The Bantams earned many plaudits for their fourth round victory against Chelsea
in January, and were deserving winners against the Black Cats, with
Billy Knott’s deflected effort and Jon Stead’s second-half strike enough
to send the League One outfit into the last-eight.
And Parkinson feels his giant killers can go all the way in the competition if they maintain an underdog mentality.
"If we get our approach right we've got a chance against anybody, and we proved that today,” he said.
"There was always a danger that because we beat Chelsea everyone would expect us to win today, and we had to guard against that and go in there with the underdog mentality.
"Right from the first whistle we played with great desire and great spirit and we were first to every ball all over the pitch.
"Maybe we took Sunderland by surprise. We made it an uncomfortable afternoon for them, which you've got to do against a top side. Our second goal was great and we killed the game off in the late stages.
"Today is another terrific day and to have Valley Parade full of 24,000 fans it's like a throwback. The lads were absolutely revelling in it and they deserve the support because of their performances and the effort they have put in over the years."
The Bantams’ triumph was aired live on talkSPORT, but did not attract lucrative live television rights and Parkinson admitted the finances would have meant a lot to the club.
"We were disappointed that it wasn't on the TV," Parkinson added. "If we just talk about the finances it's a quarter of a million pounds which would have meant a lot, but we move on from it.
"The media has done the talking for us and we've had to take it on the chin and make sure we put in a performance today. Hopefully they'll come and give us a live game next time."
And Parkinson feels his giant killers can go all the way in the competition if they maintain an underdog mentality.
"If we get our approach right we've got a chance against anybody, and we proved that today,” he said.
"There was always a danger that because we beat Chelsea everyone would expect us to win today, and we had to guard against that and go in there with the underdog mentality.
"Right from the first whistle we played with great desire and great spirit and we were first to every ball all over the pitch.
"Maybe we took Sunderland by surprise. We made it an uncomfortable afternoon for them, which you've got to do against a top side. Our second goal was great and we killed the game off in the late stages.
"Today is another terrific day and to have Valley Parade full of 24,000 fans it's like a throwback. The lads were absolutely revelling in it and they deserve the support because of their performances and the effort they have put in over the years."
The Bantams’ triumph was aired live on talkSPORT, but did not attract lucrative live television rights and Parkinson admitted the finances would have meant a lot to the club.
"We were disappointed that it wasn't on the TV," Parkinson added. "If we just talk about the finances it's a quarter of a million pounds which would have meant a lot, but we move on from it.
"The media has done the talking for us and we've had to take it on the chin and make sure we put in a performance today. Hopefully they'll come and give us a live game next time."
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