Match Day Thread Middlesbrough vs QPR

That Dinosaur is a star.........

 

Happy Birthday Jeff! You must have had a great night. Wishing you a Very Happy Birthday everyday we have a game....

 

Thanks Oslo, yes I did & family get together, beating both my son in law’s at darts & then to crown if off with a superb win last night

 

Just saw this in the DM.

Neil will be remembered as a grumpy old man.
I've always held a spot of admiration for him after all he did for our club but he seems hell bent on diminishing that legacy.

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An embarrassment to football whose pantomime show encourages abuse': Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock, 72, is slammed by a refs' support charity for storming on to the pitch to blast officials after defeat by QPR

• Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock has been slammed by a referee charity
• The 72-year-old confronted officials after his team's 3-2 defeat by QPR
• The charity called the manager 'disgraceful' and an 'embarrassment to football'
• Warnock raged at referee Steve Martin over an alleged Charlie Austin headbutt

By KATHRYN BATTE FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 19:06 AEST, 19 August 2021 | UPDATED: 21:40 AEST, 19 August 2021
A referee charity has slammed 'disgraceful' Neil Warnock after the Middlesbrough boss raged at officials following their 3-2 defeat by QPR on Wednesday.

Uche Ikpeazu had given Boro the lead in the seventh minute before a Jonny Howson own goal and a striker from Lyndon Dykes put QPR 2-1 ahead early in the second half.

Matt Crooks then equalised for Warnock's men in the 72nd minute but Chris Willock netted a winner for the away side four minutes later. The Boro boss was left unhappy with a number of decisions from the officials and made his feelings clear at full-time.

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A referee charity has slammed 'disgraceful' Neil Warnock after the Middlesbrough boss raged at officials following their 3-2 defeat by QPR

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The charity called Warnock an 'embarrassment to football' and said his 'pantomime show' encourages referee abuse
Warnock marched onto the pitch and confronted referee Steve Martin and his assistants, with pictures showing the manager visibly shouting and waving his arms in the air.

He claimed QPR forward Charlie Austin headbutted Boro's Grant Hall and was also unhappy with a number of offside decisions.

While Warnock felt he and his team had been hard done by, referee charity Ref Support UK took to Twitter to condemn his treatment of the officials, labelling the manager as an 'embarrassment to football'.

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Warnock confronted referee Steve Martin and his two assistants at the full-time whistle

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The Boro boss felt aggrieved by an alleged headbutt from Charlie Austin on Grant Hall

They tweeted: 'On the day @itvnews run a 2 day special report on ref abuse, this happens.

'This man is an embarrassment to football. Every season his pantomime show encourages ref abuse.

'Clubs that employ him like, @Boro need to take a hard long look at themselves. Disgraceful. @EnglandFootball.'

Warnock outlined his grievances during in his post-match interview with Radio Tees.

'We have not been helped [by the officials],' he told BBC Radio Tees.

'Isaiah's [Jones] tackle was a super tackle but the referee saw it differently.

'The linesman has given two offsides which are never offside in a million years and you expect better from that officials and I just told them that. I'll have to write about it and I'll get a report saying "yeah, you were right..."

'And then Charlie Austin headbutts Grant Hall and nothing gets done about it. I find it amazing they only see certain things.'

Warnock joined Alan Brazil ontalkSPORTon Thursday morning and had more criticism for the referee, but said

'You're trying to get me fired!' he told Brazil after being asked whether the referee had spoken to him.

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Martin sent off QPR defender Moses Odubajo and also awarded Middlesbrough a penalty

'The FA guy will be listening, taping everything and they always quote "Neil Warnock said this on talkSPORT, Alan Brazil." Then they fine me and you never pay it, Alan!

'All I said to him was "don't go home early because I want to see you in 30 minutes", that's all I said to him.

'We had two chances and the linesman flagged offside twice and both times they were onside. What do you say? That's their living, they should be better than that - that's my disappointment.'

While Boro were unhappy with the officiating, their opening goal came when Martin awarded the home side a penalty after Dykes pulled Dael Fry's shirt in the area.

Martin also sent off QPR's Moses Odubajo in the second half after the defender was given a second yellow card for shoving Isaiah Jones.

 

There's a charity for refs
What do they fundraise for
Glasses

 

Is there any footage of the headbutt

 

It seems that Clive also very much enjoyed the match

 

Clive's report is top notch.......