra
RM: Nani
CM: Carrick
CM: Scholes
CM: Cleverley
LM: Young
CF: Rooney
Subs: Amos, Rafael, Giggs, Park, Valencia, Hernandez, Berbatov
0-1 to United, one of their players scoring an OG
I hope we win it then City will have only won the league on goal difference.
No chance we'll see this, but I'm bored so:
Rio or Evans in for Jones if they are fit - the rest is good experience for Cleverley and Rafael; Giggs can get another step closer to 1,000 appearances and keep Rooney upfront if he wants to go for the golden boot. Valencia picked over Nani to work with Rafael, otherwise I'd be happy to give him a run-out.
Scholes and Hernandez on the bench if City somehow bottle it.
De Gea
Rafael---Smalling---Jones---Evra
Carrick
Cleverley---Giggs
Valencia---Rooney---Young
Rafael---Smalling---Jones---Evra
Carrick
Cleverley---Giggs
Valencia---Rooney---Young
Rio or Evans in for Jones if they are fit - the rest is good experience for Cleverley and Rafael; Giggs can get another step closer to 1,000 appearances and keep Rooney upfront if he wants to go for the golden boot. Valencia picked over Nani to work with Rafael, otherwise I'd be happy to give him a run-out.
Scholes and Hernandez on the bench if City somehow bottle it.
It will kind of be like our 2nd half performance today the whole 90 minutes. 1 or 2 nil for us.
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-ne...ke-revenge-on-manchester-city-55578-30914795/
Fergie insulting City and motivating Hughes.
Fergie insulting City and motivating Hughes.
Giggs as far away from the starting line up as possible.
All we can do is win, and pray for a miracle!
The final day will probably end up like in 2010 when Chelsea beat Wigan 8-0 but you never know.
Won't happen but i'd love to see.
---------------DDG----------
Rafael---Smalling---Rio---Evra
--------Carrick---Cleverley-----
Valencia-----Young------Nani
-------------Rooney---------
Plenty of attacking ability in that line up. Speed, athleticism, quick passing and creativity. Try and maintain a high tempo and finish the season on a high.
Attack.
---------------DDG----------
Rafael---Smalling---Rio---Evra
--------Carrick---Cleverley-----
Valencia-----Young------Nani
-------------Rooney---------
Plenty of attacking ability in that line up. Speed, athleticism, quick passing and creativity. Try and maintain a high tempo and finish the season on a high.
Attack.
Have some faith guys! (In us winning, not QPR, cause that would be wasted faith)
Play the kids
We need to win.. League is gone, atleast finish on 89 points.
Not going to be easy. City lost there. Sunderland away isnt a walkover.
Hope the players arent deflated.
Not going to be easy. City lost there. Sunderland away isnt a walkover.
Hope the players arent deflated.
If we get 89 points this season will be tied for 3rd best with 2006-7, behind 1999-2000 [91 pts] and 2008-9 [90]. We had 92 in 42 games in 93-94 but that's only 2.19 points per game, which would be 83 points over 38 games.
Anyone got tickets for this, but considering not going?
...well shame on you.
(I only ask because I know someone who has sold his)...
This will be the greatest away day in history. Trust me.
...well shame on you.
(I only ask because I know someone who has sold his)...
This will be the greatest away day in history. Trust me.
Nice to see a bit of optimism for a change
There's a big emphasis on scoring before City do on Sunday. If we get a couple of early goals - news spreads around Wastlelands - you never, never know. Strange things happen when the legs go all wobbly.
Worst case scenario - a couple of early goals for City, news spreads round our end. Much like at home to Stoke a couple of years ago, and Chelsea went 3 or 4 up by half-time. Rubbish.
First and only time I've ever been caught on TV that day too. fecking Sky zoomed right in on me looking at my phone, seeing the Chelsea score and putting my head in my heads. cnuts.
Hopefully we manage to make them just win on Goal difference and for at least a bit but the scary up them with some early goals while they are struggling.
What will actually happen: Deflated 2nd gear performance, news filters through they are 4-0 up against ten men, things get worse.
What will actually happen: Deflated 2nd gear performance, news filters through they are 4-0 up against ten men, things get worse.
Yep. Indeed.
Though half of me thinks losing on goal difference would be better than straight out points, for obvious reasons ... the other half of me thinks it will/would be an absolute killer - and I'll be forever thinking back to games where we've had dozens of chances and only won by 1 or 2 goals. QPR & Fulham most recently spring to mind.
Oh, and Evra hitting the post when 4-2 up against Everton. Argh. Right, this is one sure fire way to drive yourself mad. So I'll stop.
Though half of me thinks losing on goal difference would be better than straight out points, for obvious reasons ... the other half of me thinks it will/would be an absolute killer - and I'll be forever thinking back to games where we've had dozens of chances and only won by 1 or 2 goals. QPR & Fulham most recently spring to mind.
Oh, and Evra hitting the post when 4-2 up against Everton. Argh. Right, this is one sure fire way to drive yourself mad. So I'll stop.
It can drive you mental thinking like that
I sit in the family stand and was out of my seat thinking it was a goal. Whilst that Evra chance looked spectacular I honestly don't know how he missed it that close in.I'm doing it now ffs.
If City won 7-6 and we won 9-0 (both possible) so we were both level on points, goal difference & goals scored.. Who would win the league?
They would, I assume it would go head to head.
It would be a playoff.