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I think I'll turn my computer off and check the score and what you lot are saying in the morning as I'm rapidly losing interest and hope but in the meantime the following is a serious question... If this match is being thrown because no one at the club cares about this competition all well and good but it's another bad loss and I do wonder if losing is a frame of mind that can take root at a club and be difficult to get out of?

I don't think the commentators mentioned his name again.

I was quite pleased with the performance and it was a relief Boro weren't hammered off the park but it was as far as I know an understrength Watford? Overall I thought the lack of quality in the Boro side showed and I do worry that Boro will struggle to avoid a relegation battle again. It may not be as tight as last season but I can't see Boro challenging for promotion. Hopefully we can't read too much into one game but the lack of quality and finishing ability is maybe worrying.

I suppose so but selling what could turn out to be good players, if that's the way Boro have to go, is arguably a bad position. Boro should IMO be looking up not at avoiding relegation by the skin of their teeth again and that means good players who are going to get better not ho-hum journeymen costing a quarter of what Spence could bring in. All IM very humble opinion, of course.

My God, would Boro want to sell Spence? He looks like one of the few hopefuls to me.

I just want to say how pleased I am that Boro stay up on merit rather than relying on others having points deducted or lose. Lets hope it's going to be onwards and upwards now.

I'm trying to be optimistic but I'm only succeeding in being optimistically pessimistic. I'd love to see a committed battling display and a win or a draw but I wont be surprised to see a capitulation and if that happens the thought of players laughing and chatting as they run off will leave a very bad taste, if it happens. Then there's what will happen next. With SG in charge I just can't see any improvement. I can't see him appointing a director of football as that'll mean less control so how can the club move forward? Time will tell I suppose but at the moment I'm about as pessimistic about the clubs future as I've ever been. More of the same we've seen in recent years but with survival in the championship may be the best we can realistically hope for.

Thanks guys. Also there was an off the ball incident when a Boro player was deliberately kicked? If so I suppose it's arguable that they could have been down to 9 men, on another day with another ref. Anyway. There's hope 😄 but all this does make me wonder what'll happen next season if we stay up.

I listened to the match as I cut the lawns. Was the foul that lead to the penalty worthy of a sending off? The radio commentator felt it was.

Thanks for the kind replies and for not ripping into my lack of knowledge.

Spence impressed me when we had a few good games a while back. I'm glad he's getting a bit of a run in the team.

I admit I don't know as much as you guys here so can someone please correct me in my thought that Wing and Tavernier and decent players, have been chipping in with goals and perhaps should be in the starting line up rather than on the bench? Am I wildly wrong about these two? Are the players in the starting line up Boros best starting 11?

That'll be either of them against Boro in the league.

I haven't seen him cry yet, so maybe take him.

Mrs WW is Thai and her brother loves footie and supports Liverpool. Mrs WW says if he ever comes over for a visit he'd love to go and see a Boro game. I don't know if I should take him.