GrahamC Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Probably an off day for them yesterday and I thought Karanka was unnecessarily cautious, but how nice to play against a side that didn't dive, time waste or moan to the ref all game. Afterwards Karanka was also refreshingly honest, saying we deserved to win and that they were poor, no fictitious excuses. Good luck to them for the season. As for the ref, it also sounds like you are saying it just when you win, but I thought he had a super game and in conjunction with his linesman got almost everything right. The guy sat next to me wondered if the best sides get allocated the best refs, on yesterday's evidence as Boro are top they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Agree with the ref, thought he was excellent and one of the best displays I can remember for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Seen one decent ref at the gate this season - Lee Mason. That's not because we won, but because he got the most decisions right from my point of view. There have been some shockers. Some have given us nothing. Some have been equally bad for both teams....those in some ways are the worst. Glad the game had a good one yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack Bladder Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Agree with you GC Boro were one of the most "honest" teams I've seen at The Gate this season, good luck to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Good spot,didn't notice at the time. This year has been shocking for teams coming and time wasting from the get go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Old Boy Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Good topic and agree with the points raised. I thought the referee was good and Middlesbrough contributed properly, although when you win your judgement can be favourably clouded, nice for clarification! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstoniaTallinnRed Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 17 minutes ago, East End Old Boy said: Good topic and agree with the points raised. I thought the referee was good and Middlesbrough contributed properly, although when you win your judgement can be favourably clouded, nice for clarification! We have had some good games against Bro' in the past, so why should yesterdays have been any different. Always had a soft spot for them, always try to play football and honest with it. Hope they get back to the Prem this season. BTW does anyone else think Albert missed that chance on purpose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbored Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Me and the Mrs said exactly the same thing in the car on the way home that the ref was spot on and boro were a good fair team with no cheating/diving etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 25 minutes ago, East End Old Boy said: Good topic and agree with the points raised. I thought the referee was good and Middlesbrough contributed properly, although when you win your judgement can be favourably clouded, nice for clarification! We all look at things a bit more positively when we win. But you are all very fair in your comments. Boro did not swallow dive at every opportunity, neither did the abnormally waste time. There were some meaty challenges, especially in midfield and not one on either side did anything except get up and get on with it. The Boro manager's comments were mirrored by their local paper report and they were both gracious in defeat. Yes, we deserved to win and that is fact not bias. I hope Boro go on to win automatic promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Thought Stewart Downing's interview on Boro's Player (available using the same login details as City Player) was a little dismissive. Felt they were in control... not sure about that in the 2nd half and rather dismissively referred to Wilbs as "the big lad". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstoniaTallinnRed Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 7 minutes ago, View from the Dolman said: Thought Stewart Downing's interview on Boro's Player (available using the same login details as City Player) was a little dismissive. Felt they were in control... not sure about that in the 2nd half and rather dismissively referred to Wilbs as "the big lad". So Downing thought they were in control does he? So much in control that I don't remember Oskins on RB mentioning his name more than a couple of times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 As an additional comment to my previous post. What about the ref? I did not notice him at all during the game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 37 minutes ago, View from the Dolman said: Thought Stewart Downing's interview on Boro's Player (available using the same login details as City Player) was a little dismissive. Felt they were in control... not sure about that in the 2nd half and rather dismissively referred to Wilbs as "the big lad". They found Downing then? Scott Murray must've found him when he was doing the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Agree completely with the post topic by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 IIRC, it took an age for the first free kick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS13 Robin Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 1 hour ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said: We have had some good games against Bro' in the past, so why should yesterdays have been any different. Always had a soft spot for them, always try to play football and honest with it. Hope they get back to the Prem this season. BTW does anyone else think Albert missed that chance on purpose? I said the same myself after alberts lob!! thank you albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadredfred Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 2 hours ago, Libertine1 said: They found Downing then? Scott Murray must've found him when he was doing the kit. I had no idea Downing was on the pitch until about 80mins. I was row 3 in the corner of the Dolman (where they celebrated the goal) but thought he was quiet. Don't remember him contributing at all. Leadbitter gave the ref some choice words after they gave away a free kick about 25-30 yards out, but agree that on the whole they all just got on with it. Contributed to a great match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 5 minutes ago, deadredfred said: I had no idea Downing was on the pitch until about 80mins. I was row 3 in the corner of the Dolman (where they celebrated the goal) but thought he was quiet. Don't remember him contributing at all. Leadbitter gave the ref some choice words after they gave away a free kick about 25-30 yards out, but agree that on the whole they all just got on with it. Contributed to a great match Me neither! Fair play to Boro though, contributed to a good game, didn`t time waste or go down like they`d been shot by a sniper in the stand and just got on with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadredfred Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 It was only when he threatened a quick break away between 80-90 mins that I realised he was on! It was during our pressure of a few consecutive corners and free kicks near their box then suddenly they cleared and broke away. Must admit my arse was a rabbits nose at that point but we had at least three back instantly to cover, pretty sure Burns was one of them. Awesome. I'm grinning like an idiot writing this - great performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbital Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 6 hours ago, GrahamC said: Probably an off day for them yesterday and I thought Karanka was unnecessarily cautious, but how nice to play against a side that didn't dive, time waste or moan to the ref all game. Afterwards Karanka was also refreshingly honest, saying we deserved to win and that they were poor, no fictitious excuses. Good luck to them for the season. As for the ref, it also sounds like you are saying it just when you win, but I thought he had a super game and in conjunction with his linesman got almost everything right. The guy sat next to me wondered if the best sides get allocated the best refs, on yesterday's evidence as Boro are top they do. I thought you were quiet yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 2 hours ago, deadredfred said: It was only when he threatened a quick break away between 80-90 mins that I realised he was on! It was during our pressure of a few consecutive corners and free kicks near their box then suddenly they cleared and broke away. Must admit my arse was a rabbits nose at that point but we had at least three back instantly to cover, pretty sure Burns was one of them. Awesome. I'm grinning like an idiot writing this - great performance. Think that was when Wes tracked back and took a yellow for the team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadredfred Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Yes CR, think so mate. Great performance all game from him. Great defensively, very threatening going forward and had the beating of George Friend all game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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