M'boro Match Thread (H)

[Mission Unlikely Promotion]

Play-Offs? Still 7 points away with another game played

[Libertine]

Well played second half. Frustrating but I'm excited about our team again. Drinkwater is classy and Beckford is fantastic atm. Loved him scoring, but also the fact that he worked for it. And still Marshall to come in too.

[Bettsj2]

Cannot believe just how bad that ref was.

That last 25 minutes was what we want to see. Absolutely superb. Desire, pace, passion. Drinkwater has to start in place of Wellens. He looked sharp, concisive and had the belief that we could get back into the game and go on and win it.

I am so optimistic after that performance. In the face of what were a completely dirty side and a hopeless ref, we really went after them and got the least that we deserved in a draw.

[simtacular]

I'm happy because the lads showed passion and desire. Something I haven't seen for a long time. Proud of them tonight. Got the excitement back for my team again!

[Tielemans63]

Proud of the way we came back after Boro scored that completely undeserved second. My Mrs thought the ref was excellent....

... she is from Teeside though.

[oli fox]

18 games left, 54 points still to play for! its unlikely as we're relying on others to drop some points but i for one will still cheer on the boys and hope that we can still put up a fight!

[mattsmith74]

Fantastic 2nd half performance, best I've seen in ages. Beckford magnificent and Drinkwater (apart from pass that lead to their goal) was excellent. Plenty of pace in team. Start Drinkwater, Marshall and Fonz for Gally, Dyer and either Danns or Wellens and this team could close that gap. Tough ask but definitely going in the right direction.

[burni]

thought we were the better team not that much we could of done about either of their goal. a point though so not so bad, we looked class with the addition of delf and drink, they made gally and dyer look bad tonight which is good for competition. Howard seemed to put pressure on them and could be a good c plan with 5 mins to go a goal down. With marshal coming in aswell im excited!

[Magictv]

Fantastic performance for the latter stages. And good on them to get a goal back after the sucker punch that was their second.

[Big Dave]

thought we were the better team not that much we could of done about either of their goal. a point though so not so bad, we looked class with the addition of delf and drink, they made gally and dyer look bad tonight which is good for competition. Howard seemed to put pressure on them and could be a good c plan with 5 mins to go a goal down. With marshal coming in aswell im excited!

Defending was very poor for their first.

Granted, their second goal was very well taken.

[Ashley]

Justice done in the end? The ball defiantly went out leading up to Beckfords goal.

[Cropwellfox]

18 games left, 54 points still to play for! its unlikely as we're relying on others to drop some points but i for one will still cheer on the boys and hope that we can still put up a fight!

Probably too much to ask for this season, but keep this group together and with Schlupp and Waggy to come back, Marshall to come in and another couple of sensible additions this team is going to take some stopping next term.

[BoneDog]

Well f*&king said Nigel.

[Bettsj2]

Well f*&king said Nigel.

He is pissed

[nuttytimmy]

A great draw, considering how dirty Boro were and how awful the referee was.

Conclusions.

[Babylon]

Beckford - different gravy tonight, better than Forest and he scored three then. Looks like a different man.

Could and should have won. Changes made the difference. Keep it up boys.

[yorkie1999]

Pissed me self when that bloke came running on. He looked knackered when they dragged him off, bet he thought " f*uck in ell it's a lot harder than it looks this running around a football pitch"