I do hope we can beat them and am predicting a much tighter game than you anticipate, with 1-0 as my prediction, but thatmay change to my original 2-0.

I do disgaree with you over team selection though. After having heard what Mancini has had to say to the press, it excites me to think that he is taking this very seriously, so I stillthink the likes of Tevez will play, but albeit only for 60 minutes or so. I feel we will take the lead and then relax, and think Paddy V will have to play an influential role in proceedings. He needs to keep up with the pace, and so long as Zaba finds the rich vein of form he has inherited, we should be ok. We have a lot of players who are finding their touch, and this European Game will probably suit the likes of Silva more because it will probably not be as physical. One man we ought to keep an eye on too is Balotelli….will be bubbly and boil and bounce over the edge, or keep his nerve and anger concealed? Only time will tell…

Lovely read, thoroughly enjoyed it