"We need to deliver." Four words from Alex Neil that have epitomised a 48 game season with one final hurdle standing in Sunderland's way ahead a possible return to the Championship.
Sunderland's previous play-off campaigns have all ended in defeat, despite Swindon Town's financial irregularities granting them promotion back in 1989-90. For all the negativity and heartache surrounding the Black Cats previous play-off endeavours, there's a feeling that this could be different.
Neil has tested defeat just once during his stint in charge of the Black Cats, finishing just six points adrift of the automatic promotion places in League One. Supporters are right to question 'what if he'd been in charge to face Doncaster Rovers and Cheltenham Town?'
