He said: "We have an agreement in place with Sunderland. They have promised to send their first team and the only thing to be finalised is the actual date.
Sunderland Tie Confirmed
He said: "We have an agreement in place with Sunderland. They have promised to send their first team and the only thing to be finalised is the actual date.
"It will either be the 18th or 19th and it depends on when the stadium is ready."
The match will almost certainly be a 25,000 sell-out, and follows the last ever game at Boothferry Park against Darlington on 14th December.
City then travel to Bournemouth before taking on Hartlepool in the first league game at the new stadium.
The match will almost certainly be a 25,000 sell-out, and follows the last ever game at Boothferry Park against Darlington on 14th December.
City then travel to Bournemouth before taking on Hartlepool in the first league game at the new stadium.