Sunderland owner Ellis Short says the club is in crisis and understands fans want him out - but has revealed he is no longer looking for a buyer.
The absent American has broken his three-year silence following a week in which he instructed manager Simon Grayson to be sacked with the team third from bottom in the Championship.
Short - who bought the Black Cats in 2008 - tried to sell his 100 per cent stake earlier this year but says he pulled out of a deal with German investors as it was not right for the club.