It has been one week since Sunderland beat Newcastle and what a week it has been.
I am not really sure when the buzz will end, but I am still not bored with watching all the content surrounding the game – it is all still absolutely brilliant.
That length of time that both clubs have had to wait for the next game will be crucial, I imagine, to where our respective seasons go from here. The fortunes of Sunderland and Newcastle are unavoidably linked. We are both basically in the same position in the table and have ambitions to finish in the top eight.
Hopefully, the knock of confidence that Newcastle will have undoubtedly suffered will lead to their league form spiralling, as that can only be a good thing for us, while I would like to think that winning such a massive game will galvanise our squad.
We need to get the Stadium of Light back to being the fortress that it was earlier in the campaign, as that will be key to where we go from here. That means the fans must do their part and back the team until the end.
The good feeling that is coursing through our veins right now needs to be harnessed. This is the type of result that should really breathe new life into our season and, with a raft of important players returning to the squad after the international break, it feels crucial that we don't waste the opportunity to kick on.
There is a top-10 finish and potential European football firmly within our grasp and, together with these players, we cannot waste the opportunity to make even more history. We know we are good enough, but it is about having belief and growing our momentum to get us over the finish line.
It's time to knuckle down and do something special.
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