Football writer Mark Carruthers speaks to Simon Grayson about Leeds United and Sunderland’s promotion bids.
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00:00You mentioned that you'll be back sort of late April, early May.
00:03That'll be when the championship promotion race is hitting its climax,
00:07or just about to finish, really.
00:10Two your former clubs in there.
00:11Leeds looking good for promotion now.
00:14Sunderland confirmed in the playoffs.
00:16They've both got a good chance of being in the Premier League next season,
00:18you'd think.
00:19Yeah, look, the Leeds one is one that's close to my heart,
00:22obviously, supporting, playing and managing the club.
00:25The last week has been an incredible week for them,
00:28given sort of at one stage it looked like we were slipping away a little bit,
00:32then all of a sudden back-to-back wins and results elsewhere
00:34have sort of put us in a real strong position with four games to go.
00:39But you can't take anything for granted.
00:40But hopefully I'll be back for the last game of the season
00:44when hopefully it's a celebration game down in Plymouth.
00:48So, fingers crossed that happens.
00:51Look, Sunderland have done really well this year.
00:53The new coach has come in, young squad,
00:55and have really embraced what he's been doing.
00:59So, again, I love the backing of the supporters at the stage in light.
01:03And if you get into the playoffs, no matter who you play,
01:07it's a bit of a toss of a coin of what may end up,
01:14whether who you play, who turns up on the day.
01:17And obviously Sunderland were there a couple of years ago
01:19with Tony Moeburn and fell in the semi-finals at Luton.
01:23But I'm sure Sunderland will think they've got as good a chance
01:27as anybody in the playoffs.
01:28Let's do this.