Amad's left foot is sweeter than a dessert trolley – and Sunderland's on-loan winger is sugar-coating the Mackems' revival.
At the Stadium of Light, there is a growing belief that the worst is over and the good times are on the way back. And Amad, the EFL Young Player of the Month, is currently the Black Cats' whiskers.
Saturday's FA Cup fourth round tie at Fulham will give Sunderland fans a chance to daydream about manager Bob Stokoe running across Wembley in his raincoat and trilby to embrace goalkeeper Jim Montgomery, Ian Porterfield's volley and Bobby Kerr lifting the famous old pot 50 years ago.