EPL ~ Sunderland vs Tottenham - Aug 11
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Gordon looks like a very steady keeper... In the air he don't show any sign of panic also despite this being his first match for Sunderland and also in the EPL...
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Alright.If somehow Man Utd this season didn gel together(Touch wood)I'd still be glad if Sunderland go top 10.Lol k la..Survive can alrdy
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KNN lucky never bet! Otherwise su kau buay jin chu liao!
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He had like almost nth 2 do at the beginning manOriginally posted by zocoss:Gordon looks like a very steady keeper... In the air he don't show any sign of panic also despite this being his first match for Sunderland and also in the EPL... -
Kelong like asslick ...
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i sympathize the spurs fans. they must be the biggest losers tonight.Originally posted by :KNN lucky never bet! Otherwise su kau buay jin chu liao! -
Sunderland 1 Tottenham 0 - FT
Chopra 90
Attend: 43,967
Wow... Record attendance for Sunderland i think... -
woohoo... all hail Roy Keane...
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fuck tottenham lost. our top 4 placing is gone with this kind of showing.
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i didnt notice sunderland's stadium has such a big capacity.Originally posted by zocoss:Sunderland 1 Tottenham 0 - FT
Chopra 90
Attend: 43,967
Wow... Record attendance for Sunderland i think... -
Chopra made the perfect start to life on Wearside
Sunderland 1-0 Tottenham
Michael Chopra scored in injury time to give Roy Keane's Sunderland side a stunning victory over Tottenham on their return to the Premier League. Substitute Chopra took a touch before firing home with almost the last kick of a game lacking in clear-cut chances.
Sunderland striker Daryl Murphy had earlier wasted the best chance of the game when he took a poor touch and was denied by Paul Robinson's legs. Spurs had ample possession but Dimitar Berbatov wasted their best opening.
Chopra's winner on his league debut for the Black Cats was a dramatic end to a game otherwise almost devoid of incidents.
Sunderland manager Roy Keane:
"It's a great start to the season for us. "The players did fantastically well and they showed great desire to win the game so late on for us. "The whole group of players deserve a lot of credit. It's always nice to get points on the board."
Tottenham manager Martin Jol:
"We looked comfortable, but we didn't look creative. Our defence did well, but we have do better from the midfield, from the flanks and up front as well. "A draw would have been disappointing for me. It was a boring game, but we couldn't even protect the draw." -
The Stadium of Light is quite a new stadium which opened in 1997, it has a capacity of 49,000.Originally posted by dragg:i didnt notice sunderland's stadium has such a big capacity.
On November 13, 1995, then Sunderland Chairman Bob Murray finally announced that the Tyne and Wear Development Corporation (TWDC) had approved plans for Sunderland to build a 34,000-seater stadium on the site.
Ballast Wiltshier PLC (which had built the Amsterdam Arena) was contracted to build the stadium at an initial cost of £15 million. In June 1996, as the planned capacity rose to 40,000, construction work began. The capacity was revised again in early 1997, and the stadium was completed on time, with a capacity of 42,000. Due to the simple bowl design, and ample surrounding space, the stadium could be extended in stages to hold a maximum 72,000. Having been graded a 4 star ranked stadium by UEFA, the Sunderland Stadium of Light was expanded to 48,300, offering a world class range of banqueting facilities leading to UEFA reassessing the stadium's rating. The Stadium of Light is now one of only 8 5* stadiums in Europe.
In 2002, permission was given to expand the Stadium of Light by 7,200 seats by adding another tier to the South Stand taking the capacity to over 55,500. But the following year, Sunderland were relegated and the plans were shelved. Sunderland were promoted back to the Premiership two years after this setback and added a few hundred extra seats taking the capacity to just under 49,000, but were relegated again after just one season. Since promotion back to the Premiership in 2007 Niall Quinn following huge season ticket sales of over 30,000 has hinted that if Sunderland games over the next season are played in front of sell out crowds they will seriously consider going ahead with the planned extension. -
Tottenham manager Martin Jol:
"We looked comfortable, but we didn't look creative. Our defence did well, but we have do better from the midfield, from the flanks and up front as well. "A draw would have been disappointing for me. It was a boring game, but we couldn't even protect the draw."
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i am glad martin jol have the courage not to give excuses. -
Wow i can't wait for the Newcastle vs Sunderland match... The Tyne and Wearside war this season is going to be an explosive match... They will be almost as big as the Merseyside, Manchester or London derbies but probably as rough...
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U tell me how a central midfield of Zokora and Jenas can guide the forwards ahead?
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ross wallace was fantastic.....
spurs put their most creative players out of position and that was their downfall.. -
both also cmi.Originally posted by lpx88:U tell me how a central midfield of Zokora and Jenas can guide the forwards ahead?
but jol seems to think highly of jenas. -
I would say that Gordon is the best keeper in the Premiership this coming season....
I've seen him play in his previous club Hearts and for Scotland...
Maybe only Petr Cech is better than him...