A group of Sunderland-supporting television executives linked with a move to buy the club have admitted now is not the right time to do so.
Leo Pearlman, Ben Turner and Gareth Turner - owners of Fulwell 73 Productions - issued a statement to the club's fans, via fanzine A Love Supreme, explaining their reasons.
They said: 'As life-long Sunderland supporters, it would be the fulfilment of a dream to be involved in the ownership of the club, to put it back into the hands of the fans and to give the whole of Wearside a team to be proud of.