The View From Churchmans

A big crowd, and almost every home supporter will have left the ground thinking the same thing: "How predictable was that?" And indeed it was. Decent run, things start to get important, home match against team from the other end of the table ...of course, what happens next? A large pair of pants descends on Portman Road. To be fair, we weren't that bad, and few Forest supporters would have felt cheated if ... More...

Don't let the out-of-character scoreline fool you: this was a very good match, and probably home performance of the season too. A lot of things came together, but most importantly, we were professional and committed throughout. We played some sparkling football at the beginning, but it was the end which best illustrated the change in the team we've endured for so long. It was a must-win game for Sunderland, and you'd have expected ... More...

The performances are different, but the scores still end up roughly the same. I think five of the last eight visitors to the Portman Road Charity Shop have helped themselves to three or more goals, but at least this one was one of our better displays, although that made it even more irritating to have lost. In the first half, the whole was more the sum of the parts: there were few outstanding ... More...