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 ShamtheRam wrote:

 Roberto Baggio wrote:

What big names are likely to leave? Any contracts expired?
I'd imagine relegation release clauses will be at the heart of the majority of their departures.

Incorrect. 

The answer to the question was already answered on Saturday

 coyne wrote:

The sad reality is that it could get worse next season before it gets better.
Not ruling out starting the season on -10 points and a team full of academy players at this stage.

All of them will leave. The ones who remain are there because they're grossly overpaid.
There is no such thing as a relegation clause intact for players who dropped down from the Premier League last season, their contracts state it can't happen consecutively so the likes of Cattermole and Kone are still on £20-30k a week. 
Jack Rodwell will be on £40k a week as his contract was different from the rest, I honestly wouldn't trust Martin O'Neill with a £5 note ever again after the way he handled these talks but in a nutshell he's getting a paycut too because of failure to reach the Premier League after the first attempt.

Sunderland were meant to release their financial figures today but have chosen not to for a very good obvious reason, once the creditors see the figures they'll eat the club like lambs to the slaughter. IE. Ring the administrators asap. Short will likely wait until the next parachute payment comes in and feed the creditors rather than invest anything into the club and look into trying to scrap pennies like a busker before releasing any financial statements

Another problem is that Sunderland have absolutely no saleable assets, they're due £7.5 million from Beskitas keeping Lens and approx £5 million for Milan keeping Borini that's about it. Might get a 7 figure fee for McNair but that's about it really, everyone else is on too luxurious contracts.

Too long didn't read version - Squad will just be full of academy players, loanees and players sitting on their luxurious contracts with the occasional free agent there and then while the rest gets flogged off. That's the story of the summer ahead.

*Mind you this post could turn out to be entirely untrue if there's a legitimate takeover in the summer but as the current situation stands, it will be true.