What a campaign Sunderland are having.
Lee Johnson's side are closing in on the automatic promotion spots in League One and certainly appear to be the in-form team in the third tier at the moment.
If they can maintain this current run of momentum then it would take a very brave person to bet against them returning to the Championship at the third time of asking.
That's partially down the the talent of the younger members of the Black Cats' squad.
Historically Sunderland have geared a substantial amount of their focus to playing with experienced players, but who are the club's oldest players to play for the club?
We took to Transfermarkt to have a look at the careers of the top 10 most experienced Black Cats from history.
The goalkeeper started his time with Birmingham City before enjoying an excellent career in the English game.
After six years with the Blues Coton joined Watford and then Manchester City before a brief spell with Manchester United - a club where he now works as a coach.
With his career winding down the stopper joined Sunderland in 1996 but was limited to just a handful of appearances after a nasty leg break.
His last appearance for the Black Cats came on Dec 28, 1996 in a 2-0 away defeat against West Ham United - a match that he played at the age of 35 years 07 months 09 days.
Coton clearly knows what it takes to be a good stopper, however, with the 59-year-old currently working as a goalkeeper scout for Manchester United.
The Sunderland favourite had to make it into our top 10 list.
Quinn started his career in England with Arsenal's youth set-up before breaking into the first team fold and staying with the North London side until 1990.
The striker then spent six years with Manchester City before making a move to Sunderland in 1996 where he arguably enjoyed the best spell of his career.
Quinn spent six years with Sunderland between 1996 and 2002 with his final appearance coming on October 19th, 2002 in a home defeat against West Ham United.
He was 36 years and 13 days on that day which puts him at number nine in our list.
One of the Premier League's greatest-ever strikers, no doubt about it.
Cole started his youth career with Arsenal but really kickstarted his career when he joined Newcastle United in 1993.
After two wonderful years at St James' Park he joined Manchester United where he went on to win the treble and was simply unstoppable during six years at Old Trafford.
Spells with Fulham, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City followed before he landed at the Stadium Of Light in the 2007-08 season.
His time at the club was short-lived but his appearance in the 2-0 away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Jan 19, 2008 made him the club's eighth oldest at the age of 36 years 03 months 04 days.
Another player who enjoyed real success during his time at Old Trafford.
Brown came through Manchester United's youth set-up before joining the first team fold in 1997, spending 13 years in the senior set-up with the Red Devils.
In 2011 the defender left for a new challenge with Sunderland and spent five years at the Stadium Of Light during their time in the Premier League.
His final appearance came on Jan 23, 2016 in a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth - a match that he played at the age of 36 years 03 months 10 days.
It seems weird to have a Newcastle United legend on the list, but Chris Waddle comes in at number six.
Born in Gateshead, the midfielder spent five years with the Magpies as he established himself as one of the best in world football at fulfilling his role.
A move to Tottenham Hotspur came in 1985, before Waddle joined French giants Marseille four years later.
Spells with Falkirk and Bradford City followed before Waddle moved to Sunderland for a brief spell in 1997.
His final appearance for the club came on May 11, 1997 in a 1-0 defeat to Wimbledon - a match that he played at the age of 36 years 04 months 27 days.
Another player to come through the famous Manchester United academy.
O'Shea spent 12 years at Old Trafford in which time he established himself as an important player under Sir Alex Ferguson and won almost every trophy that there is to win in club football.
However in 2011 he decided that it was time for a fresh challenge and so he made the move to Sunderland.
O'Shea spent seven years with the Black Cats, but couldn't stop the club from suffering back-to-back relegation from the Premier League to League One.
His final game for the club came on May 6, 2018 when Sunderland won 3-0 against Wolves - a game that he played at the age of 37 years 06 days.
The striker famously scored the Premier League's first ever goal and went on to enjoy a heck of a career in the top flight.
Spells with Sheffield United, Leeds United, Middlesbrough and West Ham United occupied the prime years of his career, but with his playing days winding down he opted to move to the Stadium Of Light for a new challenge.
Deane had a short spell with Sunderland in 2005 before making the move to Australia to play for Perth Glory.
His last appearance for the Black Cats came on Apr 29, 2005 in an away clash with West Ham United - a match that he played at the age of 37 years 02 months 22 days.
Sunderland absolutely loved signing players from Manchester United.
Dwight Yorke spent over eight years with Aston Villa before moving to Old Trafford in 1998 and leading the line for four wonderful seasons under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Spells with Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City followed before moving to Australia with Sydney FC.
In 2006 Yorke moved to Sunderland after being signed by former teammate Roy Keane during his time at the club.
The striker's final appearance came at the age of 37 years 05 months 08 days in a 2-1 home defeat to Sunderland on Apr 11, 2009.
Another player who enjoyed a career at the highest level before moving to Sunderland.
Bould came through the youth set-up with Stoke City and spent eight years with the Potters before making a move to Arsenal in 1988.
The defender spent 11 years with the Gunners during an incredibly strong decade for the North London side before completing a move to Sunderland in 1999 at the age of 37.
Bould was made captain at the Stadium Of Light but lasted just over a year before retiring from the game in September 2000.
His final appearance came in a 4-2 away defeat to Manchester City on Aug 23, 2000 - a game that he played at the grand old age of 37 years 09 months 07 days.
A true legend of North East football sits at the top of the list of Sunderland's oldest players.
Robson was born in Sunderland but started his playing career with Newcastle United where he spent nine years as a striker.
But in between spells with West Ham United, Chelsea and Carlisle United the frontman had three spells with the Black Cats during the 1970s and the 1980s before hanging up his boots in 1986.
Robson's final appearance for Sunderland came on May 12, 1984 in a 2-0 away win over Leicester City - a match that he played at the rather impressive age of 38 years 06 months 01 day.