Badger 2,405 Posted February 11, 2021 10 hours ago, Capt. Pants said: 10 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Sunderland are a pretty big club, they don't deserve to be were they are. Good for them. Yes they do. They are where they are because they play rubbish football and lose a lot of matches. The reason that re where they are is because under previous owners they have been financially irresponsible and tried to buy success. When the gamble failed and the previous billionaire get fed up of subsidizing them they were left in the do do. Be interesting to see if the new owner makes the same mistakes or just builds steadily taking advantage of Sunderland's natural advantages. With decent, financially prudent owners they should be an EPL team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rock bus 852 Posted February 11, 2021 I'm a bit late to the party but have just started watching the Sunderland Til I Die series on Netflix. Half way through the first season and I think it's one of the best shows I've ever seen . A really great insight to all aspects of a football club. You have to feel sorry for the club and fans, it's funny how it starts off with the clear purpose of showing their promotion back to the premier league and quickly goes disastrously wrong. Just got to the episode where Grabban and Martin demonstrate what D*(ks they are! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,334 Posted February 11, 2021 Wouldn't take Roy Keane very long to waste a billion on overrated players. Wonder if they want him back? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
essex canary 496 Posted February 11, 2021 9 hours ago, TeemuVanBasten said: Yes I get that now, fair enough - nothing to see here! I just want to hear Thirsty Lizard tell me that his will leave 100% of his estate to the Treasury instead of his kids, has never benefited in any way from an inheritance, and is against Tom Smith inheriting Delia's shares because they should be liquidated to fund dodgy government contracts. Perhaps Thirsty Lizard is too busy working on a government Test and Trace contract? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,606 Posted February 11, 2021 You'd have to hope this new owner actually has a sense of long term strategy and is sensible enough to put a proper Sporting Director in place. Their Premier League years were just a stunning lesson in short term thinking- new manager, let them sign 10 players, sack, new manager, 10 more new players (while being unable to shift the previous 10 that the new guy doesn't fancy), bounce, sack rinse and repeat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crabbycanary3 994 Posted February 11, 2021 Even some people, a lot closer to Sunderland than us, don't seem to think they are a Club of any decent size 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crabbycanary3 994 Posted February 11, 2021 18 minutes ago, rock bus said: I'm a bit late to the party but have just started watching the Sunderland Til I Die series on Netflix. Half way through the first season and I think it's one of the best shows I've ever seen . A really great insight to all aspects of a football club. You have to feel sorry for the club and fans, it's funny how it starts off with the clear purpose of showing their promotion back to the premier league and quickly goes disastrously wrong. Just got to the episode where Grabban and Martin demonstrate what D*(ks they are! Really enjoyed watching it. It does seem to highlight how rare football is, with massive losses being accrued, on a regular basis (pretty much down to wages) , papering over cracks, and as a business model it is woefully inadequate. Being old school and seeing pre Premier League top level football and how the game has developed etc, I despair how football will be, even in just 10-20 years. There are not enough people, in influential positions, who want to do something about it. because of the swill of money, it could be said that those people 'can't' do anything about it. It's going to take something radical, and I don't think football has the moral application to do that atm. I feel parts of Football has already got boring, and is riddled with reprehensible elements. I guess I might be seen as a grumpy (middle aged!) man, but I'd be intrigued to see how many other fans, of similar age, disagree with me, generally. Young(ish) football fans, who know nothing more than the Premier League era, are largely blinkered and think everything related to that is the mutts nutts. I feel for them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,164 Posted February 11, 2021 3 hours ago, A Load of Squit said: My morning Teams call with our NE office is going to be an interesting one. The Mags will be particularly upset as their take over never happened and the Mackems will be overjoyed. I might remind them of an incident at Carrow Rd where some newly minted fans waved £20 notes at us. The Mags are seething but they generally are most of the time. The Mackems are 'optimistic and 'quietly confident'. This and the threat of a salary cap being lifted has them feeling much happier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathy 733 Posted February 11, 2021 11 hours ago, Paint Me Yellow said: Why aren't I a billionaire? Why aren't I 22? 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,748 Posted February 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Kathy said: Why aren't I 22? Well that would mean you no longer have a hankering for Young Boys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted February 11, 2021 13 hours ago, Greavsy said: Where the moral in inheriting money. I wonder if he streams his coverage?! Still banging the drum Greavsy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,415 Posted February 11, 2021 21 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said: Still banging the drum Greavsy? Not at all, just trying to add some humour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted February 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, Greavsy said: Not at all, just trying to add some humour. Fair enough. Apologies. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 495 Posted February 11, 2021 Haven’t Marseille been involved in corruption in the past in French football? The city has a reputation as an organised crime stronghold. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,165 Posted February 11, 2021 8 hours ago, essex canary said: Perhaps Thirsty Lizard is too busy working on a government Test and Trace contract? No chance of that - I'm not a personal friend of Matt Hancock. 🙂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,562 Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Crafty Canary said: Haven’t Marseille been involved in corruption in the past in French football? The city has a reputation as an organised crime stronghold. No more so than London or any number of other big cities around the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,940 Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Crafty Canary said: Haven’t Marseille been involved in corruption in the past in French football? The city has a reputation as an organised crime stronghold. Guessing, but I think that was the Bernard Tapie years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
