Last seen: January 17, 2026 4:47 pm
Red face time for me & far too late for me to go back in & edit my original post: my ageing memory was playing tricks on me. I've just check...
Jarkko, I know I'm not Werder, but I am a (retired) qualified translator (French & German to English) & it's Schellfisch (nm), which literally...
RE still looking for his first win at Wolves. A couple of fans' comments included in the Beeb's live match commentary: - Why would Wolves think th...
KH clearly rates Alex Gilbert: Stand by for further outings! 🙂
Edmundson & Silvera on for Bangura & Conway in th3e 68th minute - CJ: After the changes Boro 4-2-3-1. Edmundson CB with Jones, Targett LB....
The Tigers get one back through a Joe Gelhardt penalty in the 62nd minute - the Beeb: Sol Brynn wipes out Joe Gelhardt and City have a penalty. On...
The Beeb on the McGree goal: This is more slack defending as Alex Bangura is able to dart to the touchline on the left of the Tigers box untouched, ...
I must be seeing things: 0-4: McGree gets in on the action in the 44th minute, with a little help from Bangura. Boro a team reborn!
Beeb commentary (Gilbert goal): It's happened again: Alex Gilbert got the winner here on New Year's Day. He hasn't made a single first-team appea...
Whittaker himself makes it 3-0 three minutes later, assisted by Gilbert - roles reversed! 🙂
Alex Gilbert makes it 2-0 in the 32nd minute, assisted by Whittaker! 🙂 You were saying, Werder? 😉
The Beeb in the 21st minute: Another lovely move from Boro, patient this time, shifting it right for Callum Brittain, who whips a cross towards the ...
No, I'd forgotten!
Maddo quoted in the Beeb text commentary: Hull have played really well so far, they have had plenty of the ball and dictated play so far, but it was...
After three minutes: Maybe not... As the game settles more, it appears more like last week's 4-2-2-2, McGree just naturally floating more inside.
CJ: Boro play out from the back well. Bangura slips inside to Hackney, who drives, then sends McGree down the left with a lovely ball in behind. McG...
Strelec gets his maiden Boro goal in the ninth minute!
CJ: Boro line-up: It's a 4-3-1-2, with Whittaker central behind the strikers.Gilbert playing at 6, with Hackney and McGree as 8s.
From the Beeb's live commentary on the match: New Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg says victory in his opening game in charge against Derby Cou...
Kick-off delayed by 15 minutes owing to the Boro team's late arrival (held up by heavy traffic & the weather).
@werdermouth Basically, three changes with Gilbert, McGree & Strelec in for Browne, Hansen & Burgzorg. Oh, & Edmundson back on the be...
From the Gazette's player ratings: Tommy Conway - 5 Couldn’t get into the game at all. He didn’t get the service he needs and there appeared to be...
Match report from the Echo: Praise for Bangura, Targett & Hansen.
Player ratings in the Hartlepool Mail: HH seems to have been MotM.
25,402 of them there, according to the Beeb.
Young Archie Baptiste gets his first taste of Championship football: on for Whittaker in the 89th minute. Six minutes of injury time being played.
CJ: Boro lead! From another corner. This time taken short. Hackney slides Whittaker inside on that left foot. It's a clever curled delivery from Whi...
Whittaker makes it 2-1 in the 84th minute. Assistance again from HH. Boro provisionally back in the second automatic promotion spot!
We posted at the same time, Werder. Great minds... 😉
Targett on target to put Boro level in the 75th minute, assisted by HH!