M'boro 09/10 - Disppointing..

Blackpool.........2
Ormerod 30 , Campbell 90+4,
S/o - Edwards 61

M'boro............0

IT was a desperately disappointing night for Boro, who missed a penalty as a 10-man Blackpool side completed a double

Blackpool: Gilks, Edwards, Baptiste, Crainey, Evatt, Southern, Vaughan (Bouazza 81), Taylor-Fletcher (Butler 62), Campbell, Ormerod (Dobbie 81), Adam (Capt). Unused subs: Rachubka (gk); Martin, Husband, Euell.

Boro: Coyne, Hoyte, Wheater, McManus, Grounds (Miller 63), Flood, O'Neil (Capt), Robson, Franks (Arca 46), Aliadiere, McDonald. Unused subs: Steele (gk); Naughton, Bennett, L Williams, Lita.

*For the purposes of statistical analysis, Bouazza was the second Blackpool sub and Dobbie the third.

Referee: Mark Haywood, West Yorkshire.

Sending off: Edwards, 61, foul on McDonald when last man.

Bookings
Blackpool:Adam, 47, foul; Southern, 51, foul.

Boro: Grounds, 32, foul; Robson, dissent (throwing the ball down in frustration), 85.

Attendance: 7,936 (1,227 Boro)

Website Man of the Match: On a poor night for Boro where selection was difficult, Hoyte, Wheater and McManus turned in decent performances, maybe David Wheater edging it.

CNY 2010

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR
2010

To

All Boro Player's and Boro Management staff

All Boro's Fan around the world!

From

Middlesbrough FC
Official Singapore Supporters Club

Ariff Ahmad
Founder of MFC SG

M'boro 09/10 - Run to Six!

M'boro..............1
Robson 7

Peterborough....0

THE first goal in Boro colours from Barry Robson was enough to edge a second successive home win and extend an unbeaten run to six

Middlesbrough: Coyne; Naughton, Wheater, McManus, Bennett, Franks, Flood, Walker (Hoyte 59), Robson (Capt), Miller (Aliadiere 55), McDonald (Lita 75). Subs: Steele (gk); Taylor, Grounds, L Williams.

Peterborough United: Lewis; Morgan, Bennett, Williams (Simpson 53), Frecklington, Whelpdale, Rowe, Livermore, Mclean (Mackail-Smith 82), Lee (Reid 53), Boyd (Capt). Subs: McKeown (gk); Geohaghon, Griffiths, Mills.

Referee: Jon Moss, West Yorkshire

Bookings

Middlesbrough: Robson, 39, foul.

Peterborough United: Frecklington, 66, foul.

Attendance: 18,417 (561 Peterborough)

Conditions: Bright, cold and breezy with heavy rain in the second half.

Website Boro Man of the Match: Barry Robson

M'boro 09/10 - Pleased

M'boro......... 2
Killen 24, O'neill 35

Barnsley........1
Colace 65

GORDON STRACHAN celebrated his birthday by watching Boro turn in arguably their best home performance of the season,

There were just three survivors from the side which started against Barnsley six weeks ago, Danny Coyne, Gary O'Neil and Jonathan Franks.

It was a side which showed four changes from that which drew at Ipswich as Scott McDonald made his Boro debut to give Chris Killen his sixth striker partner in as many games and Boro their 12 different striking combination of the season.

Barry Robson returned from suspension, Franks started in place of Andy Taylor, while Emanuel Pogatetz returned from injury to replaced as Boro started with their 19th different back four of the current campaign.

David Wheater missed a game for the first time this season, suffering with a knee complaint, Justin Hoyte dropped to the bench, as did Lee Miller, while Taylor missed out altogether.

Middlesbrough: Coyne; Naughton (Hoyte 90), Grounds, McManus, Pogatetz, Franks, Flood, O'Neil (Capt), Robson, Killen (Miller 68), McDonald. Unused subs: Steele (gk); McMahon, Bennett, Lita, L Williams.

Barnsley: Steele; Foster (Capt.), Moore, Dickinson, Trippier (Hume 77), Teixeira, Doyle, Da Silva (Rodriguez 46), Hallfredsson (Hammill 58), Colace, Gray. Unused subs: Preece (gk); Macken, Potter, Butterfield.

Referee Carl Boyeson, East Yorkshire.

Bookings
Middlesbrough O'Neil, 75, taking a free-kick too quickly.

Barnsley Dickinson, 74, dissent.

Attendance 17,775 (815 Barnsley)

Conditions Cold, slight breeze, occasional rain and snow.

Website Boro Man of the Match Eye catching performances from Jonathan Franks and Willo Flood, but Scott McDonald gets the vote.