O'Neill warns fans

by Setanta Staff , 08 February 2012 O'Neill warns fans

Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill has warned fans not to take anything for granted as they prepare to face Middlesbrough in the Cup.


The replay offers the winners a home tie with Arsenal, Saturday's opponents for the Black Cats in the Premier League, but the boss has warned the fans that it will not be easy against Boro and not to look too far ahead.

"I would be really surprised if a Sunderland supporter who really knew about the game would take anything for granted now, particularly for the kind of run we have had in recent years," O'Neill said.

"I don't think that for a second. That's certainly not my attitude.

"We have a very, very difficult game that can go either way, and I wouldn't even look at Arsenal at all.

"Obviously, we have got Arsenal at the weekend, and that's a different issue all together in terms of the league. What I can say is that we will just give everything to try to win the game - but that won't automatically give us victory at all."

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Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Man City
38
28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
7.
Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
16.
Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
17.
QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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