While use of the Academy of Light has been offered for training to hard-up Hartlepool, Sunderland’s women feel left out in the cold
The plight of Hartlepool United, who are on the brink of administration, has captured the attention and support of fans and clubs. With the National League team £1.8m in debt and needing to raise £200,000 by Thursday, the football community in the north-east and beyond has rallied. More than £70,000 has been raised via crowdfunding online, Rangers and Middlesbrough fans have helped fill Victoria Park in recent weeks and hopes of a takeover are strong.
Sunderland have become the latest club keen to jump in and offer support to their struggling neighbour. Except as they soak up the praise for joining the throngs of fans working hard to save the 110-year-old club, one group of players and fans feels the gesture is a slap in the face.
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