Boro thread

[sunderpitt]

Prior to the sending off it was pretty even. We had more corners and 1 more shot on target. You had more possession 51% to 49%. Good tight game.
Following that we did really well. I've seen teams struggle against 10 men many times but we passed it well and stretched you out wide. Superb text book approach on how to beat 10 men.
To be honest 4 weeks ago I was dreading this fixture , thought we would get hammered the way we were playing (and the way you were playing) . A day ago I was confident of a draw. Really happy with the win

Bollocks, we were better in the 1st half and poor in the 2nd.

All brought about cos of Gibson's mate the ref.


Several boro players swore at the ref, nothing happened, boro players were kicking Clarke nothing happened.

It does following the bindippers and spuds debacle show that ref decisions are a lottery, or bribed?

 

[Shotton axe man]

I hate what footy has become when these new young uns look at "xG" and claim one team was better because of it. First half they were the better team but we had a better big chance

Mate we were comfortable and looked the most likely to score by far. Am not a happy clapper either

 

[wev17]

Sorry mate you mullered us second half but we were 100% on top fust half.

I could see an argument for "shading it" but you were never in control of the game.

Anyway, getting us no where and it doesn't really matter now.

 

[T_Bone]

I thought the first half was even, both looked dangerous. The way we capitulated in the second half was worrying. Boro could easily have scored more.

 

[oriss]

Middlesbrough- shit club, shit fans, Yorkshire club, crap stadium, need a shite official to beat a team. Feel sorry for you. I’d move tbh.

good club good fans yorkshire club great, stadium ok, shite official just like your lot last year, get over it.

 

[splorty]

They were better with 11 v 11 too. Take your blinkers off man

 

[Turbo]

The meltdown on here, it might not be a derby to you but the reaction to defeat is priceless, I was starting to believe the hype, big club, gonna smash boro and any other team who you play, in reality, loads of empty seats and not a great performance even with 11 men on the pitch.

 

[joebolton]

I thought the first half was even, both looked dangerous. The way we capitulated in the second half was worrying. Boro could easily have scored more.

Similar. First 15 I was a bit worried, then Clarke started to get more involved and I felt we would go in maybe 1 nil at half time. I haven’t seen the Neill 1st yellow, people suggesting could have been a red ? Overall , I didnt want half time as I felt it was coming.

Then the 2nd half , Jesus. Hurts more for me than the Stoke clobbering last year, but I will just say to the Smoggies , yeh 12 men beat 10 men shocker.

 

[oriss]

25-26k average. Even Middlesbrough doesn’t care about Middlesbrough.

in the grand scheme of things 25 or 6 k is quite good for the championship what planet are you on.

 

[Barndoor]

Mate we were comfortable and looked the most likely to score by far. Am not a happy clapper either

Pretty even first half, Sunderland had the best chance with Roberts after a brilliant run should have buried it...second half Sunderland down to 10 men Boro kept the ball made Sunderland work hard, stretched them wide and got the rewards.

 

[oldboy]

I hate what footy has become when these new young uns look at "xG" and claim one team was better because of it. First half they were the better team but we had a better big chance

Anyone who knows owt about xG knows single game xG means nowt. You use it to gauge performance over a large sample size, not 45 minutes.

 

[barts45]

The meltdown on here, it might not be a derby to you but the reaction to defeat is priceless, I was starting to believe the hype, big club, gonna smash boro and any other team who you play, in reality, loads of empty seats and not a great performance even with 11 men on the pitch.

Just the 43.5k there eh? How poor

 

[oriss]

They comfortably beat ten man. Some achievement

like you last year

 

[dangermows]

They were better with 11 v 11 too. Take your blinkers off man

Nah. We just edged the first half. Was an interesting and tight encounter until the red. Second half they completely dominated and played perfectly to take advantage of the extra man.

 

[oriss]

I agree with everything you say apart from yous being the better team in the first half. It was 50/50 at best. What I’m tying to do is let one of your 26,000 fans known Middlesbrough are a small time club from Yorkshire.

when was the last time you were in a european final

 

[Fletch]

I thought the first half was even, both looked dangerous. The way we capitulated in the second half was worrying. Boro could easily have scored more.

That’s my take also

 

[hank williams]

11 v 11 that’s a goal less draw they never laid a finger on us till the sending off

 

[oriss]

It was all SAFC until the sending off. Dan Neil won it for you not the ref. Best of luck for the rest of the season apart from us at your place obviously.

good god what game were you watching

County Durham and wearside is like 800k for one club Cleveland is 700k for 3 500k for us 800k for you. That’s why. Is what is 26,000 for the championship is a decent gate, Sunderland are a bigger club than us who are a medium sized club but it’s not at all relevant to todays result is it

450 k for cleveland mate don't give them ammo.

 

[jaxaxe]

good god what game were you watching

Good lad. You won your cup final.

Now fuck off back to your toxic swamp.

 

[Turbo]

Just the 43.5k there eh? How poor

.5 at the end.