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Sorry. I was being polite earlier when I gave you a shrug - for being clearly not willing or able to get the point - and wished you a good night. Now I got as far as 'no agenda' and it becomes even clearer that you are talking bollocks, having completely failed to understand the arguement. Sorry...

.... and just laziness or ignorance that stopped people over-riding it, perhaps.

It's not very fair to assume anything of the kind. It was a very good bit of man management by Chris Wilder - but there is no evidence whatsoever to say that Connolly himself didn't want to rtake a penalty. For all you know (which is nothing) he might have been desperate to open his score for...

.... and that gives them some kind of badge of honour?

Bit of both, I think - but much worse now.

But not as much embarrassment as fans not beig able to spell his name. It just shows why we had to get rid of Jahanbakhsh............. :shrug:

Geez - I really hope he doesn't take a pen. and miss! That would make his remaining time at 'Boro just impossibly toxic.

:shrug: Good night.

Damage already done mate. Lovely flick by Connolly just then, getting right in the right place - United keeper just managed to deflect it with his arm. Narrative from some: 'Connolly fails to score again'.

Fans negativity does have an effect on a players performance; confidence can be drained out of them by continuously being labelled as 'shit' or 'not even a footballer'. It's even worse when they move to a new club and instead of having a new start they're followed by 'fans' negativity from ther...

Missing the point.

Fans - I said fans; not 'a professional football club'. Wilder has already had to come out and defend him against the abuse he's had, fuelled by the waves of negativity from some on the Brighton side, and by the fact that, shockingly, in about 200 minutes of Championship football he hasn't...

Well said.

Yes, and my guess is that Middlesbrough opinions have to some extent been influenced by seeing the scorn for Connolly put out by some on NSC. Never mind, eh?

Looks like Middlesbrough fans have got their way! Connolly dropped, replaced by star man from the mighty Arsenal.

Not if 'Boro fans have any say in the matter we won't!