Sunderland forward Mary McAteer admitted it would be an 바카라unbelievable experience바카라 if the club earned promotion to the Women바카라s Super League. (More Football News)
The Black Cats sit top of the Championship table with 34 points going into the final four games of the season, but the race for promotion remains incredibly close.
Several teams are still in the running as Crystal Palace, Southampton and Charlton all sit just a point behind the Wearside outfit, while Birmingham are three points further back.
It is a remarkable turnaround for Sunderland, who avoided relegation last season after finishing second-bottom, and McAteer believes this year has been the 바카라most competitive season바카라 as the club aim to secure promotion to the top flight for the first time since 2018.
She told the PA news agency: 바카라It would be unbelievable (to be promoted), an unbelievable experience.
바카라I think it바카라s where the club belongs and as a group of players, it would mean the world to us, to do it together would be an unbelievable experience.
바카라I think it바카라s the most competitive season there바카라s been in a long while, especially Championship and WSL in the women바카라s game.
바카라It바카라s amazing to have so many teams up there competing and being that competitive, I think it just shows how far the women바카라s game has come to have five teams up there and within points of each other.
바카라I do think for us it바카라s just exciting to be up there and be a part of it, we바카라re just going to keep our focus, not get carried away with it and take it game by game.
바카라We바카라re taking each game by game and we just know if we win all four games we win the league and that바카라s going to be our mindset going forward, so each game we have to win. So yeah, crunch time.바카라
Sunderland바카라s final stretch kicks off with a huge clash against local rivals Durham and as part of Women바카라s Football Weekend, the FA are highlighting four derbies including the River Wear derby taking place at Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground on Sunday.
This season바카라s River Wear clashes saw Sunderland take three points in their league meeting back in November thanks to Katie Kitching바카라s strike, but Durham emerged victors in the Continental Cup group game just three days later with a penalty shootout win after drawing 2-2 in regular time.
Durham are currently four points from safety in the standings, but long-serving defender Sarah Wilson is looking forward to Sunday바카라s game.
The Durham skipper told the PA news agency: 바카라It바카라s exciting, there바카라s been a lot of hype around it and I think the past couple of years, the derbies are growing so it바카라s a good one. We바카라re all looking forward to it.
바카라We바카라re not playing down our situation but every single game that we바카라re going into, every team we바카라re playing, there바카라s pressure coming from all over.
바카라You바카라ve got to go in and focus on yourself, I know it바카라s cliche, but in a derby everything goes out of the window. It바카라s going to be scrappy and it바카라s whoever wants it most will come out on top on the day.바카라
McAteer, who joined Sunderland last summer, was also 바카라buzzing바카라 for another derby contest.
She added: 바카라I absolutely can바카라t wait, we바카라re all buzzing, we have been all week.
바카라I know every game바카라s important for us but being a derby, there바카라s always a little bit something extra so we바카라re really excited for it.바카라
