Comments on: Sixer’s Sevens

By: John Penman

John Penman — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:56:46 +0000

All the reports and ‘sixers sevens ‘ suggest yesterday was not a good day at the office.Now is the time to see how strong mentally this team is.The reality is quite simple, win our last 2 games and we are promoted so all is still very much in our hands.Colchester was always going to be a dodgy game due to their decent home record but we are more than capable of seeing off Burnley and Luton.We can only hope that the nerves hold out.
Sadly yesterdays defeat means we can’t confirm either promotion or a title on Friday night.It would have been good to celebrate in front of the fans when now the vast majority will have to watch on tv in a fortnight.

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By: Roy Sandbach

Roy Sandbach — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:50:38 +0000

Pessimism is genetic for us. There’s nothing we can do about it. I have tried therapy but have simply come to terms with it. My usual thought when we score first is statistical (I am a scientist). There is a 71.9% chance that the team scoring first will not lose. This fact overcomes my deep pessimism.
Simple really.
One other thing. I knew Saturday would be tough. My previous “lucky” routine was severely disrupted by this blog’s owner….
I now have a new “lucky” routine that involves having a 12 o’clock drink at the Grange in Fulwell. All welcome.

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By: Colin Randall

Colin Randall — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:35:52 +0000

Pete is being extravagant with the truth.
Before his misquote enters the history books, what I actually said – at a time in the match when we were not playing well and frankly didn’t look like winning – was: “Is this as bad as it’s been?”.

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By: Pete Sixsmith

Pete Sixsmith — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:11:17 +0000

Colin’s comments on the QPR game are similar to what mine would have been, but without the pessimism that CJR has about all things red and white. In the second half he turned to me and said”Do we always play this badly?” His absence from the country and my upbeat comments have surely turned him into another Eeyore. Keep the faith Colin – look forward to the texts from Colchester.

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By: John Penman

John Penman — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 19:53:37 +0000

That was much closer than it should have been but I kept telling myself (and Pete ) to be patient and a chance will come.It did and Leadbetter finished superbly again to put us within touching distance of promotion.What impressed me most was the teams refusal to panic or show any nerves when the going got tough but hold on to their belief that patience and hard work would be rewarded.
I reckon our run in on paper is the more straighforward.Colchester are almost out of the play-offs and have nothing to play for , Burnley are safe now and Luton by the time we play them will be down so in an ideal world all those sides will be thinking of their summer hols and forget about competing when they play us.Sadly that probably (certainly) won’t be the case and there will be many nail biting moments over the next 270 minutes of football.Being a Sunderland fan you couldn’t have it any other way.

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By: fmk

fmk — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 03:13:30 +0000

Birmingham Vs Wolves could be *the* really important game, next week. Wolves need to win to stay in the running for a play off place. Is it too much to ask Mick to help Roy by taking even 2 pts off Birmingham? Come on Mick, I might even learn to forgive you for Saipan
Still not taking nothing for granted and Colchester next week will again be the most important game of the season.

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By: Bill Taylor

Bill Taylor — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:56:05 +0000

In unrelated football news, Reuter is reporting that the Macedonian interior minister’s new official car, a BMW 4×4, may have been stolen from David Beckham in Spain in 2005.
Wars have been started over less.

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By: John Penman

John Penman — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:28:27 +0000

An excellent day all things considered with the Birmingham loss the icing on the cake.I thought that was one of our best performances of the season,the way we controlled the game along with some of the football was a delight to watch.It is crucial at this time to be a team in form and that is what we are at the moment.
If you listen carefully you can hear the smashing of glass around the Derby and Birmingham areas …. that will be the sounds of bottles going !!!!

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By: Bill Taylor

Bill Taylor — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:04:22 +0000

We should have a whipround for John Spicer. Lovely piece of opportunism.

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By: Joan Dawson

Joan Dawson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 04:41:01 +0000

No, Bill, it’s not. And Mrs Doubtfire’s team dropped 3. Looking better all the time.

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