Le Bris 'got to take the praise' - Til I Die cabbie
Sunderland 'Til The End: Taxi driver's fan club
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Peter Farrer, the taxi driver from Netflix show Sunderland Til I Die, says Black Cats boss Regis Le Bris has "got to be given the praise" for guiding the club to the Championship play-off final.
The Frenchman's young squad face Sheffield United at Wembley on Saturday with the winner earning promotion to the Premier League.
Farrer, a Black Cats devotee who appeared regularly on the hit series covering the club, told BBC Radio Newcastle: "I think he's a very, very intelligent bloke.
"You never see him getting flushed. You never see him shouting his mouth off. He just does the job and you've got to remember in the second half of extra time [against Coventry in the semi-final second leg] he changed the tactics.
"He changed the way we were playing in that second half because they were on top, you couldn't dispute it - then of course, we scored."
Dan Ballard's last-second winner secured the aggregate win for Le Bris' side in a moment many are saying is among the best ever at the Stadium of Light.
"I've followed Sunderland since '64 and I've never been in an atmosphere like that in my life - the noise was unbelievable," Farrer added.
He also believes Sunderland should take heart from their previous meetings with the Blades this season.
"We got beat down there 1-0, [but] we beat them at the Stadium of Light," Farrer added. "So, they've won one, we've won one but I'll tell you the man who's got to be given the praise - the manager."