I can see why S*nderland may have stood by him until today with the whole "innocent until proven guilty" mindset but to suspend him and unsuspend him at the start is farcical and highlights their initial lack of morality.
Now that he has pleaded guilty to some of the charges he should be sacked with immediate effect and S*nderland should remove themselves from the scenario.
I highly doubt he would have highlighted to his employer that he was guilty of said charges. Who would in any walk of life? The annoying thing is footballers or anyone with money seems to get away lightly with a lot of crime, and I cannot see this being any different. Even if he were to be sentenced I fear it would be reduced or he'd be back out in no time.
If it was the collective you or I our whole lives would be fucked.
As for their fans, dare I say it we have the same element of mongs amongst our lot who would sing similar shite in a similar scenario. Most of them are morally like us I would have said. The only difference being they have a large chip on their shoulder about us...