Jack: Comments on negativity were not about our fans

Jack Ross clarified his comments about negativity at the Stadium of Light - and claims there was a ‘wild interpretation’ of his remarks.

TheSunderlandbossiskeen to move away from any form of negativity as he felt it was leaving the club ‘anchored down’.

Speaking on Monday, Ross said: “It’s tiresome and it’s part of the problem at this club. We win3-1awayfromhome,andalways want to improve on what we do, I just fail to see sometimes what will make people satisfied.

“To continue to be critical of any sort of performance and result is negative and is almost likeananchorstoppingtheclub moving forward. So I take issue with it.”

But the Scot yesterday saidthathiscommentsweren’t intended to be an overall critique of Sunderland fane - and insisted they were ultimately blown out of proportion.

“This may be a good opportunity for me to clarify that when I was addressing any negativity,thatwassimplyfrom thejournalistthataskedmethe question,” he added, speaking ahead of the trip to Bolton tomorrow.

"I think there was a wild interpretation of what I meant by that, because we live in a world where fake news is pretty common. So that criticism was aimed at the question I was asked, rather than any wider criticism.

"We have to be careful we don't blow something all out of proportion.

"We speak a lot as a group anyway about our focus, our ambition and what we want to do anyway - that covers a lot more than how you handle any criticism that will come your way.”