Ipswich 2-1 Sunderland - the fans' verdict

We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Ipswich and Sunderland.

Here are some of your comments:

Ipswich fans

Walter: First class performance against a very good Sunderland side. We thoroughly deserved our victory and a wonderful winning goal from Jack Clarke. I was very dubious with so many new signings and sad to see so many players leave, but if we maintain this level of performance then the future looks bright.

Raymond: Alright. I called O'Neil's appointment hugely underwhelming but I'm ready to eat my words and be convinced! What a game.

Frank: This was a very important victory. I predicted 2-1. Town controlled large portions of this match and yet, in the end, it took a bit of ingenuity from super sub Jack Clarke to get the Suffolk side all three points.

Ebeenezer: Exciting, fast-paced team with old and new players mixing in well. O'Shea finally taking on the captain's role, Diop running like a gazelle, Maeda working with Emersonn well. Defence was a true team effort - the goalie was only average at times but made one save that paid his wages. Substitutions excellent in composition and timing from our new manager. Let's hope all games are as exciting and the goals keep plopping into the net.

Sunderland fans

Denise: Deja Vu. We had plenty of possession and played some decent football, but like last season sloppy mistakes and our limited ability to create or capitalise on goal scoring opportunities cost us the game.

Stephen: Our biggest flaw last season was on full display at Ipswich - struggling to create enough opportunities to score goals, and when we did create opportunities they were wasted.

David: Two errors eventually cost us in a game we looked like we could go on to win at the break. More questions than answers for the management, particularly around the back four line up, the right side of midfield and how to improve our goal threat. Definitely no need for panic but a home win next weekend would help to calm the early season nerves.

Walter: It will be a hard season for the Black Cats and my advice would be to play reserves in European matches. I wish them good luck. Good goal from the free kick, but they need to create more in open play and turn possession in to effective possession, which is exactly what Ipswich did in this opener.