Scottish Mag 3 Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 NIKE have rejected the chance to buy Sunderland. And the news will come as a huge blow to the hundreds of fans whose protests against chairman Bob Murray turned ugly after the 1-0 defeat by Blackburn. It had been hoped the American sportswear giant would underpin the club's bid for a quick return to the Premiership, with outgoing Rangers boss Alex McLeish the man tipped to fill the vacant Black Cats hotseat. And Nike, whose UK HQ is close to the Stadium of Light, were offered the club - valued at about £60 million - with under-fire Murray keen to sell. But with Sunderland reported to be about £38m in debt, the Americans rejected the opportunity. Although Kevin Ball is in charge following the sacking of Mick McCarthy McLeish is expected to be handed the task of guiding Sunderland back to the big time, although the fear for fans is that a lack of finance and big debts could sabotage that aim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly Mackems 134 Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 I hope they never come back up. Bollocks to all the 'local derby' crap - I much prefer them to be in a division below us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Who in their right mind would want to buy them? You see the threads all of the time on the SMB "Takeover rumour", "I just heard". Christ, do they know how unappealing they really are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Who in their right mind would want to buy them? 110638[/snapback] Have you never started a game with some shit team on CM? Maybe some Abramovich type figure fancies a challenge. Although hopefully not funded by money swindled from an already impoverished population. Which I suppose rules Nike out anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Hint - FM isn't real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Hint - get a sense of humour, you miserable git. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sicklee Sausage Roll 0 Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Is that a swoosh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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