Fleetwood Town boss Joey Barton has taken another swipe at Sunderland - and their fans - after this weekend's game between the two sides was postponed.
Sunderland took the decision to postpone the fixture after Jon McLaughlin, Conor McLaughlin and Tom Flanagan were called up by the national sides, triggering the amount needed to request a postponement as per League One rules.
Fleetwood would have been without Harry Souttar, who has been called up by Australia, and Barton has questioned the confidence Sunderland have in their squad after they opted to postpone the game.
“It’s always easier if you’re off work on the Saturday and you can make a weekend of it," Barton told Fleetwood Today.
“But it is what it is, we have to understand that they have three internationals.
“I think they’ve got the third choice keeper for Scotland, second choice right-back for Northern Ireland and another second or third choice centre-back somewhere for one of the home nations.
“We miss big Soutts but we have confidence in our squad and we’ve said ‘no problem’.
“We’ve got someone who can step in and take that opportunity.
“Sunderland clearly don’t think that they have.”
The former Newcastle United star also added a cheeky dig at Sunderland's fans.
“I always love going back to Sunderland," he added.
“Usually the affection they show to me says that through the course of the year they must pine for me.”
