Another away match in another shithole and another defeat. Middlesbrough's Riverside is quite a nice ground very similar to The Stadium of Light, Darlington's stadium, etc etc. Prices were ridiculous and £5 for 2 teas and two Kit Kats is taking the piss. We did get to see the Transporter Bridge though and the train from Newcastle went through Sunderland, Seaham, Hartlepool, Stockton and Billingham, hugging close to the coast for a large part of the way which was a minor plus.
We played with one man up front- Aaron Mclean. I moved in my seat more than he did on the pitch.Boyd was poor and we only woke up and played decently when Mackail Smith came on for the last 15 minutes. Even then we missed a sitter. The Smoggies were not much better.For us Reid looked good (but a bit too "chunky" for a professional footballer). Lewis made some good saves and Jim Gannon (our latest Manager) looked the part in a suit and big gestures with his arms at appropriate times. All in all though a poor match.Hard to believe the smoggies were in the Premiership last season but I got the feeling that Strachan's scottish invasion of the team would work for them in the long run. The former Celtic players did look good.
There was a heavy Police presence at the ground and train Station, videoing the Posh fans. Once again football fan = criminal in the mind of Plod.
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