* The Unofficial "Official" Boro v Southampton Match-Day Thread "

[skazza]

Oh. Disappointing after a bright start.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Crooks giving the ball away cheaply.

 

[motownjunk]

At least it was a pretty well worked goal this time

 

[Otto42]

Here we go again

 

[Hap]

Oh no!

 

[boringblock_21]

Not to blame O’Brien, but he tried to play offside and let Armstrong run

 

[Ipad1977]

Crooks doesn't belong in that starting line up at all, plain and simple. At best an impact sub for the last 10 when the opponents are tiring so his lack of pace isn't as exposed.

 

[Tryasize10]

We made it far too easy for them

 

[Teesste]

Just so sloppy in possession. Not the best ball to him but Crooks should do better.

 

[motownjunk]

How bad are o'brien's corners

 

[futureboy]

Another shyte corner!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One is inexcusable at this level, but two in a row?!

 

[Raul]

Fry and Lenihan have been so poor

 

[GibbosEmpire]

It looks really really disorganised and doesn't look like we have a leader. I've given up watching, I know the ending of the story

 

[Tryasize10]

When we lose the ball there is no urgency to get it back or stop the opposition. That needs to change

 

[Otto42]

Crowd getting on their backs….this isn’t looking nice

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Fry and Lenihan have been so poor

Give over, you are just pulling names out of thin air

 

[sherlock]

We just don't have the quality to compete do we?

 

[kuepper]

i cant bear to watch, we'll be lucky not to go down

 

[Stocko]

When we lose the ball there is no urgency to get it back or stop the opposition. That needs to change

Exactly this,
this is the reason Sunderland hammered these, they chased every ball down and harried them into making mistakes, we look a yard off the pace.

 

[Otto42]

We started ok, we can get something here if we keep our heads. Need a bit of leadership on the pitch as too many heads have dropped already.