Sunderland 5 Morecambe 0 LIVE Thread

[AndyReifman]

but you don't win the raffle if you never buy a ticket

If you're like me, doesn't matter how many tickets I've got.

[MfcChris]

From what I have seen this season we are of course going down. If we can just stay around 20th until January I would be more confident with a few signings.

[Keith]

From what I have seen this season we are of course going down.

In League Two, you only need two clubs to be more crap than us, to stay up. In League One, you need four clubs to be worse. Not sure who the four are.

Huge few games coming up. Spurs isn't one of them.

[fulwoodshrimp]

I am not sure SR knows his best team and he clearly doesn’t seem to appreciate Toums quality. This makes me anxious who he’ll try to sign in the transfer window.

[Keith]

The last couple of minutes in the first half, we looked like we were the team who were winning, just letting the clock run down.

Sunderland are decent, but we were poor.

Diagouraga on for Wildig please. We know Wildig is class, but he's barely played in weeks. Possibly McLaughlin off for Cooney too, although he has picked up since we went 2-0 down.

I'm just relieved we aren't 3-0 down or more.

[Born again Bill]

Not sure about tooms for this game , they would run rings round him with their pace as they are with all our players !

[Redalert1970]

I think Robbo knows the downfalls but is hands are tied till January

Still not in bottom 4 which is the only bonus

Notice Gillingham only got 4 subs tonight

[Keith]

Not sure about tooms for this game , they would run rings round him with their pace as they are with all our players !

But if he gets the ball, he can pick out a quality pass, which we've been missing.

[Keith]

Tooms & Duffus on. Tooms almost scored already!

[Born again Bill]

Torn apart !

[Redalert1970]

Sometimes you just have to hold your hand up and say some teams are just better

League 1 is looking like a three tier league … top 8 middle 8 and bottom 8

Next three home games are massive

Fleetwood
Crewe
Doncaster

[Keith]

Long journey home. The boss said, words to the effect, 'no one has ripped us apart this season'. Not sure I agree, but regardless, they have now.

[marky No.1]

I'm just relieved we aren't 3-0 down or more.

[RapidShrimp]

New keeper, at least one new centre half, at least one DM, at least one winger. That’s a minimum. No excuses now we’ve got the Spurs game, got the money from Sam, etc.

Horrendous performance which very little of anything to say.

[Keith]

I'm just relieved we aren't 3-0 down or more.

Yes, I should have added "yet"

[Keith]

Why take Jones off at half time, when he wasn't the problem in the first half, knowing Aaron wasn't going to make 90 minutes?

Phillips on now, let's see if he can prove a point?

[dannymorc1]

We are out our league, or should I say we will be out of this league soon. It's going to be a long, long season. Unless there are major changes and improvements in January I can only see a return to league 2. We are being outclassed.

[Keith]

Assist from Greg Leigh

[Redalert1970]

If the worst did happen Dannymorc and we did go down we would still be in the football league

Yes it would be league 2 and not league 1 but still a football league club

Keep the faith and see what Jan brings

[Keith]

From what I have seen this season we are of course going down.

In League Two, you only need two clubs to be more crap than us, to stay up. In League One, you need four clubs to be worse. Not sure who the four are.

Huge few games coming up. Spurs isn't one of them.

Crewe & Fleetwood both currently winning

[redrobo]

3 goals all shots from centre of our box.

About time our manager stops talking a good game and changes the defensive line up especially in the centre OR is it the midfield not being defense minded

Relegation battle in the making.....

[Bristol Shrimp]

The classy Toums the only real bright spark

[Born again Bill]

Take back what I said about tooms

[Keith]

Put two up front. Cole is closely marked all the time, so get someone else up there who can create space and opportunities. Still, no-one looks like scoring other than Cole.

[Keith]

Contrary to what Dave Salmon has said a few times in the commentary, we're actually still outside the relegation spots. At the moment.