Northstandmanc

Well well... what a bizarre game of football... first half was one of our worst showings recently... sloppy passing, gave city far too much space and time, too cautious going forward and generally looked over-awed by the whole occasion... second half though was something else... some first class counter attacking football... could easily have been four or five... went mental in the boro end after Kike scored... here's my two penneth... Mejias 7 made two or three first class saves but still wants to punch when looks easier to catch Friend 7 terrible first half... looked like an imposter b

Finally got mine after 2.5 hours queueing on phone... sounds like they're nearly sold out already

Bosh!

Man City away would be nice... a short walk down the road rather than the usual 230 mile round trip

I'm a Kike fan and think he gets too muck stick of fans but there is no denying he was poor today and too greedy. Have to agree to disagree there , I thought he worked hard and was a bit unlucky. I actually want a forward who only has eyes for the goal so will forgive the greedy tag , but think he needs a few to start going in just to build his confidence Having been at the game today, and having the luxury of seeing Kike's play off the ball, i thought he was quite lazy... he doesn't chase down defenders with the same veracity and force mistakes like Vossen does... his desire to win

Strange game today... plenty of decent individual performances but not a great team one... give Wigan their credit, Malky set them up well and they never really looked under too much pressure... they controlled the first 30 mins before letting us back in but we never capitalised and movement was poor... second half more even but we were lucky to get away with a point in my opinion... here's my two penneth... Dimi 7 solid as ever despite inexplicably punching off a cross in the first half which nearly cost is a goal Friend 7 solid defensively... not too many chances to get forward but wor

Spot on Trapper but this got out into the public domain sadly:-/ I have to say I'm quite surprised you think racism and sexism is ok as long as it's in private. I think it's about time these stupid witch hunts were halted and people got involved with the real problems of this world instead, instead of being sidetracked with a lot of nonsense. Totally agree... and i don't think people should try to stifle debating this subject either... quite the contrary... we need more open and honest debate around such sensitive subjects without fear of being branded a bigot Personally i

Anyone who actually goes to the games (i've missed only 4 games this season including cup) can clearly see he isn't happy... for whatever reason... whether that be frustration with the players around him or he's struggling to settle down in the North East (remember he doesn't speak English)... so not really that unbelievable

North stand row 7 season ticket... next to the legend that is The Frigate

He didn't run across to Adomah to celebrate with the rest of the team, Clayton came over to congratulate him for his assist, then Adomah and the rest of the lads ran to celebrate with him. The crowd picked up on his subdued celebration and sung the "Ole Ole Kike" chant which he acknowledged with an air punch/ raised fist. Then he was substituted before they kicked off again That's what I saw too... in my opinion Kike's attitude has got poorer of late... reminds me a bit of Scott McDonald with his moaning and is probably one of the players Karanka has suggested is playing for themselves

What Clayton brings over Butterfield is consistency. With Clayton and Leadbitter you have two guys with great engines, who will press the opposition and look to keep the ball moving, that's what we saw today. Butterfield looked good in spells, but overall he flatted to deceive. No good having one great game and then four stinkers. Good point... hope you're right

No offence taken here pal... no mention of man of the match either... reason i gave him an eight was because from where i was standing he contributed more positively and made less mistakes compared to most others... but you're right... no one can lay claim to man of the match for just 30 mins on the pitch

Scrappy disjointed poor quality game from both sides first half... Boro came to take control second half... seemed like complacency crept in later on hence their equaliser... thought we were lucky to get a winner from a soft penalty... here's what i saw from the stands... Dimi 7 little to do... spilled it first half but Damia did well to mop up... otherwise solid and must replace Mejias Damia 7 looked to get forward more today but lacks thrust of Friend... solid defensively and best performance in a Boro shirt so far Friend 7 not as successful with his forays forward this week but dec

Who got sent off...??

Today was certainly a much needed dose of reality but I wouldn't recommend this forum to anyone suffering from bi-polar disorder! Season is still in its infancy, transfer window still hasn't shut and many teams are still gelling... today we lost to a decent looking side and whilst I agree we were poor in my humble opinion it wasn't THAT bad