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Will match fitness or freshness count in second half in the heat. Hopefully the latter.

A massive game today with all of the off-field shenanigans. A win will remind us all that we do still have a decent team. My fear is if we get thumped it will leave a depressing picture, especially not having a midweek game to follow.

My friend is a Saints fan so I saw quite a lot of him.

From what I saw of Broja, Gyokeres is better.

Allen didn't get involved enough but the number of passes made is as dependent on others playing it to him as it is him making space to receive. There were a number of occasions when he just wasn't utilised. An example being him charging into the box and Gyokeres not squaring it to him for a tap...

Moore 6 Eccles 5 Hyam 7 McFadzean 8 Panzo 9 Bidwell 5 Hamer 6 Sheaf 6 Allen 5 Gyokeres 8 Godden 5 Palmer 6 Dabo 7 Walker 6 Tavares 6

Don't think we should be writing off Eccles in the RWB role. He has shown he can play there and hasn't had much game time since his injury. I thought he was better in the second half. I think Sunderland are a better team than many are making out. It was a difficult first game to have. Panzo...

Ref is a joke

Much better Eccles

Think Fadz had a good half. One excellent full blooded challenge. He doesn't seem to be getting an outlet from midfield often enough. I would take Hamer off, drop Allen deeper and bring Palmer on. If fit enough I would bring Dabo on for Eccles. Not sure what to do about Bidwell who has been...

How has Ballard not been booked?!!

Sunderland have got some decent players. Just hope our experience counts. Need to have calm heads and get control early.

Unfortunately Burnley looked a very good team and will probably get better. I would imagine a more tempting proposition than old-style Burnley, though I would think O'Hare would be an impact sub. On saying that Huddersfield were dreadful, particularly first half.

Poor Dougie McGuire. Didn't he get glandular fever shortly after he signed for us?

He can't be faulted for attacking prowess in this match.

Gyokeres

It is hard to fault a manager that has achieved so much for us, but Robins has some weird preferences of players.

Or not part of the thinking

Wilson has started nearly every pre-season game and finished the season. To me that suggests he is Robins' first choice. Thrown a bit by the squad numbers though. I can only imagine something happened behind the scenes toward the end of last season.

The fact Moore has been given the No 1 Jersey hopefully indicates he is No 1