[Archived] Not The Middlesbrough Preview.

[Mr. E]

Dropping Benni - mistake.

Starting with any of these so-called defenders - joke.

[tony gale's mic]

samba is still a class act. nelsen on the other hand is well past it.

[Rovermatt]

I don't believe it. What on earth is going on?

[rovers1993]

next time for defence i would go with emerton - ooijer - samba - warnock.

nelsen is past it.... roberts is pace, power, determination everything you like in a person but no end result.

[krislu]

What with all the "anger", there is absolutely no suprise that we are 1-0 down. Where have you all been the last couple of months?

[Rovers in America]

This first half has largely been forgettable so far.

[joey_big_nose]

Bizarre game, we have utterly dominated possession and shots but never really looked like scoring. Boro have had three attacks and scored off one of them.

[Mr. E]

The game has largely been played in front of Middlesbrough's box, with Bentley going close a few times - but as usual we get beaten by one very ordinary long ball where our captain fails to mark his man. And I think we've run out of these "comebacks".

[Cocker]

Bizarre game, we have utterly dominated possession and shots but never really looked like scoring. Boro have had three attacks and scored off one of them.

I dont know what to believe. Phil Thompson on sky is saying apart from the Bentley shot we have been awful

[Rover Down Under]

I think we are playing well enough to come back. Boro's goal was from a set piece which we are poor at defending. We are just looking to capitalise on our record of coming back from a goal down to win which I think we will! Up the Rovers!

[thecomebackid]

Things must be bad when it even sounds like Stuart Hall is talking sense on the BBC World Service- never thought I would say that. He described the defence as being all over the place & Roberts as just a 'bruiser', adding that it was time to bring on Emerton & MaCarthy.

[tony gale's mic]

why is roberts so rubbish when he starts a game?

[Blueandwhitemike]

Watching on the net, we've had 10 shots to their 1

We've dominated possession without looking great

Bentley had a great shot, inches wide with the keeper beaten

With a little luck we can still win it

Though you do have to wonder how often can we come from behind to win

[Rovers in America]

It should be 2-0 Boro right now. That was shambolic defending.

[tony gale's mic]

this referee is an idiot.

[Mr. E]

we're huffing and puffing, but with nothing going from central midfield and with no defense there's only so much we can do.

[yellowsubmarine]

The team is just not hungry anymore.

[Presty On Tour]

emerton and derbyshire on

peds and dunn off

[krislu]

Sounds like Boro could have been 2 or 3-0 up.

[Presty On Tour]

wheater hits the bar!!

but derbyshire scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rovers in America]

Sounds like Boro could have been 2 or 3-0 up.

Easily they could have been.

Thankfully Derbs just put that one in. If we didnt' get a goal from that, we were losing today for sure. 1-1 now.

[tchocky]

Ohhh what a substitution!

Was sure we'd lose now

[yellowsubmarine]

Now Derb's the hungry boy!

[tchocky]

lets have benni on for jay bob now.

[Presty On Tour]

c'mon rovers, lets bombard them, they are there for the taking!!