What did the newspapers and other websites think of todays 3-0 victory against non-league Barrow?
The two sides may have been separated by 98 places in English football’s hierarchy but that counted for nothing in the early exchanges that the team from the Blue Square Premier just edged.
As consolation prizes go, the £300,000 that non-League Barrow hope to have made from this season’s FA Cup run is hardly shabby. Neither, happily, was their performance on an afternoon initially far less straightforward for Steve Bruce’s side than the scoreline might suggest
The second half was a different story as the home side stepped up the pace against tiring opposition and secured the win which kept the woe of their winless Premier League run at bay.
Despite the visitors good football, it was always likely Sunderland would cut away after the restart
Fraizer Campbell answered Steve Bruce’s prayers as he battered lowly Barrow with brilliant brace.
Northwest Evening Mail (Barrow)
The conditions on the roads saw several accidents in Furness as supporters left, though the fans appeared to have avoided any mishap soo far.
