Let's dial down the sympathy a bit. 100k + signatures on a petition for the takeover, local MPs raising it in parliament, fans wearing tea towels and doing promos for Saudi authorities, the ongoing whataboutery. I could go on. They may have a small stake in it but they brought this on.

To be a woman, you need to be human first.

In other news, Saudi Arabia, which has done as much as anyone to ensure the financial success of Club World Cup for FIFA, has executed a journalist, who was tried in secret, and sentenced to death over what activists say were tweets critical of the regime.

I don't suppose anyone through the Union has raised any concerns regarding Durham's recent partnership announcement with Saudi?

Shameful that no one in senior management is held to account for this. Sector wide issues, yes, but it has been coming for years.

With the club now joining BlueSky, repost these words so other Sunderland fans can find each other.

I'll also follow everyone back on here... let's try and get a community built on this platform.

#SAFC