Sunderland have been plunged into fresh chaos after the revelation that former owner Stewart Donald is still a prominent stakeholder in the club.
The Black Cats ' fanbase have reacted negatively after the news was confirmed by current owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus.
The Swiss-French billionaire completed his takeover of the League One club a year ago and it was confirmed at the time that the Madrox group consisting of Donald, Juan Sartori and Charlie Methven retained what was believed to be a minority shareholding.