We were supposed to keep that between us. Thanks all the same, though. Any females looking in will be impressed.
Congratulations lads. It's a perfect scenario if the debt has been wiped out (well over £100m) and the EPL parachute payments are still coming in as you'll be loaded. I think Short is writing off the debts owed to him but I do wonder if the £70m? debt to other investors isn't secured against these parachute payments, but even if it is the prospects of turning the club's fortunes around are vastly improved. In the 3rd division Sunderland should piss all over everyone else. The gates are 3-6k for other clubs a lot of the time so you'll have a major advantage even with a half full stadium where ticket sales will make a big difference to revenues compared to being in the Championship or Premier League. The main thing a takeover brings is an injection of positivity into the club and maybe potential signings not seeing it as a sinking ship anymore so good players being attracted in. Sacking Coleman is also a major plus as he is a terrible manager in any league. Hands up, I've had a good laugh at your expense this season, as rivals do, but you have some good supporters who have put up with some ****e and then some so hopefully this is the turn around for you.
Here's a thought. We are starting again from scratch as a club, maybe Rodwell will impress the new manager and play, surely if he wants to play he'd be decent for league 1.
There are almost no circumstances I can imagine where he'd be accepted by the fans on the pitch wearing our colours.
Got to say I agree and a clean slate should be exactly that, time to get rid of driftwood and let the young ones with the right about of experience added loose. It would be nice to see a young academy team grow
I'm hoping our new owners will give him an ultimatum along the lines of 'bugger off or we will shatter your kneecaps!'
I think this is massive for Sunderland if all above board and true. Wiping off the debt is certainly not something many could see Short doing. The financial situation must have been pretty bad for him to cut his losses in such a manner. Unless this is some lovely grand nice gesture which is highly unlikely? If it is it does beg the question why didn't he just throw a nice 10m gesture at it in July or January to ensure Championship status was retained? Obviously no club wants a double relegation or dropping from the heady heights of the PL to League 1. Long term it may not turn out a bad thing. Sunderland will be a big fish in a little pond and it might be fun on the way back up. You might get a bit of momentum behind you. I don't think the PL is the be all and end all despite what Sky want you to believe. Football is football and watching your teams players try their nuts off in any division is what being a supporter is about. Its great if its high quality players in the PL but lets face it, the two NE clubs are just PL also rans at best when there now, at least until a rich owner with a countries wealth backing them decides to take one of us over. So while I have thoroughly enjoyed your demise as is the norm for rival supporters, I do think this could be some light at the end of the tunnel for you. Some of your supporters may have deserted the team but they will be back with a bit of hope.
Stewart Donald speaking about Eastleigh and the Sunderland buyout It's mainly about Eastleigh as he can't say much about the deal, except that "Its a big job"
