Honeyman is definitely the 'scapegoat' of this team, even moreso now that Irvine has gone. We always seem to have one player who the fans can't accept.
Not really. It was nervous football from both sides with what was at stake. I certainly don’t think we ‘mugged’ them. You have to pose yourself as a goal threat for that to be considered. Middlesbrough huffed and puffed but didn’t create any goal scoring opportunities. If we hadn’t have gifted them an early penalty they probably wouldn’t have scored at all based on what I saw. We did- twice. Close game, a lot at stake for both - mugged off? No.
I'm not complaining so don't get this wrong but when the ball is delivered into the box he is a yard off .. yes he drops back into an onside position when he gets it from the knock down but if that was VAR they'd disallow it .. unless I'm missing a defender somewhere They actually pause it for a second at the point of delivery of the cross and he is clearly off ! Lol but I'll take it every time
As I said I'll have it all day long g but do feel goals have been pulled up for less with VAR .. anyway 3 points bagged
He was onside when the ball was played to him, it's irrelevant if he's offside when he's not got the ball and not interfering with play. VAR wouldn't have disallowed it, as it wasn't offside, they even reviewed it on Sky immediately after the game and said he was clearly onside.
This.... You're not offside until the chap playing the ball in makes contact with the ball. Just watch the replay, b&abood. It's actually very good movement from Wilks.
Tbf I am fully aware that when he receives the ball he is onside .. my query was that by being in the opposition box when the cross is delivered he is automatically 'active' .. but I'm quite happy to be proven wrong . seems I need to catch up on the offside rule
Your interpretation of the offside rule would be insane and impossible to govern. If he'd received the ball when he was offside he would be offside, but he didn't, so he wasn't. I'm not ashamed to say that I jumped up and cheered like a madman in my dead dog's face. Jordy's head down was delightful.
All very sensible, but I wouldn't be surprised if VAR disallowed it, after all... The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
There were a load of Boro fans on Twitter last night, blaming the loss on the ref being a Sunderland fan.
Wilkes made one and scored the winner. Did nothing else in a game otherwise starved of any quality, we shouldn't underestimate his input. I think he is a good signing. For some reason, he has bucked the trend and seemed desperate to come here. That'll do for me. Unfortunately, he is going to be compared with Jarrod.
On the Hudds forum some turd whingeing that Wilks was ineligible because he'd been signed outside the transfer windows, and should not have been allowed to play. Trapdoor fever........
It was possible to govern for decades. Offside these days is stupid and subjective. I'm with b & a on this. But obvs very pleased the current rule is as it is, at least for last night.
