Last seen: December 3, 2025 1:41 pm
This evening's line-up - Fisher in for Spence, Tav & Fletch on the bench, no Britt:
I see that a certain Mr J Rhodes has given the Wendies the lead at home to the Canaries. Three ex-Boro players on the pitch & a fourth (Hugill) o...
That should have been "blast from the past", of course, but I noticed my typo too late to be able to go in & correct it. ☹️
Vic's summary: FT: 3-0. Disciplined display in a must win game. An early switch swung the game as reshaped back 4 was solid & stifled Stoke. MF ...
This was Vic's comment after the the first goal: LOL. Boro have shown no intent, win their first corner and goal machine GRANT HALL popped up to bur...
Britt's back on the bench:
Dijksteel off injured in the 16th minute, replaced by Spence. ☹️
Saville in for Spence, Morsy for Tav, Watmore for Akpom & Bolasie for Kebano:
I see "Mick McCarthy's Cardiff" knocked four bells of hell out of "Wayne Rooney's Derby"...
Vic's assessment: FT: Never mind the quality, feel the width. Poor game for long spells, a sloppy early opener leaked, then laboured away. Great lev...
George Saville, on for Tav in the 85th minute because of an injury, makes it 2-1, apparently from a Howson cross. *prayer mat out*
Johnson, Bolasie & Watmore on for Bola, Akpom & Kebano respectively in the 74th minute. Enough time to make a difference?
Vic: GRANT HALL! Header. Superb delivery from McNair (1-1,)
Grant Hall equalises! There's still hope!
Britt, Watmore & NML replaced by Spence, Kebano & Akpom, with Bolasie on the bench:
FT: 1-1 A spirited revival to force a little bit of luck that led to the leveller & a good point against a form side - but for long spells Boro la...
Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Cardiff City 1. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) left-footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Chuba...
Vic's view of it: Boro were going well then concede textbook Cardiff goal. Long punt forward wins throw, humped long into the box, Morrison header. ...
The Beeb has it as 5-3-2:
Fisher, Morsy, Fletcher & Kebano out, Hall, Tav ( 😀 ), Mendez-Laing & Britt ( ☹️ ) in, so Jarkko has his wish:
One pulled back (Fry) with 10 minutes to go...
Some words of encouragement: Come on then you bunch of lead-booted feckless clowns: get your fingers out and do something!
Vic's half-time assessment: HT: Absolute horror show. Boro ignored two warning shots as Bristol threatened on the break. Three gift-wrapped goals. S...
Make that treble bugger (+ some of those things that are round & bounce)! The Robins obviously out to impress Big Nige! 🙁 Diédhiou returns the...
Here we go again... Double bugger, as Vic puts it: Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Bristol City 2. Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) right footed shot from th...
Bristol ahead. Easy downward header from unmarked Diedhiou bounced past dive of Bettinelli after another quick break and poorly defended Nagy ball int...
No changes in personnel:
I saw it when you first put it up, KP, but it now seems to have disappeared! 😯
Typical Reading, KP? I thought that one was already behind us! 😉 Thanks for the starter post. 👍
Rob Stewart's report from The Sunday Times, for what it's worth: Neil Warnock’s Middlesbrough men confirm promotion intent Reading 0 Middlesbrough...