So who decides the “preferred candidate”? Sounds very much like GB gives Waggot and Suhail a list with a few benefits/drawbacks and then they pick the cheapest or the one most likely to toe the line. I’M guessing this is GBs new remit in order to keep his job after inadvertently appointing someone with ambition, demands and standards/integrity/balls…

Is telalovic playing?

Does Hyam get credited with 3 assists or have I misunderstood how it works?

Not yet 🤣😉 (I meant that he did it here but not a word afterwards. As others have said - smart - but it would be fun with a little q&a on his time at the club 🥳)

But current one is ok? 🤔

Interesting that JDT has not mentioned the shitshow since leaving. Not a criticism of him but ironic that as an employee/contracted party he could speak more freely than as an ex employee/contracted partner. Sums up the wacky world of football

Unfortunately his name is not Billy otherwise he might be the answer to goalkeeping problems 😉

Did you miss that he is carp? 😉🤣 I think JE (and others before him) don’t really trust Buckley in a 2 in midfield unless we have 5 at the back. that said, if JRC and Tronstedt are fit then they are first choice on merit imo.

Fair enough - I couldn’t think of a single change that wouldn’t have weakened the team even considering tiredness. Personally think JE made the right call in isolation but it could easily bite him on the ass fatigue/injury wise

Understand your point but in yesterday’s situation would you have brought any of those players on with around 20 mins left purely because the others were starting to tire?

Made a deal with myself not to read or listen to him even after good results - the guy might not save our club but if he has the players working like yesterday then fair dos as he is head coach not manager. Yesterday also demonstrated what a shit show it is behind the scenes - not a single viable sub on the bench with 15 minutes left - zero options to freshen things up either mid game or to next game. People talk about protecting Sammie S but when the options are Buckley, Moran or Telavovic then it is much less clear cut. TLDR don’t listen to his bullshit - you’ll probably be happier

Man of the Match Gallagher 🤔

Brittain and Pears kept it at zero Markanday decent but looked shagged out last 5

Think we will be picked off today - expect 2 early goals for Southampton that we never really recover from - maybe a goal around 85 mins to make it 2-1 but I expect a loss today but I hope I’m wrong

Pivotal moments - chrisene got away with losing the ball after getting it back from Pears. Sunderland player slips - we take it off him and quality, clinical play/finish gives us the lead. Ball goes out - whilst Sunderland players focus on that ball, we grab one of the “multi balls” and a bit of incisive play and finish makes it 2. After the break we kept pushing and Gallagher got a bit fortunate with the bounce and Hedges finished clinically. Perfect away performance but made me think back to games where we dominated but couldn’t score.