After the game Sunderland Boss Ricky Sbragia resigned form the managers position and was told he'd have a job for life at SAFC.

"I've decided to stand down as manager because I was thinking about Sunderland Football Club and they need to take the next step and get a bigger name, it's as simple as that.
 
"My brief was to keep the club in the Barclays Premier League, we've achieved that and I'm delighted. It's about Sunderland, not me.
 
"I spoke to Niall about the situation on Saturday and what I was thinking about doing and I felt this was the best idea. I felt it was right to go, so we've put some things together and I hope to stay involved at the club in some capacity. I felt this was the right thing to do.
 
"My biggest concern has always been staying in the Premier League and we've done that. It's time to hand the job on to someone else who can take this club further on.
 
"I'm not sad, I'm delighted that we've stayed up. Now we need to change the mentality of the dressing-room, get some fresh ideas and kick on from there. Niall and I had many chats about it, but I think I'm doing the right thing. I

"The supporters have been absolutely brilliant all season but today they've been out of this world. We have to give them more on the pitch. We've been too near the relegation zone for too long and they've still kept coming back. It's about time we moved up the table and became a force in the division. I thought we would have been safe earlier on.
 
"I've got no regrets about taking the job. I could have ducked the offer, but you can't refuse a job like this. People may make an issue of my record and how many games we've won, but we've stayed in the Premier League and that's all that matters.
 
"I've enjoyed it when we've won. If it had been somebody else apart from Niall, I probably wouldn't have taken the job, but I always thought we were good enough to stay up. All my decisions have been for Sunderland. I've been here as a coach for many years. I just think we've got to kick on, make another appointment and look forward to next year."

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