Fallen giants Sunderland are willing to take a financial hit in a bid to fulfil their League One fixtures this season. With crowds a the Stadium of Light averaging over 30,000 this season, the Black Cats have more to lose than most by playing behind closed doors.
But recently appointed chief executive Jim Rodwell insists the campaign must resume. Sunderland are one of eight clubs who are against the season being declared null and void.
Their stance is partly down to self-interest with Phil Parkinson's side seventh when football ground to a halt in march. And even if points were weighted, Sunderland would miss out on the play-offs, therefore condemned to the lowest finish in their history and a third year in football's third tier.
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