James Vaughan is relishing the road ahead after making his Sunderland debut in Saturday’s defeat at St Johnstone.
Despite missing an early penalty the 29-year-old impressed on his maiden appearance, with a tenacious and hard-working display endearing himself to the red and white army.
And that’s exactly what we can expect week in week out according to the man himself, with Vaughan explaining why hard work and pure graft can lay the foundations for success.
“It was fantastic [to get that reaction from the fans] and since I’ve signed they’ve been unbelievable with me.
“I knew it was a big club anyway but since I’ve arrived the reception has been fantastic like I said and it’s given me that extra 10% to do it better for them and give them what they deserve.”
He continued: “There’s a lot to work with within the squad and the hard work starts now.
“There’s some quality players and I don’t feel like Sunderland is a Championship club, but we have to put the work and the graft in to get back into the Premier League.
“The manager has shown faith in me before and now he has again I’m just grateful for the opportunity, so I’m going to get my head down and work as hard as I can to help the team.
“I hadn’t trained with the team before I played a game so it’ll be good to get some training in ahead of the game against Hartlepool United.”
