[retired_frogchickie]

Rochemback has been fb this season. we miss arca badly, they linked together so well.

and yes, wheater is.

[retired_devecser]

Rochemback is quality. Boateng is shockingly bad.

[retired_devecser]

A Premier League boss has blocked his club's donation to a nursing charity, claiming it "bordered on blackmail".
The Mayday to Nurses' Hardship Fund urged players to hand over a day's pay.

But it then published which footballers had given money and who still owed on its website, angering Middlesbrough FC manager Gareth Southgate.

He accused the charity of "shaming" players and has pulled the plug on his club's donation, saying it did a lot for charity without publicity.

He hit out at organiser Dr Noreena Hertz for publicising benefactors who contributed to the fund.

Dr Hertz launched the fund at the end of last season with the aim of raising £1m by asking all Premiership players to donate a day's wages.

Southgate said players did a lot for charity all year round, and did not deserve criticism.

Instead of any Middlesbrough players giving up their wages, the club was due to give a donation to the fund.

Shame you

He said: "I am disgusted with the manner in which this campaign has gone about its fundraising. "

"It is a worthy cause, but there are many others.

"The players at this club support any number of local and national charities and good causes, either via financial support, giving up their own time or both.

"I think it's outrageous that the campaign's fundraising style has bordered on blackmail, with the message being basically 'give us your money or we'll publicly shame you'."

Financial hardship

Trouble flared after organisers said only £200,000 had been collected from the £1m pledged since the campaign was launched at the end of last season.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Union, which is administering the fund, said it could not comment on the row.

But a spokesman said: "Although the actual level of donations received has yet to meet expectations based on initial pledges, the Mayday campaign has successfully raised a substantial sum of money, which will allow the RCN to help hundreds of nurses in financial hardship."

Dr Hertz, a political economist and campaigner, was not available for comment.

:thup:

[retired_heidigoebel]

wtg id have done the same.

[retired_frogchickie]

sigh. hard not to be critical of southgate the way we started that game. totally handed them all the initiative by setting out so negatively.

some of the flashes showed we were capable of matching chelsea but we just didn't have the conviction or the confidence.

chelsea could have scored a few more if they'd really wanted to.

rochemback probably our best player, young played pretty well and o'neill tried hard again. cattermole must be considered for a starting role ahead of boateng now.

yet another defensive mistake cost us the first goal, taylor this time. and yet more missed chances - 3 great crosses in the match, one well saved from mido, one fairy connection from mido and one no-connection from tuncay.

pretty depressing really, they need some inspiration from somewhere and I'm not convinced southgate is going to give it.

the thing that looks like saving us from a relegation battle is the dross below us.

[retired_heidigoebel]

Oi leave the gate alone

We were dire today, Taylor needs a rest or a player kicking his behind for that position. His passing and positional play are none existent.

Tuncay is wasted at right midfield, it took till 60 minutes to throw him up top and by then the game was over and i was £33 better of for my scorecast and my solo bets on Drogba scoring first, 2-0.

I dont get how we beat them 2 times at home by hassling Carvalho and then go into todays game by letting them pass it where they want without one peice of pressure.

Respect to Chelsea isnt bad, but showing them too much on the pitch is like committing hari-cari! (spelling?)

Powlay points to follow!

[retired_frogchickie]

yeah, exactly what I thought, showed them far too much respect, when what we needed to do was get stuck in and they might not have fancied it.

[lessen]

a win would be nice, kthx

[retired_frogchickie]

only saw the 1st 20 mins, looked a lot better than last week, good goal from ali though think I heard he went off injured again :/

sounds like their 3rd was a wonder goal and not long after cattermole almost equalised.

bit more optimistic now (as you can be after a 4-1 defeat). next week v spurs is massive. might actually suit us that jol has been sacked as he surely couldnt have continued losing.

[retired_heidigoebel]

I was that let down last week with our no show i didnt post my points.

NAni's opening goal was fantastic today. Tuncay did well to set up the leveler, then i had to come in and watch my young un.

Not to dissapinted never expected anything from the game.

Think we are in trouble though thats for sure.