v Middlesbrough (a) - 27/11/2024

[Herbie6590]

4 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Maybe having a Batth has helped.

Or a chilled Beck’s made a difference…

[doctorryan]

36 minutes ago, Blow-in said:

At this stage I would be trying him out cutting the grass or driving the bus.

But, then what will Scott Wharton do?

[jim mk2]

Very good win, unexpected on form but maybe not because we usually do well in the north east for some reason. 

[windymiller7]

34 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Are you guys playing by different rules in Scandinavia? If you pass forwards and at the moment the pass is played the receiver is beyond the defender that is always offside.

Got to be behind the ball if the player making the pass is ahead of the last defender. Forwards pass or backwards pass is immaterial these days.  

[M_B]

Not knocking anyone tonight, great team performance, we're actually looking like a well coached team.

In hindsight, playing Pickering was probably as important a selection as any. He'd a good game against a supposedly brilliant opponent.

[Forever Blue]

2 minutes ago, M_B said:

Not knocking anyone tonight, great team performance, we're actually looking like a well coached team.

In hindsight, playing Pickering was probably as important a selection as any. He'd a good game against a supposedly brilliant opponent.

Doak was in Harry’s pocket all game.

[Andy]

15 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Maybe having a Batth has helped.

Always improves my chances of scoring, to be fair.

[rigger]

12 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

Or a chilled Beck’s made a difference…

Warsteiner is better.

[des]

A very good three points a lucky goal but there all count lol

[M_B]

5 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Doak was in Harry’s pocket all game.

You just never know how Beck would have done against Doak, if there's history between them and all that.

Got a feeling it might have made Eustace's mind up for him, although Pickering played well enough at Cardiff to warrant keeping his place anyway.

Edited November 27, 2024 by M_B

[Forever Blue]

1 minute ago, rigger said:

Warsteiner is better.

Who does he play for?

[wilsdenrover]

9 minutes ago, windymiller7 said:

Got to be behind the ball if the player making the pass is ahead of the last defender. Forwards pass or backwards pass is immaterial these days.  

As per the bit I’ve emboldened:
 

A player is in an offside position if:

• any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line) and
• any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent

[RevidgeBlue]

^Shocking game for the neutral but a very professional away performance from us which was fairly typical of us under Eustace. Solid and determined at the back but little or no quality in the final third.

That said we did carve out the best of what few chances there were.  Cantwell was terrible first half but was very unlucky with the goal that was ruled out (which must have been marginal at best) and then provided the assist. We need a LOT more of that from him to justify his lofty reputation.

Eustace continues to do really well with a very poor squad imo.

 

[RevidgeBlue]

17 minutes ago, doctorryan said:

But, then what will Scott Wharton do?

Behave, Scott Wharton's a great player.

[rigger]

4 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Who does he play for?

The dog and duck.

[Bbrovers2288]

Not sure we will get a better win than that all season, lads put in a shift, would rather it was more free flowing and attacking but hey result is the main thing 

[bluebruce]

53 minutes ago, Dontfuckwithcats said:

I should place bets 

Think the odds were about 6 to 1, you'd have made a killing.

[RevidgeBlue]

Enjoyed watching Gueye doing the cheerleading at the end.

Elliott Bennett carved out an entire career on the back of that...........

[martonrover]

4 minutes ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

Not sure we will get a better win than that all season, lads put in a shift, would rather it was more free flowing and attacking but hey result is the main thing 

We have a pragmatic head coach, which is what we need under these tight arses.

[den]

He was offside.

However that was a superb, professional away performance from Rovers. The win in my opinion well deserved. Defensively we were exceptional and every credit to the players and Eustace. On the break we exposed Boro throughout.

Good stuff lads.

[Exiled_Rover]

23 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

^Shocking game for the neutral but a very professional away performance from us which was fairly typical of us under Eustace. Solid and determined at the back but little or no quality in the final third.

That said we did carve out the best of what few chances there were.  Cantwell was terrible first half but was very unlucky with the goal that was ruled out (which must have been marginal at best) and then provided the assist. We need a LOT more of that from him to justify his lofty reputation.

Eustace continues to do really well with a very poor squad imo.

 

Its a good squad, it just lacks pace upfront. 

[windymiller7]

24 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

As per the bit I’ve emboldened:
 

A player is in an offside position if:

• any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line) and
• any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent

You're missing a bit about when the player playing the ball is beyond the last defender (excluding the GK). 😉

[windymiller7]

Aaaanywaay. I'm pissed in Pimlico! (Gotta be a song there somewhere) & I've gotta go back on site tomorrow before coming back to god's county. But I have to say, I've picked a bloody good boozer tonight. Pride of Pimlico if you're ever of the misfortune of having to come down to 'the smoke' & are in this area.

Edited November 27, 2024 by windymiller7

[1874]

Boro cannot feel hard done to by the offside goal as they should have been playing most of the match with 10 men. 

The teams largely cancelled each other out, but they were the 'free scoring title challengers' and we were 'punching above our weight Blackburn'

We won 

[wilsdenrover]

8 minutes ago, windymiller7 said:

You're missing a bit about when the player playing the ball is beyond the last defender (excluding the GK). 😉

That (as you know) is the importance of the ball part 🤔😁

Hope your hangover isn’t too bad in the morning 😁😁