After Cliftonville recorded a thumping 5-0 victory over Ballymena United at Solitude BBC Sport NI got the opinions of Reds boss Jim Magilton and Sky Blues manager Jim Ervin.
Magilton on the ruthless nature of the win: "Our record against Ballymena this year was played four, lost four so today was important to build momentum and it was an indication of the appetite the players have to win. First half I was slightly disappointed we weren't more clinical. Second half was different we were really clinical."
On finishing the season strongly ahead of the Irish Cup final: "The Irish Cup is secondary at the minute it is about winning league games and building consistency. We are on a run now which is important and there is competition for places. We have to finish with a real flourish and go galloping into an Irish Cup final."
Ervin on the defeat: "It was extremely poor. Second half, we absolutely fell to pieces. The last 15 minutes, for whatever reason, we gave up. At 2-0 you're still in the game but the goals we conceded in the last 15 minutes were so soft. It's a game we'll want to forget but we need to look at."
On the race for seventh and a potential European play-off: "I thought we needed to win the game to keep the fight for seventh going. They now have a six-point gap with nine games to play it is still mathematically doable and Cliftonville have a cup final to look towards too so who knows how they will prepare in the next couple of weeks. We have to do our own job and today we didn't do it."
