Well, what can i say? What an incredible game of football it was to watch. A big thanks must again go to Wanderers for providing free travel again that saw more than 15 coaches make the trip to the Stadium of Light.

The support was phenomenal and can only have had a positive influence on the Whites’ performance on the pitch.

However, the first 10 minutes didn’t really go according to plan, as it seemed that we were playing with a hangover from the euphoria of last week’s result against Middlesbrough. Indeed, Djibril Cisse put the hosts ahead with a good finish after a through ball slipped straight through our back four.

This seemed to give Megson’s Merry Men, the kick up the buttocks they required and shortly after the Sunderland goal, a deep Gretar Steinsson cross found the head of Matty Taylor who got above the towering frame of Nyron Nosworthy to nod the equaliser in off the bar despite the best efforts of the returning Craig Gordon. Not long later, a ridiculous challenge on Kevin Davies, gave us a trademark Andy O’Brien free-kick, which was knocked down into the path of Gary Cahill, who blasted home from 12 yards to give us the lead.

Then began the implosion of the Sunderland defence, a disastrous howler from Danny Collins released Johan Elmander for a one-on-one and he coolly slotted home to give us a fantastic lead which we held until the half-time whistle.

That gave the supporters a chance to “thaw-out” in the stand and take on essential hot drinks in the freezing temperatures.

The second half began much the way the first half ended, another defensive blunder enabled skipper Kevin Nolan to play in Johan Elmander to blast home his second from close range and the Wanderers fourth.

Some of the Wanderers faithful thought that the increase in temperature from one to two degrees was cue to remove all top layers and sit topless for a short while, until stewards advised it wasn’t the best idea. Even our attempt at a mass “conga” was thwarted by the authorities, but we sang all the way until the final whistle.

El Hadji Diouf received a heroe’s welcome from the Bolton fans, by whom he is still adored, but he was probably wishing, like all the Sunderland fans, that he had gone Christmas shopping!