*~*~* Preston v Sunderland match thread *~*~*

[SAFC1879]

...still no Aleksic. Strange.

I get we are easing him in, but it can't harm to give him a 5/10 run out. Especially as Rigg looked knackered.

 

[THE CLOCKSTAND CLOCK]

Nah not a crisis just frustrating we can't get a shot on target.

Get games like that frustrating aye defo .Mean I stuck post in the trump thread calling the ref a twa*

 

[tunstall birdman]

Yup, I've gone mental and stuck my Christmas tree up

Well, I hope those baubles feasted your eyes with the sparkle that we lacked on the pitch?

 

[eddie1987]

Can't remember a Sunderland team being so organised at the back. Mepham and O'Nien have been outstanding this season

They had loads of chances, they just weren't clinical, it wasn't solely the defending.

 

[radjee gadjee]

well we managed to score in every other game before that so glass half.empty I suppose

I’m not talking about scoring. I’m saying we haven’t created any chances.

 

[SuperKevsLeftBoot]

But we’re hardly conceding?

They missed a lot of chances .. they were very poor and we were a lot worse.

 

[danbob]

Thought Browne was very poor tonight, seemed to hide and only looked interested when he had the love in with his special football friends at the end.

 

[Scotty 1978]

A little bit of quality and you’ll be promoted the league isn’t great, if we’re still top going in to the international break I’ll be happy

 

[ChrisAshley]

Decent play off sort of team though?

Best we can hope for imo.

 

[JJH]

I thought Neil was decent today. He shouldn’t ever shoot mind.

I can’t understand why he takes up the position at corners on the edge of the D.
If the ball gets headed out to him it inevitably ends up in row z

 

[HettonSAFC]

Shite that. Leeds got beat. It’s a great point.

 

[SuperKevsLeftBoot]

They had loads of chances, they just weren't clinical, it wasn't solely the defending.

Their finishing was shocking

 

[Keith S30S]

They should have been down to 10 in the second half so the ref needs a kick up the arse from Le Bris

Definitely 2 bookable offences by 2 of their players already on bookings. They would have 100% got a yellow if they hadn't already been cautioned.

 

[Junior Birdman]

Four away games unbeaten. Eight points. One goal conceded.

We've had worse runs.

 

[T_Bone]

Tonight was a great chance to move away from the chasing pack, we didn’t take it and never looked like we would.
Many more performances like that and we will be in the chasing pack.

 

[HitchBerg]

Mind that was as frustrating as it's been this season.
Defensively good again, but it has to be said, absolutely clueless going forward.
Slightly worrying.

 

[Ned Land]

What a bunch of miserable ***** this "fan" base is

Top of the league and still toxic

Fans’ fault.

 

[Daffy]

Tbh with the Neil criticism, it’s the same few obsessive idiots every time. Not widespread.

Just accept it when he gets stick for being poor & that’s generous

 

[Be Here Now]

Oh be quiet you utter clown.

Fans are allowed to express their views and opinions.

Great that we are still top of the league but the last two performances have been poor and we have created nothing.

Thats not negative or miserable. Thats fact !!!

Only utter clowns are the anti club brigade on here

Never seen when we are winning

 

[Happy_Layabout]

We were canny after the subs but struggled before that.

Preston's defensive strategy is foul then reset any time they are remotely out of shape. Even this lenient ref gave 20 fouls against them - next most in the division today was Leeds with 14 playing at Millwall.

Whiteman shouldve had second yellow after carbon copy of Mephams challenge in first half.