Sunderland vs Stoke City - No Pritchard

[Nockya]

Sunderland vs Stoke City - No Pritchard

That's right, the player told his bosses that he did NOT want to play today!
It's a bit of a shocker, but Sunderland will live on and he will melt into obscurity for short-term gain.

The team news and who came to work and decided to play is as follows:

Sunderland starting XI: Patterson, Seelt, Ballard, O’Nien, Hume, Neil, Ekwah, Ba, Bellingham, Clarke, Burstow
SAFC substitutes: Bishop, Pembele, Triantis, Crompton, Rigg, Watson, Hemir, Mayenda, Rusyn

I am at the game - if I can comment using my tiny mobile phone I will.

[Crawford]

Haway the lads.

Forget Alex Pritchard - get it out of your system because he is gone and there is nothing we can do.
Sunderland 'til I die - simple!

[Sunderland Nut]

I think we will win 2-1 today.
It will be tight, but I think we will surprise a few people today after the news about Pratty.

[Baffle Ball]

#bealeout.

5-0 to Sunderland - I dream on.

[cam]

Before the start of the season, there was hope, but now it looks dodgy. I only hope we win. That's all I can 'predict' right now.

[Nockya]

Burstow

1-0 to Sunderland - just before half-time.

[cam]

Get in!

I can see this game going to a draw in the second-half, but we get another goal to end 2-1.

[Sunderland Nut]

Come on lads, keep us in front.
Who needs Pritchard anyway?

[Crawford]

I wonder which team Alex Neil wants to win.

Haway the lads.

[Nockya]

Ba

2-0 to Sunderland - we must win now surely?