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But we can take our cue as supporters from the Baggies fans, who had me weeping through the 5Live commentary on Sunday afternoon. All right they're a bit more used to going but the unwavering and incredibly loud endorsement for Mowbray, his players and the way the club plays and is run was absolutely brilliant!

Both Boro and Albion have at least tried to keep the ball on the deck and knock it around. At times both teams have been a nice watch - . Then again Arsenal are . It's a bit blinking irritating when . I think all three of them will stay up next year 'n all, mind, cos no matter what . Just ask Steve Bruce. It's about results.

. There was a lot of guff following the win against us about the bravery of saviour Shearer. Newcastle weren't saved cos they beat a team like Boro. So it's proved. And I think they deserve to go down now. It's been a horrible, sloppy, mismanaged mess that club and a little spell in the corner just having a little think about how they've behaved might be just what the club needs. , no more hospital patients on six-figure salaries, no more 'big club' bluster... just and a bit of the icky feeling we've been suffering on the banks of the Tees.

Now I don't say this out of malice. There's true blue barcodes who agree with me. - which I think they'll manage as Fergie and Darren Fletcher are spending the week combing in search of ten schoolboys to join Fletch for an away day at the KC. There's every chance that United's mascot will be the tallest lad on the pitch in a red shirt.

Time too to grit your teeth into a clenched dead man's smile and congratulate the Beetroot of Govan for another job well done. Rafa take note. We used to slate Benitez for his rotation policy but then he used to . Fergie's first 18 are in their prime. The defence, , has been rock-solid and the Tumbler had been close to his best. Do we think and as it stands Anelka might yet pip him to the golden boot? Nah, he wouldn't be that vain.

As - the Liverpool squad has a lot less going for it. (Is it me or do the MOTD pundits all buy their shirts from Blandman.co.uk? I mean I'm not expecting and Big Ron bling, but their clobber's so nondescript you'd think they were waiting for a sponsor).

So I'm not sure why Benitez is being quite so petty. Perhaps it's cos he knows that he spent half the season being way too negative and , they've been, well, and and, a apart, . In short, by being too cagey it's Liverpool that've lost it. Can't see that mistake happening next season - so come on, sulky-chops! Say well done, and win it next year.

That's what if he was . Every time that bloke opens his gob I'm more impressed. The players like him and any one who can get two self-appointed members of football's royalty to dovetail like Drogba and Anelka have done in the last few weeks deserves all the plaudits going. The bloke shouldn't be off back to Russia he should be helping . I don't know whether Drogba will be there either but every time that bloke sets his mind on staying on his feet for 90 minutes he's twice as good a player. Lesson learned? I doubt it. he'll be expected to revert to type and he'll be throwing himself on the floor and weeping like a Blue Bell regular.

You're right, Rafa. Life's just not fair, is it?