Mick

I know what different permutations of the score line meant to both teams.

We played the game tonight as if we only had to win, we didn't play like a team that HAD to win by at least 2 goals.

Aye, because you just have to be right and because you think it's true then it must be.

That's a surprise.

But we were playing the mighty Benfica, you know, the ones we had to hand 2 goals on a plate to a week ago.

The only thing that would gee up Shola is a defibrillator.

We needed 2 with 4 minutes to go, needing 2 with 60 or 70 minutes to go is better.

She'll probably be complaining about him at nursery tomorrow.

If we'd scored earlier on and they equalised on 20 or 30 minutes we would have had 60 or 70 to try and get another 2. As it turned out we left it late to score and when they equalised it was game over because we had 4 minutes of injury time to try and get 2 goals.

Did you forget that we had to score at least 2 goals?

We left it far too late and had no option but to chase the game when they scored, his tactics weren't spot on at all.

2 years on and Shola is still plan b, christ.

They only have 3 blocks in L7 and 1 in the Milburn.

Before going on about all those who wanted a weakened team, who actually picked it?

Whoever it is, you'll not have heard of them.

In terms of where the team should have their focus - yes, but this is just a question of which game you'd rather see us win (go through). For me it's Benfica, by miles. Both.

The most important game is always your next one so for that reason it's Benfica. Once the game is over then it's the mackems.

Before tomorrow we've had 190,620 people through the gates at home in Europe, I think.

At a guess, less than £2.5 million as tickets go for between £15 and £5 for most areas.

I'm sure we get less than £400k if we go out tomorrow.

It was 5th v 12th, not 17th so people can guess at the money we'll not get this season.

Coloccini played most of his games next to Williamson, Taylor hasn't and that will make a massive difference to how the two have played.

Your fans who come over should love it because we're a lot friendlier towards away fans, although Sunday will rightly be totally different.

That's because we're not very good and we know it.

Whoever it is should be asking for more than 1 day a week, not that they should have to.