Yes, the Middlesbrough midfield was appalling - offered no help to their forwards (or anybody else) - but some Brighton fans would find instant kinship with Middlesbrough supporters in a cosy 'Connolly isn't even League 2' echo chamber. Especially now they (Blackburn) have got a superstar...
They didn't stop. In 1946 at olton for instance they laid out the 33 dead and carried on.
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bolton-stoke-city-fa-cup-3928566
Different times ...................
Yes, looking forward to it - eagerly awaited on the Loanee thread as well. I wonder if Connolly has ever met Van Hecke before, or trained with/against him?