I was disappointed as I thought we where the better side last night and the chance was there. But hey ho it is what it is, we got further than most of us expected when the qualifiers started.
Now we can hopefully get the boys back to the high pressing high tempo football we where served up at the start of the campaign as it looks like the amount of games finally caught up with them, they are a shadow of the team who started the season.
We are still on the right path despite being knocked off form the last few weeks. Gerrard will strengthen us over the next two transfer windows and next season we will be back and even more prepared for a shot at Europe.
Nah, the chance was never there because we don't make chances. How many real, bona fide chances did we make last night? The simple reason is we don't have the creative players to do so.
Overall, we have never won anything other than ONE game at home in any European group section, at best, in what is now 26 years of trying. And by feck we are trying. But that's not SG's fault.
We need to judge the reality of what has happened and is still happening to us. That's not SG's fault either.
As for what, or who are the OTT merchants on FF with regards the negative. In contrast, are they really any worse than the OTT merchants who howl at the moon after a couple of good results?
This season we've had Tav rated at £15m
Could we play Kent in a Laudrup type role?
That's just the madness that comes straight to mind.
It's embarrassing.
I keep hearing we're a work in progress. Domestically there's not been much.
I also have got to ask, how many points did our supposed high tempo game get us away from home at the start of the season? And then there's the away league performances overall? Not one game has been satisfactory.
Now, if people would say SG is, is, is the work in progress and we have to give him time, then that is a fair point.
But when he's made out to be working wonders when in reality our results are saying a different thing, then we're always going to have conflict on here.
In saying that we could win on Sunday and the filth lose, we'll have the usual subjects saying things ain't so bad.
Yes they are and until our own problems are solved, and only the manager can do that, they will remain.
Now, I'm away to give you all peace.