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Not great but will go easy on him because we won. Played some good advantages. Wouldn’t let James challenge for the drop ball. Not sure of the current rule but I miss the old drop balls and the yellows that often followed Palmer / Kelly. Thought Palmer could have easily been given a red and...

I thought for a while we would have no-one to shit on today

Had nothing to do. It wasn't really a game. A little anal with the drop balls but can't criticize him for playing the rules. A couple of good advantage decisions Gave McCallum a free kick when he ran into a defender near the end Eccles free kick. Yellow was the right decision. Clive saying he...

Not much to say. I just thought we haven't had a Max thread for a while

It was interesting watching his view of playing advantage. A few times the teams kept possession and he played on only to rethink and call it back later. Not a big criticism as it seemed even for both sides. I thought Ostigard was pushed/pulled a lot in both areas but players didn't seem to...

Not a very hard game for him to control. Neither team seemed really into it. Missed one foul throw in the first half when a Luton player took it in a full sprint. McFadz penalty. I've watched and rewatched the replay. I think it he leaned and played it fair with his shoulder. Can't tell if it...

Struggled a bit in the first half. Better in the second. Good early yellows to Clarke & Osti toshow no nonsense. Missed a clear foul throw in the first few minutes Let Clarke away with wrestling Biamou in a good position Missed giving a corner earned by Dabo. I was sure it was a goalkick until...

A strange one Boring game as Middlesborough’s Often are. I think the ref missed/ignored three two arm pushes in the first minute alone. Seemed to want way too much time to decide on advantages and then often made the wrong decision. Should have carded (or ignored) Warnock at half time. Seemed...

Let's have a little fun poll. Who'll score first? 1. O'Hare 2. Ostigard 3. None of the above

Did OK. Might wish he'd changed his cards up a bit if he watches replays Ostigard's disallowed goal. Good call. Started his run onside but was off after the flick on. Ostigard's first yellow. Ref missed the foul but had to yellow the retaliation. Ostigard's second yellow. Screen was frozen...

What do we want? There’s a case for almost any result.

Finally a ref to bitch about. After three or four good 'uns in a row. Came into the game with a bit of history v Swansea and we weren't sure what to expect. I have praised refs for letting the game flow and ignoring minor shit from both sides. I think this is one where he should have stamped...

I've been frustrated with our possession pass around the back style for a while. It was great to see a different approach against Brentford and a win with 39% possession. I decided to check on our possession stats for other wins. Of the 8 wins this season we were under 50% for 5 with 2 at 51%...

I missed most of the first half. Didn’t realize it was a 12:30 K.O. Thanks Mark for the reminder. Thought I’d start a thread anyway and waiting to see if I missed anything. Similar to last game I like the way he let the small niggly fouls go and kept the game flowing. It was the same for both...

Just finished watching the game (Already knew the score) I liked this ref. He didn't blow most of the 50/50's or grey areas niggly things and generally let the game flow. Da'Costa's yellow. Worth a yellow but often get away with the first one that early in the game Hanley's yellow. Could have...

I started doing these because we were complaining week after week about bad refereeing. As soon as I started the standard improved and there wasn't much to bitch about. Until today. It wasn't a hard game for the ref but he seemed to get almost everything wrong. Played a few advantages for them...

Played his part in an enjoyable game. Kept his cards in his pocket early which helped the game flow. It must be tough on players with inconsistency from ref to ref though. When he finally gave one it didn’t look as bad as some that were let go (persistent fouls maybe?) Let Ostigard and Deeney...

Not really on top of the game Let Forest players influence him Gave a foul throw (Rarely done) missed about another half dozen Waited way to long to call back after advantage(s) Was looking right at the player that kicked Hamer and took no action (Hamer probably deserved a yellow from that)...

Got most of the big decisions wrong (IMO) Missed the pen shout when he had a choice between wrestling and a handball Got the first drop ball wrong Bottled out of the 2nd yellow for Pele Pussy Bottled a red for Hyam (Maybe would have been slightly harsh but couldn't have complained) Missed lots...

After getting up at 4:30, making breakfast and settling in the spare bedroom with my computer I kind of lost interest after the early goals. I thought the ref missed a lot of pulls and pushes today. It did however allow the game to flow as the players didn’t seem to take advantage. Wasn’t sure...