It was the moment when The Office met The Wolf of Wall Street - and the makers of Sunderland ’Til I Die had their opening scene.
Forget sport, this Netflix hit is a tragicomedy classic, and Sportsmail has been given exclusive access to all six episodes of the highly anticipated second series.
Where to start? Scene one. For it sets the tone for a show that is subtly underpinned by the friction inside a dysfunctional football club.
Charlie Methven, then Sunderland’s new executive director, is addressing staff in the summer of 2018, shortly after he and majority shareholder Stewart Donald had arrived at the recently relegated League One club, two southerners promising to re-engage with a disenchanted fanbase.