according to this poster on the Sunderland forum: https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/its-not-heckingbottom.1402895/
Obviously a load of rubbish what is said on there - they know as much as we do about it (ie - nothing). If the bit about him turning it down because of a lack of funding promise for January is true I would be a bit disappointed in him though. That would mean that he would have gone by now if they offered him a decent war chest. Obviously we all get far too attached to some players, and the odd manager, and it's not healthy. Like Pickfords, football is a moving on business and there is nothing we can do to change that. Good luck to him whatever he decides but I hope he stays a bit longer. Think back to Allan Clarke - thought he had it made after a bit of success with us. Sank like a stone at a bigger club and ended up out of the game after several moves and another shot with us (failed).
