Message from Roy - it's not easy being a Sunderland supporter

Dear Coxhoe Branch,
I'm not sure we've done enough to win it; but when we got back to 1-1, we thought we'd get something, it wasn't to be.
No matter what happened today we've still got to win matches and the positives we've got to take out of it is that it's still in our own hands. We try to bounce back against Burnley on Friday.
We've played better, don't get me wrong. The attitude and the desire to win was there for everyone to see. We pulled it back to 1-1 and maybe we should have settled for a draw. In hindsight, we should have shut up shop.
But with the players we have, we're very attack-minded and we'll always look to try to win a game. With that we've left one or two gaps and we've been punished for it.
You have to give credit to the opposition. When you lose a game of football you've got to give respect to the opposition, they've got some very good players.
I've not said a lot to my players. I give respect to them and what is said in the dressing room stays in the dressing room.
We're disappointed but in the last few months we've managed to get ourselves top of the table and it's in our own hands.
If we win the next couple of games then we'll be OK, but I suppose that's the only plus we can take out of today.
Roy Keane
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