Quinn - Survival is key

24 February 2009 17:07
iall Quinn says this season's aim is for Sunderland to stay in the Premier League before kicking on again.[LNB] The Sunderland chairman set out a five-year vision for the club when the Drumaville consortium launched their successful takeover in 2006.[LNB]In the two completed seasons since, the club reached and stayed in the Premier League under the leadership of influential former manager Roy Keane.[LNB]The Irishman then made a shock departure last December and Ricky Sbragia is now at the helm, with Quinn of the belief he is doing a good job at leading the Black Cats to safety.[LNB]If the club can again survive in the top flight, Quinn is then looking for Sunderland to make progress in the future.[LNB]KeyAnswering fans' questions on SAFC TV, he said: "To stay up this year is key and we won't look much further.[LNB]"To stay up would be good - two solid years [in the Premier League] and then you are ready to go again.[LNB]"We will look to dress it up in the summer and kick on again.[LNB]"Two fifths of the journey is done. I don't know what the end goal is.[LNB]"The club are making waves, but it's the toughest league in the world. We are starting to build something here and Ricky is very important to that.[LNB]"His coaching is very good, we are playing really good football. We just need a bit of strengthening here and there."[LNB]

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