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Fans demand answers as West Brom vs. Middlesbrough is branded most boring game in TV history

Published 15:40 28 Aug 2016 BST

Rob Burnett
Fans demand answers as West Brom vs. Middlesbrough is branded most boring game in TV history

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We knew. We all knew.

As soon as we looked up the Sunday games and saw West Brom vs Middlesbrough was the 1.30pm kick off, we knew it was never going to be a cracker. But even our worst fears were nothing as to how boring the match actually became. With just two shots on target in the whole of the first half the game was peak Pulisball. Tony P's side managed to suck any and all excitement, thrill, entertainment or enjoyment out of the game, making fans wonder whey they bothered at all. Plenty took to Twitter to voice their dissatisfaction - and the head of scheduling at Sky Sports came in for a fair bit of stick as well. Some people were trying to be optimistic: https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/769884781014376448 But it didn't take long for the Pulisball nature of the match to be revealed: https://twitter.com/Joshwestylufc/status/769890160846708736 Some just couldn't work it out: https://twitter.com/aaronflan/status/769888758053367809 And some wanted retribution: https://twitter.com/craighargrave/status/769890060879683584 https://twitter.com/tomj191/status/769890016654946304 This is maybe going a little far: https://twitter.com/Jordizer/status/769889657488375809 Channel 5 will probably make this: https://twitter.com/FootyGags/status/769889648474746880 But mostly, people were just incredibly bored by the whole affair: https://twitter.com/KanelsAbel/status/769888597931622401 https://twitter.com/_nsno/status/769888580319662080 https://twitter.com/lisalovesbacon/status/769888469023727619 https://twitter.com/ADThompson_/status/769887294283210752 https://twitter.com/ttemzku/status/769886908583411712 https://twitter.com/scottreid1980/status/769892226595946497 https://twitter.com/StuSeaton/status/769892053597773824 https://twitter.com/RossJackson10/status/769892043514609664 Even the atmosphere didn't escape criticism: https://twitter.com/NOWTVSport/status/769889109150146560