Listening to the Hawkwind version of ‘Motörhead’ and bizarrely, I actually prefer it to the version that Motörhead later recorded!

Far more bluesy and trippy, and the violin solo works really well as well.

Seems like Vaux is back, baby!

Absolutely unreal retro value if this is true.

Going to go a bit left field here and plump for Afonso Alves.

A goal machine for Heerenveen but an absolute flop at Middlesbrough. Vastly overpriced as well.

The likes of Michael Owen and Steve McManaman could learn from this kind of analysis.

British pundits are often incredibly insular and blinkered regarding continental football. Horncastle isn’t and it’s great to hear a different angle.

𝗔 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗗!

“Linking up with Hummel is a positive step for Sunderland, and let’s hope it leads to a newly-improved standard of merchandising at the club.”

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Finally a proper kit deal and not the godawful ‘make do and mend’ arrangement we’ve been locked into for what feels like forever.

Hummel was before my time but they’ll doubtless give us some cracking designs for next season!

𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗘’𝗦 𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟

The Frenchman made an impressive first start for Sunderland at Elland Road on Tuesday night, and it was a huge boost for him after months on the sidelines.

📝 Finlay Anderson

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Join us tonight for some pre-match chat ahead of tomorrow’s trip to West Brom!

Live on Spaces from 8:00pm!

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Is it just me who really doesn’t want to see Alex Pritchard get relegated with Birmingham?

Yes, his exit from Sunderland was a total mess all round, but he’s still an absolutely quality player and I’ll always believe he could’ve played a role for us if he’d stayed.

𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦: 𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝗨𝗧𝗗 (𝗔)

Sunderland showed some impressive resilience to shut out the promotion hopefuls on Tuesday night, but how did Mike Dodds and the players adapt?

📝 Dan Harrison

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I’d love to know why a seasoned, top quality football writer like Henry Winter has been made redundant and yet the likes of Sky Sports are forever filling their programming with YouTube nobodies and ‘influencers’.

Seems completely mad to me.

Seems that Leeds fans aren’t happy with our shithousery and the refereeing performance last night.

Excellent. We went there with a plan, it worked, and let’s be fair: we were owed some good fortune from the officials after what’s happened this season.

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𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦: 𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦 (𝗔)

🔷 Organisation and discipline in abundance
🔷 Timothée Pembélé impresses
🔷 Dan Neil shines once again
🔷 Sunderland enjoy some good fortune!

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It’s quite bizarre to me that we played so effectively tonight in a style that doesn’t really suit us.

Thought we did an excellent job of nullifying Leeds and limiting their chances. Not pretty, it given their superb home record this season, it was mightily effective. #SAFC

Tell you what, that’s a cracking result and a hard-earned point.

Graft, grit, and Luke O’Nien paying tribute to Diego Maradona, but I expected us to get absolutely walloped tonight. Think that’s a more than good night’s work, all things considered.

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Considering that he’s been thrown in at the deep end, and the quality of the opposition, I actually think Pembélé has been solid so far.

Looks quite comfortable on the ball and not afraid to get forward, either. Quite promising.

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If Dan Ballard sees this game out without a second yellow, I will be absolutely staggered.

Walking the thinnest of tightropes at this stage. #SAFC

Five at the back and Chris Rigg drifting more central as a result? Hope so, but what a game to throw Pembélé into.

Away at Elland Road against a team going for automatic promotion….good luck, lad! #SAFC