S.A.F.C. - the future

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My dream is to be supporting a well run club with good direction and good leadership. Lots of money thrown around is not the long term way forward. My son worked for Sky and did a few premier league sides and he always felt that Sunderland were the least professionally run of them all .. even Newcastle. The first signs are promising for my dream to be able to happen.
 
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Smug in Boots said:
As things are slowing down and people chilling I'll post a quick story that might illuminate what this family means to SAFC.

When I worked for the Russian Oligarch me and Mrs Smug were invited to the chateau of a champagne producing family.

We were collected by helicopter, taken to the chateau for the weekend, wined & dined, entertained and given a wing of the house, a car and maid service.

On the Saturday night we were flown to Paris, sat in the VIP area of the Moulin Rouge and given an after-hours tour of the Eiffel Tower.

Sunday was a tour by the head of the family of the vineyards, museum, the press, the cellars and the tasting room.

All this because I was in charge of provisioning the Russian's house on the Cap d'Antibes where they'd have massive parties for 100's of people.

Our 'wine tasting weekend' must have cost them around £20,000 and they smiled all the way through. Mrs Smug is from a pit town and I'm the same so had to bluff our way through the whole thing. But the desire to supply our boss was obviously worth it, not only from immediate gain, but from the kudos of association. That's what will happen to our club and people across Europe will be plotting how they can involve themselves with SAFC and, by association, with the Louis-Dreyfus family.

This is massive <party>
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Hope so. Thumbs up.
 
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Smug in Boots said:
I didn't know at the time but I was at the wedding* of 'our Oligarch' on the Cap d'Antibes and KLD's mam was a guest.

I don't know if she attended but I was in charge of allocating the wedding presents to his various houses in the UK, France, Russia, the yacht etc.

Those he didn't want, most of them, were sold off. (One was a German staff car from the 1930's I've mentioned before.)

Looking back through my files I can see she gave a gift of a large jade figure of a Pekinese type dog.

I've now lost touch with the boss so I can't approach him for an introduction ...

... or can I, what harm can it do.

* https://www.maxim.com/rides/russian-tycoon-superyacht-motor-yacht-a-2016-09
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Not keen on them lampshades mind <laugh>
 
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As I was saying the other day the stadium and academy being run with a lack of ongoing maintainace and repairs sum up our lack of professionalism and would have had a knock on effect to players and staff that this is a club where you don't have to give your all or have pride in the job you do.

Hopefully this is the start of us being a professional outfit in all areas of the club.
 
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I honestly think that in years to come all Sunderland AFC fans and supporters a like will say that today (18/02/2021) was the new beginning. This has the making to become something spectacular. I know a few Manchester City fans and they have said to me that there are similarities between the two clubs. When they were playing away at Chesterfield on a Tuesday night to where they are now. Cheers to you ALL :emoticon-0167-beer:
 
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