I’m not going to get carried away by my team, Sunderland AFC, making it to the playoff final at Wembley next Saturday.

They face a formidable opponent in Sheffield United and a win for us would be a remarkable achievement given that we’d lost all five of our previous matches prior to our semi-final victories over Coventry.

I was at Wembley with my son for another playoff final which we lost so I’m not tempted to get my hopes up. That said…

‘TIL THE END