Sunderland fan favourite Micky Gray does not believe the play-offs are too far from the Black Cats' reach this season. Alex Neil has played down any talk of pushing for promotion earlier this week, admitting that there's a big step up from League One.
Nonetheless, the Wearsiders have lost just once under the Scotsman in competitive fixtures and their strong end of season form is cause for optimism heading into this season. Speaking to BetfredTV, Gray said: “You can’t look any further than Norwich. They look strong this season. Dean Smith will obviously want to get himself back into the Premier League as quickly as he possibly can.
“I think you look at Watford under Rob Edwards. Yes, they’ve signed a few foreign players but it just depends whether they can keep hold of their star players like [Ismaïla] Sarr and [Emmanuel] Dennis. If they can do that, they’ve got every chance of bouncing straight back up into the Premier League.
