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originallambrettaman said:
We were only ever going to be sold as a Premier League club.

Two of the potential deals last season were based on us being in either league, but with reduced terms if we went down and both were rejected.

The price for a Championship club simply isn't high enough for them to accept.
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Really? what if that championship club was carrying hardly any debt?
 
RichardG said:
You're right. We don't know what new owners would be like.

I, and many others, campaigned to get rid of the Needler/Fish regime. Some disagreed with us. Needler, Fish and Dolan went and we got Lloyd and Wilby.

We campaigned to get rid of Lloyd and, by that point, Appleton. A handful disagreed with us at first. They went and we got, eventually, Hinchliffe and Buchanan.

We campaigned to get rid of Hinchliffe and Buchanan. We came as close to extinction as we'd ever been. But then we got Adam Pearson and the modern Hull City was born.

My point is that there's nothing wrong with wanting better. And getting from A to B isn't always a linear journey. The Allams have done some good things on the pitch and deserve credit for sorting out the academy (before letting all of its products leave for relative peanuts). But they've been the most divisive, antagonistic owners we've had in my time supporting the club. I - and evidently many others - want better. We want owners that value us as fans, who want what we want, who keep their egos in check and respect the club's heritage. If the next owners don't do that, we'll campaign for better again. Wanting better is what football fans do. It may seem irrational to some, but supporting a football team is irrational when looked at coldly. I've no time for this 'be careful what you wish for' mantra some chant at us Allam critics. If we had been careful what we were wishing for in the 90s, we might still be playing at a crumbling Boothferry Park with owners in some way connected to the motley bunch mentioned above. Wishing for better isn't wrong, even when there are no guarantees that you'll get it.
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<applause>

RG for PM !
 
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Doing an Allam...

Sunderland: Club Statement

Recently, we informed supporters that discussions were taking place with parties who had expressed an interest in acquiring ownership of Sunderland AFC.

Subsequently, more detailed talks were held over the last week with one of these groups.

Ellis Short and the board were committed to ascertain if this group was better placed to take the club forward in the right way and to improve it, both on and off the pitch.

A defined timeframe was placed on discussions to ensure that the club could move forward quickly and decisively with its plans for the new season should they not come to fruition.

We have concluded these talks and have determined that this proposed sale would not be in the best interests of Sunderland AFC.

Ellis Short will continue his commitment to the club, both financially and personally, moving forward.

We would like to thank our supporters for their patience during what we know has been a period of uncertainty and frustration for them.

Preston North End have granted us permission to speak with Simon Grayson regarding the manager’s position.
 
originallambrettaman said:
Doing an Allam...

Sunderland: Club Statement

Recently, we informed supporters that discussions were taking place with parties who had expressed an interest in acquiring ownership of Sunderland AFC.

Subsequently, more detailed talks were held over the last week with one of these groups.

Ellis Short and the board were committed to ascertain if this group was better placed to take the club forward in the right way and to improve it, both on and off the pitch.

A defined timeframe was placed on discussions to ensure that the club could move forward quickly and decisively with its plans for the new season should they not come to fruition.

We have concluded these talks and have determined that this proposed sale would not be in the best interests of Sunderland AFC.

Ellis Short will continue his commitment to the club, both financially and personally, moving forward.

We would like to thank our supporters for their patience during what we know has been a period of uncertainty and frustration for them.

Preston North End have granted us permission to speak with Simon Grayson regarding the manager’s position.
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Or not selling to a group that doesn't have the right amount of funds.

You nick a lot of material from Rick. <laugh>
 
originallambrettaman said:
Doing an Allam...

Sunderland: Club Statement

Recently, we informed supporters that discussions were taking place with parties who had expressed an interest in acquiring ownership of Sunderland AFC.

Subsequently, more detailed talks were held over the last week with one of these groups.

Ellis Short and the board were committed to ascertain if this group was better placed to take the club forward in the right way and to improve it, both on and off the pitch.

A defined timeframe was placed on discussions to ensure that the club could move forward quickly and decisively with its plans for the new season should they not come to fruition.

We have concluded these talks and have determined that this proposed sale would not be in the best interests of Sunderland AFC.

Ellis Short will continue his commitment to the club, both financially and personally, moving forward.

We would like to thank our supporters for their patience during what we know has been a period of uncertainty and frustration for them.

Preston North End have granted us permission to speak with Simon Grayson regarding the manager’s position.
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Apparently Short wanted £90million for Sunderland. A club with its own stadium which is the 7th biggest in the country, its own training facilities, a far larger supporter base than ours. Which poses the question, if someone has £90million and wants to buy a championship club why would they buy ours rather than Sunderland?
 
Barchullona said:
Apparently Short wanted £90million for Sunderland. A club with its own stadium which is the 7th biggest in the country, its own training facilities, a far larger supporter base than ours. Which poses the question, if someone has £90million and wants to buy a championship club why would they buy ours rather than Sunderland?
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Cos we have better supporters.

And the HCST.

Who wouldn't want all that?
 
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Barchullona said:
Apparently Short wanted £90million for Sunderland. A club with its own stadium which is the 7th biggest in the country, its own training facilities, a far larger supporter base than ours. Which poses the question, if someone has £90million and wants to buy a championship club why would they buy ours rather than Sunderland?
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Ours isn't for sale as a Championship club, the Allams were only ever going to sell a Premier League club.
 
originallambrettaman said:
Ours isn't for sale as a Championship club, the Allams were only ever going to sell a Premier League club.
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Sunderland with their ground and support in many ways would still be a more attractive purchase, even in the Championship, for £90 million than ourselves in the PL.

Was talking to a Leeds fan on Sunday and he was more optimistic about our future than I am at the moment.
 
originallambrettaman said:
Ours isn't for sale as a Championship club, the Allams were only ever going to sell a Premier League club.
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I don't believe ehab has any intention of selling.unless an offer well in excess of the club's value comes in.and that won't be happening.hes making lots of money and he gets lots of publicity as well.whats not to like
 
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