Andrew Watson

UNREAL totally Barsiem,we are more than lucky. Very,very happy though.

Well done to Fuller and Wheal for fighting till the end,as for most of the rest they can hang their heads in shame. I feel for Abbott in particular,who in no way deserves to be in a relegated side.

I know he faced little spin but their number 11 batted for 50 minutes,that is longer than 6 of our batters combined time at the crease.

Sundar and game now gone,cannot blame a guy who could barely hold the bat.

Giving Middleton a new contract is not the start of the answer GS,our top 4 [ Still hope Orr comes good ] is patently not good enough for red ball cricket. It all comes back to taking a misguided gamble with Stoneman to replace Vince. 12 batting bonus points from 70 is beyond disgraceful. I hope the Indian owners are as upset as the lifelong fans. If a miracle is achieved,do we really deserve to stay up ?

Orr out for a very good 48,although he was bowled around his legs. Yes there is turn,but we have lost 5 for 35 since Middleton needlessly threw his wicket away. Dawson now out and relegation on its way,what a totally spineless effort and well done again to the club for going for the cheep Vince option. Very,very upset and angry.

Albert and Brown gone now,this is getting desperate especially as Sundar has injured the webbing between his thumb and fore finger. We have by and large a top order of white ball batters, who are not up to playing red ball cricket.

Middleton out to a hoik to cow corner and Gubbins out playing back to a straight ball,putting the pressure back on a bit,really poor batting in the circumstances,both are very ordinary in red ball cricket.

Boro are not a really good side,but as we are so easy to play against will that matter ? My cousin is a lifelong Boro fan [ 65 years ] and says they all put in a shift,but they have no real standout player and are lucky to be top at present.

In fairness to Brown WC, hIs average is decent, as is Dawsons,it is Orr [ an excuse with injuries perhaps ] Middleton, Stoneman, Gubbins and Prest who have all been woeful and not up to standard.

Unless we break this partnership tonight or first thing in the morning we could be looking straight down the barrel and lets not forget that right now a 17 year old is showing our batsman what can be done on this wicket. If we do go down it is squarely on the batsmens shoulders ,with a disgraceful 12 batting points all season and for not properly replacing Vince, heads should roll.

Spot on Lighthouse,they really are a pathetic batting side.

Washington apart, what a spineless crock of ----. Deserve to go down.

Like you say Turkish, Sean Dyche is/was far too sensible a call. He needed to be appointed as soon as RH departed,but who did we get in bloody Nathan Jones.

I think unfortunately Still is out of his depth,but have no faith in Spoors to get the right person in to replace him. The whole club is completely screwed up from top to bottom.

Thanks Ron.

As others have said on here, it is a real shame that Roy Keane does not tell him that his performances are no where nearPremier league standard and if truth be known they are not good enough for the championship either.

Somerset get just a 4 point deduction for a game that lasted for just 156 overs and during which 35 wickets fell. Hampshire have a game which lasts 209 overs for 31 wickets and the runs per wicket were similar and yet Somerset get 4 points suspended and a 4 point deduction,we get an 8 point deduction, why ?

Some very good points there Badger.

Batting Middleton ahead of Albert is another very strange move.

I cannot believe that we seem to have appointed another clueless manager. Whatever system we play at the back we are awful and get bullied by ordinary,journeymen forwards [ Moore, Macburnie and to a lesser degree Bishop and Hirst ]. We are laboured in midfield and toothless upfront,this is very worrying after just 6 games. Is anyone else worried that getting a tune out of these players seems beyond this manager at present ?

No idea Badger,what a ----ing day supporting Hants and Saints.

Just go Wheal,you crock of shit.

Good luck for the final this weekend Hants,looking like it might be played on sunday,if the bbc forecast for Nottingham is correct.

No more excuses, must win game.