Ali Maxwell

Look, it's a horrible thing to happen.

There's lots of playoffs.

Our talks with our colleague Mickey Gray is probably the poster boy for playoff misery, missing that famous penalty against Charlton Athletic.

It's all about winning.

That's what playoff finals are.

He's quite keen for Hull.

Trey Hulme and Dan Ballard are basically the only two players who won promotion last season who were first-team staples for Sunderland this season in the Premier League.

Luke O'Neill as well, to a lesser extent, after he came back from injury.

But that was it.

Everyone else... And Sunderland's recruitment last summer, I don't know if they just got really lucky or their recruitment...

It beats Jay Comfrey for my, two Jay Comfrey for my tastes.

But, you know, two each their own.

Ali, what happens Southampton now?

How badly damaged is their reputation?

Is he still there as we record?

Well, I mean, I think people move on and, you know, football moves on very quickly.

But it's just mad that it's happened to such a bland, probably isn't the right word, but inoffensive club.

Like everyone kind of likes Southampton.

It's a fine Southampton, nice little club.

Yeah, it was a good game.