AWOL 2014 Issue 303 31st October | Page 24

Visit www.awolonline.net my brain hurts Sunderland fans to have memories wiped england SUNDERLAND players have paid to have fans’ memories of their recent defeats, most notably their 8 - 0 thrashing by Southampton, surgically deleted. Sunderland community officer Tom Booker said: “The players thought the least they could do was offer those fans pioneering brain surgery. “The travelling supporters accepted gratefully. Very few seemed worried about the potential damage to their long-term neural functioning, although some were concerned they might forget that song about Lee Cattermole. “We considered replacing the memory of the 8-0 loss with a victory of some kind, but doctors told us that the procedure can only do so much.” Some fans opted to wait until after last weekend’s home match against Arsenal, as Above: Vito Mannone - even his mafia contacts can’t help him now they were expecting an even more convinging trouncing, but were clearly unaware of the Gunner’s ineptitude in front of goal - one who had the successful operation though was Nathan Muir, who said: “People keep talking about the Southampton game, but we haven’t even played Southampton. “Although I do keep having these weird nightmares about a hapless Vito Mannone repeatedly picking the ball out of a net while southerners hoot in derision at me. “I also seem to have forgotten my name and where I live. But I do know this great song about Lee Cattermole.” Sunderland manager Gus Poyet has apparently this week opted to have the same operation, although with the proviso that he is able to remember how useless Vito Mannone is, so that he no longer feels the urge to pick him, assuming he is still in his job. 24 Sell it fast with AWOL Classifieds