Cameron Jerome is the latest to shower Sunderland boss Alex Neil with praise, having played under the Scottish gaffer back at Norwich City...
PLAY-OFF HISTORY
"Those things are there to be broken aren't they. You can't get too caught up in stats but I thought Sunderland were really professional."
EXPERIENCE
"Alex Neil, his experience getting promoted through the play-offs, he's done it twice with myself at Norwich and up in Scotland with Hamilton. I think that played into Sunderland's hands a little bit. Just the way Alex goes about his business having played under him."
PREPARED
"I know exactly what he's like and how he'll have the players relaxed but really fired up. You could see Sunderland came out the traps really quick and put the game straight to Wycombe. They had a few early chances and scored goals at the right time."
GOOD GOALS
"The first goal was a well worked goal, the second goal probably just killed off Wycombe's hope of a revival. They fully deserved to win and the expectation of that football club is huge, so it's good to see a big club back in the Championship and I'm sure Sunderland will go well again next year."
NORWICH/ PRESTON
"Absolutely. I've got a lot of time and respect for Alex, the job he's done has been remarkable. He got Norwich promoted and couldn't quite keep us in the Premier League. He's then gone to Preston and done well on not much of a budget to spend up there."
RELISH CHALLENGE
"You can see the pedigree of him as a manager and he would have looked at that Sunderland job and went 'I fancy a bit of this, this is a bit of me, I can rise to the occasion and be the person to take Sunderland to the success of recent days, winning the Championship and if not up to the Premier League.' I think he'll take that in his stride and relish the challenge, having known what he's like."
