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If its a loan its a really unusual loan. If they wanted to loan $10M, then there are plenty of financial institutions that would do this, as loaning money is a key part of their business. Why go to an Investment company, who did due diligence around a takeover and even setup a holding company, to just get a loan. The current ownership structure of the SAFC holding company hasn't changed, but there is very likely to have been contractual stipulations around future ownership structure that was part of this investment. Its fun to take the piss of how their amazing takeover has falled down into just a loan, but there has to be more changes in ownership coming than have currently been announced.

Not sure if too late :'( https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/a-sad-day.1492283/

Interesting that the chatter on RTG is about a few Easter Eggs being left in the accounts by Uncle Ellis - the form of future payment performance clauses for getting to the Champo or the Prem. Wondering if that (when added to Don's £50M price tag for something that he got for basically nothing) is the reason for the Dell boys getting the first flight out of Sunderland International Airport

All leading to the triumphant return of SKP

They cannot understand why Big Sam isn't begging to get the job. See also.... Poyet, Keane, Bally, Super Kevin Phillips, Cloughy and Ricky Sbragia

Exactly my thoughts. The Don was holding off sacking (and paying off) Ross hoping that the new owners would do that. If there is no takeover then he has no choice but to act now with his own money to try and change things.

There’s nothing obvious they know. Agree with reporting on the clubs ‘cleaning line’, he’s shot himself in the foot with the shit sarcasm though. Exactly what is pissing people off agree - not sure why these journalists/media guys get into personal snarky responses. It's a no-win situation for them

Why don't people just understand that there are things that the media can say, and things that they cannot. This is so obviously something that they know but cannot say right now and have to follow the public line on "cleaning"

And old cunts. Well, she is 92

It really depends on how much he repays to the club, for using the clubs Marrachute payments to pay off the remaining SBC debt (But... bbbut, they told us we were Debt-Free :'( ) If they really did pay Short 37M for the club, with two more planned payments to Short for 25M and 9M from the remaining Marrachute payments..... then just how much was the cub actually worth. Less than 5M Now, Stewie Don says he (and the other investors) will repay these payments back into the club over time, because the club didn't buy itself from Short. But if he is bailing now, and taking his 20-30M with him .... who is going to pay back the missing Marrachute money.

Even better ftom Dangernonse

Don't forget the Metro from Sunderland that was found with a Pooped-on Seat, and the Sunderland Train Station shitter who preferred the stairwell at the station to the toilets.

Undefeated TS Champions

The denial about the article on RTG is delicious. I love how they see the negative story as detrimental to SAFC so go straight into denial mode. All we need now is for Charlton to come through and the collapse may be even more spectacular

People using the term "Invest in the club" when they really mean "spend money on the club without getting a return". I don't think people really understand what "Investing" means, compared to Spending. RTG is a prime example of wanting to "Invest" £50M to produce a more entertaining team but it would only raise the value of the club by £20M

More delicious clutching at straws... this one from our Favourite Janey

Playoff tickets should be free (it’s almost like a cup game anyway). Unfair to expect fans to have to buy more tickets after just finishing paying off their season card over the installment plan. Where are they going to find another $20 for a ticket with Wembo train and hotel tickets to pay for

Durham Cathedral has exploded RTG https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/what-the-hell-is-durham-cathedral-doing-on-mag-flag.1472185/ Wor Flags better watch their Letterbox

Amazing how the RTG witch "Mag" hunters can sense a whiff of gravy in a post from 1000 yards, and ridicule all the posts they dislike as a Sad-Mag pretending to be a Mackem. But they cannot figure out that the Fan in Peace is really just Paul from Pennywell or Gary from Grindon trying to kiss up the rest of the board by pretending that other teams fans care about them. Even Grumpy Old Man (who I like as an RTG poster) is starting to get suspicious but still hasn't figured it out.

Fewwmin as Barton said he wanted to send them home “with tears in their eyes” And he did ..... bwaaahahaha ?

Posh-Fan-In-Peyce says that's not true. Sunderland are their third favorite team after Peterborough and Feyenord.

The flag provides a definitive separation of the goal line and the touchline (as least, it does for the height of the corner flag pole)

Not sure... I thought it was just that the staged purchase payments from The Don were secured against the Marrachute payments.