The Football League Show isn’t a programme we’ll be watching tonight. Horror isn’t really our cup of tea here at BoroGuide and we’d sooner watch Saw 3 before we contemplate the scenes of a quite disturbing nature that were Tranmere’s goals yesterday. At least it wasn’t full price on the gate, otherwise it could have felt worse.
There is undoubtedly a great deal to forget about the visit to Merseyside. From the second minute onwards, it was written in the stars that it would not be Boro’s day. A lack of ideas and penetration, coupled with some good shifts from the home side’s midfield meant that it was going to be long, hard and painful. Although our League One status was secured!
Not ideal preparation for the visit of a certain Graham Westley on Monday. But something has to buck the trend. Hopefully it is the expense at the man who got us this far…
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5 – Dropped a clanger. Literally. An uncharacteristic, yet fatal error |
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5 – Left isolated in attack when the midfielder(s) in front of him went missing in action |
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5 – Not able to dominate the opposition attackers as he is so often able to do |
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5 – A day when rallying his troops was much easier said than done |
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5 – Spent most of the game on the back foot as any attacking runs were easily nullified |
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4 – The hair was never in full flight as his surging forward runs were nowhere to be seen |
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5 – Not much space or time on the ball made it an afternoon of struggle and toil |
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6 – Tried to gain the initiative but was very well-marshalled by his Tranmere counterparts |
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4 – Limited impact and a visible lack of penetration. Subbed at half time |
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4 – Not given the freedom to run at players. Another who lacked any real penetration |
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4 – If we can’t have Slew, we don’t want nobody else baby… |
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3 – The home defence was given so little to think about they could have had a sit down |
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4 – Found himself coming deeper and deeper in a bid to get the ball |
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5 – You can’t change games with three goals needed and six minutes in which get them |
