I don't recommend trying to get 43,000 fans into a 36,000-seat stadium...10 points adrift and 43,000 you lot can only dream of that support eh hehe.
Not much of a swap for Newcastle, for me. Sunderland and Boro for that? Pass.Taking aside the weak wum effort, I can think of a couple of "big" English clubs who would get nowhere near 43000 if they were 10 points adrift.
Personally I will be sorry to see Sunderland go down. In my experiences of going to both Roker Park and the SOL, they are candidates for being the friendliest fans in the PL.

I think that they need a whole new approach, which going down might allow them to implement.Sunderland's problem is their owner.
Most owners with that fan base would see a huge opportunity for substantial returns if they invested wisely and got them challenging for European places. They are as well supported as Chelsea.