Sunderland 0-5 Nottingham Forest - the fans' verdict

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We asked for your thoughts after Friday’s Premier League game between Sunderland and Nottingham Forest.

Here are some of your comments:

Sunderland fans

Lynne: So disappointing! No excuse for such a poor performance. No quality in the team.

Keith: The stuff of nightmares. The game was even till the first goal, but then energy ran out and mistakes crept in. Forest had done their homework and scored three times by good wing play and neat crosses - helped by our shocking marking. At least we showed a bit of fight in the second half. We had a quick and traffic free journey home - everyone else had left long ago! We end the season with a whimper.

James: We've been due this result for a while - have rode our luck for too long. Personally, 5-0 at home should result in a fine for the full squad.

Dave: I'm proud that at 4-0 the fans were in full voice and behind the team. Forest were efficient but we were inept. Played the game like a training drill with no intensity. We aren't ready for the demands of European football. If we had got it we'd be next year's Forest.

Forest fans

Sean: Where to begin? Struggled to score from set-pieces all season, and like a bus three came at once in that first half! Wood is back in the goals, Igor Jesus continues where he left off last week and is there any stopping MGW? Not looking likely. Even when we stepped off in the second half Anderson pops up with a gift of a goal. Rode our luck with the disallowed goal but it didn't affect the outcome. Mathematically still in the relegation fight, but eight points clear and a performance like that against a strong Sunderland side has laid the gauntlet down for Tottenham and West Ham. Dare I say we should only focus on the Europa League semi now?