As two of his former clubs meet today at the Stadium of Light, Nicky Summerbee hopes this campaign does not end in regret for Manchester City and Sunderland.
While a City victory would keep them on course for fourth place, three points for the hosts would move them clear of the relegation zone. They are six points ahead of the bottom three. Summerbee was in the City side that lost their Premier League status in 1996, but then helped Sunderland back into the top flight in 1999.
He said: "Both clubs have every-thing set up for them now to do better than they have for a long, long time. I definitely think Sunderland are too good to go down, but I've been in that situation and it's all about confidence.
"People can get tense, make mistakes and go missing, but with [the chairman] Niall Quinn and [manager] Steve Bruce, pictured right, they have got two people who will make sure they get out of trouble. They are fighters. If City can finish fourth, it will give them that push to achieve even more with the backing of Sheikh Mansour. It's all about believing and having a winning mentality. Manchester United have done it for years and it's why they are always up there.
"I don't think there will be a better chance to break into the top four than this."
Summerbee said their belief should have increased by the 4-2 win at Chelsea in their last game that was inspired by Craig Bellamy and Carlos Tevez.
He added: "With players like those two, I see City capable of beating anyone. They are a force when they are attacking and it's a strength they should use more.
"You don't want to look back in a couple of months and have regrets and say, 'we should have done this or that'. You have to do it now."
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Teaching your child to save
Pre-school (three - five years)
You can’t yet talk about investing or borrowing, but introduce a “classic” money bank and start putting gifts and allowances away. When the child wants a specific toy, have them save for it and help them track their progress.
Early childhood (six - eight years)
Replace the money bank with three jars labelled ‘saving’, ‘spending’ and ‘sharing’. Have the child divide their allowance into the three jars each week and explain their choices in splitting their pocket money. A guide could be 25 per cent saving, 50 per cent spending, 25 per cent for charity and gift-giving.
Middle childhood (nine - 11 years)
Open a bank savings account and help your child establish a budget and set a savings goal. Introduce the notion of ‘paying yourself first’ by putting away savings as soon as your allowance is paid.
Young teens (12 - 14 years)
Change your child’s allowance from weekly to monthly and help them pinpoint long-range goals such as a trip, so they can start longer-term saving and find new ways to increase their saving.
Teenage (15 - 18 years)
Discuss mutual expectations about university costs and identify what they can help fund and set goals. Don’t pay for everything, so they can experience the pride of contributing.
Young adulthood (19 - 22 years)
Discuss post-graduation plans and future life goals, quantify expenses such as first apartment, work wardrobe, holidays and help them continue to save towards these goals.
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‘FSO Safer’ - a ticking bomb
The Safer has been moored off the Yemeni coast of Ras Issa since 1988.
The Houthis have been blockading UN efforts to inspect and maintain the vessel since 2015, when the war between the group and the Yemen government, backed by the Saudi-led coalition began.
Since then, a handful of people acting as a skeleton crew, have performed rudimentary maintenance work to keep the Safer intact.
The Safer is connected to a pipeline from the oil-rich city of Marib, and was once a hub for the storage and export of crude oil.
The Safer’s environmental and humanitarian impact may extend well beyond Yemen, experts believe, into the surrounding waters of Saudi Arabia, Djibouti and Eritrea, impacting marine-life and vital infrastructure like desalination plans and fishing ports.