Name: John Henderson
Age: (If you want): 44
How long you’ve supported the club: Since I was four

What were your pre-match predictions for the game (honestly)?
2-0 to Blackburn

Was the 1-0 score line a fair result in your eyes?
It wasn’t exactly a great game but we took our chances so we deserved the points

It was a fairly dull encounter to say the least with the game hinging on two penalties, how bad would you say Whitehead’s penalty was?
It was really poor and a wasted opportunity for your team. The difference in class was evident through McCarthy’s penalty, low and hard into the bottom corner. Surely Whitehead isn’t your first choice penalty taker?

In the first half I thought we were the better side, having most of the possession but creating little chances, at half time did you ever think Sunderland could get something out of the game?
Yeah I felt the game was there for the taking, you looked a decent side and passed it around well in the first twenty minutes. With all due respect I felt it was a case of Sunderland couldn’t play that much better and frankly we couldn’t play any worse

Dwight Yorke was once again idiotic to get sent off and fully deserved it, was he ever any good for you?
He done a job for us but like yourselves we took him in the twilight years of his career, both tackles were pretty stupid and considering he’s supposed to be the experienced head of the team, it doesn’t bode well for the rest of the players

Anyways are you optimistic for the rest of the season? Whereabouts do you think you’ll finish?
8 th

Who was your best player?
McCarthy

Who was your worst player?
Santa Cruz didn’t do much but then again not many players did

What did you think of Sunderland’s performance?
Encouraging

Who was our best player?
Daryl Murphy up front battled hard, though I thought he was better on the left

Who was our worst player?
Whitehead, missed the penalty and had a nightmare all night

Where do you think we’ll finish this season?
A safe 16th

Your predictions for:
Premier League:
Man United

FA Cup:
Chelsea

Carling Cup:
Chelsea

Relegation:
Derby, Birmingham and Bolton

Please rate the following 1 to 10 (10 being the best):
Atmosphere:
6/10

Your fans:
6/10

Our fans:
6/10

Your team:
5/10

Our team:
6/10

Who’d win in a fight? Mark Hughes or Roy Keane? And why?
Keane’s hard but Hughes has the experience and is capable of throwing a few punches so I’d say a hard fought draw

Thanks for your time

John Henderson was chatting to James Henderson