Alex Neil was delighted to bring the good times back to Sunderland after they returned to the Championship for the first time in four years.
The Black Cats deservedly beat Wycombe 2-0 in the Sky Bet League One play-off final at Wembley, with goals from Elliot Embleton and Ross Stewart sealing promotion in front of 46,000 fans.
Those supporters have not had it easy in recent times, with back-to-back relegations and four years of third-tier obscurity.
Neil, who was appointed in February following Lee Johnson's surprise sacking, was proud to be the man to reverse the slide.