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The biggest result of the night was seeing Matt Clarke back on football pitch for me 👏21 points
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According to some of our fans he puts nowt in any more and is more bothered about his house in Pickering and his Rockliffe Hotel. Even for a man of his means £107M is a serious amount of money. He doesn't always get things right and it's literally cost him dearly but clearly always had the Club's interest at heart.14 points
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I think we've got to offer Carrick an extension. Whether he ultimately succeeds or not, he's out of contract in a year, and he's doing a good job here. Get him tied down if he's up for it.13 points
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Hi one and all, Port vale fan here in peace....😁 First to say Boro' are like ourselves a proper club, although granted generally speaking from higher up the football pyramid... I've been going up the Vale since a kid circa 1974 although now relocated to Sheffield.... I have fond memories of your own Bernie Slaven many moons ago, WHAT a player he was....💖 Then there was Dean Glover of course. I watched his home debut for the Vale when we reached the dizzy heights of the Championship some years ago. A 0-0 at home to the Wolves but the most outstanding display at centre half I12 points
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Introduction Welcome to the BearSmog matchday thread (aka GIFfest) where we see the mighty lions of Middlesbrough.. Take on the mighty.... umm tractors.. of Ipswich As some of you may be aware I welcomed my 3rd child into the world 3 weeks ago.. So this is live footage of me writing this thread.. Boro head into this one off the back of a back to back to back goal fests so thus one will hopefully follow suit.. Although hoping for more Preston than Leeds/Bristol City Where things seem to have clicked in an attacking sense10 points
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I thought Lath had a really good game and done what was required by running and closing them down. Hustling them into releasing the ball quicker than they would have liked and allowing us to pick up the stray balls and compete easier on the hurriedly passed ones. He didn't score but his role in how we dominated was led from the top by his example plus he also cleared a few balls defensively at set pieces.10 points
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I wonder if we could just tell the authorities that we don't have enough fit players to fulfil the fixture? I mean, what's the worst that could happen?10 points
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How I feel reading this9 points
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Thought first half was such a good battle between the two teams. We ended the half with some good chances to boot, if Fry's header had gone in then he would have probably all but sealed his MOTM there and then. Before the goal, there was about 10-15 minutes where it looked inevitable they would score as we were really struggling to get out and get a good connection on anything that wasn't just being lumped back into their possession. A tad shocked to hear some people say Greenwood was man of the match on the radio. Obviously, lad has just given us the moment of the match with what must be9 points
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I'm in the minority at our place, but to say I'm saddened by this news is an understatement. Loved him, and some of the football we have played has been great to watch. He is a smashing, honest man, and has had one arm tied behind his back most of the time he was with us, because of a lack of forwards brought in to the club. Gutted tbh.8 points
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Not sure what people wanted. Leeds are a in all but name a premier team. We have played with 10 men had a chance to level and we haven't been destroyed. So come on give the lads thier dues.. Utb8 points
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*** me. We’re losing a game away from home by a goal. We don’t have to trash all our players as a result.8 points
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I was at Elland Road on Wednesday night, so here are a few observations. Firstly, people are talking as if this is a banker home win, but Leeds really aren't all that. Swansea bossed the first half, playing through the midfield at will. No tackles, no meaty blocks, just a weak Leeds CM pairing (Ampadu and Kamara, both totally anonymous on the night) which encouraged Swansea to play neat triangles around them. It was powderpuff stuff at times, though Leeds did toughen up a bit after the break. Summerville looks lethal down the left wing, and that's where most of Leeds' attacks came fr8 points
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LATEST SCENES AT ROCKLIFFE8 points
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Annoying result today but wild how negative and woe is me the attitude is on here. If you look at how we went about our summer business, i think it's obvious that we are building a team to challenge over the next few years rather than going for an all or nothing approach. Which is what most of us wanted. Some of the signings have settled nicely, some are inconsistent and some have not got going at all. Again, that's to be expected. When you play attacking football, you're likely to concede goals. Especially with so many injuries and new players. Again, to be expected. Our resu8 points
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Great team performance. Cracking goal by Greenwood, he's much like Jones in that half the time you're pulling your hair out with him but also like Jones he seems to have that x factor where he just wins games for you even if playing poorly. Special mention for Rav vdb. If I was any of our CB's I'd be looking over my shoulder as I think once we get the RB position sorted it won't be long till this lad is taking a CB spot permanently. Looks a special talent at 19.8 points
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Don't get much chance to post on here lately, we've been stuck in League One for a few years but now we're back and really making an impact. We lost our first away game since February at WBA a couple of weeks ago, fair play they deserved it. We didn't show up and underperformed and they were up for it, it was a fair result. We score more goals than just about anyone else in the division. Have loads of attacking potential but keeping them out is often a problem. Been games at Portman Road this season and seen 4 - 3's and 3 - 2's . Only Leeds have taken a win and th7 points
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at least he acknowledges we are better than leeds7 points
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You can only beat what's in front of you so I won't let Preston's poor performance downplay the positives of Tuesday night. After the slight dip in form, our ever increasing injury list and our upcoming tough fixture list, we really needed to win so I'm delighted. When I saw the teamsheet without Hackney I was fearing the worst as we usually really struggle without him. Hopefully it isn't a long-term injury as that could really hinder our play-off push. We made the most of our few moments of quality and managed the game well to not let Preston get any encouragement - which is something we've b7 points
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Great stuff. Nice to see some of the fringe players not only play well, but also make a strong case for them starting at the weekend. The right side of Dyjksteel, Crooks and Jones was great. Brilliant to see the young lad come on for his debut as well.7 points
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I think they should stick with their current plan7 points
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Intro Now that the miserable international break is finally over, we can get back to the real football and watch the boys continue their promotion push. Our next match is against the kings of mid table, Bristol City. As far as grounds go, our record at Ashton Gate is pretty good, and we did draw there last season under Carrick. Form and Table: We enter this game with much better form than our opponents, having picked up 13 points out of 18. Bristol City on the other hand have only managed 7 points. However, they have changed their manager in that time and this will be Liam7 points
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Even though Abramovich wasnt there,it would be only fair if Chelsea's 97 FA Cup and 98 league cup were taken from them and given to the runners up.7 points
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Huddersfield (cup) - Howson comes off the bench and sets up fellow sub McGree. West Brom - Forss scored a penalty from the bench. Bolton (cup) - McGree and Rogers both come off the bench to score, setting each other up too. Cardiff - Latte Lath scores with a Forss assist, both off the bench. Sunderland - Rogers came on to set up Jones, Forss scored from a Latte Lath rebound (both off the bench). Birmingham - Rogers came off the bench to score the winner. Norwich - Silvera came off the bench to score our 2nd. That's all of them. 9 goals involving p7 points
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A little bit of chatter from yesterdays press box. Nowt groundbreaking. A Boro staff member asked about Greenwoods buy clause. "He's our player at this point".7 points
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Need Greenwood off7 points
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Don't understand the negativity on here at all today.7 points
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I bet you're one of those people that goes looking for your presents around the house before Christmas? Just wait until Jan FFS6 points
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I think all of the 8 players we were missing today were part of our registered 25-man squad. You've got 2 season-ending injuries, 2/3 long-term injuries in amongst that. All of the injuries started during the season, one of them is a player we signed on loan towards the end of the window. Is that really what you'd consider poor preparation? There might be fitness questions to answer but 2 or 3 of those were definitely impact injuries suffered during a match too. 8 wins in 19 games is hardly a stick to beat the team with either, in my opinion. But that also depends on what your expectation6 points
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I don't understand the pretence of us not being good enough or having doubts over Carrick that I've seen through this match feed. In all fairness, we've battled and ultimately fell short having been wasteful or guilty of not taking chances that come our way. Second to that, Leeds are just a cut above. Slightly worrying that we are on our bare-bones for upcoming fixtures but we'll hopefully see the true mettle of this squad and not be too hampered by it all. Anyways, UTFB!6 points
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We were 3 points off the play offs before today after he was given a bunch of in experienced players to work with, playing some good football and getting goals. Get a freaking grip he’s the best manager we’ve had for literally years.6 points
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Great all round performance. VDB and Clarke could end up being our first choice CB pairing. Djiksteel helps the right hand attacking threat so much.6 points
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Good to see Clarke back and happy that suggestions on here that he was facing a career ending injury have proven false6 points
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Alex Scott went for circa £25 million. Hackney has 7 U21 caps and Scott has none. £25 million is the starting price..6 points
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We do have some recurring themes such as a very poor first half which could be mitigated for if it wasn't for the fact it costs us repeatedly and only Wednesday have a worst record. Our inability to defend in open play and set pieces especially inviting worldies from outside the box (I don't recall so many in one season and we are not even half way through it yet). Speaking of set pieces, ours are a complete waste of time and hasn't and evidently isn't being addressed. Substitutions and their timing seems to be wait until you see the whites of their eyes in the forlorn hope that continuing wit6 points
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Feel a bit sorry for Lath, don't feel we played to his strengths today. The lad's not got much of a chance winning lofted balls forwards and holding it up and I didn't see us trying to play it in behind for him.6 points
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Agree @LinoJo3 about Greenwood and him not necessarily being in a game for large chunks. However, what I see is a young midfielder who has two things 1. A game changer who has the ability to turn a result in our favour in a single moment. Whether thats off the bench or when he starts and is anonymous for most of the game 2. A player with plenty of scope for development and growth given his age and potential. And to get someone with above qualities for £1.5m for me is worth it despite his clear current negatives.6 points
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Agreed on Coburn’s progression. Just watching the extended highlights and he really is improving massively. So glad he stayed. A huge bonus for us. A striker coming through the youth ranks eh? Who’d have thunk it?6 points
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I picked a good first game in eight months to attend! Haven't felt an atmosphere like that for years. The fans really were a twelfth man towards the end, dragging the team over the line when they were tiring. Ironically, I still feel there were some weak individual performances, despite the fantastic result. Hackney seemed lethargic throughout, and I wasn't too impressed with Greenwood until he hit that Rochemback-style worldie. Izzy and Crooks weren't on the same wavelength and kept messing up simple passes, though the former did some superb tracking back. I really don't get Maddo shower6 points
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This *** about him not being able to pass the ball is just so stupid. 100% The reason people might notice him missing passes is because he makes SO MANY of them, they won't all succeed. So frustrating to read.5 points
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Dieng for £2m over Steffen for £10m one of the best decisions this club will make He makes the big saves that I felt Steffen never really pulled out5 points
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I'd snatch your hands off for a draw right now.5 points
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I've been as critical of crooks of anyone, but he's in his best run of form with boro atm. Not just in terms of goal involvements, which he had always been pretty decent at. He's much better at linking play and moving the team forward and his passing has improved immeasurably. Think a lot of credit has to go to Carrick for how he's developed his game. Do I think he's the long term solution for that number 10? No, but he's doing well and he's got that spot nailed down right now5 points
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To think we all sniggered when some fool predicted we would win 4-0... Man is a genius 🙂5 points
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Absolutely zero complaints about tonight, just an all round good match after a quiet start. Chuffed.5 points
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Broken record you are mate.. the team is plenty capable. Off day and individual errors, we’re ever going to win every single game, some you win and some you lose. Silly errors have cost us today.5 points
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Intro My first match day thread of the season, but I somehow doubt I'll be coming anyway near MRe's record after seeing our opponent. Leicester find themselves at the top of the table, 4 points clear of second and 11 points clear of 3rd. They haven't drawn a single game all season and have only lost 2 (one which happened to be their last game against Leeds), so they will be looking to bounce back. Form and Table: Leicester enter this one with marginally better form than the Boro having won five of their last six games in the league, as opposed to Boro's 4 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw.5 points
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Leicester are a better side than we are. We can’t and were never going to compete with them by playing possession football. We’ll be back to playing our normal game against Bristol City.5 points
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Exactly so we loan a CB who can play until ‘everything’s rosey’ in 6 months time. Problem solved. -
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looking the rules up thats a per season allowance, so releasing our current loan would not entitle us to make it 3 over 23s loaned in a season. I also think with O'brien being a loan to get his costs off the books for the season for forrest then we would probs only be able to send him back if we had a clause to do so and normally in these situations you have them for the season unless someone else takes the loan over. -
don't think we would offer that to get a loan, cant give a team first option if the player isnt giving them first option also, and why would he limit where he goes if he wanted to move, his agent wouldn't let him unless we paid him for that I wouldn't be surprised if they signed or loaned an RB who can also do CB, seems to be a trend with this seasons recruitment having players that cover more than one spot, although I would prefer a RB specialist than a jack of all trades in defence. I think for McNair to take a move right now it would have to be a perfect opportunity for him that he couldn't turn down in January, otherwise I feel he will just run his contract down. I believe the leaks we saw about him leaving in the summer may have been the club trying to generate more interest and nothing happened. I can't see him having 6 months before a leaving on a free transfer and then taking a move unless it was something you just couldn't turn down incase you missed out. which I would imagine would be a move to the prem or a team with 1 foot in the premier league (like lecister city), I feel he has too much pedigree for him to be someone who would fear being out of contract without a deal in the summer, and don't think clubs would pay him the same as they would in the summer (or give him as many years) if they have to toss us a couple of million to make it happen. I feel if he was going to let us sell him it would of already happened. I do think some cover/competition for him would be smart if we can manage it, because if he stays and has zero intention of signing a contract then can we rely on him giving 100% in the final months of the season when he knows what opportunities are at risk if he gets injured.
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Unless we are planning on sending O'brien back, we can't sign both anyway. You can only have 2 players over aged 23 from the same club.
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