Sunderland's Stadium of Light became the Stadium of Fright on Tuesday night when part of the ceiling collapsed and almost hit reporters during a press conference.
Manager Regis Le Bris was interviewed after watching his side draw 1-1 against Bristol City thanks to Patrick Roberts' 93rd minute equalizer.
And the Black Cats were counting their lucky stars when a ceiling panel fell, but luckily they avoided hitting anyone.
There were at least ten people in the room at the time.
The Sunderland Echo has reported that a leak upstairs was responsible for the moment of madness.
A clip of the incident has gone viral on
“Just like their season and the collapse of their home visitors,” wrote one, which isn't entirely true as Sunderland are in fourth place and the crowd is on average almost 4,000 bigger than last season.
“Is that the roof collapsing because of their promotion efforts?” said another.
“If only they had 'parachute money' to arrange the press room,” one person commented.
Another joked: 'If you hadn't told me I would have taken Old Trafford.'
It has been a remarkable debut season on Wearside for Le Bris, who joined from Lorient as Sunderland push for a return to the Premier League.
The Wearsiders are four points behind Leeds in the automatic promotion places and have a six-point buffer over play-off chasers Middlesbrough in seventh.
They have endured a somewhat awkward period, drawing six of their last eight games, winning one and drawing the other, losing ground to Sheffield United, Leeds and Burnley.
Bristol City almost took three points in the north after Luke McNally's opener in the 62nd minute but Roberts saved them a point.
'I believe we deserved it. We started the game in the lead with an excellent pace,” said Le Bris.
“We executed our game plan with quick ball movements and tactical triangles, creating several opportunities.
'However, we lacked the necessary figures in the box to capitalize on our crosses.'
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