Ex Lion Tamer

The thing about this season is there aren't really any clubs underperforming due to bad managers, a la Keen, Megson, McLeish. Except maybe Man City. Makes it tougher for us

He was dreadful today but it's really over the top to write him off. He has got plaudits for other performances this season. The money could probably have been better spent given that we needed a consistent performer but he is playing a useful role

We have a transfer committee

Let's not forget that Sunderland have mostly been pretty solid this season, they've just struggled to score goals. Our passing was also off but we know we can play better than that

To what extent are the conditions to blame? We seem unable to string a pass together, and we know we're better than that

Was just a one-liner that I saw so no detail to add, but I can vouch for its existence

Yes I saw that in the Metro

Could get worse for them too if Ba goes in Jan and they don't replace him

Refereeing is such a hard job. These words should be tattooed on the brain of every fan and TV pundit

Still quality

The scroungers may exist in some cases but the extent has been blown out of all proportion by a sensationalist and elitist media: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/28/benefit-scroungers-child-poverty-parents

Would rather we play as few games as possible until we reach the transfer window

Fixed

Commentator emphasising how tired we look

How have they not scored

Stay off the beers and take regular exercise

Is this insider knowledge or speculation?

I largely agree with this, except I think it was our plan to keep Kelvin as no1 for this season, which was a mad decision as he was clearly not up to the Premier League. Then when that went tits up we panicked and got Boruc in as it was always too early for Gazza, which should have worked out but it turns out Boruc is completely unfit. At least tonight's game shows we can compete, we just need to stay in touch till Jan and then we can sort out this huge weakness. Certainly think it's out of order to call Gazza a clown, 20 is very young for a goalkeeper and he shouldn't be in this position.

What a save by Gazza, pure class. He's certainly got potential

We have a team that can pick apart a defence with short passes around the area, can't recall us being good at that in my time watching Saints

Really nice move

Why does everything have to be black and white? Adkins must take some blame for recent tactics and team selection, but that doesn't mean Cortese is infallible. He must take a lot blame himself for our failure to seal defensive signings this summer. Add to that problems with executive boxes, Dell bar etc, it seems Cortese's bullish personality is a hindrance to the effective running of the club. He has appointed good managers and brought investment, but a lot of bad things too. Pros and cons

Classic problem of losing long standing owners and the new ones not knowing how to sustain the place. The Railway in Winchester had similar problems recently

I'm now tipping into the Adkins out camp, sadly. He can have one more home game at most

We need three in the middle to get some passing going, and the two wingers to defend their fullback. Trouble is we have to chase the game now, but we should be starting games a lot more solidly. 442 away from home is madness for a team lacking quality