William O’Brien

[Jackal]

Picture of him in a mag shirt doing the rounds on Twitter.

 

[Hoon]

I would be surprised, as a close friend of mine know the guy at Sage.

Seemed to indicate he was a big Newcastle fan.

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[EchoMan]

I'd take any, any, any 'Brien

Looks dapper from his napper to his feet

 

[Mackem2017]

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Willy out!

 

[Hoon]

Willy out!

Dorty bassa.

 

[Boldoneye]

The hope begins again! got to be something in this mind it's too not unbelievable

 

[Jukebox]

Willy out!

Judging by the reaction to this news, you won't be the only one!

 

[Dick Fitzwell]

I’d very happily go back to those days mate. Marty as Director of football, Keane as manager and JOS on the coaching staff.

And Gibson the events manager

 

[Tomma]

He’ll need it to frighten Rodders into f***ing off....in fact I’d imagine Rodders would wrap his hand as soon as Keane was appointed.

I would imagine that within seconds of meeting Keane Rodwell would be watching his bollocks fly further than he’s ever kicked a football.

 

[RokerRye]

A newcastle fan is trying to buy us

What the actual f*ck

 

[mad cyril]

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Liam’s a mag and he’s bringing in Graham Wylie.
What could possibly go wrong here

 

[toosb]

This fella? He died in 1928 like but he can't do any worse than Short. Bring him home.

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He's in goal tomorrow mate

 

[keswickmackem]

Right I'm off off for a Guinness

Murphy's

 

[Carl and the Passions]

He’s a Mag? Wow, that’ll definitely impact on his judgment when throwing loads of his own money in

 

[Deleted member 26]

Great, loads of Irish flying over, Irish flags, Sundireland etc etc

 

[janey]

If he’s Irish he’s more likely to be a Man Utd fan who wore the strip for a bet/joke.
Not that it matters anyway.

 

[Kid Galahad]

John Hall was a Sunderland season ticket holder iirc. Doesn't mean a lot, really.

Ashley was a Spurs fan anarl, if he seea us as a good business opportunity I don't care tbh, any sort of success and we'll be under his skin #daretodream...

 

[Dilligaf60]

A newcastle fan is trying to buy us

What the actual f*ck

Is there no end to the lengths to which they will go to extract their revenge ?

 

[janey]

Ashley was a Spurs fan anarl, if he seea us as a good business opportunity I don't care tbh, any sort of success and we'll be under his skin #daretodream...

Imagine we won something with him involved, I don’t think I’d even celebrate or be happy because we were owned by a Mag

 

[Daylight]

Irish businessman in question is Cork-based William O’Brien — who runs a successful storage and crane hire operation from Bishopstown with links across Europe. “I take my hat off to you for your persistence, but I have no comment,” O’Brien said when contacted by The Times. Well-placed sources say that he has joined with some English investors ready to take the club off Short’s hands.

O’Brien’s track record suggests that his diversification into the business of owning and running a football club should not be taken lightly. The Wm O’Brien Group was set up in the 1950s by his father, also William, who died last year at the age of 89. It is an unlimited company and so it is difficult to gauge O’Brien’s financial worth, but the company has extensive interests across Europe, along with bases in Britain and France.

O’Brien is a former farmer and has travelled extensively in the Far East. The company’s slogan is: “Where O’Brien goes, Prosperity follows”.

Received a warning for posting this article sorry was just replying to someone who requested it. Not many Sunderland fans are Times subscribers and as the article had crucial information I thought it was beneficial to share. The Times own reporter George Caulkin often does himself on Twitter.