Micky Gray was holding back tears after Sunderland secured promotion to the Championship
, playing for their first team between 1992 and 2004 after coming through the Black Cats’ academy.
The talkSPORT co-commentator knows exactly how it feels to lose a play-off final too, after having his decisive penalty saved in 1998 against Charlton Athletic.“Well I’ve taken a breath, wow it’s special,” Gray managed to say, after holding back the tears as he soaked up what just happened. “Just to see this in front of us at Wembley. I didn’t think it was ever going to happen, you just have that expectation things won’t go your way.
“What a group of players. Alex Neil coming in halfway through the season, what he’s achieved at this football club, my football club.
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