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CJ after 30 minutes: Boro starting to unravel a bit here. Direct ball searching for the feet of Conway, but he's again outmuscled by McGrath. Doncas...
Make that two down after 23 minutes, apparently a Jones OG - CJ: Boro played through far too easily. Cross from the right is all the way through to ...
CJ: Boro caught out playing it around in their own half and Borges' hurried clearance gifts Doncaster possession. A shot deflects kindly to Sharp in...
Boro a goal down after 11 minutes! 😮
Should have made it clear that that was in reference to Silvera's absence.
CJ: Nothing in the fact he's absent tonight. Just not being risked ahead of the weekend.
I see that the Robins thumped the Blades by 1-4 at Bramall Lane to go straight to the top of the fledgling table. I must confess that I was so engros...
Interesting match report by Dom Shaw in the Echo:
Player ratings from the Hartlepool Mail:
According to CJ, there were 26,035 at the match! Decent turnout...
From the Beeb's overview of today's Championship matches: Dael Fry's flashing angled header from Morgan Whittaker's corner, just after half-time, w...
And they did, thank God! Can't complain about a 1-0 win in the opening game of the season.
Still 1-0 at normal full-time, but SIX minutes of injury time. Will they hold out?
And Dael Fry celebrates being given the captaincy, however temporarily, by giving Boro the lead in the 51st minute.
Names as reported by the one & only CJ! Obviously useless at copy-typing!
Rob Edwards' first proper first XI for today's match: Brynn, Ayling, Fry, Jones, Brittain, Morris, Hackney, Silvera, Whittaker, Burgzorg, Conway S...
Piece from the Beeb entitled "The bosses in a 'really brutal' Championship":
Full-time score 2-2. CJ on HH: The Boro man drives with the ball and is dragged back to win a free-kick. He appears to lash out in frustration tho...
Forss on for Burgzorg in the 78th minute, Finch for Conway in the 84th.
Boro back on level terms in the 67th minute, courtesy of a second from Conway: Absolutely superb from Silvera. Picks up the ball not far from the ha...
Boro a goal behind four minutes into the half: From a corner, Noubi beats his man to the header towards the near post and though Brynn gets a hand ...
No changes at the start of second half.
CJ's assessment of the first half: Boro enjoyed more possession but unable to do anything with it so far. They've not had the same kind of attacking...
And Deportivo equalises seven minutes later!
Boro a goal up through Conway in the fourth minute - CJ: Good start from Boro and their press works. Ayling wins it back deep in the Deportivo half,...
HH has turned down a move to the Tractor Boys:
And in the 79th minute it's 2-2: Rangers corner. Glover [on for Brynn in the 75th minute] saves the initial header but it falls to Curtis, who react...
Jones, Hamilton & Barlaser on for Lenihan, McCabe & Whittaker in the 70th minute.
Rangers pull one back seven minutes later: 1-2.
Dael Fry makes it 0-2 in the 57th minute: Boro have another. It's another from a set-piece! This time it's a wide free-kick from deep. Whittaker swi...