It, it wasn't the best game, we can safely say, in terms of, of what we saw over the course of 97 odd minutes at a stifling Wembley.

Yeah.

Well, I, again, we've gotta mention that.

The, the weather played a, a huge part.

Played a huge part in all the finals.

So yeah, absolutely.

Um, but again, the pressure, the circumstances with Southampton thrown out, Middlesbrough were out, then they were in.

It, it, it wasn't, it wasn't a good afternoon for them on the pitch, was it?

Four-one, game over.

Yeah, I think Sam Dalby, again, you see, uh, coming on, it's kind of a cameo of what you need from a, whether it be a center forward playing in a pair or a lone striker.

You, you gotta be that link player.

Then you've gotta be, um, an aggressive attacking threat as well, which we saw, holding off a center half, scoring a spectacular goal.

So again, his influence, not just scoring, but that, that creating.

That's why I gave him Player of the Match because of that all-round influence that he had coming on.

He really worried that Stockport defense.

They'll, they'll be a good addition back to the Championship, won't they?

... over 210 minutes of football?

Yeah, that, that first half at the Riverside was...

The, the reception that the, the coach got coming into the stadium was extraordinary.

The players responded to that.

Yeah, Tommy Conway, we're not singling him out and saying, you know, if he'd scored two or three maybe it's different.

But they, they did.

They absolutely pummeled Southampton but just couldn't find that goal that those two goals that they probably deserve 'cause they were, they...

But at the same time were you surprised that Middlesbrough didn't make more changes earlier even if they didn't have maybe the quality of depth just to get those fresh legs on the pitch because they just looked so out on their feet?

Yeah.

I think he's a very all-round, very, very good center forward.

He's got six and eight.

Ross Stewart three and seven.

So there's five players there.

You can throw Finazzaz into the mix as well as a creative talent.

So you look at the so much attacking talent in those two sides.

... it's, it's an interesting one, isn't it?

But-Come 2:30 on Saturday afternoon, are you expecting Ipswich to be in the, a Premier League team again, Hinchy?

Yeah.

I've, I've been s- I've said this, I, I've said this for some time now.

I always thought it was gonna be Ipswich plus one, which obviously will, will be Coventry.

But I looked at their squad and I...

But they never, they, as I've said before, they never really sparked.

They were never really sensational.

Yeah.