It was described as instantly forgettable by some in the end but it will certainly be remembered if Newcastle United fail to clinch a place in Europe this season.
True, in 11th place with nine games left, hopes are fading fast of making either the UEFA or Intertoto Cup via the Premiership but the question is, do United deserve to be in Europe next term if they serve up performances like at Wigan and even Boro on Saturday?
At Wigan, United failed to convert and it was the same story against boring Boro.
The only difference being United created less chances!
This was a home game and Newcastle United should be beating the likes of Boro, below them in the table and below them in the expectation stakes.
But the fact that Boro players were more or less celebrating a point shows they got what they came for - a draw and a boring one at that.
James Milner was unlucky to hit the bar while Oba Martins also missed a decent one on one in the first half and apart from Scott Parker's late header that was pretty much all of there was to write home about.
And boring Boro?
Well they created hardly anything at all and were about as much fun as watching paint dry in the rain.
The sooner Newcastle get a win on the board, hopefully in Europe against AZ Alkmaar, the better to get this disappointing affair out of our systems.
And as far as the Premiership is concerned, failure to beat Charlton in the next Premiership game in London will all but wipe out hopes of European qualification unless like last term Newcastle can produce title winning form.
On this evidence, it looks doubtful.
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