[Lord Snooty]

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder told BBC Radio Tees:

"We got there in the end. It (first win) should have been Tuesday night, could have possibly been last Saturday, but it wasn't and you have to go again.

"I think the scoreline flattered them. I thought we were more comfortable than it possibly looked, but we'll take a win.

"Another goal in the ridiculous catalogue of own goals, again, which is a little bit disappointing because I didn't think we really deserved that, but we have to take that on the chin and move on.

"On Tuesday I thought we had a little too much of a swagger about us in the second half, but today we got it right and we've beaten a decent side."

Quite true. They did sit back in the second half, but we were so off form today that we just had nothing to throw at them.

Sorba must be really frustrated now. he keeps making runs, even pointing to where he wants the ball played, but the ball goes off in the other direction. It's almost like they're using him as a decoy to make the opposition go the wrong way. But no. We end up losing it or giving such a wayward pass and young Sorba is cursing again. That was the second half. In the first half, the lad was playing so deep, he was almost stood with Terry the Terrier. He only got forward a bit more when the mighty Turts came on.

As for Whatmore. What more does that lad have to do to be a more consistent player? Play against us every week. He was brilliant at their place last season and brilliant today. The finish for the second was excellent, but whenever do you hear his name at anytime in the rest of the season?