Premier League<\/a> was a pleasing outcome.<\/span><\/p>\nA great start to the season saw Sunderland reach a high of 6th<\/sup> and talk of European football didn\u2019t seem out of the question.<\/span><\/p>\nHowever a poor end to the season saw the Black Cats slip down the table to finish in 10th<\/sup> position but Quinn has said that he was satisfied with the club\u2019s final league position.<\/span><\/p>\nHe told the club\u2019s official website: \u201cIt\u2019s been an up and down sort of season but I think the way it came to close made us all quietly satisfied.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cOur 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.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cGiven the fantastic first five or six months we had at the start, it\u2019s understandable that there is a shade of wondering what might have been.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cBut the excuses for that dip in results since the end of January are fully justified and it\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nSunderland will be in their fifth consecutive season in the top flight for the first time since the mid-1980\u2019s and Quinn has revealed his delight that the club has re-established itself in the Premier League.<\/span><\/p>\nHe added: \u201cOne 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.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIt 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.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s been a good few years since the club maintained its top flight status for this long.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nVisit link:
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