It’s not typical Sunderland at all.
It’s typical Sunderland while these small time, corporate chancers that have been in place for about 1% of the clubs existence, are here.
If those proposals had gone through no club would ever have got close to challenging a top 6 place again. It would have harmed the game in England hugely - all so some American hedge funders and the odd sheikh and oligarch could hoover up the majority of the money in the game without really having to worry about a challenge to their top 6 position.
Fundamentally flawed short term proposals that would have seen generations of supporters lost locally everywhere outside of Man U Liverpool Man C Chelsea Spurs and Arsenal.
The fact Rodwell and Donald back those ideas against the wishes of 99% of the whole football community and the Safc supporter base basically proves they are not fit for purpose at a club like Safc if anyone was still having lingering doubts.
They can only run it like a below average lower league club - its beyond their capabilities to do anything else. It would have made selling the club virtually impossible as well which is pretty concerning, I think.
No academy and a smaller stadium would have been on the agenda within a couple of years as well if that power grab had been successful.
