Thought I would put this under here to save the mod moving it later. It would be nice to see Carlos put in a couple of good performances before the season ends, he deserves a change of liuck.
Dwight looks like he is out again.
Expecting 45,000 / 46,000 for the game and the bairns from the carribean are there, so I hope its a win, should give them a good idea of the atmosphere. City seem to be just seeing the season out.
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/safc/Carlos-Let39s-slay-Man-City.3972854.jpCarlos: Let's slay Man City and move on
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Carlos Edwards hopes Sunderland can guarantee their Premier League survival this weekend – so he can begin plotting a serious assault on the top flight next season.
The winger's debut campaign in the elite has been ravaged by injury, first tearing a hamstring in the opening week of the season and then suffering a broken leg.
It has been a big disappointment for a player who worked his way up the leagues with Wrexham and Luton before finally realising his dream of reaching the Premier League.
But Edwards refuses to be bitter and is driven by the desire to make sure he and Sunderland stay among the big boys.
"As soon as this season is finished I want to put it behind me and forget it," he said. "After working so hard down the years to get this chance in the Premiership, I do feel a bit sad that so much of it was taken away.
"I'm not saying I would have been playing every week – that would have been up to the gaffer – but I've not been able to help the club in the way I hoped.
"We're getting close to making sure we'll stay in the Premiership and I'm grateful for that. Once the season is over, I'll be looking at having a really good summer and getting as fit as possible for next season.
"Things happen for a reason. I'm not the kind of person who can be bitter and perhaps the things I've missed out on this season will be paid back with good times next season. I hope so."
Victory over Manchester City at the Stadium of Light would leave second-from-bottom Fulham and third-bottom Bolton also needing victory this weekend to be able to overhaul Sunderland's points total.
"It's great to come back into a team that's winning," said Edwards. "I would have loved to be in the side earlier in the season trying to help out when things weren't going so well.
"But winning three in a row has been great and we would love to make it four.
"To be honest, we've always felt we had the players to get away from trouble and we've proved that.
"I don't want to be playing back in the Championship again until I'm maybe 38! If we can win this weekend I think we will be planning for the Premiership again and look to finish in a position in the table we can be proud of."
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http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=14623I'm never relaxed in football, Keane
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By Nick Alexander
Roy Keane wants Sunderland to finish the season well - so he can enjoy his summer.
The Black Cats are close to reaching their target of Premier League safety, which could be secured if they beat Manchester City tomorrow.
Sunderland enjoy a 10-point cushion over Bolton in the last relegation spot but Keane has told his players not to let up until after the final game of the season.
He said: "There's still a lot of hard work to do, we need to finish off the job.
"You can't relax in football and we won't. If you relax, you go backwards. We've found it hard to win football matches this season, we've managed three on the trot, let's make it four.
"We're in no position to chill out and enjoy a holiday before we're entitled to it. If we don't finish the season well, it will spoil my summer."
A fourth straight Premier League win at the Stadium of Light will all but see Sunderland safe. Keane, however, is refusing to get ahead of himself.
"We're not safe - it's straightforward," he said. "If we lose our games and the other teams win some of theirs, we're in trouble. We've got to go to Bolton yet and they will see that as a chance.
"I've never relaxed in football, you need to keep pushing yourself. If you do relax, you're in the big trouble.
"We've trained intensively this week and we're looking forward to the game. We want to carry on this little mini-run.
"We have to try to finish the season as strong as we can and that's why I've never had a target. What if we get to 38 or 40 points? Do we do then drop tools? I don't think so, the target is always to win the next game.
"Let's try to win tomorrow and see where that takes us. Every victory is vital."
