Stefan Borson: Sunderland could face ‘fan protests’ over controversial news story

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DateHome Game Opponents12/04Tottenham24/04Nottingham Forest09/05Man United24/05ChelseaSunderland’s remaining home fixtures this seasonSpeaking exclusively to Football Insider, Borson discussed the potential impact on Sunderland if Farage makes an appearance at the Stadium of Light. “I suspect it’s more a well-organised fan protest as opposed to something that has proper commercial impact,” said Borson.

Or you might bring somebody in from the outside who’s a controversial character.” Why Ipswich made ‘surprising’ response to Farage backlashBorson admitted he was “surprised” by Ipswich’s response to the backlash as Sunderland now consider entertaining Farage at the Stadium of Light. He was visiting the club, and it seemed to be a bit of an overreaction from Ipswich’s ownership to me.

They need to make money, and I’m not sure why that’s such a difficult thing for the fans to accept. I’m sure it’s a similar sort of issue.