BoroSmoggie 2,678 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Did Maddo just say Spence is 6’2/6’3?😂 Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,229 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Changing Times said: It is Boro. I'm just imagining Barcelona fans chanting, "Its just like watching Middlesbrough". Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,401 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Just now, DurhamRed said: Another half no really shots on goal Saville should have scored with his header, but I suppose he created the chance himself from his own graft. Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,218 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Just now, TeaCider24 said: Saville should have scored with his header, but I suppose he created the chance himself from his own graft. It was a punt up field wasn’t it and a defensive mistake? Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,401 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Been the better team, just need to avoid our regular cock ups. Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,401 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Just now, Changing Times said: It was a punt up field wasn’t it and a defensive mistake? Yeah, and he sprinted to leap on the end of it. Link to post Share on other sites
Smogzilla 7,385 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Stiff necks at HT thats for certain 1 Link to post Share on other sites
nunthorpered 1,920 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 I blame Spence for this whole game myself. Should be winning Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,952 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Changing Times said: It was a punt up field wasn’t it and a defensive mistake? He anticipated the short header though, got himself in position to intercept it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,401 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Bar Bournemouth, the scores elsewhere are all very pleasing. Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,218 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Brunners said: He anticipated the short header though, got himself in position to intercept it. Talk it up as much as you like, it was a punt upfield and a defensive mistake. That's our first half highlights. Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,229 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Well that was...the first half of a football match. Probably the worst we've played without being behind at the break. Guessing Barnsley are thinking the same. Very low quality game all round. Both teams managing to create a few half chances, but no complaints about any missed sitters. Hope things improve 2nd half. Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, BoroSmoggie said: Who’s singled him out? My post never blamed him for anything. Are we not allowed to talk about players? The whole point I'd made is surrounding the same thing Dan mentioned. People love writing off our young players. It's nothing new. People judge our young players in the same way they'd judge Britt Assombalonga or Jonny Howson, players on significantly more money, with significantly more experience and who we should expect significantly more from every week. People have written Spence off as if young players literally never improve but we know they do, we see that they do. What's the likelihood that a 20 year old player has hit his peak and found exactly where he's supposed to be on a football pitch these days? That they've shown everything they will ever be capable of? There's this sense that once a player has reached about 20 or so games, they're fair game for the same level of criticism that everyone else gets. If Spence comes out of a game and has a bad game, but Howson or Britt hadn't played well but hadn't made as many mistakes as Spence, we'd be talking about Spence because the expectations are actually just the same for some people. Really, there are some players on a football pitch we should be expecting more from and, in order to allow for better development, allow for the mistakes that young players make. We're not talking about a subject that only exists in this thread or from 1 or 2 people's words, we're talking about something that is ongoing amongst our fans all year round. Spence is the latest in a long line of players who some people almost want to fail to be proven right in a sadistic sort of way. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
BoroSmoggie 2,678 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 successfully dribble all half from both teams. 51% pass accuracy vs 40%. 😍 2 Link to post Share on other sites
White Band 831 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 It seems that, so far, we are being effective at stopping Barnsley playing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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