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It has been a bitter-sweet start for Sunderland this season. Conceding a two nil lead on the opening day, losing away to West Brom and on Sunday beating Manchester City. Now the reserves started their season against our nearest and not so dearest, what could go wrong?

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The last time Sunderland beat Manchester City, Paul Dickov and Shaun Goater led the line for the Blues. £1000000000 million pounds of investment since then meant overturning that run was going to be an uphill task; Mancini's men would have to put in a car crash performance not too disimilar from the accident that left new signing Mario Balotelli unavailable for selection...

What a difference a goal makes. What a difference a late goal makes. What a difference a late, late penalty makes. Make no mistake, I’d have settled for a draw at kick-off, and when they decided that the amount of money in their pockets outweighed their need to score in the first half, I was grateful for a 0-0 at the break...

As the four minutes of stoppage-time at the end of ninety minutes was announced there was a collective groan all around me but while I continued looking at the clock every twenty seconds as it ticked slowly towards a 0-0 draw suddenly we were awarded a penalty for a clumsy foul on Bent and the world began to look very rosy indeed...

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