The latest North East sport headlines, from Daniel Wales.
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00:00Sunderland head coach Regis Lebris has made clear that his side are striving for more than just the achievements of qualifying for the playoffs in the championship this season.
00:10Sunderland were confirmed to be within the top six come the end of the season following the goalless draw against Norwich City in midweek and their next face Swansea at the Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon.
00:20I'm proud of the collective project because I think it's probably a good summary.
00:34We worked very well together and this connection was probably our main strength with talented players but connected with a shared ambition.
00:45So we can be proud of this first achievement but at the same time now we want more and even if this group is the youngest of the league still a good reminder.
01:00I think they have a good experience and they are ambitious so now the question is to be ready because it will be tough.
01:11And Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick has outlined that Middlesbrough's momentum in the championship at present this season was unaffected despite Borough losing two leads in midweek.
01:22Yeah, it hasn't changed how we feel, how we approach it.
01:30We definitely understand this stage of the season, there are results all the way through the league that happen.
01:37Some go in your favour, some might go a little bit against us but level-headed is important as best as we can keep that and channel that.
01:49We know that we've still got a big job to do and there's a lot ahead of us.
01:56The way we played and the way the game went and finishing so strong in the game, I think there was a good energy and good positivity still in the stadium at the end which showed how well the boys had done so we can carry that with us.