

TFT, Stay away from Sunderland AFC
The Issue
Still haven't gone away TFT?
Sunderland is not some experiment for you to play with. This is a football club that is rich in the tapestry of the English game, arguably one of the 10 big clubs in the County. I think you'll be hard pressed to find a Sunderland fan who want this to happen.
Please, if you genuinely care about fans, you'd walk away. If you don't, you have proven you could not care less. And only want one thing, an attempt to prove the concept works in order to further your own ambition, and not Sunderland's.
Everyone here that works with, for, or invests in TFT can see the reaction. You all know that this will never have a positive reception. You seriously expect that Sunderland fans won't see straight through the lies?
Fan Ownership? Really? You think that's what all of this is?
TFT is using borrowed money to purchase 39% of Sunderland AFC, how is that money repaid? The fans are expected to foot the bill, the ICO from TFT will be used to fund the takeover. Then what? Since DAO's aren't legally recognised. An individual, or a group of individuals, will have the sole rights to those shares. Meaning we will pay, and those individuals will financially benefit. It's not fan ownership unless Sunderland fans directly own the shares. What TFT is offering is the illusion of fan control, but really they are the ones benefiting.
What are they going to use these benefits for? Simple, they want to buy £1 Billion worth of football clubs. We will be the advertisement, as FC Episkopi has become for this purchase. Clearly showing they only care about one thing, furthering their own Brand. Remember when Mike Ashley turned St James' Park into the Sports Direct Arena? That is what this is. (Even though as a Sunderland fan, it was quite funny at the time, and is still quite funny to bring up to this day)
You have clearly shown a contempt for Sunderland fans, throughout every engagement I have had with a TFT member. You just can't understand the deep, and almost religious connection Sunderland fans have with the club. This isn't a choice for us, this is what we are. You guys can just walk away, and disappear while we are left picking up the pieces of the mess you will leave behind. Nobody at TFT represents the city, the fans, or the culture. You are sports fans, not Sunderland fans, and for that reason you will never be welcome.
To quote Sire Leopold Amery, "In the name of God, go".
But it shows the self-assured hubris that your ideas are. You clearly have not, will not, and never will listen to Sunderland fans and what they want. In the nicest way possible, consider this reaction, the reaction of every single Sunderland fan you will speak too
Or have you not spoken to any Sunderland fans? When have you consulted any fan groups? These aren't questions that have legal restrictions placed onto them. Have you held some sort of public audience, to gauge the mood? Do you actually care about us, or is this some fantasy you can't let go of, and will destroy anything in your path to achieve it?
I couldn't express in stronger terms how much I don't want this to happen,
Please, go away. Far, far away. Because if you step foot in that stadium, as shareholders, you will truly understand what it feels like to have 46 thousand Sunderland fans telling you to F**ck off, and that will happen every time you so much as think about turning up.

The Issue
Still haven't gone away TFT?
Sunderland is not some experiment for you to play with. This is a football club that is rich in the tapestry of the English game, arguably one of the 10 big clubs in the County. I think you'll be hard pressed to find a Sunderland fan who want this to happen.
Please, if you genuinely care about fans, you'd walk away. If you don't, you have proven you could not care less. And only want one thing, an attempt to prove the concept works in order to further your own ambition, and not Sunderland's.
Everyone here that works with, for, or invests in TFT can see the reaction. You all know that this will never have a positive reception. You seriously expect that Sunderland fans won't see straight through the lies?
Fan Ownership? Really? You think that's what all of this is?
TFT is using borrowed money to purchase 39% of Sunderland AFC, how is that money repaid? The fans are expected to foot the bill, the ICO from TFT will be used to fund the takeover. Then what? Since DAO's aren't legally recognised. An individual, or a group of individuals, will have the sole rights to those shares. Meaning we will pay, and those individuals will financially benefit. It's not fan ownership unless Sunderland fans directly own the shares. What TFT is offering is the illusion of fan control, but really they are the ones benefiting.
What are they going to use these benefits for? Simple, they want to buy £1 Billion worth of football clubs. We will be the advertisement, as FC Episkopi has become for this purchase. Clearly showing they only care about one thing, furthering their own Brand. Remember when Mike Ashley turned St James' Park into the Sports Direct Arena? That is what this is. (Even though as a Sunderland fan, it was quite funny at the time, and is still quite funny to bring up to this day)
You have clearly shown a contempt for Sunderland fans, throughout every engagement I have had with a TFT member. You just can't understand the deep, and almost religious connection Sunderland fans have with the club. This isn't a choice for us, this is what we are. You guys can just walk away, and disappear while we are left picking up the pieces of the mess you will leave behind. Nobody at TFT represents the city, the fans, or the culture. You are sports fans, not Sunderland fans, and for that reason you will never be welcome.
To quote Sire Leopold Amery, "In the name of God, go".
But it shows the self-assured hubris that your ideas are. You clearly have not, will not, and never will listen to Sunderland fans and what they want. In the nicest way possible, consider this reaction, the reaction of every single Sunderland fan you will speak too
Or have you not spoken to any Sunderland fans? When have you consulted any fan groups? These aren't questions that have legal restrictions placed onto them. Have you held some sort of public audience, to gauge the mood? Do you actually care about us, or is this some fantasy you can't let go of, and will destroy anything in your path to achieve it?
I couldn't express in stronger terms how much I don't want this to happen,
Please, go away. Far, far away. Because if you step foot in that stadium, as shareholders, you will truly understand what it feels like to have 46 thousand Sunderland fans telling you to F**ck off, and that will happen every time you so much as think about turning up.

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Petition created on 20 June 2022