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You can eye it up all you like but they're only available in first 110 overs and we're not into the 113th over.

Didn't see any comments from any Albion fans that should result in being blocked. Just commenting on his incorrect comments. Obviously doesn't like his opinion being questioned.

Great, we've got a Premier League referee. So how have recent Premier League referees done for us? Anyone know?

He's shown himself to be pathetic. If you don't want people commenting, then don't comment on things that are none of your business. His comments show that he knows he's wrong. Irony is he accuses our fans of being biased but is apparently a Middlesbrough fan (and also biased towards referees as...

They won't but it would be a fair question for the club to ask (and could be part of their evidence and then ignored). If there are still any Middlesbrough fans loitering on here, I'd be genuinely interested to hear what Stephens should have done. To me, he is completely blameless in the whole...

Agree except I wouldn't even call it a tackle. He was quicker than Ramirez and got to the ball first. Ramirez's dive (when backing in to one of our players) led to the original argument between him and Stephens.

Except they are all officials. As I've said before in another thread, I think Dean is lying. As others have said, he clearly talks about the injury to our players and, if he was going to talk to the linesman, why did he have his yellow card out already? Why not wait?

Agree. FA won't rescind. Then predictable Boro fans will sign on here again or register and use that to prove they were right all along (when it does nothing of the sort). What I'm really struggling with is what Stephens should have done. To me, if his foot is a little high, it is to get on top...

Absolutely. It was a foul on Stephens. Ramirez came in late on him. It's so clear when you watch the replays that I don't get why Boro fans still spend time on Twitter and here backing the decision.

Completely agree. As I said above, if you're going to check with your assistant, you don't get a card out of your pocket in advance. You wait for them to respond. Mike Dean is lying to Hughton and others and no doubt his assistant will back him up. The most depressing thing is he is supposed to...

Yes, it will either be appeal successful and no ban (0.01% likely), appeal rejected and ban still in place (90%) or appeal rejected and deemed frivolous so Stephens gets an extra game ban (9.99% if the FA really want to wind us up).

There's literally no point in the appeal system. The FA just back their own. Two straight red cards this season (Murphy and Stephens) and both were joke decisions which an impartial appeals process would overrule. Sadly, we don't have that.

And why isn't more made of this? Amongst all the reporting of the incident, there is no mention of this in the media except the Argus (or that Dean had a yellow card in his hand). If he asked for the linesman's assistance, why get a card out?

Exactly. So basically Stephens is punished for Ramirez not wearing proper shin pads.

Referees are a joke. There's no point listening to them because they will never criticise one of their own. The seriousness of the injury was greatly exaggerated (as seen by Ramirez's reaction on the pitch, as he was more interested in getting Stephens sent off than his injury) and it was his...

Yawn. Bore off. You're bench's behaviour was far worse. Blocking play from going on at a crucial time to gain an advantage. Again, why not go back to your own forum and moan about Calderwood? You're not welcome here.

I honestly think football would be less interesting without the play offs. Yes, I will be pissed off if Wednesday go up instead of Brighton (as you would have been if it was instead of Boro) but it makes the season last longer for a number of teams and is more exciting for the neutral. Just...

Didn't see any of it at the time but, if we did, it's bad form. Not quite the same though as we hadn't beaten them to promotion

Yawn. The behaviour of your bench was indefensible. Keeping the ball and time wasting. Calderwood reacted at the end due to frustration.

Completely pathetic but doubt the FA will do anything. Why they felt the need to taunt us rather than celebrate their promotion is beyond me (although judging by some of them coming on here to wind us up, it should not be a surprise), Worst bit was the police just watching it happen right in...