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Yep. Shame we didn't take this game a little more seriously, but considering it's our reserve team against a near-full-strength Sunderland side who are already looking a lot better under Poyet, we have given a decent account of ourselves. Def should have ben a pen there though. Defender had hold of Chambers arm and dragged him over.

Good vision from Cork to set up Gaston there. Always gonna be a tricky angle to score from though.

All a bit sloppy in possession at the moment. Not really got our game going.

Actually, Germany generates more electricity from solar than any other country in the world, and although their own photovoltaic manufacturing industry has taken a massive hit from foreign competitors, they are still on schedule to hit their target of producing 35% of all electricity from renewables by 2020.

It's only a 3-point gap between 8th and 9th, but it also separates the teams with positive GD from those with equal or negative GD (with the exception of Swansea), and that's telling. After our fine start, a few people said they would reserve judgement on whether or not we can keep it up until after at least 10 games. Well we have reached that point now, and we sit only one point off second place with the best defensive record in the division. How do those people see our chances now? IMO, the big test will be the back to back away games at Arsenal and Chelsea in the coming weeks. If we can hold our own in those games, avoid defeat and maybe even snatch a win in one of them then I will be confident we can go on to great things this season.

Oh FFS MOTD! Didn't even show the much more obvious penalty appeal.

But you look deadly serious in your profile picture

Definitely would have taken a point before the game. Thought we could have won the game and were it not for a one-in-a-million freak incident we would have. Played the much better football. Looked calm and composed in most areas, but still lacking that little bit of quality needed to really unlock a defence. As for the penalty shouts? First one would have been harsh cos the defender clearly fell backwards onto the ball and couldn't have avoided it. Second one was nailed-on though. Stoke got their second big slice of luck with that. Aside from the freak goal we looked comfortable at the back and Boruc had very little to do. Made one great save in the second half. Wanyama was absolutely everywhere today and is my MOTM. Every time the ball fell loose in midfield you just knew he would be there to mop up, and I don't remember him giving the ball away like he has been prone to. Still only a point off second place after Chelsea lost. And we are over a quarter of the way through the season now.

Lambert looks knackered.

J Rod

Our qualty is really showing through now. Wanyama having a great game and winning the midfield battle at the moment.

FK in a really dangerous position. Right call on the handball before it I think - the guy was falling over. Decent effort from JWP.

Handed off J Rod just as he was about to run all the way around the outside of him.

Boruc has redeemed himself there. Excellent save.

Dirty git Walters.

God dammit! My internet connection dropped and I lost the stream. Log back on and it's 1-1! Maybe I should randomly reset my router during the 2nd half!

Wonderful tekkers from Wanyama there!

Great chance for Lovren to level there.

Stoke playing us at our own game today. Pressing in numbers high up the pitch and forcing us back. This could be the toughest test we have faced so far this season.

20 seconds on the clock -keeper scores. What the actual foook!?

Despite the met office accurately predicting last week's storm before it had even formed you mean?

Eh?? If you follow the link to the NASA report, it makes no such claim and offers no 'proof' whatsoever. As for the second link you posted, I refuse to give any credence to a website littered with adverts for Climate Skeptic merchandise and which offers nothing but the author's opinion.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/pacific-ocean-warming-15-times-faster-than-ever-before-8916297.html

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1492912417/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk Click on the 'look inside' option.

IT all comes down to availability of police officers. For a match at Newcastle there will be officers brought in from the entire Tyne & Wear region, and likewise for Sunderland. If they were both playing at the same time then police resources would be stretched too thinly between the two matches. There's also the potential for violence with rival fans travelling on public transport before and after the games.