By Mark Fordham
6 Jun 2011 18:24:00
Niall Quinn , Chairman of Sunderland (Getty Images)
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Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has insisted that the club’s final standing of 10th in the Premier League was a pleasing outcome.
A great start to the season saw Sunderland reach a high of 6th and talk of European football didn’t seem out of the question.
However a poor end to the season saw the Black Cats slip down the table to finish in 10th position but Quinn has said that he was satisfied with the club’s final league position.
He told the club’s official website: “It’s been an up and down sort of season but I think the way it came to close made us all quietly satisfied.
“Our target, even when we reached sixth in January, was always to finish in the top ten so to achieve that, albeit in such a dramatic way, was pleasing.
“Given the fantastic first five or six months we had at the start, it’s understandable that there is a shade of wondering what might have been.
“But the excuses for that dip in results since the end of January are fully justified and it’s important that we consider the injury situation and how we can alleviate that as we analyse the season and look to continue progressing next year.”
Sunderland will be in their fifth consecutive season in the top flight for the first time since the mid-1980’s and Quinn has revealed his delight that the club has re-established itself in the Premier League.
He added: “One of the major positives for me was to watch the final games of the season and for us not to be looking over our shoulders.
“It was such a dramatic final day for those teams trying to stay in the division and it was great to watch that part of the table with a degree of detachment.
“It’s been a good few years since the club maintained its top flight status for this long.”
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Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn satisfied with top ten finish