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Match Day Thread Reading v Sunderland - Saturday 14th April - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Apr 12, 2018.

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Your Prediction

Poll closed Apr 15, 2018.
  1. Home Win

    37.9%
  2. Away win

    37.9%
  3. Draw

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  4. Meh - I'm off to the Oracle

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  1. Teessidemackem

    Teessidemackem Well-Known Member

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    Ive got the if you dont laugh youll cry mentality.
     
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  2. Makemstine Roger

    Makemstine Roger Well-Known Member

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    we already did, have you forgotten the friendly, or just edited it from your mind totally.
     
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  3. marcusblackcat

    marcusblackcat SAFC Sheriff
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    Not sure there was ever any denial - more clinging on to faint hope! We've played some of our best football over the last few weeks and that gives a little promise going into the last few games and looking towards next season. Hope we can hold on to the players we need - Paddy McNair and the 2 kids will be massive in league one and, as tees has said, investment doesn't need to be as expensive in there - £2-3m should see us able to push for promotion
     
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    Quite an interesting article from the Eastleigh chairman seeing he has been approached by a Consortium looking to take over the club. States it's one lead investor with backers.

    It would appear unlikely that we are getting a new billionaire owner who is going to buy Short clean out.

    So what is the likely scenario? There seems some viability in the rumours from March.

    Consortium takes part control of the club including the bank debt and will run and fund the footballing side.

    Short stays for a period and covers loss, costs and he debt owed to him.

    Obviously in the absence of a dream scenario is this the best option?

    Short staying and still covering loss which means the new owners won't be hamstrung by the financial mistakes of the past and could fund player recruitment with a view to gaining promotion at the first attempt.

    Hopefully any takeover happens before players sales and the next parachute payment lands so some/all goes to them and not to Short clawing money back.
     
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