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Average game...terrible referee!

I for one am pleased that we got the 3 points and a clean sheet. I was disappointed when I saw the team sheets coz Neville was in midfield and Hibbo was at right back again... but was thrilled to see Arteta and Howard back.

We didn't keep possession well in the 1st half and were lucky to go into the break one goal up. Arteta was back to his good old self and Pienaar was better too. Yakubu shoulda scored with ease but Faddy played pretty well for once... especially his role in the build up for the second goal. Baines was not at his best today and neither was Jags (couple of terrible passes).

But the thing that struck me most about the game was the fact that Mike Riley always seems to have it in for us... I used to think it was only when we played Man Utd or other "big" teams but seems he just hates us. Agreed, he doshed out 4 yellow cards to the Boro players but he didn't really have a choice with those cards... Too many times I saw Arteta, Pienaar and Yakubu fouled and the foul not given, or worse given the other way. It's time the league looked into terrible refs(like that fool, Poll!).

Hope this win gives us the needed boost ahead of our Uefa Cup return leg...
Santosh Benjamin, India Posted 30/09/2007 at 18:46:44

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Ray Robinson
1 Posted 30/09/2007 at 22:51:20

Am I the only one that thought Mike Riley actually had quite a good game today?

Tony Miller
2 Posted 30/09/2007 at 23:59:55

YES

Roy coyne
3 Posted 01/10/2007 at 00:15:44

Ray IF he had a good game I hope he never has a bad game just two instances Arteta elbowed and the free kick for standing in front of their keeper? what was that about.

Steve Lynch
4 Posted 01/10/2007 at 13:54:26

I didn’t think Riley was in any way biased today he was just fucking awful!

Also where I was sitting a number of fans were complaining about Hibbert which seemed to be because of previous games. yesterday he dived in once on Downing and he got lucky to get away with that, otherwise he had a solid game and got forward twice to put in decent crosses.

With Arteta playing in front of him though Hibbert looks bad because Arteta leaves the right touchline to go looking for the ball in all areas of the pitch leaving massive space down the right, Hibbert should fill this space but he is not that kind of player. If he had a propoer winger sitting in front of him then this would not be so evident and I don’t think people would get on his back so much.

dave t
5 Posted 01/10/2007 at 16:18:08

the pienaar freekick gets me
what did he do wrong?