Sunderland owner Louis-Dreyfus set to meet with fans next week
Sunderland chairman Kyril Louis-Dreyfus will meet with fan organisation the Red and White Army (RAWA) next week, it has been confirmed.
Amid ongoing concerns surrounding the ownership situation at the Stadium of Light – after it was confirmed Louis-Dreyfus owns just 41% of the shares – RAWA has been pushing for a meeting with the chairman.
It had hoped it would be this week, after Louis-Dreyfus was unable to attend the recent supporter collective meeting due to being out of the country.
But a date – Thursday, March 3 – has now been set for when he will meet with RAWA representatives.
Posting on Twitter, RAWA provided this update for fans: “The meeting with KLD that we were expecting to happen this week has now been confirmed for 3rd March.
“We continue to work with our co-opted reps and scan social media to gather your areas of concern.
“Please also post questions/commentshereoremail info@redandwhitearmy. co.uk”
Last week, Sunderland's chief operating officer Steve Davison said that he is hopeful that Louis-Dreyfus can reach an agreement to purchase Stewart Donald and Charlie Methven's shares in the club, after the pair publicly declared their willingness to sell.
There was widespread anger
on Wearside when it was finally revealed that LouisDreyfus owned a 41% stake in the club, with the Madrox consortium holding the rest.
That revelation followed concern over Methven's regular
appearances in the director's box at away games, as well as a fraught fortnight at the club both on and off the pitch.
Louis-Dreyfus is thought to have held a desire for a greater shareholding right through the process since his arrival, and it is an ambition that he retains.
The Sunderland chairman had agreed to meet with fans as he bids to build trust in his leadership.
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