Boro V Rovers match thread

[roversmum]

Downing and Boateng should have been sent off. Ref bottled it

AND GIVEN MATTY A CARD......................... GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[LWX]

YEEEESSSSSSSSSS

[modes98]

Wohoo! 3 well earned points.

Sparky is a true genious, inspired subs.

[Shevchenko]

Won on opening day! Can hardly believe it, very un Rovers like

[Finch]

YESSS! Full time

[Mr. E]

nice win but what is this Benni injury?? How serious is it?

[tony gale's mic]

good win and by all accounts were definitely not in first gear. impressive debut by santa cruz and matty carries on his good scoring form. just need to wait on that benni injury now..

[B.R.F.C]

Superb start to the season and by all accounts Roque was fantastic...Heres hoping Benni is ok

Have some of that George Boateng

[Finch]

Downing and Boateng should have been sent off. Ref bottled it

AND GIVEN MATTY A CARD......................... GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Where you watching it mum?

[Korean John]

Perhaps not really deserved as it's difficult to remember any real chances created apart from the goals. But the goals were great, especially Derbyshire's, and a come-from-behind victory is always nice!

[Blue blood]

GET IN!!!!!!

Just what we need. Boating still the plank he's always been - although Derbs was a tad fortuitous not to be sent off. We didn't play all that well from what I heard - but then that's the sign of a good team winning when not playing well.

Hope Benni's not too seriously injured - even with our glut of good strikers we could do with as many bodies as possible, what with the UEFA cup and all that (not to mention he's a class act). Nice for Roque to get off the mark quickly as it'll ease the pressure on him.

Brad still awesome as ever, and considering we've still reid and emo to come back into the mixer things are looking good. Will definately be tapeing motd tonight.

[brfc4ever]

Brilliant start of the season !

Well done Santa and Sir Matthew.

And THANK YOU FRIEDEL.

Yes ! Its a happy saturday

Bring on the beer !

[Rovermatt]

Effing great. A lovely three points to cheer me up after a sh!tty week at work.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Well done Rovers..inspired substitutions by Hughes!!

Hope to god Benni is ok

[G Somerset Rover]

Get in...Matty Derbs you are the boy!

[duggers]

Great to have some firepower to come off the bench. Hope reid comes back soon, how good will we be when we hit top gear (normally some time around december)

[frosty]

Get in - fantastic turnaround

[duggers]

I suppose you could argue that Mccarthy's injury was the turning point.

[Alex Rover]

What happened in the "fracas" at the end?

[grizfoot]

What happened in the "fracas" at the end?

Boateng kicked the ball at Pedersen after the whistle apparently.

[revolutionrock!]

Get In

[James No. 7]

What happened in the "fracas" at the end?

Not much really. Just a bit of pushing and shoving. The camera shot was a bit late into it to find out a cause. Needless to say, Boateng sparked a lot of the hostility leading up to it. He should have been gone with two yellow cards.

(EDIT: Grizfoot: "Boateng kicked the ball at Pedersen after the whistle apparently." Surprise, surprise.)

Roque Santa Cruz was magnificent. He's got a great header, is skilful, and not pushed off the ball easily, amongst other positive traits.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

BENNI GIVEN ALL CLEAR FROM HOSPITAL REPORT RADIO LANCS!!

[ihateburnley]

"The South African got up but after taking a few steps he appeared to collapse to the ground. He received immediate medical attention, with the Blackburn physio making sure he had not swallowed his tongue."

Doesn't sound too good does it?

I know it's easy to say after today, but with the strikers we have got I don't feel a long-term injury to Benni would affect us in the way that an injury to Friedel, Savage, Nelsen or Samba would.

[yellowsubmarine]

First half was horrible to watch. Frankly speaking, we didnt play well but still managed to get 3 points.

Freidel - Majestic. 2 important saves.

Warnock - First half was shocking. 2nd half was o-k-a-y.

Nelsen/Samba - Trouble dealing with high balls aimed at Yakubu. 2nd half was better.

Ooijer - Slightly exposed by the pacy Downing but did alright overall. Where was Emerton by the way?

Bentley - Good cross for Cruz's goal but average game.

Pedersen - Freekicks were awful, nearly all hit the Boro's wall. But still managed to assist for the winner.

Dunn - Average too, didnt really control the midfield.

Savage - His fault for conceding the goal but worked hard chasing down opposition.

McCarthy - Had a goal in the net but offside. Injury looks terrible on tv. Hope he recovers soon.

Roberts - Strong and worked hard but didnt really have clear chance at goal.

Santa - Everything about him was brilliant, his goal, his movement etc. (he's bigger than i thought!)

Derbyshire - Another impact player. 23 secs to register his first goal.

Mokoena - Too little time to impress.

Hughes - His substitutions just brilliant.