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I think that S'land are really feeling the pressure with Poyet feeling compelled to write some sort of open letter to the fans, asking for continued support. To me this is a pretty desperate measure and if we can hold them for the first half, or even sneak in front, they'll start the 'negative fickling' that some crowds seem adept at - a la WSham last week.
With this fragility in THEIR camp I really think we can take advantage, gradually turning the screw in midfield to frustrate them coming forward and looking sharp on the break. As the baird hints at (above) this could be tailor made for Sess and Gardner (who I hope starts) in their respective roles.
TP will have again stressed the importance of this one, him and Gerry Francis will've done their homework.....
......an optimistic 2-0 win for us

Agree with all those comments about the pressure on Poyet and Sunderland, and it'll do wonders for me to see those tiresome Wearside fans put in their rightful place.
Hopefully our back four will perform again, and the more we keep Sunderland at bay, the more the Sunderland fans will get on their team's backs, and we can take full advantage with what should be a superior midfield and forward line.
PS I couldn't help noticing that the Sunderland manager in Ska'd's clip was Mick McCarthy. Ha ha! We've done for him a few times.