Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest 2-0 (Yates (og), Sporar)

[White Band 831]

Taylor having a good game

[Downsouth 6,328]

Wonderful first half best play of the season despite lack of goals

[wilsoncgp 9,283]

Just now, BoroJake said:

Should honestly be about 5-0

Tell you what, win, lose or draw this game, this first half is some of the best I've seen us play in a long, long, loooooong time.

We can go on about needing to find the finishing touch, Sporar in particular today needs to finish off his chances as that front man. But the creativity today has been on another level and comparing it to recent managers is miles ahead of what we're used to.

It's also completely nullified Forest going forward. Teams are going to start thinking twice about coming here to win if we keep this up.

[Aphex_Boro 1,444]

McNair is the best player in the world and anyone who disagrees is wrong

 

[Brunners 7,982]

Honestly no idea how we haven't got a second. Best I've seen us play in a very long time. 

Swear every goalie seems to turn into prime Buffon Vs us, samba has made about 3 quality saves.

Hit the post, missed a great cross across the box, Hernandez misplacing the pass to put sporar through.

Just hope we dont come back to rue the chances, no way will forest be that bad next half!

[SouthernSmoggie 4,242]

Mixed feelings as we're playing really well but should also be out of sight. Really hope we don't get suckerpunched.

[Neverbefore 10,942]

These performances are making a mockery of warnocks reign. His whole thing has been how he wasn't given the tools and constantly spoke down the quality of the team. We've absolutely dominated one of the top 2 teams in the league and the best form team in the league back to back now. What an utter waste of time the last season and a half has been. So class to watch this now. 

[wilsoncgp 9,283]

Samba is going on at the ref about the booking, BBC Tees saying they think he's pointing at the fans saying it's them that's got him the booking. Daft get. He's in the book because of his own decision to try and take his time from a goal kick. I've rarely ever seen a ref give a yellow to a keeper for time wasting because of the fans asking for it.

[AnglianRed 6,320]

What a half!

Boro continue to improve under Wilder in every regard...except one.

Dominated the half, played some beautiful football and created enough chances to be 4 or 5 up at the break.

 

I'm just worried that all those missed chances will come back to haunt us 2nd half.

Notable that Lumley hasn't had a save to make, while Samba made 4.

 

[Smogzilla 7,484]

Attendance is 29,832 

[pikerman 1,121]

How has Wilder turned a bunch of plodding hoofers who had zero confidence to this team in a few short weeks, or is the fact that Warnock and his tactics were just holding individual players back. We have utterly dominated Forest and how they are still in this game is beyond me. The priority for January is for the recruiting team to find us a couple of forwards who can put the ball in the net

[GrimsbyBoro 1,968]

What a mixed first half very exciting and frustrating all at one.

We need at least a second to put this game to bed because Forest will have a spell and we need to see it through.

With other games being postponed it’s important to get points on the board.

[Barnaby 957]

7 minutes ago, wilsoncgp said:

Samba is going on at the ref about the booking, BBC Tees saying they think he's pointing at the fans saying it's them that's got him the booking. Daft get. He's in the book because of his own decision to try and take his time from a goal kick. I've rarely ever seen a ref give a yellow to a keeper for time wasting because of the fans asking for it.

Samba gonna talk his way off if he's not carefull

[BoroJake 2,345]

We will be a very attractive team for players to come to this January 

[LBP 3,035]

Love to see Sporar partnered with a clinical finisher, an absolute must in Jan with the chances we're wasting