Reflections on Maccarone ('s head)

Does his recent strike rate at vital moments mean that £8.15 million price tag has been paid off?

I think so. I can no longer criticise him.

It is not often you see a football match and a comeback like that happen twice. The very words that we're in the UEFA Cup final still sound bizarre but at least we're there! UEFA Cup finalists, and the main person to thank is Massimo again.

So of course, attention now turns to who we're playing in the final, Sevilla. It is interesting to note that my beloved Boro worked so hard to get into a European final to face a Spanish side including the football riches of Javier Saviola, Luis Fabiano and.......Freddie Kanoute.

This football, it's a funny old game.