FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 MIDDLESBROUGH. Match thread

[Crisp White Lines]

We are a ‘pretend’ team.

Ramsey and Kanga pretend to press.

Midfield and wingers pretend they’re trying to create something.

Defence pretending to be solid.

Mind you…we have a pretend ref too.

[Rjk]

Middlesbrough are getting on top now

[LA Bluebird]

I reckon you'd get more attacking and intent and movement if you threw any 11 players together from any pub league around the country. Fecking awful, will be lucky to have 10,000 down there in a few games.

[LA Bluebird]

And there goes the one bright spot off injured

[BlueArmy 86]

I’m over Siopis, he ain’t good enough.

I cannot believe he haven’t started any of Colwill, Robinson, Robertson or fatty

[Sparticus_Mills]

How many times has one pass undone our entire midfield? I still don't understand what Bulut is trying to achieve with this system.

[Splott-light...]

awful game, he fielded a bunch of exciting, hungry, energetic youngsters against Premier League outfit Southampton, we bagged a bunch of goals and the general consensus amongst the fans was that the performance was entertaining..

..then we're subjected to this shitshow on the weekend!?

[LA Bluebird]

It's Siopis every time, he's out of position and Boro are just passing right around him. Funnily enough, his passing has been pretty good but he goes walkabout defensively and we just get played through so easily.

[Splott-light...]

Kanga is cabbage, useless, absent

[ToTaL ITK]

I'm not moaning but..
The match is shite
The teams are shite
The ref is shite
The subs are shite
Bulut is shite... just sayin'

[LA Bluebird]

I'm not moaning but..
The match is shite
The teams are shite
The ref is shite
The subs are shite
Bulut is shite... just sayin'

Weather looks nice though

[Carl Dale's Mole]

0-0 HT

- Boring match.
- Robertson has looked good though. Growing into it.
- Hope Daland is ok.
- Someone needs to explain the offside rule to Kanga.
- Every single City fan seeing Meite attempt to take on their left back KNEW that he would overshoot the dribble and kick it out for a goal kick. Zero finesse.
- Let Tanner have a go at that debuting Brazilian left back!
- I hate the state of refereeing in this division. I'd lose my mind as a player.
- Sio's going to get sent off isn't he?

[BlueArmy 86]

I’m over Siopis, he ain’t good enough.

I cannot believe he haven’t started any of Colwill, Robinson, Robertson or fatty

Didnt mean to write Robertson.

Hope it’s not serious for Daland

[Blooburd]

robertson looks class actually

[bluebirds17]

Same old shite. Only positive so far has been Robertson.

[ToTaL ITK]

Weather looks nice though

if we had the weather playing for us we might win

[Blooburd]

Same old shite. Only positive so far has been Robertson.

what are the odds for him being subbed half time i wonder

[Former Labour leader]

Feck me. That was bad. Robinson has to come on half time.

[Grangenders]

I hate these pre season friendlies. When does the season start?

[J R Hartley]

We are a ‘pretend’ team.

Ramsey and Kanga pretend to press.

Midfield and wingers pretend they’re trying to create something.

Defence pretending to be solid.

Mind you…we have a pretend ref too.

Most of all a pretend ****ing manager.

I cannot believe he has gone with the same XI that started against the Jacks

[Don Corleone]

Here at the stadium and everyone around me is bored and frustrated

[Sparticus_Mills]

I don't think it will matter who he brings on, as long as he continues to play this god awful system. Play 4-2-4 and just go for it. Middlesbrough are going to cut us open eventually if we keep playing like this.

[J R Hartley]

How isn’t young Reindorff even on the bench. He presses more on his own than Kanga, Meite and Ramsey put together.

[Rjk]

well...we are level at half time, that's our best position to be in so far this season

[Crisp White Lines]

The ghost of Jim Bowen pointing at Wednesday’s team sheet saying: “let’s look at what you could have won”