Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[CJ]

Tell me we don’t have the same ref for the second game

No - we've got Mike Dean. I shit you not

[SoccerHQ]

Elmo was down for a couple of mins, 30 secs for each sub, it's about right.

Ayala for a couple of minutes as well. Think 5 is the minimum.

Also get the feeling he's been added on for Boro's long throws.

O.k with it think we've been reasonably comfortable all game. Worries will start again from first whistle on Tuesday night.

[itbrvilla]

Kodija has been dreadful

[AlexAlexCropley]

Well it's the way Bruce does things,but personally we could have hammered these with an adventurous manager

[Mister E]

Tell me we don’t have the same ref for the second game

We don't. Mike "I Love Spurzzzz" Dean.

No, I thin it's worse than that. We have Middlesboro Mike.

[AsTallAsLions]

Well it's the way Bruce does things,but personally we could have hammered these with an adventurous manager

Agreed yeah. Very frustrating.

[SoccerHQ]

Full time.

Job very well done.

[Mister E]

Well it's the way Bruce does things,but personally we could have hammered these with an adventurous manager

Agreed.

[beness]

Tell me we don’t have the same ref for the second game

I'll tell you that if you like. But... Oh others have told you.

[AsTallAsLions]

62% possession for Boro haha says it all. Not the best performance ever but delighted with the win... On to VP.

[CJ]

And...breathe

[IFWaters]

phew

[KRS]

That’ll do...not nicely but it’ll do.

[four fornicholl]

Really think we should of had two. Onwards and upwards.

[ZhongYi]

love it. Yes