Boro vs. Birmingham

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Middlesbrough 2-0 Birmingham City
Boro's first well deserved win of the season. Terrific goal by David Wheater and another by Stewart Downing. Birmingham were pretty hopeless.

Gareth Soutgate

"That was spot-on, I couldn't have asked any more from my players, we set about it the right way.

"I was delighted we didn't take our foot off the gas, and we kept going forward while not conceding many chances to them. "Our work ethic and discipline was very good and that gave us the platform to play some exciting football."

Steve Bruce

"We were lucky to get away with being beaten by just two goals, I won't give you any waffle, we were absolutely hopeless.

"It was an awful display, we got our backsides kicked and there's no doubt the best side won. "I don't think there are any of my players who come out of that with any credit, apart from Cameron Jerome."

[Paulio]

I used to go to school with Wheater

It was a great reslult for Middlesbrough and by the sounds of it on BBC TEES they played amazing. I'm well upset that I couldn't go, I sleeped in - I'm just about to watch the match on Footy First though.

[James!]

I watched the match on satellite and Blues played absolutely rubbish today I'm ashamed lol. Well done to Boro.

[danny-dyer]

thats good for boro