Swansea 2 Middlesbrough 1 - 6th March 2021 - EFL Championship

Middlesbrough hit with club fine after Swansea loss

Middlesbrough have also been hit with a club fine following last week’s fine for manager Neil Warnock for their conduct following the defeat to Swansea at the Liberty a few weeks back. Boro’s players and managers were incensed by what they felt was a series of poor refereeing decisions that…
Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 20:29

No shock as Middlesbrough boss Warnock fined

It was not shock that Middlesbrough manager Neil Warnock was fined after his post match rants at the start of this month after he watched his side beaten at the Liberty thanks to a last minute penalty from Andre Ayew. Warnock was unhappy at what he believed were decisions that…
Saturday, 27 March 2021, 8:45

The Ref’s Watch – Stoke and Middlesbrough

This week’s analysis will be on the games at Stoke and Middlesbrough and a couple of “favourable” decisions. First the Stoke game. This game had a very good feel to it, with the ref allowing minor fouls and playing advantages. He also kept his cards in his pocket as much…
Monday, 8 March 2021, 7:59

Ayew – the man you want in a pressure situation?

Two games in four days.ย  Two of them decided by a penalty in the last minute of stoppage time.ย  ย On both occasions the Swans leading scorer in Andre Ayew has put the penalty away with a composure to be admired.ย  How important will those four points gained be come the…
Sunday, 7 March 2021, 11:35

Classy Cooper on the moral high ground

Steve Cooper was not going to get drawn into a war of words with opposition manager Neil Warnock last night as he refused to get drawn into a response to Warnock’s comments on Sky that his (Cooper’s) father must be calling on favours to get the decisions the Swans are.…
Sunday, 7 March 2021, 7:38

Cooper – that was for the Jack Army

After watching his side secure a second successive win off the back of a last minute disputed penalty Steve Cooper was clearly a happy man after the game with his side just one point off the top two in the division and with the small matter of two games in…
Saturday, 6 March 2021, 19:00