With the #SunderlandTogether initiative finishing today, we caught up with Peter Richardson. the lad whose idea it all was, for a catch up…
For those who somehow don’t know, can you give us a brief explanation of the initiative, how it came together and how much it raised…
When we reached the final I wanted to make it feel like it meant something more than just another game in lockdown. As someone who has always kept all his tickets I thought it would be great to get another Wembley ticket. Then I thought if the club sold tickets for a tenner they could give all the profit to charity. I posted it on social media and on a message board and people seemed to love the idea. The next day someone contacted me from RAWA and said the Foundation of Light and some supporters’ grou