Did a bottle hit one of our players as there was a long conversation with Grimes and the ref afterwards before the restart, the TV zoomed to a bottle on the pitch. Wonder if the ref was saying don't egg the celebrations.
On the other side Boro's defence this season has been rock solid and they were unbeaten at home. We went 2-0 up and scored four. 5 including the own goal.
There were periods in the first and second half when they had loads of possession, but even Sky were saying we are so tight in midfield and the back line they can't get through. Our first goal we knicked ball back off Whittaker just outside the box then we were off down the other end. Soaked it...
The run from Torp deep in his half, riding a tackle then with a perfectly weighted pass. The build up and finish by Simms is the goal of the season for me.
Empty seats at the riverside and loads of gaps at Stoke tonight.
Our rise from the depths has really cemented a strong fan base. Great time to be a sky blues fan in a full stadium. Big mention to the SBA tonight, sounded great on SKY.
Manneh looks well set up for Championship physicality.
Question is are we also buying the quality of player in Jan with one eye on the Premier league for them to progress into?