Serious takeover talk

[West Winger]

Worried that If Ross has gone then SD is deflecting the flack from takeover collapsing

Basically this.

I said from the beginning that if the deal didn’t go ahead it would be Donald at fault. I’m not seeing anything that disavows me of that opinion tbh.

 

[Roker Mackem]

Seems strange to sack Ross in the middle/end of takeover...if the takeover is off (according to the sun) why sack Ross now?

the sacking will have taken place before the Sun story.. which is worrying.

 

[Calmac]

It's even more confusing than it was a few weeks ago.....,I'm feverishly looking through two threads at a time now!

 

[Roker Mackem]

Donald now saying he is "very hopeful" of the investment we want.

Update Friday.

 

[E.T. Fairfax]

Donald has said "don't give up hope just yet though" in response to deal being off

That isnt reassuring at all.

 

[FulwellBri]

Ross confirmed by club:

Sunderland AFC announced this afternoon that it had terminated the contract of manager Jack Ross.

SAFC chairman Stewart Donald said: “This is a decision that has been made with a heavy heart. When we arrived at the club 18 months ago, we appointed Jack because we felt that he was the right man to take Sunderland forward over a number of years.

“Jack has worked extremely hard, and has helped us achieve stability at the club, and I sincerely thank him for his efforts. I hope and believe that he will go on to have a successful career in management.”

Assistant manager James Fowler has been placed in temporary charge of first team affairs and will oversee this evening’s home game against Grimsby Town in the leasing.com Trophy. The process to appoint a new Sunderland manager will commence tomorrow.

If we had appointed a proper manager in the first place we would be playing in the c'ship right now..not languishing in a pub league. Investment wise we would have been far more attractive.
Questions need to be asked as to what exactly are donald and methven touting to these yank groups when 2 have withdrawn at the 11th hour.
Seems to me the yanks are turning over stones and finding nasties. That can only be down to those 2

 

[BigPete]

Well that's some positive news but won't deflect **** all from SD if takeover falls through

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Donald now saying he is "very hopeful" of the investment we want.

Update Friday.

Where you read that? Him being sacked and the takeover still on would be brilliant.

 

[Larza]

Donald is very active on Twitter at the minute, hasn’t been like this for months.
Hope he is calming everyone down.

Friday is a long way off

 

[Confucius]

Except it’s not tomorrow it’s today, so it’s not spot on really m8.

But Donald has said he is still, trying for it, so possibly last chance saloon tomorrow

 

[Smug in Boots]

I'm travelling so can't post much.

I've had more 'ignore the Sun' messages than anything else. One suggestion was that there'll be investment, for the moment, but no outright takeover.

As it appears a deal was agreed, then their lawyers came in

 

[Rocky]

That isnt reassuring at all.

Now saying he's "very hopeful"

 

[Sid]

Seems strange to sack Ross in the middle/end of takeover...if the takeover is off (according to the sun) why sack Ross now?

If they were waiting for the takeover to resolve itself then why would they wait any longer if it is off?

 

[Rocky]

I'm travelling so can't post much.

I've had more 'ignore the Sun' messages than anything else. One suggestion was that there'll be investment, for the moment, but no outright takeover.

As it appears a deal was agreed, then their lawyers came in

Same here, well I had one

 

[TonyG]

Just a thought, when we all assumed Stewart D was selling up his business to focus on Sunderland more maybe we were right, but that he was going to inject more of his money if the takeover/investment doesn't happen ??

 

[wtdog]

I do wonder the mindsets of alleged Safc fans. Revelling in speculative misery.

 

[Confucius]

See, they've invested enough to pay Ross off already

 

[Mr Tickle]

Could be a coincidence but wasn't Coleman sacked just before Donalds take over? Maybe the sticking point has need the Americans want a new manager but Donald wanted to stick with Ross. It's finally got to the point were the Yanks have said it's him or us, Donald has seen the reaction to the possible collapse of the takeover so thought **** it and sacked Ross. Take over completed by the weekend, new manager in by the next game (I ****ing hope So anyway)!

Hope yr right marra...

 

[Flatheed]

Maybe the issues were the yanks wanted him to sack Ross before they took over but he wouldn’t. Maybe he has now as the yanks said they were pulling out. I don’t know but I’m more hopeful

I think this could be exactly it. SD didn’t want to sack Ross but he has probably been told pull the trigger or deal is off. Very similar to Colman.

 

[The Berk]

The sacking for me is part of the takeover/investment deal. I wouldn’t be surprised if we had good news tonight.