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Two strong teams Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

No Dave Watson anywhere near the team? Surely Nick Holmes should get a place too, just for being Nick Holmes

Sports reporter on radio four just suggested that the £60m burning a hole in Chelsea's pocket will go on a centre back - guess who. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Pochettino will come in for him - BETCHA

Both good points well made. If we finish there at the end of the season, which will depend on the January transfer market in my view.

This is all true and fair but does not mean we can't have ambition to be better, more consistent, a 'force'. The top 5 are very difficult to budge, however, for all sorts of reasons, most of them money related. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sturridge deal off, then Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No. We need strikers, and he is a good one in terms of energy and workrate, if not hitting the net... Also good bloke to have around, morale-wise. Clearly much-liked. And how can we get rid of our singer?

Thierry said 'we' then changed it to 'they'. I wonder if the club listened to my suggestion of getting him in as a striking coach... Top result, Davis fantastic, and great to see Jay Rod get that confidence flooding back. Happy Sunday Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Chuffed for him. What a difference that will make Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What. A. Goal. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Davis having a great game Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Davis tidies us up a lot Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

He was on a yellow Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Boufal clearly not happy at being subbed and let Puel know. Puel responded too Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Helluva goal. The touch from Boufal was genius Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thought Reed okay. Would have taken Hojberg off myself. Mystifying. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just getting embarrassing watching JayRod now. Simply doesn't look like a footballer Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks like a championship top 6 game Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hojberg a quarter of the player he was when he joined Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Blimey. Very low quality football on show Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The answer is to get Puel's mate Thierry Henry as attacking coach. Would lift the entire club Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Great, isn't it. We have two strikers in Long and JayRod who can't do the thing they are supposed to do.

TBH I'd prefer him to go to City than Liverpool or Spurs or even Everton. I can see them splashing the cash in January but hope to god not. Have they got a striker for us?

I've been banging on about getting Defoe for years. Often getting shouted down that he's useless etc. We've no chance now he's in such form and is so crucial to Sunderland's success. Think we've missed the boat on that one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk