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ELL bags his first of the season from the penalty spot in the 25th minute following a foul on Izzy. 🙂
CJ in the 11th minute: Azaz corner swing right in under Vigouroux's bar, under pressure from Clarke, he spills into his own net, but referee Sam All...
From the Echo: Dieng, Ayling, VDB, Clarke, Engel; Hackney, Morris; Jones, Azaz, McGree, Latte Lath Subs: Glover, Barlaser, Burgzorg, Gilbert, Dijk...
The sports paper rumour mill continues to turn:
I was horrified to hear about the disturbances in Middlesbrough on the ITV ten o'clock news on Sunday & decided to take a look at what Teesside Li...
Just wondered whether anyone else had noticed this Fulham FC article from last Tuesday: Scroll down to the Midfielders section & tell me whe...
Only just noticed this new thread. Excellent idea. 👍 I'm aware of the reports that O'Brien, Thomas & Greenwood are being allowed to return to...
Jarkko, any household in the UK which watches or records television transmissions at the same time as they are being broadcast is required by law to h...
@philip-of-huddersfield Many thanks for your thoughts, Philip. Much appreciated.
@philip-of-huddersfield Philip - genuine question, since you're our man on the spot, so to speak: how would you rate Sorba Thomas, whom FLW sugges...
It seems that the signing of Ayling is all but a done deal: There's a similar report in the Gazette, which claims that Boro is in "pole position"...
Echo player ratings - Ayling & ELL both given a 9. Includes a link to Dom Shaw's match report: And the Gazette's:
FLW puts the case for not signing Sam Greenwood & going after Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield) instead:
Bangura & Barlaser replaced Thomas & Howson in the 65th minute, O'Brien & Greenwood McCabe & Gilbert in the 71st.
Izzy makes it 3-1 in the 84th minute, assisted (again) by Luke Ayling. Bob'll be happy! 🙂
Hoedt equalised for the Hornets in the 73rd minute (shame no clean sheet for Dieng), but Alex Bangura put Boro back in front five minutes later - CJ: ...
CJ's assessment of the first half: Boro ahead at the break with another goal from Latte Lath. 11 in 12 now for him. Ending the season in fine form. ...
So, ELL rounds off his season with at least one goal, in the 28th minute, assisted by Luke Ayling (his 18th of the season).
A flavour of what we lost when Morgan Rogers departed for Aston Villa (extracted from the Beeb's live text commentary on the Villa-Chelsea match): 1...
Boro News agrees, Pedro: The article quotes the Gazette's player ratings comment on him & which are here in full: An 8 for Dieng, despit...
Dom Shaw's player ratings for the Echo: Finn Azaz MotM.
And it finishes Cardiff City 1 Middlesbrough 4 😊
The Bluebirds pull one back at the start of injury time.
Ajay Matthews replaces ELL in the 82nd minute.
At least he was wrong for the right reasons. 😉
Dijksteel & young Charlie Lennon on for RvdB & Gilbert in the 74th minute.
McCabe & Silvera on for Howson & Jones in the 62nd minute. CJ on the Gilbert goal: Boro have another. What a moment and finish from Gilber...
Make that Boro4 - Alex Gilbert with his first for the club in the 60th minute, assisted by Ayling.
And Boro3 turns up courtesy of ELL's 17th of the season (10th in 11 games) in the 56th minute - CJ: Long ball over the top by Azaz. Latte Lath runni...
Azaz adds a second in the 48th minute, assisted by Gilbert - CJ: Boro have another! Barlaser picks up the ball in a wide area in the box. He cuts it...