Newcastle had the second most net spending this season

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"....I won't have play there again for a while."

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Well, he ain't wrong there.

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Oh Jack, it wasn’t meant to be this way

From Arsenal and City, to Rotherham away


Desperate to join your boyhood club

Proud to be an unwanted Mag sub

All because you swapped ha’way for howay

Oh Jack, it wasn’t meant to be this way

Orange on top and yellow of heart

At left back you got the occasional start

Were you so desperate to play with Coloccini?

To link up with the Jawdee Gini?

How long must you have thought

About their impressive airport

Before you decided to depart?

We gave you a chance, offered a contract too

Instead, Cattermole got to snap you in two

We understand, you didn’t want another relegation fight

You ran to the Mags from the Stadium of Light

You got to see thousands of Jawdees screaming themselves hoarse

Passion that became anger that became assault of a horse

And what a great move it turned out to be

Now that you get to visit Huddersfield and Bristol City

A transfer as baffling as a Lee Ryder turn of phrase

But as the Ginger Pirlo, you got to dazzle and amaze

The Mags crooned and crowed

"How could you have let him go?"

Little did they know…

You got to take every corner and every free-kick

And I can hardly give you stick

You saved the day

In so many ways

Like the Jawdee Michelangelo

You painted the Mags in our shadow

Helped them forge a path in England’s second tier

While Wor Al shed a solitary tear

The True Geordie shouts and splutters "the Mags are doon"

Like Jabba the Hutt in his mother’s back room

But little Jacky boy is still the Pride of the Toon

A clear sign of progress by the Jawdee boardroom

It doesn’t matter about the 88 million spent

Or even your season of torment and descent

Because little ginger Jack is playing left-back for the Toon

And so au revoir, ciao ciao, and good day

I hope you and the Mags enjoy Rotherham away

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-some drunk Sunderland fan

I appreciate yalls interest in my shite show of a club, but we'll be back straight away just like last time.

and without the free 6 points they get from us Sunderland will be down next year.

Long con: [on] off

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You got to see thousands of Jawdees screaming themselves hoarse

Passion that became anger that became assault of a horse

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My favorite two lines

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I'm not predicting a Leicester level turnaround- but mid table for Sunderland next season wouldn't surprise me at all if they can replicate this form. They've gotten better every week since basically the beginning of February and Defoe is a bonafide assassin

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I agree. If they keep the team together I could see a solid mid table finish for them.

Sam came out recently and said the Jozy and Defoe swap was the best bit of business they did. Based on goal output I have to agree, but the problem is that their midfield was complete shite when Jozy was there. He actually played much better than Fletcher or Wickham did, imo (none of whom were with the club this year anyway), and one of the MLS writers had a nice statistical overview that showed how much better they were with Jozy on the field compared to other strikers. Wrong system for Jozy, and probably wrong team and manager too. Not a fan of Defoe because of how he treated MLS, but he's been a fantastic signing for them. Having better players behind him than Jozy ever did certainly helps though.

You're spot on. Dicanio a train wreck and poyet way too possession based during the bulk of his time at Sunderland. He had horrific service from midfield and then he blew a few easy chances which further killed his confidence. All credit to Jermain Defoe though. At almost 34 the guy is in better shape than 95 percent of the league. He doesn't drink or part and lives very clean. At 5'6"-5'7" he's essentially played as a lone striker and bagged 15 league goals... Thats just remarkable.

We amassed 26 points over last 17 games and even conservatively doubling that over 38 under Sam would produce a solid higher end mid table finish.

I can't say enough about Sam. He has been harping on 38 points since the moment he arrived when we were so deep on the hole and I'll be damned if it wasn't exactly what was needed this year. His January transfer window of Khazri, Kone, Kirchoff were huge bargains and those three players were all extremely crucial in the run in.

I don't think it will be an issue. He's been really good for you guys. I guess that's to be expected since poyet thought he could play for RM.