A bit about you:
Name: Gordon McFarlane
Current home town: I live in Bedfordshire
Birthplace: I was born in Scotland, but moved to the north east of England when I was 15
How long have you supported your team? I’ve supported Sunderland for around 33 years – the highs (a few) and the lows!
Overview of your club:
Favourite thing about your home ground: Generally the atmosphere in the Stadium of Light is great, and can be quite intimidating for the opposition! It’s also a modern, roomy stadium.
Favourite match played by your team & why: Any one of the last 5 straight wins against Newcastle! I also saw Sunderland beat Liverpool at Anfield in the early 1980’s – a very rare event.
Favourite player of all time who played for your club: Gary Bennett – great defender who played for us from 1984 to 1995.
About our forthcoming match against you:
Your favourite current player in your squad and why? Seb Larsson – has had a great season, working really hard for the team
Player in your squad we should most fear and why? Lee Cattermole – he’s outgrown his reputation for yellow and red cards (well, reds) and is a passionate, committed midfielder
Player in our squad you most fear and why? It has to be Ulloa – he’s looked really sharp and dangerous all season
Up and coming prospect in your squad? Duncan Watmore (striker) – only on the fringes of the first team at the moment, but one to watch for the future
Where do you think you’ll finish this season? – difficult one – we’re better organised and more of a threat under Advocaat, but it’s a tough run in – 4th bottom is optimistic!
How do you think you’ll do against us? It’s going to be a tight, nervous game – may well play out as a score draw
Which three teams do you think will go down?) With QPR and Burnley down, either Hull or Newcastle