Black Cats fans predict play-offs finish
New Sunderland owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus has made an immediate impact on Wearside with a series of off-field improvements.
The club has announced a series of improvements to its streaming service for fans - with four camera angles - with supporters having to watch games from home as a result of all games being played behind-closed-doors during the pandemic.
Fans will be able to enjoy the new improvements for tonight’s home clash with Fleetwood Town.
A club statement read: "Sunderland AFC’s live match day broadcast has been revamped ahead of the final run-in.
“Throughout the remainder of the 2020-21 season, supporters will be able to enjoy multi-camera coverage of all home fixtures to ensure they are closer to the action than ever before.
“The enhanced production will start on Tuesday evening when the L ads host Fleet wood Town at the Stadium of Light, withKyrilLouis-Dreyfus’first interview airing during the half-time show.”
Meanwhile, the club’ s head of supporter engagement is also returning to work fulltime while there were reports over the weekend that LouisDreyfus is keen to invest in improvements to the Stadium of Light pitch, with plans to install ‘a state-of-the-art’ pitch lighting system to boost the playing surface at a cost of £500,000.
On Friday, Sunderland’s head of supporter engagement Chris Waters confirmed he was returning to working full-time, a move that went down well with fans.
Waters tweeted :“Supporter Engagement Update. Please note following the recent take over, I am pleased to announce I will be returning to work full time. I will be available for all supporters to liaise with on a daily basis from Monday.
“Enjoy the game this weekend .”
Regarding the possible pitch improvements, the Daily Mail reported: “He plans to install the sam eH T Pro hybrid turf system as at Tottenham’s impressive home.
"The surface will have an integrated pitch-grow lighting system, with lights suspended above the pitch from rails at either end, so it never comes into direct contact with the grass.”
Sunderland further boosted their promotion hope son Saturday with a convincing 3-0 win away at Burton Albion in League One. They host Fleet wood Town this evening at the Stadium of Light.