David Preece: How Sunderland's upcoming Netflix '˜horror movie' evoked memories of my '˜starring' role in Premier Passions

By The Newsroom
Published 30th Aug 2018, 17:08 BST
Updated 30th Aug 2018, 17:11 BST
The Netflix documentary will showcase Sunderland's relegation from the Championship.The Netflix documentary will showcase Sunderland's relegation from the Championship.
The Netflix documentary will showcase Sunderland's relegation from the Championship.
The news is out then. A series documenting last season's travails is being aired on Netflix this December and should make for interesting viewing.

I say ‘interesting’, but it’s probably more accurate to describe it as a cross between Nightmare On Elm Street and Titanic.

A horror movie crossed with a tragedy that ends in something large going down.

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That said, it’s never been said that Sunderland have ever been unsinkable, but you get what I was driving at.

It was a project that I was supposed to take part in, but after one brief interview down by the banks of the Tyne, work and logistics worked against me and I just couldn’t get back up again to be more involved.

Which is a shame, but I dare say they did all right without me. Who wants to be a star on Netflix anyway?

Of course I regret not being more involved now, but I’ve already been the star of a couple of fly-on-the-wall documentaries, it’s only fair to give someone else a chance.