16-02-2022, 05:12 PM
I'd give them 6/10 for on the pitch - we've spent the entire time they've been here in the top half of the table and a high percentage of that in the play-offs or automatics.
I'd give them 9/10 for the infrastructure changes, getting our own training ground within the city boundaries, and the £10m spent on the ground so far plus the plans for more, keeping their promise to remain at Fratton if it was possible.
I'd give them 4/10 for the academy - they promised a lot more than they have delivered there.
I'd give them 10/10 for subsidising the club during Covid without making a fuss about it, that was a huge unexpected expense.
I'd give them 10/10 for doing all the above without incurring a penny of debt to the club.
and finally I'd give them 10/10 for producing those pre-match videos ... they are first class and I never tire of watching them.
So all in all I would give them about 7/10 but would also say they have been the perfect owners for what we needed at the time, building slowly and sustainably as promised. And on the day it has been revealed that Sunderland's super-rich kid owner has been lying all along about his percentage holding of the club keeping promises seems more important than usual. People may complain about the lack of direct communication from the Eisners, and I think it is true that they have withdrawn a bit following some online abuse, but that is 100% better than lying to the fans like all previous owners since Jim Gregory have done. And they have ensured that the fans are kept very well informed via the CEO.
I'd give them 9/10 for the infrastructure changes, getting our own training ground within the city boundaries, and the £10m spent on the ground so far plus the plans for more, keeping their promise to remain at Fratton if it was possible.
I'd give them 4/10 for the academy - they promised a lot more than they have delivered there.
I'd give them 10/10 for subsidising the club during Covid without making a fuss about it, that was a huge unexpected expense.
I'd give them 10/10 for doing all the above without incurring a penny of debt to the club.
and finally I'd give them 10/10 for producing those pre-match videos ... they are first class and I never tire of watching them.
So all in all I would give them about 7/10 but would also say they have been the perfect owners for what we needed at the time, building slowly and sustainably as promised. And on the day it has been revealed that Sunderland's super-rich kid owner has been lying all along about his percentage holding of the club keeping promises seems more important than usual. People may complain about the lack of direct communication from the Eisners, and I think it is true that they have withdrawn a bit following some online abuse, but that is 100% better than lying to the fans like all previous owners since Jim Gregory have done. And they have ensured that the fans are kept very well informed via the CEO.