[Archived] Rovers 3 Middlesbrough 2

[jobo380]

BELLAMY IS CLASS.

END OF.

[James No. 7]

3-2 Bellamy

[blue/white]

I can't make out the commentator's brogue, but I believe Bells has notched another... this lads' pricetag is increasing by the minute, Liverpool !!!

[G Somerset Rover]

Comon!!! Its about time we played well with ten men whilst others struggle against us with ten men...if you get me! comon blues don't let this ref mug us out of 3 points!

[Brainfreeze]

Credit to the lads if they pull this one off. First time Savage has been sent off in his career that isn't it?

COME ON!

[Spansterkid]

first time in club footy, although i think he was sent off for wales once.

[yellowsubmarine]

Hang on ROVERS!!!!!!!!!

Looking at the results from the nearby teams, we need the 3 points.

[jobo380]

First time domestically

[herbergeehh]

Att: 18 681

[yellowsubmarine]

10 men ROVERS beat boro!

[asianRover]

phew... final score rovers 3-2! what appears to be a reff blunder nearly cost us the 3 points. luckily super bellers came to our rescue

[G Somerset Rover]

Whey!!! 3 more points...just a shame all of our rivals won.

[herbergeehh]

Full time, 3-2! Yes, yes and yes!

[blue/white]

Well Done Rovers !!!!!

Joint 4th. place along with Spuds. (should we be for cheering Big Club today ?)

[adopted scouser]

Well Done Rovers !!!!! 

Joint 4th. place along with Spuds.  (should we be for cheering Big Club today ?)

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Joint 5th?

[vyeo]

Nobody likes us but we don't care! What character by the players, by sparky. To go 3-4-2 after going a man down, when we could have sat back to try seeing out a 2-2 draw, speaks volumes about the team and our manager. To pull it off and come away with the points, is just the stuff of dreams. And beller's first goal was top top class, how many times have we seen henry do that! Fantastic performance, what bottle. Keep the faith lads, times are good.

ps: only downer was savage's sending off, but i'm in euphoria now so i shan't comment on that.

[ihtd]

Come on the BIG Club tonight

[RoverJoexx]

Brillant!! What a performance from the lads.. although Savage sending off is abit harsh by the sound of it. How many match will he sit out?

Bellamy had done it for us again. He is simply few class above all the rest.

Lets hope he stay fit and Europe is near.. very near.

[Gareth]

Brillant!! What a performance from the lads.. although Savage sending off is abit harsh by the sound of it. How many match will he sit out?

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As it was for two yellows it'll be just for one game.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Magnificent result!!.....we are simply playing some of the most entertaining football in years,this Rovers team has the heart of a lion.

Graig Bellamy,what is there more to say about this little gem of a footballer.

18,681

We can barely scrape 18K Rovers fans to watch this great team...I personally feel so frustrated and sorry for the team,manager and Rovers board.

I simply dont know what the answer is anymore.

[Dufflite]

We can barely scrape 18K Rovers fans to watch this great team...I personally feel so frustrated and sorry for the team,manager and Rovers board.

I simply dont know what the answer is anymore.

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How can the gate be accurate ?? the electronic card scanning system packed up at 2.45 at both ends of the Riverside and the stewards opened the emergency gates and let everyone pile in.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

3,000 down on the Villa attendance ,I'm sorry to say but its f'king heartbreaking.

[DanLad]

Fabulous performance of great heart from the lads. Superb!

The people who aren't coming to the games that could are really missing out, IMHO. A top class football team is back at Ewood Park.

[philipl]

It seems the better we get, the worse the crowd becomes. How many Boro fans there today? More to the point, how many folk watching live feeds in local hostelries?

Bellamy is a magician- that guy got us all three points today (McLaren was scared stiff- three centre halves against one forward for 25 minutes of XI against X?)

Is there a bit of an anomaly/silver lining to Sav's unjust sending off?

On one booking Sav was up for a two match ban (ten bookings). When he walked he got a one match ban for two yellows and is back to nine yellows.

Or is there a rule I don't know about?

[RovertheHill]

Just back from the match.

First up - why is everyone surprised by the gate? We always dip a couple of thousand when there are 2 consecutive home games - anyone who goes knows that.

First half was good - Bellamy's goal was a cracker. Defence went to sleep for about 5 minutes during which Boro scored and Brad made his only real save of the half. Got it back together when Pedersen scored direct from a free-kick wide on the right as we attacked the Boro goal in the Darwen End.

It must have been my fault - at half-time I said to the missus - can't remember the last time I've seen a half of football without a booking. Oh dear.

Second half started with a Boro attack and Yakubo appealing for a penalty. Ref then lost the plot entirely. Booked Sav for a challenge in which from the BBE he clearly seemed to have won the ball. A few minutes later and Sav was off. I still cannot understand why. From that point onwards the ref basically dug himself into a hole and decided the best way out was to keep digging - yellow cards here, there and everywhere.

Feared the worst when Boro equalised but what can you say about Bellers? We always have a chance with him on the pitch. What a brilliant goal, cutting in from the right towards the BBE, hit a screamer into the far corner.

From that point on I actually felt reasonably comfortable. Great game apart from the ref.