'Takeover imminent?': Sunderland fans have a theory after Charlie Methven resigns

The executive director is set to depart the Stadium of Light on Thursday, December, 12 – with a club statement confirming he was stepping aside for personal reasons.

And fans had plenty to say on the news, with plenty having a takeover theory and others offering their best wishes to Methven.

Here’s what was said on social media:

@JohnTo1973 said: “Wow. What next for SD? Things are unravelling....”

@adamguest commented: “Best wishes to him and his wife. I wonder if the club are going to replace him? We are already skeleton thin. You could kinda begrudge him and Donald making a load of profit eventually (if they turn things around), if they were the ones putting the effort in to turning us round.”

@LDoubleE_87 posted: “Hopefully a full Dell takeover imminent (wishful thinking) - Methven did need to go though, he was in a hiding to nothing”

@JofraJones92 tweeted: “Methven gone? Good riddance. Hopefully it's the start of the clear out we need so we can attempt to get the right people in who can run a great, historic club like Sunderland professionally”

@timetoshineco added: “This is bad news...”

@wdt0_0 said: “Mmmmm ..... buy out happening with the Americans I reckon”

@88NTaylor posted: “Worrying. Granted things aren’t great on the pitch but they have made tough decisions and stabilised the sinking ship we were.”