BCFC v Sunderland – What? A Win?

By: Stephen | March 20th, 2010

As a fan you don’t want to be surprised by a win against a club that you should beat. Though with Sunderland’s form recently it’s more like watching Millwall try to beat anyone. Or just watching Leeds is the same way. Putting up three goals on Birmingham City is very good this year. And with Darren Bent doing the double for us, that’s always good, added into the fact that Man United castoff Frazier Campbell got one late is also good.

SAFC TV Post Game interview with Steve Bruce

Yes, we got a goal in the last minute – but anyone who was at the game witnessed the two sides of us.

We were very good in the first half but in the second we showed complacency, took our foot off the gas and all those other clichés.

We have our goalkeeper to thank because he was absolutely sensational. Craig was brilliant against Manchester City and was great again today. He’s proved just what a good goalkeeper he is.

It was nice to get off to a good start but I’m disappointed with the second half. I will look at it tomorrow – probably hungover! The first half was terrific but there were warning signs just before the break.

I wanted us to get going again straight from the restart but we simply didn’t get out of the blocks.

We must erase that second-half performance. Some people have the ‘it could only happen to us’ mentality and I won’t keep accepting it. We must change that if we possibly can.

SAFC: Gordon, Hutton, Ferdinand, Turner (C), Mensah (Bardsley, 72), Malbranque (Cattermole, 80), Campbell, Meyler, Richardson, Bent, Benjani (Henderson, 72).

Subs Not Used: Carson, Zenden, Da Silva, Kilgallon.

Booked: None.

Sent Off: None.

Birmingham: Hart, Carr (C), Ridgewell, Jerome, Benitez (Phillips, 60), Ferguson, Johnson, Dann, Madera (Bowyer, 72), Fahey (McFadden, 60), Gardner.

Subs Not Used: Taylor, Larsson, Parnaby, Vignal.

Booked: Gardner (43).

Sent Off: None.

Well next onto Aston Villa on my birthday!