Dum Dum Dum... we're now less than a week away from the Championship Playoff Final, so we called upon the expert views of former Sunderland AFC winger KIERON BRADY for a chat about Saturday's game with Sheffield United, the two legs against Coventry, and how he handled the 1990 Playoff campaign!

• We pick Kieron's brains on navigating a playoff campaign as he did in 1990
• Tactics over two legs - has Le Bris been vindicated in his approach?
• Possession vs Containment - is there a 'right' way to play football?
• We dig into Patrick Roberts and the way to get the best from him;
• We look ahead to Saturday's final - how should we tackle the game and set up?
• How much of a threat to Sheff Utd carry?

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We're still not tired of talking about the playoff semi-finals yet, so we thought we'd grab the views of someone on the other end of Tuesday night's result - our old mate Andy Turner, who writes for the Coventry Telegraph!

On today's agenda:

• What did Andy make of the way Frank Lampard and Régis le Bris approached the game?
• Why didn't former SAFC striker Ellis Simms get on the pitch, and why is Haji Wright not flavour of the month at the minute?
• What did he think about the tactical battle between the two sides?
• THAT goal - what was it like from the press box?

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It still feels absolutely magical two days on, doesn't it? We can't get enough of Tuesday's win in the Playoffs, so we grabbed local radio royalty in BBC Radio Newcastle's Simon Pryde for a chat about everything that has unfolded over recent weeks, including:

• The view from above - what was it like on matchday from the perspective of the local media?
• Simon was at both legs of the Playoffs and talks about how it all came together...
• We dig into the psyche of Sunderland's head coach Régis Le Bris, and Simon's admiration of his methods;
• How important has the calmness of the coach been in carrying us to this point?
• Has everyone got their Wembley plans sorted?!

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WHAT A NIGHT!!!

Gav and Martin could not wait to talk more about that game so here you are...

• Where does that rank in the best moments at the Stadium of Light?

• How much credit does Regis Le Bris deserve?

• Just how good was the night as a whole?

• The club did a great job in promoting the whole event – long may that continue

• And DAN BALLARD. What a man!!

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QUE SERA SERA! Sunderland are off to Wembley, and we did it in the most dramatic of fashions after Dan Ballard scored a header in the final seconds of injury time to send the Stadium of Light into absolute pandemonium! Chris and Bomber got together at full time to chat all about what happened.

• HOW?! Just how?! The scenes inside the SOL were magical...
• It wasn't all plain sailing though, and Coventry really gave us a tough time;
• The tide turned in extra time, with the introduction of Mundle and Rigg moving to the right;
• Big Dan Ballard - the main man in both games!

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Gav and Jonny got together in the wake of Régis Le Bris and Frank Lampard meeting with the media ahead of tonight’s EFL Championship Playoff Semi-Final between Sunderland and Coventry City at the Stadium of Light, including:

• What did the lads make of what bother gaffers had to say when they spoke to the press?
• Who sounded the most confident and relaxed?
• When it comes to team selection, how many changes are each side likely to make?
• How will both managers approach the game?
• How do we see the game playing out - will Sunderland fans be watching from behind their fingers?

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The Northern Echo’s Scott Wilson joined Chris and Martin to have one last look back at Friday night, plus look ahead to what tomorrow night’s second leg will have in store.

• Was this actually the perfect away performance?
• How will Sunderland approach the second leg?
• And how will Coventry play on Tuesday? Do they just go for it?
• Will we see Isidor and Mayenda, or will one be on the bench?
• And what about Romain ‘Wildcard’ Mundle?
• Plus, Scott, Chris and Martin give their predictions for the game… spoiler alert, no big wins!

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Martin, Chris, Kelvin and Andrew are back again to nerd-out over more massive moments from the long and storied history of Sunderland AFC - this week looking back at some of the most memorable things that have happened between May 12th and May 18th, including:

• Sunderland's 1990 Playoff Semi Finals against Newcastle United - with Kelvin regaling his tale of standing in the Gallowgate End undercover!
• The most famous atmosphere in the history of the Stadium of Light, when Sunderland beat Sheffield United in 1998;
• Memories of Tony Norman, Lionel Perez, Paul Hardyman, Eric Gates, Bally, Marco Gabbiadini and... Lee Chapman;
• In 1963, 48,000 people piled into Roker Park for a HUGE game against Chelsea that had massive implications on Sunderland's promotion chances...

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