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Be in no doubt, the reason for this giveaway has nothing to do with empty seats. It's the non-existant library atmosphere at the place that has prompted this piece of desperation. Empty seats at televised games can largely be ignored whilst a game is underway but games played to the backdrop of players voices being able to be heard from the stands is something that cannot be brushed under the carpet. The shockingly quiet SJP atmosphere is now becoming a major talking point in the game. And unfortunately for Fat Man, giving away seats is not going to combat that because those seats will be taken up by yet more customers who contribute nothing to the atmosphere. So Mikey Boy is giving away something for which he will get no return.

NUFC have now fully embraced the Sunderland AFC Premier League mission statement. Circle the drain every season with the sole ambition to remain in the league, with a mid table finish being seen as a highly successful season. Employ journeyman managers, secure key players season after season on loan deals and now give away match tickets to make the stadium look full.

Aye, when I see people hope we plummet to get rid of Ashley, I look at these and think fuck that. 18 months ago they thought they’d hit the jackpot. Arsehole owner leaving, ‘debt written off’, etc...they’ve managed to get even worse. Mid-table in The Championship would be embarassing, mid-table in League 1 is literally something I couldn’t imagine. They were incredibly fortunate that Short wrote off their debt because if he hadn't they would have been in administration by now. The problem with this lot is their flat refusal to accept where they currently are as a club since ending up in the 3rd tier. In their arrogance since being unburdened by the debt they believed that they should piss the league and every other team in that league should feel blessed by just getting to play them. When that didnt happen they turned on a manager who is no great shakes but would probably have got them into the Championship, given time. They lack the self awareness to see that it's their impatience as a fan base that has been their undoing for years. And now they are doing the same with Parkinson.

"I'll give him 1 for changing the seats" https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/rate-donald’s-time-as-owner-so-far-out-of-10.1490404/ The love affair seems to be in trouble. This would be glorious if we weren't such a shit show ourselves.

I think Reiver is the poster "Smug In Boots" on there...and he is still saying the takeover is on.....

This is where they migrate to when RTG hits the buffers.. https://www.not606.com/threads/rtg.377863/page-40

Getting way ahead of yourselves changing the headline of this thread mind. Ross might be gone but it's only speculation that the takeover is off. Sounds to me like there is a lot of brinkmanship going on. If it is off though it will probably be the only joy I get out of football this season.

This would be funny if we weren't so heavily used as a measure of their shitness.

The pre-match thread on Red Cafe is laughably negative. These spoilt cunts have no idea what a club in freefall looks like. They will by 6:30pm tonight though.

Unfortunately the rumour is that they have already tried to buy us but Ashley's fuckwittery drove them away, which is why they decided to have a look 12 miles down the road.

https://twitter.com/moneymikeashley/status/1175709985751388161?s=21

"Support the regime, boo the team" should be a trending slogan to throw at these morons who are slagging off the boycotters on the rancid facebook fan pages.

Need Ross to stay there for as long as possible as they aren't going very far under him.

They seemingly are about to have, collectively, the richest owners in the game. Meanwhile NUFC are rapidly disintegrating at the seams. This couldn't be happening at a worse time for us, and if ever there was a time to be nervously looking 12 miles down the road it's now. Look at Charlton right now, riding high in the Championship. This time last year they were struggling to maintain a League One play-off place. Sunderland might not even need to spend a fortune to get through the Championship as some decent buys and positive momentum can get you a long way in that league. Then their owners could really start to spend once in the Prem. It's a doomsday scenario but not a particularly outlandish one.

Exactly. These f*ckers have the brass neck to say they are an unlucky bunch, yet they have now had three multi, multi-million pound takeovers in the last 13 years, with their last rich owner graciously writing off all of their massive debt. They are amongst the jammiest bastards in the game.

Anyone who thinks this is anything other than fantastic news for them is kidding themselves. Its a dream come true for them and if it had happened to us over the summer we would have been having parties. It is exactly the takeover scenario we were pinning our hopes on. If we are not rid of Ashley within the next couple of years....and have him replaced by owners with true ambition...then SAFC will eclipse NUFC for the following 5 years and beyond. This could be their Keegan 1982 moment. Grim.

I see that prick Reiver is back on RTG from his ban and straight back into the old routine of his NUFC obsession. What a sad cunt.

Absolutely fantastic podcast. Our local media and ex-pros who keep quiet should listen to this and hang their heads with shame.

So the word that I got last week was seemingly accurate. To be honest, 10,000 still isn't enough. 15k+ would really be a lot more significant. My contact that initially told me about the 10k figure now says that sales are 14k down on this time last year.

It's just like rubbernecking a car crash now. You shouldn't stare but the tempation is too strong,

We have got the Arabic Venkys trying to buy us haven't we?

So the word that I got last week was seemingly accurate. To be honest, 10,000 still isn't enough. 15k+ would really be a lot more significant.

Yeah, this is looking like Staveley all over again. Unlike her though, BZG need to hang Ashley out to dry and describe in detail exactly what has gone on. Looking like this fucking criminal has decided to stick rather than twist. He must surely have accepted relegation already but will just think he can get us immediately promoted again and then the cycle can continue. There's years & years more of this torment to come. Not for me though. Once the announcement of no takeover is out there that's me done with football for good. No watching games on TV, won't read forums, social media or newspaper columns. Total blackout of the game. When I started following NUFC in 1985 we were a nothing club owned by parasitic owners and Liverpool were winning everything. Here we are 34 years later and it looks like LFC will start to become a powerhouse again with NUFC still slumming it & in the hands of a parasite. No way am I hanging around to watch that all over again.

Yes, but Ashley has clung to the line that bidders are undervaluing the club and trying to get it on the cheap. He absolutely cannot say that with BZG.

Has anyone else heard the rumour that sales are currently 10K down on this time last year?