Let's be honest it could've easily been 5 or 6 for young Tommy Watson but our Jack Clarke regen decided to let Stoke off a little bit on Saturday by scoring just the two of his first senior goals for the club. Maybe he's saving some for our visitors on Tuesday night?

What's the crack?

• We won a game for the first time in what feels like forever, so another one this week will do us nicely, cheers Reg.

• A brace for a brilliant young talent: he's not really flying under any radars here is Tommy. Especially not announcing himself on Sky repeatedly.

• Just how many goals could we have won that game by exactly? Should Mayenda get more of a chance midweek or does Connolly have a shout for a place?

• Is Patrick Roberts just misunderstood? Are people not seeing what he offers us or is he not offering enough of what we need?

• How much rotation will we see from RLB on Tuesday when we face a Bristol City side with a decent away record...

• Who starts in that back line and who gets dropped? Does Luke O'Nien make way for Ballard and Mepham or does Ballard sit the game out? Will this decision mean anything longer term?

• Martin goes full ragebait, Gav has some plugs for you and the lads try to find something significant to complain about. Aye.

• All this and more. Once again - please and only if you can - donate to our annual SCSK Christmas fundraiser by clicking on this link or heading over to the Roker Report site for more info! If you can't donate then a share will do! Thank you!

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Well, it's been a bit of a week - you don't know the half of it - but it's not all doom and gloom as the Lads look almost optimistically ahead to the visit of Stoke to Sunderland following a disappointing but promising performance at Bramall Lane.

What's the crack?

• Three games against Stoke in just over five weeks, starting on Saturday... this is football 'eritage.

• Despite losing on Friday we looked pretty good, so surely that sets us up nicely for Stoke, no?

• Tommy Watson is hitting his stride, but Paddy needs an arm around him...

• With Mepham banned, the defence needs a re-shuffle, but we're otherwise fine... so how much do we really need to change? Will Cirkin start on the bench or will Alese let him rest a little longer?

• Does Régis need to loosen the reins slightly in order to free us up at the top end of the pitch?

• Stoke have been in canny enough form themselves, but the lads still fancy our chances to get back to winning ways...

• All this and more. Oh... and make sure you donate to the SCSK Christmas fundraiser 2024 by clicking on this here link or heading over to the Roker Report site for more info!

• HAWAY THE LADS!

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Join Gav and Chris as they got together on the full time whistle after a long old game to try and dissect another Sunderland draw at Millwall - where do things stand as we head into the West Brom game on Tuesday?

What's the crack?

• Another draw aye; we'd probably have taken it before the game, just not in those circumstances…

• Tired legs and tired minds; could we have done better to see the game out?

• All comes down to those moments; There are actually positives to that performance aye?

• Where does that leave us going into a rare home fixture against fellow draw specialists West Bromwich Albion; Will it be another point each or will the curse be broken?

• Jobe, Hume and Roberts will be back which are huge positives, so does Mayenda start on the wing again or does Patrick slot straight back in? Do we go back to Mepham and O'Nien in the centre or did Ballard stake enough of a claim?

• All this and more. Ha'way the Lads!

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