Name: John Banks
Age (If you want): 28
How long you’ve supported the club: Forever

What were your pre-match predictions for the game (honestly)?
I know that Derby have had a terrible season so far but I felt Derby could beat Sunderland 2-0

Was the 1-0 score line a fair result in your eyes?
Not really, I felt Derby had matched Sunderland and should have got a draw

That’s twice in two years we have beat you in the last kick of the game, are you starting to hate coming up here?
No, not really Sunderland have built up a reputation for doing that

How heartbreaking was it to concede so late, is that typical of your season so far?
I would like to think so but being honest Derby have lost heavily and deserved to

What do you make of Paul Jewell’s appointment?
Was very disappointed to see Billy Davies leave but we could have done a lot worse

I thought it was a poor game and at times looked like a Championship fixture, would you agree?
Yes, both looked like championship teams and I feel Sunderland need to do slightly less then Derby to bridge the gap

It appeared that your keeper Bywater pulled off two good saves in the build up to the goal and was unlucky, did Andy Griffin get in the way?
Yes, he has a tendancy of doing that

Anyways are you optimistic for the rest of the season? Whereabouts do you think you’ll finish?
Not really, I think Derby will get relegated but I hope that they can bounce back

Who was your best player?
Giles Barnes

Who was your worst player?
Andy Griffin

What did you think of Sunderland’s performance?
I felt Sunderland performed quite well

Who was our best player?
Darren Ward

Who was our worst player?
Andy Cole

Where do you think we’ll finish this season?
I don't know

Your predictions for:

Premier League:
Arsenal

FA Cup:
Portsmouth

Carling Cup:
Liverpool

Relegation:
Reading, Wigan and Derby

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

Atmosphere:
8/10

Your fans:
9/10

Our fans:
4/10

Your team:
6/10

Our team:
5/10

Stadium of Light:
7/10

Who’d win in a fight? Paul Jewell or Roy Keane? And why? Both are combative characters but I would tip Paul Jewell

John Banks was chatting to James Henderson