The "Official" unofficial - Middlesbrough v "Aye Up Lad" Barnsley Match Thread.

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

I've never seen a team that pushes out so quickly and so far, they are at the halfway line as soon as they have cleared. We need to get runners from midfield and play over the top. But when your midfield consists of Howson and Saville that is rather unlikely.

I think Saville does well to get forward. The problem is having enough composure to actually get the ball to them.

 

[changingman]

thank god for double screen with the IPL. Might just turn the laptop off

 

[dribble]

We just need somebody to take command of the game, unfortunately we have nobody of that ilk in our squad

 

[sambaDTR]

Just need a decent ball and Kebano to run forward from midfield while their back four are squeezing up. Simple!

 

[Borobuddah]

I've never seen a team that pushes out so quickly and so far, they are at the halfway line as soon as they have cleared. We need to get runners from midfield and play over the top. But when your midfield consists of Howson and Saville that is rather unlikely.

Bolassie is the man surely?

 

[Norfolkred1]

Slapdash defending

 

[BoroMart]

why did Saville let it bounce, just clear it

 

[Erimus74]

Just need a decent ball and Kebano to run forward from midfield while their back four are squeezing up. Simple!

I like Kebano, he's been a good loanee

 

[Yearbyred]

My decision to watch the Women’s rugby instead of the match seems wise, given the comments on the first half.

 

[dribble]

Saville is never a professional footballer

 

[jehodgson]

I'm not watching it so I don't know exactly what the guy's doing but unless the whole of his foot is over the whole of the line and his entire foot is on the field, that's legal.

yes, the law does state that you must have " part of each foot either on the touch line or on the ground outside the touch line", but he looked to have at least one foot completely over at the end of his long run up when he released the ball.

 

[dribble]

yes, the law does state that you must have " part of each foot either on the touch line or on the ground outside the touch line", but he looked to have at least one foot completely over at the end of his long run up when he released the ball.

Not sure the officials know the rules , drop-ball contested ,Stroud should know the rules

 

[jehodgson]

Ok i thought the foot could touch the line but not cross it

Both feet have to be either behind or touching the line. If just one is completely over then it is a foul throw. I thought he was clearly over.

I qualified as a ref so I could referee more effectively when coaching kids football. and the most annoying thing it did was show me how many things get ignored in the professional game! (6 seconds for the keeper? Throw in from where it shoudl be? 10 yards for a free kick? No dissent?? etc etc.)

 

[TeessideCleveland]

Saville a liability at both ends today

 

[TeessideCleveland]

That's how to deal with a cross Bettinnelli

 

[Norfolkred1]

Saville a liability at both ends today

The new Britt

 

[jehodgson]

I can't see why Bolassie isn't a better option up front. Anyone know why Coburn is not on the bench this week when we have not filled it up?

 

[BoroMart]

akpom, no movement for that great ball from watmore, he was static

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

The single piece of class in the game from watmore there. More of that.

 

[TeessideCleveland]

They're on about us making subs - Bolasie the only one I'm bothered about seeing