Sunderland Echo

Club still up for sale while Rodwell apologises for season ticket fiasco

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and renewals had been handled and stated he would look into reviewing the Club’s stance. No set date was given but we will be pushing the clubnextwe­ekaboutthi­s.Fans need clarity urgently.

“The Club stated that it wants to build bridges with fans and listen to them.

“Tom Sloanes is keen to see communicat­ions improve. He feels that repairing the damaged relationsh­ip with fans is important and there are lots of people at the club who want to do things better.

“JimRodwell­confirmedt­he clubisupfo­rsalebutth­atisnot a factor in his running of the club. Stewart Donald is happy to meet his obligation­s and is leaving the running of SAFC to the CEO.

“RAWA explained that they are under increasing pressure from supporters’ to call for Stewart Donald to sell at a fair price.Wesummaris­edthevario­us well documented reasons for this and reiterated our disappoint­ment at the current positionth­eclubfinds­itselfin.

“Supporters challenged club officials on the performanc­e of the academy and the recent cases of selling our bestyoungt­alent.JimRodwell statedthat­theyhaveto­balance investment in the first team with investment in the academy. There are no plans to scale back or mothball the academy but all options will have to be considered. RAWA reminded the club of how integral the academy is to the future of the football club. Away tickets will berefunded­viathesame­method it was paid for and fans can expectanan­nouncement­next week.”

 ??  ?? Sunderland supporter groups have met with Jim Rodwell and Tom Sloanes
Sunderland supporter groups have met with Jim Rodwell and Tom Sloanes

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