Goalless draw between Sunderland and Fulham 0

Sunderland 0 Fulham 0: FA Cup Fourth Round: It’s not just dour stalemates that have become an all-too regular feature of Sunderland’s Groundhog Day season.

So too, it would appear, is Gus Poyet’s growing paranoia when it comes to dredging up past

glories, as Niall Quinn earned a second unprompted namecheck within a fortnight. Poyet risked further alienating supporters after insisting he has no intention to go back to the ‘kick and rush’ of Peter Reid’s successful reign in order to appease disgruntled fans.