Rain down, rain down on me

Be proud of the boys tonight. This hurts so much, more than anything has in a long time but I know we gave it our all. I also know that had Viduka scored or the referee given such a blatant penalty then the complexion of the tie may have been different. In the end we were beaten by the better team but they weren't four goals better than we were and that's what galls - after everything we have done in the past few weeks, even ITV were conspiring against us. I love my town before my country and all the McClaren and England comparison made me ill. But that's not what's important. Just to get to the UEFA Cup final is a big achievement for Boro and we must feel proud in everything we have achieved during this campaign. There is no doubt in my mind that we will become stronger from this and the pride I feel for being a citizen of Middlesbrough at the moment is unprecedented. I know we will bounce back because we always will. C'mon Boro!! We will prevail!

Rain down, rain down on me

Be proud of the boys tonight. This hurts so much, more than anything has in a long time but I know we gave it our all. I also know that had Viduka scored or the referee given such a blatant penalty then the complexion of the tie may have been different. In the end we were beaten by the better team but they weren't four goals better than we were and that's what galls - after everything we have done in the past few weeks, even ITV were conspiring against us. I love my town before my country and all the McClaren and England comparison made me ill. But that's not what's important. Just to get to the UEFA Cup final is a big achievement for Boro and we must feel proud in everything we have achieved during this campaign. There is no doubt in my mind that we will become stronger from this and the pride I feel for being a citizen of Middlesbrough at the moment is unprecedented. I know we will bounce back because we always will. C'mon Boro!! We will prevail!