By Simon Bird An emotional Michael Beale was close to tears as he thanked Sunderland fans for their tribute to his niece. Sunderland are flying under Beale and overturned a half time deficit to steamroller Plymouth with three cracking goals after the break, with Jobe Bellingham and Jack Clarke firingthe Mackems into the play off places. And Beale was visibly moved by a huge fourth minute ovation by the whole of the Stadium of Light for his four year old niece Poppy who this week had a relapse in her Leukaemia battle. Earlier this week Beale revealed his heartbreak on Instagram, writing: “Our b…