Chaotic second Sunderland ceiling COLLAPSES throughout press convention – and particles narrowly misses reporters – as cause for it caving in is ‘revealed’

Sunderland‘s Stadium of Gentle grew to become the Stadium of Fright on Tuesday night time when a part of the ceiling collapsed and nearly hit reporters throughout a press convention. 

Supervisor Regis Le Bris was being interviewed after seeing his facet draw 1-1 with Bristol Metropolis because of Patrick Roberts’ 93rd-minute equaliser. 

And the Black Cats have been counting their fortunate stars when a ceiling panel fell however luckily averted hitting anyone. 

Not less than 10 folks have been within the room on the time. 

The Sunderland Echo has reported {that a} leak upstairs was chargeable for the second of insanity. 

A clip of the incident has gone viral on X, amassing nearly a million views, and commenters have been fast to poke enjoyable on the Championship facet for his or her misfortune. 

‘Similar to their season and their dwelling attendances collapsing,’ wrote one, which is not fairly true contemplating Sunderland sit fourth and crowd sizes are up nearly 4,000 on common in comparison with final season.  

‘Is that the roof falling in on their promotion push?’ mentioned one other. 

‘If solely they’d “parachute cash” to type press room out,’ one commented. 

One other quipped: ‘In the event you didn’t inform me I’d have assumed Outdated Trafford.’

It has been a exceptional debut season in Wearside for Le Bris, who arrived from Lorient and has Sunderland pushing for a return to the Premier League.

The Wearsiders are 4 factors off Leeds within the automated promotion locations and have a six-point buffer over playoff-chasers Middlesbrough in seventh. 

They’ve been negotiating a barely awkward interval which has seen them draw six of their final eight video games, profitable one and drawing the opposite, and due to this fact misplaced floor on Sheffield United, Leeds, and Burnley.

Bristol Metropolis nearly pinched three factors within the north eat after Luke McNally’s 62nd-minute opener however Roberts saved them some extent.

‘I imagine we deserved it. We began the match on the entrance foot with a superb tempo,’ mentioned Le Bris. 

‘We executed our recreation plan with swift ball motion and tactical triangles, creating a number of alternatives.

‘Nevertheless, we lacked the mandatory numbers within the field to capitalise on our crosses.’