Club is sitting pretty!

It’s normally a good thing to be in the pink, but for Sunderland fans it’s been a perrenial pain.

The faded red seats throughout the Stadiumof Light have taken on a particularly unsightly pink hue over the last few years.

When the stadium is rocking with a full house, no one gives a hoot. But when things have been going wrong and the number of fans dwindled, the washed out colours only add to the despondency.

So Stewart Donald’s announcement that he has ordered 31,500 new red seats will be widely applauded.

The new man at the helm of the club underplayed the move in his twitter proclamation.

“Not the most important job at Sunderland AFC,” he said, “but one ticked off nonetheless.”

The move won’t win the club any games, but it will help win the hearts and minds of the supporters.

The rivals up the road have been quick to take the Mick, so the removal of Mickey-taking ammunition will be most welcome.

Mr Donald has also hinted that he may want fans to play a part in replacing the seats. He won’t be short of volunteers.

In another Twitter missive, the owner tells us that ‘not many’ of the current squad had expressed a desire to stay on Wearside to play in the third tier of football.

Given they are the ones who got the club in this mess, you’d have hoped they would have wanted to knuckle down and get the team out of there at the first time of asking.

We need fighters at the club.

If they aren’t prepared to roll their sleeves up and get on with the job, no fan will shed a tear if they follow the pink seats out the exit door.

Good riddance to both.