S.A.F.C. - the future

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The owners of SAFC are in over their heads and struggling.

I don't believe their bluster, about finding a way through this crisis, for a second.

Donald knows that and is aware that he might fluke promotion, at the third attempt, only to find there are no buyers. He doesn't have the money to stay up, let alone progress, so would be in an even worse situation.

I've seen some incompetents at this club but I've never seen any owner push so many long term supporters into giving up.

People claiming Donald has improved the club with cost cutting, wage reductions, etc are ignoring that fact which is ultimately more important in the long run.

He's just not very good at running a football club.
Agreed, he's an absolute shambolic failure, hope the cnut reads this.
 
This has grown by about 7 pages since I last looked and I can't as I'm on a training course for a new job. Anything happened or is it still speculating that backing the big picture nonsense is a sign they are staying?
 
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Mate, I know of 2 very long serving supporters who have packed in. First a guy who has helped run the local branch, and been going since the 50’s, and another who has been going same length of time who quite recently lost his wife so the football was something to look forward to. This cu*t in charge needs chased out of the place ASAP.

I know just how they feel. I've been going since the early 60's and moved away from the area in 1970. I went to as many games as I could,even when I lived abroad for a while. When I think of the money spent on tickets,travel,overnight stays,not to mention the time spent when I was working to build a business and to raise a family,it breaks my heart to see where we've come to now.
I don't know what I'm going to do....I'm generally an optimist,(which is being tested on a daily basis by this ****ing virus situation), and I cling to the hope that Donald will sell to the right people and the future will look bright. However,I've been thinking this for over a year now and it looks increasingly forlorn.
My mood has never been this low with the state of football in general and the prospects for my team in particular.
 
This has grown by about 7 pages since I last looked and I can't as I'm on a training course for a new job. Anything happened or is it still speculating that backing the big picture nonsense is a sign they are staying?

It's almost all speculation mate.

It will be until there's an announcement from our absentee owners ...

... which will hopefully be 'goodbye'.
 
I wonder how fans of other clubs feel about their engagement/communications from their clubs. I guess the levels vary by club, but most fans probably feel it isn't enough.

However in our case, we've never heard less from the club, which in the age of social media and the Internet is astonishing. We have to be least engaged with fans I reckon. Given how passionate our fans are that is a disgusting way to treat us.
Not surprising no information is being given to the fans due to our absentee owners only being interested in selling on their terms which all independent financial spokesmen have said is really not realistic in the current climate . A number of people were critical of our CEO for his statements and interviews concerning The Big Picture but was it the clubs stance or his own opinion as Essentially he is an Employee , he will have to be guarded on what he says . The losses will only mount up for the owners who have the opportunity to bail out, Stick or Twist time gentlemen - I use that term loosely .
 
Mate, I know of 2 very long serving supporters who have packed in. First a guy who has helped run the local branch, and been going since the 50’s, and another who has been going same length of time who quite recently lost his wife so the football was something to look forward to. This cu*t in charge needs chased out of the place ASAP.
Does the branch still run from the comrades club ????
 
Mate, I know of 2 very long serving supporters who have packed in. First a guy who has helped run the local branch, and been going since the 50’s, and another who has been going same length of time who quite recently lost his wife so the football was something to look forward to. This cu*t in charge needs chased out of the place ASAP.
Hi mate.
Is it really sad that I can recognise you from your dodgy legs, as if I remember right what you are wearing in your avatar is what you wore for Peterborough away the season before last on the bank holiday Monday. You were still rough for your bbq the day before
 
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Hi mate.
Is it really sad that I can recognise you from your dodgy legs, as if I remember right what you are wearing in your avatar is what you wore for Peterborough away the season before last on the bank holiday Monday. You were still rough for your bbq the day before
Mate, you should have seen his clip after a session on the tutti frutti at Burton.
 
Seems to be the theory that Rodwell's statement confirms Donald's staying but it seems to me that whoever runs/owns the club will want money and the more the better, that's not specific to Donald.

Definite PR own goal like, at least wait until preliminary talks are done before stating support for such an unpopular scheme.
Rodwells statement yesterday shows just how inadequate he is for the role. Its clear since he arrived that he has no connection to the Club and has been barely capable of carrying out day to day operations bordering on being totaly incompetent. The sooner this clown is gone the better.
 
The owners of SAFC are in over their heads and struggling.

I don't believe their bluster, about finding a way through this crisis, for a second.

Donald knows that and is aware that he might fluke promotion, at the third attempt, only to find there are no buyers. He doesn't have the money to stay up, let alone progress, so would be in an even worse situation.

I've seen some incompetents at this club but I've never seen any owner push so many long term supporters into giving up.

People claiming Donald has improved the club with cost cutting, wage reductions, etc are ignoring that fact which is ultimately more important in the long run ...

... that's the real big picture.

He's just not very good at running a football club.
I dont like giving your post a like but 100% , your on the money. Yes ,the seats were changed (by the fans for free) but not much else can be attributed to their credit.. Anyone can cost cut any business . the trick is to cost cut effectively with a forward looking plan to grow, something these clown shoes have not achieved.
 
100%, although I know this goes against everything we are as Sunderland supporters
I agree, it pains me, however the amount of ****e flowing around the club from these two is unbearable, and the football, well we are always one game away from disaster and lets face it, we have been very lucky in all of our games so far this season and the tactics and style of play will not change and you don't need to be ITK to know that.
 
Hi mate.
Is it really sad that I can recognise you from your dodgy legs, as if I remember right what you are wearing in your avatar is what you wore for Peterborough away the season before last on the bank holiday Monday. You were still rough for your bbq the day before
Ahaha, possibly... I remember being rough, and the 6:30 bus journey was a nightmare. I soldiered on tho! Is this the Iain who ended up in hospital after drinking with me? Haha!
 
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The hope of a big takeover with decent ambitious owners is draining from me now as the days pass. I always hoped it could be after the deadline to stop clubs upping their prices on any players but having seen parkinson saying he doesn't expect any transfers before deadline day, and that sort of blows that small hope out the water.
 
Rodwells statement yesterday shows just how inadequate he is for the role. Its clear since he arrived that he has no connection to the Club and has been barely capable of carrying out day to day operations bordering on being totaly incompetent. The sooner this clown is gone the better.
He'd be better off trying to get a tune out of a didgerido.
 
Hope you're right mate because the gulf between the owners, their lackies and the fans is now un bridgeable.

No way back for Donald, but to cap it all his incompetent CEO seems to want to rub the fans faces in the **** as well
Rodwell has had two public situations to deal with. The season ticket fiasco and now this Premier Big Picture Project
He has made an arse of both of them. Showing not just his inability but his complete lack of empathy and contempt for the fans in the process.

Probably a good thing there are no fans allowed in at the moment and the players can just get on with playing because the atmosphere would be toxic.
Agree, I'm not going back or buying out until these chancers have left our club.
 
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