Alex Neil leads Sunderland into today's League One play-off final saying there is no better feeling than winning promotion at Wembley. The Black Cats take on Wycombe Wanderers under the arch this afternoon, with a place in the Championship at stake.
If Sunderland secure promotion it will be the first time they have done so through the play-offs, having fallen short three times in previous finals. But Neil is a two-time play-off winner, having led Hamilton Academical to promotion to the Scottish Premiership in 2014, and then taking Norwich City to the Premier League with a Wembley win over Middlesbrough 12 months later.
And while title wins are undoubtedly impressive feats, Neil says the feeling of winning promotion in a one-off showpiece game provides the ultimate rush for supporters. Asked whether the play-offs is the best way to win promotion, he smiled: "Yeah, it probably is.
