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CHANCE TO OWN BLACK CATS…

By Tom Blackett
CHAMPIONSHIP

BLUNDERS: Ellis Short

IF YOU’D be willing to take on £137m in debt, then Sunderland owner Ellis Short would love to hear from you!
The unpopular American is understood to have given up hope of selling the Black Cats for a bumper price and would give the club away for free. The snag is that any new owner would have to take on the club’s debts – and they were reported to be £137 in 2016.
Around half of the debt is believed to be owed to Short and there remains the possibility the billionaire could write off some or all of that mone...

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