* The Unofficial “Official”, Boro v Chelsea. Carabao Cup, Semi-final, First Leg. Match-Day Thread *

[Norman_Conquest]

Come on chappy 2 fouls 2 injuries. It's not training methods tonight.

I've got to agree, he's running at full pelt and gets a shove in his back which makes him put his foot on top of the ball.

 

[r00fie1]

Some idiot reporter inferred Carrick's training methods increased the risk of injury, quite some time ago,..........and got the answer he deserved.
No training “regime” can account for two dirty Chelsea tackles and not being given a clear penalty

 

[Juninhoburger]

Some idiot reporter inferred Carrick's training methods increased the risk of injury, quite some time ago,..........and got the answer he deserved.
No training “regime” can account for two dirty Chelsea tackles and not being given a clear penalty

Wasn't a clear penalty

 

[Jonathan]

I don't think either tackle was dirty tbh, just unfortunate, nothing in the second one. We just have no luck at the moment.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

I don't think either tackle was dirty tbh, just unfortunate, nothing in the second one. We just have no luck at the moment.

No, I don't myself. I do think the first one could have been given as a penalty and the second was a simple shove.

 

[Laughing]

Wasn't a clear penalty

Really? If that's in the middle of the pitch it's a foul every single time. It was an obvious penalty I thought.

 

[bostonboro]

Wasn't a clear penalty

It would've been a foul anywhere else on the pitch. Only not given because the shot had got away

 

[Laughing]

It is starting to be a bit one way now.

 

[Berwickhillbilly]

I don't think either tackle was dirty tbh, just unfortunate, nothing in the second one. We just have no luck at the moment.

We have loads of luck at the moment, its just bad.

 

[r00fie1]

Wasn't a clear penalty

If three ex-footballers on Tees an BBC 5 Live all agree it was a penalty. I trust their judgement.

 

[Boro_Interlinked]

loads of luck right now just happens to be of the stinking brown variety

 

[Laughing]

If three ex-footballers on Tees an BBC 5 Live all agree it was a penalty. I trust their judgement.

It was a penalty roofie

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Come on Howson, you are better than that.

 

[TeessideCleveland]

Do we only have one more substitution 'window'?

 

[Mickey_2003]

Palmer looking after his mate Morgs there, good on yer lad

 

[Juninhoburger]

Do we only have one more substitution 'window'?

Yes

 

[r00fie1]

Come on lads!
We must have a busier Medical Team than North Tees Hospital A&E

 

[Boyfromtheboro]

Very sloppy by us, we aren’t taking our chances. Lucky neither are they!

 

[Cuthbert]

Really? If that's in the middle of the pitch it's a foul every single time. It was an obvious penalty I thought.

No one on the pitch appealed for it. They didn't even mention it in commentary. It didn't really occur to be that it might have been a peno until I looked on here!!

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Who is the co-commentator on Sky? He's slightly bias towards Chelsea.