Sunderland boss Gus Poyet understands the potential of the club.
But he admits he needs to act quickly to get his chance of transforming their fortunes.
"I know the potential and I know what football means to everybody here and how it is making people feel when they have a special team. I had that feeling at Brighton because I assure you they were feeling that their team was a different one, a special one, totally different to the rest. It was getting better and better, then something happened - I don't know why - and things changed. It was not the same.
"When you heard those feelings from the fans as a manager or a football player - that they want to show you that they're feeling great, they believe in you and they like you, they want you to stay - that's great."
