V Middlesbrough (A) Match Thread

[Wolfie20]

26 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said:

Unbelievable (Jeff). Peter Banks is reffing us for the third time this season! He's been responsible for 8 of our yellow and our 1 red card so far. We should have complained. Without him we'd be fourth in the fair play table, but with him we're fourth bottom!

In other news it's been a fantastic start. In football you need to score when on top - we've certainly been on top.

 

Simon Hooper's the ref - usually quite decent.

[SaintRam]

1 minute ago, Phoenix said:

Wag's upended, play on. wag upends, yellow card

The tackle with which Wag was upended got the ball.

The tackle with which Wag did the upending did not.

[StringerBell]

We're letting them back into this.

[lukedcfc]

Boro are terrible, might get a goal from a set piece though. 

[nfb]

??? I'm at work and unable to watch or listen ???

[LazloW]

Biggest (only?) threat is the dead all.  Flint seems a bit of a monster.

[SaintRam]

Tomori's been really good in the air so far this game.

[Carl Sagan]

1 minute ago, AndyinLiverpool said:

suddenly we are messy

Dropped our level and giving away too many set pieces. Need to lift it and take charge again. Hope we can start to dominate up until half time so the boos ring out round the Riverside. 

[SaintRam]

Lawrence forced another good save from Randolph.

Ball got cleared and Malone puts it out for a corner with a mishit backpass.

Luckily unpunished. 

[DJFern94]

Frank just needs to tighten the lads back up, and we should be able to see this one out.

[sage]

Another dull, route one 45 minutes. I want my season ticket money back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Said most Boro fans.

[Ellafella]

We are better than them. It’s just a question of stopping Flint from set pieces. 

[Phoenix]

Mental fatigue setting in.

[ramjit]

Just now, DJFern94 said:

Frank just needs to tighten the lads back up, and we should be able to see this one out.

Squeaky bum time towards the end..glad see half time..

[Steve How Hard?]

Tremendous half. Just hope we can maintain the same energy levels after a very taxing week. They definitely have a game plan to stifle and smother TH but we've got the initiative now so at some point they are gonna have to open up. COYR 

[Anag Ram]

Good first half performance.

Trying to play the right way against a team of rugby players.

Hope football prevails.

[Gil]

The opening 30 minutes were as good as it gets from us. Boro fought their way back into the game with the formation change but we handled their long balls & set pieces fairly well.

Desperately unlucky not to get the 2nd goal which would've killed this one off completely. They're gash, shitehousing aside.

[Sexydadbod]

Half time came at the right time, Boro had been dominating the last 10-15 minutes 

[ramjit]

I bet bris is loving this,I can imagine him having his bovril at half time chomping at the bit?

[Van der MoodHoover]

12 shots in the first half.

Well on target to reach the 20 or so against West Brom.  That's a heck of a statement against 2 of the top sides.