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Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn defends season-ticket price hike

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has hit out at a BBC survey that claimed his club had put their season ticket prices up more than any other Barclays Premier League side.

The BBC said Sunderland fans face a 22 per cent rise next season.

Price hike: Niall Quinn

Price hike: Niall Quinn

That is more than any other club but Quinn claims most rises will be around eight per cent and that a seven-year freeze had to be lifted.

Quinn said: "Out of 30,000 season ticket holders, the majority of them, about 27,000, are in again at the £410 price. We're still the fourth or fifth lowest in the Premier League."

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