Sunderland FA Cup

Submitted by Gf60 on Sun, 2012-02-19 09:57
2 votes

Pic. We've not had a pic of Chewbacca for a long time. (Source Daily Mail)

SAT a.m. I’m extremely pissed off with the various blogs this morning. Almost to a man, they keep referring to this afternoon’s game against Sunderland as our last chance of a bit of silverware this season.

AC Milan

Submitted by Gf60 on Thu, 2012-02-16 10:58
1 vote

In this version of the fairy tale, the big bad wolf eats Red Hooding Ride and says to the 5000 odd Gooners who travelled to Milan, “Now you weren’t expecting that were you?”

Sunderland

Submitted by Gf60 on Sun, 2012-02-12 09:07
1 vote

Pic. Thierry in Wonderland. Courtesy of Daily Mail

There I was thinking that last week’s gloomy reminder that after a big win, we tend to have a shocker obviously tempted the fates. We’ve just conceded and Per looked to have put himself out for the season. Oh bloooody ‘ell. With a pitch like a ploughed field (I swear that O’Neil ordered the groundsman to rough it up for us) getting your studs caught is far too easy.

Blackburn

Submitted by Gf60 on Sat, 2012-02-04 20:17
2 votes

Pic. The Ox adds to his account. (From the Daily Mail)

Think of a number.
Scotch whisky VAT….. ? Upside down sex….? Number of goals Robinson has conceded when keeping against Arsenal…?
Yep, you got it …69. Wow, that is some record.

Personally I’d have been happier had this figure been 64 and our other 5 goals split with an extra 2 against MFU and Fulham and just the one at Bolton. But, I’ll settle for seeing a league game 7 goal haul for the first time ever at Ashburton (We did do Slavia 7-0 four or five years ago in the CL) and for the first time since Middlesbrough in 2005-6.

Bolton

Submitted by Gf60 on Thu, 2012-02-02 19:00
0 votes

Pic. Ches saves us from a 4th straight league loss. Courtesy Daily Mail.

AW …“What I feel is missing at the moment, and in the game tonight, is taking our chances early in the game.”

No shit, Sherlock?

Bar Robin, I would disagree with beloved leader and suggest that iced water be transfused to take the place of the testosterone that presents itself in everyone else.

Aston Villa

Submitted by Gf60 on Mon, 2012-01-30 15:23
1 vote

pic. Courtesy of Daily Mail. Aaron getting clattered by Dunne for pen. no.1

Definitely a “Good News, Bad News” sort of day. Even so, some events are questionable…like “Marouane will be returning early as Morocco are knocked out of the African Cup”…is that good news or bad news? TR7 produces yet another lively performance, but when it comes to scoring…”Cow, Arse, Banjo” comes to mind. Good or Bad?

MFU

Submitted by Gf60 on Mon, 2012-01-23 08:58
2 votes

Well Mike Read’s appalling record with us over the past few seasons continues. Although he managed to hand us five yellow cards, for once we can’t blame him for the result. He seemed to get all the major decisions correct. Unlike the Ox being substituted for AA.

Swansea

Submitted by Gf60 on Mon, 2012-01-16 09:49
1 vote

Pic: Theo equalises. Courtesy Daily Mail

When you get out passed, out thought, out fought and still manage to donate all the opposition’s goals, is the time to appreciate the fact that “Houston. We have a problem.”

Leeds

Submitted by Gf60 on Tue, 2012-01-10 09:56
3 votes

And Grandad, did the frog marry the beautiful princess? Yes my dear, and they all lived happily ever after.

So end many old fairy tales.

Personally I thought it was appalling. After all those years away from us, Thierry still had only one old pattern of play to show us….an off the opponent’s shoulder run into space, first touch control and pass the ball around the keeper into the far side of the net. Fer Gawd’s sake we’ve seen that time after time. How’s about something new Thierry?

Fulham

Submitted by Gf60 on Tue, 2012-01-03 09:36
1 vote

Pic. Kos opens his account for the year. Daily Mail.

Oh my sainted giddy aunt. When thinking that the QPR game summed up our season in one game, I mentioned purring like a Rolls and sputtering like there was sand in the petrol tank. Perhaps I should have also said “our ability to go from sublime to ridiculous”. Undoubtably there are footballing gods who noted this and decided to emphasise this omission? If so, it was all my fault. Mea bloody culpa.