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Rooney: If There’s One Team I Want To Beat It’s Sunderland

When the whistle blew at the Stadium of Light after our final game of the season, Manchester United were top of the league. Moments later, Manchester City scored a late winner against 10 man QPR, who capitulated once they learnt they were safe, to win the league.

As news of the goal started to spread around the ground, Sunderland fans starting celebrating and copied City’s lame Poznan celebration.

“When the final whistle went, we didn’t really know what the score at City was. But then we heard the Sunderland fans cheering,” Rooney said after the game. “It was sad to see that because they should be supporting their own team really. They didn’t have the best of seasons so for them to be cheering like that was sad. It was something myself and a lot of the players won’t forget.”

Rooney brought out his latest autobiography this summer and it was clear that his feelings on the matter were still strong.

“I don’t know where I will play the previous games before it, I just want to play against Sunderland. When the fixtures come out I look for three games – City, Liverpool and Everton. This time I checked the Sunderland game. If there is one team that I want to beat this season it will be Sunderland.”

I have a feeling that if he plays, we will have more discussion about players provoking fans, because there’s no way Rooney won’t be giving the travelling supporters stick when we score.






 

116 Comments

  1. Danizizu says:

    and whats so special about Sunderland?

  2. Twons says:

    legend has it all the men there are born with only one testicle ..
    Seriously Danizizu.. don’t just read the heading and post…

    Anyways i just hope Utd teaches those guys a few manners..

  3. danielandthebus says:

    Think it says in the first paragraph. Kinda reminded me of first time we played roma
    Felt that theit fans made us want to beat them badly and when they llayed at ot
    We layed them out

  4. Paul Scholes Jr says:

    Read the post……

  5. Ridhwan10 says:

    I think its because O Shea, Brown, Bardsley, Saha etc are there Danizizu. -____-
    Really hope Rooney scores and the players do a Poznan to the Sunderland fans, forget all the press about player provocation, football is all about expressing yourself. If you can give it you should learn to take it.

  6. Costas says:

    Good. I hope none of them have forgotten about it. Most of our wins have come in narrow margins this season. This is a good opportunity for a thrashing. I think Rooney was under the weather this week so hopefully he’ll be ok for Saturday.

  7. pets says:

    Punish them, relegate them

  8. 0161-Jon says:

    we’re going to batter them

  9. 11kush89 says:

    @Danizizu

    they’re the team United won their final fixture against. when the final whistle blew the city qpr game was still in injury time.
    city scored to strip united of the title which was followed by sunderland cheering and going wild.

    poor sour sods

  10. Hans says:

    Well said Wayne! I hope other lads will be as fired up as you, and we go on to humiliate them!

    Their fans do not deserve a Premire League Team!

  11. FletchTHEMAN says:

    FINALLY! Been looking forward to this game since May. Could care less about SAFC as a club so you might think I wouldn’t be to bothered, but gawd I detest Sunderland fans. Love O’Shea but sorry son, we need to hurt your team this week! :twisted:

    Some posters are wondering why be bothered about Sunderland:
    Read the freaking post by Scott.
    But it goes deeper as well, No decent songs so they sing liverpools repertoire of Munich songs at us.
    No minds of their own so they mock Munich with airplane gestures. Their fans have been doing it for years with never a comment from the managers so you must think they don’t mind. Some say you hear it at loads of away stands, but from my mind you do hear it more at Sunderland than at some small clubs.

    They have had a number of loved former players over the years and it’s always a laugh when they take points off other teams, but not enough to save them from a good tongue lashing when they come to play us.

    There is some question about Rooney’s fitness as he feigned a cold when he missed a book signing yesterday. But hoping that he was just tucked in at home and couldn’t be bothered.

    Always fancy us to score, but frankly hoping we put up a Rugby score line for this one. 9 – nil then? ;)

    Off topic. U19s in Singapore this week. Have a look at MUTV tomorrow if you have a minute to catch the first game v Sporting Lisbon.

  12. samuel - united WE stand says:

    One of those tricky games. Can’t afford to slack off, united must keep hammering the nail. Hopefully rooney and co will be firing.

  13. MEZZA says:

    Sunderland’s version of “VIEW FROM THE ENEMY” with Scott the Red being the one interviewed. :)

    http://salutsunderland.com/2012/12/the-manchester-united-who-are-you-go-down-sunderland-for-poznan-stunt/?

  14. lawman10 says:

    Batter them, sad bunch of losers!!
    hope the united fans give em some stick, make it hostile at OT.

  15. belfast red. says:

    Said it b4 the city match that if we won it would kick start our season. I believe we are guna batter ths lot at the wkend.

  16. salutsunderland says:

    No grudge against or hatred of MUFC as Scott the Red and RoM readers with memories should know.

    But have to say, lads, as implied or stated when introducing the Scott interview at http://salutsunderland.com/2012/12/the-manchester-united-who-are-you-go-down-sunderland-for-poznan-stunt/ and at Twitter ( @salutsunderland ) that if you genuinely need such a petty grievance as an incentive to beat a fairly awful Sunderland (as we’ve been for most of this season) , you’ve become more insecure than I thought …

  17. Saad says:

    Permanently damage their goal difference.

  18. andromeda says:

    So Rooney said“I don’t know where I will play the previous games before it, I just want to play against Sunderland. When the fixtures come out I look for three games – City, Liverpool and Everton. This time I checked the Sunderland game. If there is one team that I want to beat this season it will be Sunderland.”

    No mercy this time.Rooney et al will batter those fuckers!!!!!!!

  19. Marq says:

    QPR are already getting what they deserved. That is what you get for giving up your pride and stop playing

  20. andromeda says:

    @salutsunderland

    Scott have a point there, you should rather salute him, as for any Sunderland fans they should be ashamed of their behavior last season, its just total cowardice and childish….you all have a hard lesson this Saturday.learn from it!!!

  21. FletchTHEMAN says:

    @Salutsunderland. Plenty of decent fans at your ground so no disrespect. But it would be good if one saw more statements on your blogs about the inappropriateness of munich chants etc.

    You see such leadership all the time from Scott and others when United fans need a talking to. (like the pathetic Wenger Chants).

    Cheers, Hope it’s a good game. Still hope we get up for it as our new lads (Kagawa, Büttner) might not be faulted for asking the question: “Sunderland?” “Who are you?!” ;)

    How you liking our man O’Shea? Loved that lad and very sorry to see him go. Good to see him coming back from injury as well.

    Good luck with your season, after this weekend, ofcourse! Cheers

  22. salutsunderland says:

    FletchTHEMAN: Now that would be a grievance worth bothering about as opposed to the pathetic over-reaction seen from others to the sort of banter that is equivalent to Unted fans laughing at us when (as often) we’re on the way down.

    I have seen loads of MUFC/SAFC games and never heard chants about Munich. But I don’t doubt they’ve happened – every club has morons among its supporters – and would come down hard on it at the site if it happened again and I knew of it. You’d presumably have no particular reason to know this but Salut! Sunderland has always been even-handed on such matters as racism, cheating and vile chanting so we’d hardly fail to condemn something that glorified a disaster.

  23. Dave Malaysia says:

    @salutsunderland: Dude , understand this, last season was painful for us , a long list of stuff

    happened that hurt us; and on the last day what happened just clinch it,the pain and numbness.

    Then to see u guys celebrating our shitty day made us angry. To see QPR fans celebrating the city win was worse.
    Seeing somedecisionsgoing against us in the city game ,another example.

    We are Manchester United, we deal with out sorrows and get on with it.

    But , a sense of revenge is there, if Fergie does it right this weekend , we will be ok.

    Fergie used sunderlands mocking of us as a motivation tool for the players, to come back this season and win.

    So u guys ,pls do enjoy calling us childish and whatever suits u.

    Remembering we have no idea what will happen this weekend, just hope United win well.

  24. Pete Sixsmith says:

    I have never once heard Sunderland fans sing any songs about Munich.
    Just the facts, please!!!

  25. FletchTHEMAN says:

    @salutsunderland Cheers, and spot on about mindless derogatory chants. But like you say, it is a pathetic minority and we all move on. It does inspire United fans when they hear it.

    Still hoping our lads find their motivation somewhere before spotting you lot the early goal! But this is a cross we bear this year. Cheers

  26. Dark Knight says:

    ROCKSTAR ROONEY

  27. Costas says:

    @salutsunderland

    Hi and thanks for sharing the interview you did with Scott. Regarding Saturday’s game, the main incentive as far as I am concerned is that United don’t undo all the hard work we put in at the Etihad. And in a title race that will probably reach the 85-90 point region again, beating Sunderland at home (with all due respect) is a must.

    Do the events of last May provide extra motivation? They do and that’s understandable. When one club’s fans take pleasure in your misery, you want to return the favor at some point. Wouldn’t call it an incentive. Just some leftover business. Within the realm of banter between football fans. Not in a grander scale. Personally speaking, I am fond of a number of Sunderland players as well Martin O’Neil. Besides, it’s going to take more than one Poznan celebration for you guys to become as hated among our support as the Stoke fans are. :D

  28. Casablanca says:

    MENTAL ROONEY

  29. Donnyredmick says:

    Salutunderland: Well said pal. The best thing about proper fans is the piss take humour when its going or gone tits up for the opposition. I was as gutted as I have ever been on that day but seeing your lot doing the fucking poznon (however it spelt) made me and my mates chuckle (once we’d got over the intial how dare you ake the piss out of us stage). What goes around comes around as they say, keep smiling.

  30. Pixie345 says:

    As a Sunderland fan, i did grimace at some, and i would repeat, some of our fans doing the Poznan. I personally have more respect for Utd as they toiled to win the league for years and eventually earned their Champs league status and cash from a strong youth policy (unlike Chelsea or City). So you could say i have a soft spot for Arsenal too.

    Have always stood in the Utd camp over City and Liverpool and was a bit annoyed about some of our fans in May. Immediately thought about repercussions, egg on face and always another day etc etc. SO that was a disappointment. Some of the younger element who did the Poznan wont have thought along the lines that City have basically bought it and should have been more respectful.

    On the other hand there is football banter which has gone on since time began i guess. No doubt our fans and other sides fans would have mocked City, had you won the title yourselves. I know its sad that fans should just be supporting their own team and perhaps have one or two main rivals without creating more. There has been a case of Some Utd fans taunting us after we managed a 0-0 draw at O.T. in our 15 pt or 19 pt relegation season on a Friday night. We got relegated that night, and you could say it was bnater ofcourse or you could say it was pretty low for a set of fans who have been used to winning every season.

    On the whole ive always thought the relationship between both clubs has been fine. You are always gonna get a few idiots to quote an absolute tirsome cliche’.

    ps…go easy on us. 3-0 will do :(

  31. Unitedforeva says:

    When Sunderland visits Saturday, we have to score an early goal & go 2 up by half time. 2nd half we will need to put in at least 2. It will be not be easy but the satisfaction of beating this team and contribute to their relegation should be as important as winning the league this season.

  32. LucasUTD says:

    Hey Salutsunderland,

    We’re Man United and we’ll do what we want!

  33. Phil Jones' Birdshit Streaks says:

    @Salutsunderland – there’s nothing petty about it. It’s about taking out your frustrations on those that provoke you. You lot might be in for a proper hiding this weekend.

  34. meatnpotato says:

    whats with all these cocky comments? Just because we beat city doesn’t mean we’re invincible. Sunderland wont be a walk over, look at the blackburn result last year and that tells you everything. Hopefully our players wont go into the game with the same ‘all we have to do is turn up’ attitude that most of the people here have. Cant stand cockiness

  35. Zemmamma777 says:

    Rumour has it, Noel Gallagher’s working on a pop song of Gangnam Style proportions, where it’ll be him and a bunch of shitty fan wankers doing the fucking Poznan…

  36. Redroy says:

    We still have to score to win the game dont we? Well, i remember waiting for the usual goals at some team called Norwich. And waited…… And waited……..and oh! Wait.

  37. AlphaRS says:

    @Pixie345
    United have no way got the Sunderland game in the bag by any means.
    Going on previous form this season I bet you boys will score first…!
    You will have to excuse anyone on here that seems to think we are gonna batter you boys. I guess they’re just used to winning all the time. I prefer to take one game at a time. United have come unstuck this season to many teams lower down in the league with the attack having to bail out the defence on too many occassions.

  38. AlphaRS says:

    @Zemmamma777
    Fact is Noel Gallagher is a cnut.

  39. thetunnel68 says:

    Always had a soft spot for the Mackems, apart from the United connection with ex players,they always brought a loud & noisy contingent to OT and always plenty of friendly banter, which made last seasons ‘poznan’ all the more hard to witness,would like to see any United goal celebration to include a poznan from our players, tacky ? yes but also self gratifying

  40. FletchTHEMAN says:

    Fully agree that we can’t get cocky about this or any other game. Every team needs to be taken dead seriously, as Arsenal proved in the League Cup v Bradford City.

    But given the comments from the manager and from Rooney, I think United will take this game very seriously.

    We need to start putting some results in and no time like the present. Fair credit to the opposition when they get a competitive goal against us, but it is unforgivable when we start off games at half speed and only get up an running after we ship a couple goals.

    On form from minute 1 please!

  41. ass kicker says:

    Rooney hattrick will be good

  42. Zulu-Utd Malta says:

    @ salutsunderland & pixie 345.
    I think you both agree that today, for people who supports these so called teams that are there only to add numbers (to all due respect & today even L’Pool goes into that category) will feel that they are walking over the moon when Man Utd loose.

    This is their way of celebrating instead of winning trophys (bcoz they can’t) for their large majority of the fans.

    To add insult to injury their stadia are half empty when they play other teams especially in their level. Only against Man Utd (and in S’land case N’Castle) are their stadia full to the full. Now it’s either they’ll be in full force only to watch Manchester United or else to vomit their envy and hatred to a national treasure like Manchester United F.C bcoz they can NEVER achieve what Mnachester United achieved in these last 100 years or so.

  43. Stephen says:

    Small club, small minds and points total, enjoy the Championship with QPR, who I will be glad to see the back of after last season.

  44. RedAlert260599 says:

    Lets go out and beat Sunderland on Saturday, but not because they did the bleedin Poznan – that’s just called taking the p1ss and I didn’t see any harm in it.
    It hurt that we lost the league – I didn’t give a monkeys about them doing the Poznan.
    I hope Rooney plays with his head and forgets all about revenge for something so pathetic.
    I can see him getting sent off if he IS looking for revenge.
    Have a word Fergie.

  45. FletchTHEMAN says:

    United v Sunderland Stats:

    Recent history WDWWWWDWDWWW in all competitions, Winning last 3.

    Take home:
    United have not lost to Sunderland at OT in the EPL era.
    You have to go back to 1968 for the last time Sunderland won in any competition at Old Trafford.

    We have not lost to Sunderland in any competition since Nov 28 2000 when they beat us 2-1 in the League Cup – 4th Round at the Stadium of Light.

    That said, every game is 11 v 11 and they would love to nick some points if they could.

  46. FletchTHEMAN says:

    “….every game is 11 v 11 a…..” 8O

    Errrrm unless we are playing Citay or Chelsea….. Just saying ;)

  47. Costas says:

    @Fletch

    Yeah and their one and only Premier League win against United was back in 97. At their old stadium. It’s been a good record but some painful draws at Old Trafford along the way. We have to stay focused and attack from the whistle.

  48. wayne says:

    Utd have helped Sunderland over the years similar to Everton by shipping them Utd players at decent transfer prices,I just don’t understand why any Sunderland fan would want City to win the title over Utd but it was total classless considering it made no difference to them one way or another
    Well to bad for them don’t look anytime soon to get any more deals from Sir Alex and the actions have made enemy’s of our key players.Classless cunts deserve to get battered and hope the fuckers get relegated and disappear into obscurity Karma is a bitch,they can go fuck themselves

  49. fergie is the boss says:

    Costas – do not be surprised if united start slow yet again

  50. fergie is the boss says:

    also Costas, my thoughts on nani, I have been a big critic of fergie has of late, I have not been happy in his handling of failing to react fast enough over the spine of the team, which is still in need of surgery. But what he has done right, is replacing a couple of players, basically replacing player for player. Many thought berbatov should have been given a better chance, after the way rooney had behaved, but fergie moves berbatov on, he proves me wrong with RVP, and already RVP has improved united’s attack, but RVP has brought the impact to the team, that cantona brought to the team.

    On Nani, he is not happy at united anymore, he wants wages far outreach what he brings to the team, and i we sell him and use the cash to bring in a new wide player with bags of potential in Rodriguez, and victor from celtic, a DM, we become a much stronger team. And it is an improvement. It is speculation, but if the boss pulled that off, I see that has an improvement

  51. FletchTHEMAN says:

    Costas, Cheers. Best hope the lads are well motivated and switched on from the off. This is our one fault this season and needs to be sorted. Hoping that between Wayne and the other senior players that is not a problem on Saturday.

    As to the match, Chris Foy is a fine Ref who seems fair with us, so I don’t see the problems we had with Atkinson.

    Amazed that we get a 3pm Kick off. Don’t see enough of those for the fans. Hoping for a good game from our side.

  52. shankthecitizen says:

    if you don’t know what’s so special about sunderland then you must have missed the entire ending of the last season.
    those scum were mocking us by doing shitty’s fucking pathetic poznan celebration once they learned the final score at the emptyhead.
    i’ll be fucking missing the game cuz of work but i hope we deliver them an almighty trashing, give those cunts a good reason to be doing the poznan aka the lamest fucking celebration in the history of the beautiful game.

  53. Dela says:

    That’s it Wazza!! GET MAD… THEY DON’T LIKE YOU WHEN YOU’RE MAD!! Make the headlines buddy! :-)

    FUCKING WHAT???

  54. FletchTHEMAN says:

    Another reason to be switched on v Sunderland:

    United are on 40 goals in the EPL after 16 games. This is on form to pass our EPL record of 97 goals in a season (1999-2000). It’s v teams like Sunderland that you might expect some progress on this.

    If Rooney, RvP, Chicharito and Danny want to be compared with the 1999-2000 team of strikers, they need to get on their respective horses and kick on!

  55. salutsunderland says:

    FletchTHEMAN: does this fit the bill? Wider audience than my site – ESPN … http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/name/sunderland?cc=3888 ) – but no apols for otherwise thinking this is a case of infantile over-reaction (classic example being @shankthecitizen)

    “One United supporter … complained that Sunderland supporters resorted to chants about the Munich air disaster. Now there, as I was quick to acknowledge, would be real cause for offence. To glory in disaster is scandalous and probably deserves not only contempt but serious punishment.

    “I can honestly say I have not been aware of such abominable behaviour in the many games between Sunderland and United that I have attended over a period approaching half a century. Equally, I do not dispute the possibility that it has happened; it does not require saintly qualities to recognise that every club has a proportion of mindless oafs within its support. “

  56. WeAreUnited says:

    SUNDERLAND you don’t wanna wake the angry bear.

    But you did that last season. So you are in trouble, and what’s worst for you, you play at OT.

    YOU ARE IN TROUBLEEEEEEEES.. prepare to hear the chants…. ooooooooooooo Robin van persieeee….oooo robin van persieeeeeeeeee…..

    …..Rooney rooney rooney rooney…………………………..

  57. Rd54 says:

    Yes same of my mind I really want them relegate this season,

    Anyway my team after January

    Ddg

    Rafa. Vida. Johnny. Evra

    Wanyama

    J.Rodriguez snejder. Kagawa

    Rvp. Wazza

    Bench chica tony Powell Tom jones smalling andres

  58. Sozmarra says:

    Sunderland fan here…

    Just feel like pointing out that we took four points from City last season, helping United more than any other team in terms of the title race. Hell, even Wes scored for you lot at Old Trafford in our usual sacrificing of points.

    The Poznan was banter, and certainly not the reason you lost the title do stop blowing it massively out of proportion.

    Oh, and you’ll find a lot of Sunderland fans have a soft spot for City ahead of United because of a certain Niall Quinn. You know, the bloke who rescued us from the brink of administration a few years back.

  59. Fibes says:

    Can’t put Tom Jones on the bench, he’s handy enough but he’s lost a lot of pace in recent seasons

  60. King Eric says:

    Genuine question: Anyone hard from SHINJI, Diablo or Pablo since Sunday?

  61. Doghouse says:

    I hope we fucking smash these twats. Scrunty little small time dogshit club that deserves to go. I’ve had some liking of and respect for Sunderland in the past, but I think it’s time we taught those no-mark turds about consequences. They wanted to piss us off? They wanted banter? Well congratulations to them, they made it onto our radar. They wanted to provoke a response? They have. They are now a team that we want to beat. Let’s see how that works out for them.

    Time to make an example out of these clowns.

  62. WeAreUnited says:

    @KingEric

    I think they switched side and sold their season tickets, and went supporting Derby County.

  63. WeAreUnited says:

    @Rd54

    those are quality players, but do you genuinely think that SAF would spend in January aout 50-70million euros??? Don’t think so.

    As for the future, I don’t know. It’s not a bad line-up, but that’s a whole-sale change to our team, which I doubt SAF will be doing

  64. wayne says:

    KE no mate not a fucking peep phoney cunts,don’t think Joffery or Ice Cube have surfaced either

  65. Rd54 says:

    Sorry weareunited I just thinking with the rumour plus some dreaming ,than my team next season like it?

    Ddg

    Evans. Vida. Hummels

    Tony. Wanmaya. Snejder Bale

    Ronaldo. Rvp. Wazza

  66. wayne says:

    Think there’s a big chance WS will be gone in January if not to Utd then to someone else.He hasn’t played since September and is making 250 k a week,total deadwood for Inter and if their prepared to let him go for 10 mill just to get rid worth taking the chance on
    Just don’t see anyway Utd will sign Bale all this talk about him being World Class is bollocks but Spurs will want World Class money for him
    Utd making any moves in January will depend on the Nani situation,none of us know what’s really going on.Sir Alex won’t sell Nani unless he’s got someone else lined up

  67. kanchelskis says:

    @Rd54

    Wanyama, titan of the Scottish Premier League, displaces Michael Carrick – one of our most consistent and reliable performers during one of our most successful periods, does he?

    Fix up.

  68. Chicho The Lesbo says:

    It must mean something to the team. Fergie himself said that they’ll get theirs.

  69. Ismail N says:

    let give Sunderland a lesson to remind what they did last season…

  70. Rd5454 says:

    Ok Wayne I’m not a big fan of bale but he just fit my 343 formation ,and I also rate carrick wanmaya just for future because carrick was go to 30s, if sneijder cost around 10m and 150000 a week ,I must not let him go to shitty or chelski ,the case just like rvp I said before,but I’m not sure he want glory or money,Iwe all don’t know but let wait and see.

  71. safcglen says:

    “Classless cunts deserve to get battered and hope the fuckers get relegated and disappear into obscurity Karma is a bitch,they can go fuck themselves” … very CLASSY indeed!

    I’m a Sunderland supporter and frankly I was quite horrified by all of this garbage. There have been a lot of quite ridiculous comment here surrounding this article.

    Yes I do agree that celebrating Man U not winning the title was just stupid. I for one, was actually gutted you didn’t. Man U have been there or there abouts since the dawn of the EPL and before, they have worked damn hard to achieve it. They’re arguably THE best performing football team in the history of English football.

    Man City on the other hand are new to the heady heights of top 5 let alone winning the Premier league. This achievement only possible due to the millions of pounds pumped into it by wealthy owners. Similar happened a few years ago with Chelsea. Man U however has always worked hard to come through and with phenomenal success. As someone rightly pointed out Sunderland can only dream of a fraction of the success enjoyed by yourselves. This season we are simply terrible. Our biggest success has been a 3-0 win against a second bottom side which kinda says it all really.

    Sunderland and Manchester United as clubs have always enjoyed a good relationship. It’s right that a few players have moved in either direction over the years not to mention a few ex Man U players managing Sunderland.

    This coming match i have absolutely no doubt that Man U will be victorious, quite possibly with a rugby score. It wouldn’t suprise me, nor would it bother me if I’m honest. Man U are a great team it’s no embarrassment to be beaten by such a good team. Also a small part of me says we do deserve it after the disgusting scenes from a small proportion of our so called fans at the end of last season.

    But lets not forget, exactly that! That it was a SMALL proportion of our fans behaving in a completely disrespectful manner. But every team has those handfuls of “so called fans” as emphasised in the quotations at the start of my post, taken directly from a previous post on this site.

    Whilst the players of both teams will be doing their best to win, I am quite sure that revenge or whatever will be the last things on their minds. They are there to play football – I just hope our team actually manage a few minutes of football this season!

  72. belfast red. says:

    I like to hear the wayne boy talk like this,imo he is at his most dangerous when he is stoked up for a game.and the fire in the belly!, Hope he gets on the score sheet or maybe even a brace! A comment like that motivates so lets hope we keep the momentum going frm the city match and get this goal difference racked up!

  73. Mackemdave says:

    I can’t believe how wound up some people are getting about the Poznan mickey take, surely you must realise that any supporters with a sense of humour would have done the same thing. Personally I was looking forward to Utd winning the league because it would be the only time we’d see the premier league trophy at the SOL! But I do think the Poznan was funny. Does anyone not think QPR fans would have wound up city about Utd winning if that goal hadn’t gone in? Anyway, whether Rooney’s up for it or not it’ll make very little difference because put record against Utd is woeful. You do all seem to have forgotten though that we did more than any other team to help Utd win the league by giving you 6 points last year and taking 4 off city. Maybe you should look at yourselves! ;-)

  74. Rd5454 says:

    Yes safcglen the most hurt of that scene was I always support. Sunderland vs other teams,but they do that to me ,but I really appreciate for your writing.

  75. Redbilly says:

    Nothing against Sunderland , apart from alleged Munich chants its all fair banter . We’ve dished out enough eg the city banner brandished at OT. For decades. However , taking my young stepson to his first OT match Saturday , so I want. A unite d win and lots of goals for united .

  76. dannysoya LOVES USAIN BOLT says:

    to be frank i was just really pissed that they did the Poznan and all but i wasn’t that mad at Sunderland. I was REALLY MAD that city won the league though and the game last week was the first thing I marked on my fixtures calendar. We’ve smashed them so i’m halfway satisfied. Hopefully we beat sunderland but i’m not as pissed with them as i was with City. But hey anything that stokes rooney’s fire is a good thing eh?

  77. King Eric says:

    Nothing against Sunderland whatsoever. They were always gonna wind us up. We would do the same, it’s banter. I like Sheasy, Brown, Bardsley etc.

  78. King Eric says:

    MakemDave is spot on, they DID get 4 points off City last year, more than we managed.

  79. woodsie says:

    cant wait for saturday and to watch there fat gordie mushes sobbing then to watch motd at end of season to see them back were they belong championship class less vile bastards they can take scousers with them hate every year hearing them and them scouse scrots singing same old vile songs

  80. FletchTHEMAN says:

    @SaluteSunderland Cheers! You are a prince among mortals!

    We but strive….

  81. WeAreUnited says:

    yeah you southampton fan,

    like you did that to us, now whe we trash you, we will do it to you. I get it, that if it was another team, they would have done that also. No hate for sunderland, cause it has a lto of United explayers. But beside that, you’re not getting the respect what you would normally do

    And it doesn’t change the fact that, you celebrated with city, so for us that is a mistake, ad we will win you at OT, and you will remember the win for the rest of your life.

    don’t take the honey from the bear, cause it comes after you. City did that and they felt it, now it’s time for those who were happy for city, to feel the pressure and the magnitude of Manchester United.

    Sunderland fan, prepare for this chant… ooooooooooooo robin van perrsiiiieeeeeeeee…. oooo robin van persieeee….. rooneyrooneyrooeny…. rooneyrooneyrooeny !!!!!!!!

    you will learn some respecr. ;) no hard feelings.

  82. WeAreUnited says:

    hahahah TYPO

    hahahah, I meant yeah you sunderland fan, like you can see from the others verses hhahaha

    NORESPECT: fear us ;) it’s aa matter of life and death this game!

  83. red joey says:

    @ weareunited
    beautifully said mate!!!! let them taste karma muahahaha

  84. GreatestSamAlive says:

    I hope Sunderland get battered. Shit team, shit fans, shit pitch and shit style of play. Dunno how they could have the cheek to celebrate Man Citys victory ls yrst season given their position in the table and the fact we beat them.

  85. Marq says:

    I smell over confidence here

    Remember Blackburn & Wigan last season? And Norwich this season?

  86. WeAreUnited says:

    @Marq

    Maybe a little, but after that beautiful performance, I believe that we are lucky to have our next game at OT, and we will outscore who we want there these days.

    If it was an away game, then I would be more patient, but at OT, we will trash them. In my comments there is a little bit of sarcasm also ;) , but I am confident, and I believe so are our United.

    I said after the city match, that let’s hope we don’t get an hangover from the win, cause a lose after that, woudl erase everything from that City win, but then I was told that Sunderland is our next opponent and it’s at home, so overconfiden YES:

    You!!! yes youyoyoy (denzel washington voice)) maaaaaaaaaaa maaaan! you southampton… ooops I mean sunderland supporters. we will kick your ass from OT while you do the poznan.

    Don’t take the honey from their bare, or be part of it!!!!!! It’s an avalanche!!!!!!!!
    Be prepared, leave your children home! it’s not good for them to witness such cruelty, or maybe it’s better to take them…
    YES take them!!!!!!!! maybe they convert for Manchester United and have a better life!!
    It’s better for them, so their legacy can feel proud and know the history of Manchester United!!!!!!

    ……oooooooooooo robin van persieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee:…………….. chiiiii cha rito!!!! chiii cha rito!!!!!!!! rooooneyroooney!!!

    be prepared, this is your 21.12.2012, this is your end of the world.!!!

  87. Nate says:

    You lot have mercilessly taken the mickey out of us over the years, most notably when we were relegated in the awful 19 & 15 point seasons. Apparently that was banter. You didn’t see our players moaning in the press. Banter is expected. Grow a pair and get a sense of humour. You can give it out, but can’t take it. That’s why everyone hates your team and fans.

  88. Diego says:

    Marq:
    We will (hopefully) never ever again play a midfield as bad as the on we had against Blackburn. And Berbatov won’t be marking Samba in the box anytime soon.

  89. TheCANTONA says:

    well lets put 3 or (hopefully) 5 against sunderland, not because i hate them but merely because we need to wider the goal margins.

    @Mackemdave:
    fair play to you pal. united only had themselves to be blame last season…

  90. Goldy says:

    Thank god a few sensible Man Utd fans eventually came on started giving reasoned, objective feedback. It’s a shame so many previous had displayed childlike posts which just insult he concept of debate. I actually wanted Man Utd to win the league, like most Sunderland fans I reckon. I did laugh at the time though, any club – your own included – would have done the same under similar circumstances. Lighten up, we all aren’t as lucky as you to challenge for honours.

    Was only one small area of the ground in which the youthful element sit anyway. You’re reacting to a childish act by being very childish yourselves.

  91. Turner says:

    How sad, no sense of humour, can’t take a little taunt as you’re so used to winning.
    What about when teams every year taunt those going down! It’s part of football banter, but those posting so much venom have childishly spat out the dummy, because on this rare occasion it didn’t work out for such a successful team.
    Must be so easy supporting a team when it’s winning. Makes me wonder how you’d cope if you felt the need to be loyal to your hometown club and they were a yoyo like us. Get over it or I’ll bang yer heads together and put ya to bed early! Ha way the lads (ps I actually have a lot if time and respect for Man Utd but you’re showing yourselves up after some of the chants you lot make) Seasons greetings to all

  92. WeAreUnited says:

    @Goldy

    I assume you’re a sunderland suporter? hehe.

    Look, all joeks aside, looking this season campaign, United can’t afford to say anything to trash a team or outplay, just joking. Of course we respect each others.

    The truth is, if you score 3 we score 5. And we just won City at their home, and beat their record and we plaeyd our best football there in a while.

    We will be cautious, but we look at our schedule, adn next is Sunderland, the team who made the poznan dance after we lost, of course it was a mocking and a joke from your supporters, but you should realise, that our team and our gaffer SAF, doesn’t take that with a smile, cause at that moment we lost, and instead os supporting your team, which lost to us.
    You started making the poznan.

    We don’t forget those kind of things, not the players, not the supporters. That’s why, we are trash talking and making a statement, that the truth is, the bear has been awake since that game we lost, and we want our honey back.

    We tasted it against City and whoever was involved taking that from us, will be punished. QPR felt it, City felt it, Chelsea felt it, Arsenal felt it, Liverpool felt it. Now it’s your turn to feel the heat.

    And it’s the worst place and moment for you to come, at OT after we played our best football.

    Good luck to you, and bring your kids with you, they need to see proper football ;) if yo ucan’t see the funny side in my and others statement that we will bash you, then we will not see the funny side of your POZNAN.

    peace, and good luck for you!

  93. WeAreUnited says:

    GOLDY

    “If yo ucan’t see the funny side in my and others statement that we will bash you, then we will not see the funny side of your POZNAN.”

    I like sudnelrand, don’t get me wrong, oshea brown, bradsley and others have played there, welbeck etc.

    but

    “IF yo ucan’t see the funny side in my and others statement that we will bash you, then we will not see the funny side of your POZNAN.”

    peace.

  94. fergie is the boss says:

    can someone tell me where SUNJI has gone, its driving me mad LOL

  95. WeAreUnited says:

    I think he went confused with his theory, and started making new accounts, or sold his season ticket, changes his name and became a Derby COunty supporter .

    Or he is hiding, and a bit ashamed that he got trapped in his own trap.

    PS.

    @Goldy no hard feelings, it’s just the truth.

    peace.

  96. wayne says:

    Yeah well the way Utd lost the league was about as bad as it could happen,cannot think of a worse scenario period,so i don’t find it funny at all,certainly don’t see it as banter.It’s cutting someone’s balls off when he’s incapable of defending himself,doing the Poznan in those circumstances isn’t banter it’s being cunts.
    safcglen giving the bullshit and using Man U every other fucking sentence is a piss take and insulting in itself FFS,like i said before Sir Alex has done Sunderland plenty of favors and those cunts spat in our face.Don’t even understand how Sunderland fans can come on here and say some of us are being childish???
    Losing the way we did was like a dagger through the heart and those cunts shat all over us,so FUCK them

  97. WeAreUnited says:

    @wayne

    that’s what I try saying here to these southampton fans…………oooopsss…. sunderland fans….

    don’t take our honey and think we aren’t aware of you being involved in it….

    I think, no arrogantly saying, but my comment explained everything to a southampton fan…. i mean sunderland, sorry. what they need to know.

    UNITEEEEEEEEED. it’s ManUtd not ManU, M-a-n U-t-d. peace.

  98. Kagawa The Shirt-seller says:

    After beating Sunderland this weekend, Rooney should whip out his sunglasses and do the Gangnam Style Dance.

  99. MyCowIsTheBest says:

    When you have Wayne Rooney specially targeting you, it means trouble for you.

  100. andromeda says:

    I really like Sunderland as a club, but this time I have got no sympathy, and when I said let us batter them I meant that Sunderland fans in general, those suckers who were chanting against us and making the theatrics bonanza act like clowns…..may be with time, I will forgive those immature bunch of buffoons but obviously I will never forget them, just ask Rooney….now less for words and compassion, its time to do some action;)

  101. 3d Actor says:

    No mercy, this is the time to show them they lack manners, I want wayne, persie and other players to disgrace them with at least 5 goals

  102. Redbilly says:

    Hope we beat Sunderland , it’s a good match and I wish them well for the rest of the season , apart from playing us.

    King Eric – how are you?.

  103. Costas says:

    What wayne said. Lets not disguise bitterness as humor. Sunderland fans knew how much the United players and the fans were hurting at that moment. They didn’t want to be considerate? Fine. But expecting us to just ignore it? Fuck no.

  104. andromeda says:

    @Costas, spot on mate:))…..

  105. RelegateYou says:

    The FIRST game I looked for, on the fixture list.
    We need to absolutely batter Sunderland.
    To me, it was being kicked when your down, seeing them taunt us.
    Hope your ready for sat..because we are.
    No mercy..

  106. RedAlert260599 says:

    And I second Redbilly.

  107. Caleb says:

    To them Sunderland fans…

    Would you be thinking nice thoughts about someone who celebrated your downfall?

    I don’t think so. Personally, I would be entertaining thoughts involving chainsaws, Tabasco sauce and a potato peeler. Anger and disappointment and exacting revenge are unfortunately quite often entwined, which shouldn’t come as a surprise if you’re being honest with yourselves.

    I’ve always thought of Sunderland as one of the more decent teams in the League. But the sight of hundreds of Sunderland supporters doing the Poznan grated. As a result, I wouldn’t shed a tear if you lot got relegated.

  108. Goldy says:

    Think it’s obvious which are the regular Man Utd fans and which are the Sky Sports lot. Pathetic. I like Man Utd and the hardcore fans so good luck to them. The rest don’t see the irony in responding to – what was minor childish behaviour – by being ridiculously childish themselves.

    Here’s what I wrote on the Proznan subject for our site: http://salutsunderland.com/2012/07/sunderland-fans-doing-the-man-city-proznan-man-utd-fans-get-touchy/

  109. WeAreUnited says:

    GOLDY

    I think you are just afraid from us and by calling us skysport lots, it’s bad cause I don’t have skysport.

    Anyway. You are afraid and my comment summons all.

    “IF you can’t see the funny side in my and others statements that we will bash you and humiliaite you at OT, then we will not see the funny side of your POZNAN.”

    if you understand this, you will get everything.

    BRING YOUR KIDS with you.

  110. Costas says:

    @WeAreUnited

    Fear is how I’d sum it up too. “Don’t hurt us, we were childish”. Dear me.

  111. wayne says:

    i guess Sir Alex and Rooney are childish and the Sky Sports lot too because they want to batter and make you pay for being cunts.Will someone please explain to me were childish keeps coming up by these cunts.Sunderland disrespected Utd and kicked us when we were down choose to cleberate City’s win
    I’m not being childish Sunderland fans showed their true colours City are a fucking horrible club from top to bottom and you lot are fucking cunts for taking their side so just fuck off i hope you cunts get relegated and then Utd draw you in the cup and keep drawing you in the cup you fuckers

  112. wayne says:

    Quote from Sir Alex you ungrateful cunts,good luck getting anymore Utd players to help you out.Just curious how many players have City shipped your way to warrant you fuckers enjoying their win

    Ferguson still cannot understand the reaction, but all he is interested in now is preserving his side’s six-point lead at the top of the table
    ‘It was a disappointing reaction when you think of the number of players we’ve given Sunderland over the years. Jonny Evans and Danny Simpson got them promoted a few years back,’ he said

  113. Goldy says:

    Rooney is childish, even you can’t argue with that, surely. Hey, I love the guy.

    My daughter is only eight months old, I won’t be bringing her.

    You continue to generalise it as the Sunderland fans as a unit – it was a few in one section of the ground.

    Yes, I read those quotes from Sir Alex. You conviniently missed off the next sentence, however: “I don’t think it was malicious from the fans, just foolishness; they were just enjoying the moment”. Puts your ridiculous threats into perspective – listen to your master, he speaks sense. And grow up!

    And suggesting I’m scared. Of what? Getting beat? No, that’s expected. Or was it a threat of some sort of violence? Again, grow up!

  114. safcglen says:

    Thank you Wayne for recognising my post at least. Whilst I did write Man U a fair bit in my last post I believe it was in context to the discussion.

    I personally have a lot of respect for your football club which I had hoped would show through in my last post. Clearly it didn’t.

    Further more it’s quite clear that Sunderland aren’t the only football club to be blighted a minority of “cunt” fans.

    As for the majority, I wish your club the very best for the season, I am sure you will right the wrongs of last season and be premier league champions for many years to come. Man U winning this weekend is pretty much a certainty.

    As for Man City, as I said in my last post, personally I don’t like them. they have a wealthy owner and bought the title, just as Chelsea did a few years ago. But clearly for the poorly educated Man U fans, my opinion doesn’t count, just the fact I support my home town team.

  115. wayne says:

    mate just using the words Man U is a insult comes from the Munich chants so everytime time you use it it’s a insult.If you can’t see how much pain the club and fans went through that day and for a lot of you lads to join City’s side to rub it in,you insulted us to the limit.Daft thing is i had Sunderland as a team to follow the amount of ex Reds that had gone there and the fact Sir Alex did you favours just like he does for Everton really wanted you fuckers to do well,then you turn around and support the most disgusting football club ever.
    Don’t even understand the shit you fuckers keep churning out about our fans being childish and uneducated that just doesn’t make any sense or connection.We didn’t do fuck all,you lot pissed on the gift horse,i fucking hate you for what you did and i hope Sir Alex never does you anymore favours

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