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I think Browne has had a good game

I mean I don't agree for a start that Southgate had a better pedigree than Woodgate. He's also been involved outside the playing side of the game longer than Southgate was. Monk had plenty more experience than Woodgate, £50m more to spend and also promised an attractive style of play and some on here think he wasn't given long enough. Well Woodgate is definitely not in the same bracket of experience and money and some want rid of him already? Sorry but why was anyone expecting a rookie manager and coaching staff to implement a promise of playing the exact opposite way of the way we've bee

No rest for the wicked as they say as the marathon of the Championship season continues along it's merry way giving teams very little time to recover and reflect upon their previous performances (well it seems that way for Boro supporters). Tuesday 1st October 2019 MFC welcomes Preston North End to the Riverside for yet another battle of team spirits, skills and Managerial ethos with a kick off of 1945hrs (7.45pm for those who prefer). Introduction As it stands at this moment Boro are in 18th spot in the division and our visitors are in 5th spot and are on a current run of 4 wi

I think after the Blackburn game he has REALLY taken Mowbrays comments to heart about having to play ugly to win sometimes. He even has said himself since (although I can't find the quote right now) that he hasn't given up on his style of football but sometimes you have to shelve it while you dig in. I think - I HOPE - we're just in a period where he's trying to sort out certain things and we might go back to the all out attack in future. you're right though, I am being optimistic. But after 2 years of Pulis, I'll take this all day long, quite honestly.

IMO he's been one of the best players on the pitch man, not really his fault he keeps getting hacked down.

Nice to ser Fisher finally scoring for us ?

Well Teddy's happy that the Boro are being shown on the box but I wonder what his reasons are? Staying up late on a school night for a 6 year old is appealing or simply because he gets the watch the red and white? Either way let's hope he goes to bed happy instead of being bored to sleep

GAME DAY (wish it wasn't) C'MON BORO

I think Dijksteel is definitely growing into it, looks more and more confident. Can tell he's not naturally an attacking player though - needs to get out on the practice field and practice crossing regularly!

We were alright tonight, we could have won that one but a point isn't unfair. Browne and Tavernier looked constant threats, even if Tav is lacking any pace, and far more solid from crosses. Ref was shocking, linesmen poor and they took their cues from him, and Preston got surprisingly dirty at the end 3 days till the next match, not sure I'd change anything.

After the reports from Saturday I was pleased with what I saw tonight. I like Browne, he is feisty and I like that in a player. We are definitely a better team than what we have been showing so far. I think we will be alright.

I thought that game was far better than anything we've seen recently and the second half had some clear shape to it. Yes, granted we're still going long too often from the back but I think that's just something that will phase out slowly. He wants to use the width and get balls into the box. Howson split out left to assist Browne/Johnson will McNair was out wide right often (partly cause Tav drifted inside so often). We had some very decent spells in that game. I honestly think if we can just open the floodgates one game everything will calm down and goals will start going in. We n

At the end of the day much better performance from Boro some pride restored and hopefully built upon.

A good game of football being ruined by total inept refereeing

I haven't posted much on here lately, because I became a dad for the first time a few weeks ago. However, the wee one is in bed asleep, and I'm watching on the Sky red button. While the goal was welcome, we look like 11 strangers in a skins-vs-shirts knockabout. The formation is unfathomable, the defence is chaotic, and the players don't seem to know where to find each other, bar the odd decent through ball. The Sky commentator keeps talking about this mythical project Woodgate is supposedly embarking on, but all I can see is players running around with no real idea what they're d

I've not lost my excitement for going yet this season, I'm looking forward to it again. Come on Woody and the lads, let's show some intent from the kick-off.

I can easily stomach another loss, if the players give their all! All I want is MEN on the pitch... Players who believe they have to fight, who know they can bring something to the team... NOT cowards who play with an alibi... Regarding Woodgate . he still has my backing very much - I won't be judging his style untill the January window closes. It's Tuesday, I have MFC TV subscription, I am home alone, I have 2 cold pale ales in the fridge and a bag of crisps and I support my team the best I can, not only when we play good. UTFB

For some reason I think we will win tonight. No idea why, probably just gone insane.

Not sure what Fletcher did wrong to be honest. I'd say what was more the problem was that we looked more like 5 at the back and let them back into the game when we made the changes. Tonight was the first game this season where I genuinely thought we could make changes and we could be stronger going to the end of the match with something a bit different and somehow we got it wrong and it made us worse, if anything we allowed them back into the game when they'd had very little of it all of the second half. We may well have been better off not changing a thing. Overall, once again the first

I thought the same regarding his hold up play but he makes the wrong decision time and time again for example when to release the ball, dribble or pass. He could be different with a player like Steven Fletcher alongside him but unfortunately we don't play that way. I'd like to see Johnson Clarke Harris type striker come in for cheap and put pressure on Britt and Fletch until the end of season until we rebuild again.

You beat me too it ... Mostly same vews!

Completely 100% agree. For me this is one of our better performances this season.

Weird how different football can be seen ... I think it was a good game and we had some nice moves, good counter play, a lot of times where we nicked the ball high up the pitch... Good direct play at times.. We just need better descisions in the final third.. And Keane needs to teach some of our players how to shoot..How to place a ball in the goal and not just shoot with power!

Well that was turgid cack

I have no idea what Woodgates tactics are. I don’t think we are showing anything particular good to watch and I’d hazard a guess that we are making the same number of long balls as under Pulis. Early season pressing is also completely gone

Do we just enjoy wasting set pieces?

Clayton got "sacked"

This ref is *** atrocious..

What is this referee doing for *** sake. Awful stuff.

Better than Saturday. We were unlucky with our cross that hit the post, Preston were lucky with theirs. We deserve at least a draw from this though. Tav been good so far

Far better than Saturday. Unlucky to go behind, great fight back to equalise with our best move of the game. We've shown some good stuff. The problem with this team is going to be consistency on a bigger scale and decision making on a smaller scale. If we can play like this every game we'll be fine, so long as we can start making the right choices.

I think in this division especially he would have been really good.

I would have loved to see Fischer play more for us. Always seemed to play well when he was subbed on

1-0 preston

Goal Preston 0-1

Howson is actually playing a high press. We've missed that.

Poor

Britt misses 2 sitters. Fletcher dropped. Sorted.

Yup Our squad is paper thin

Come on Boro! Give us something to be excited about, please! We really need it... A good game and points on the board, that'd be nice. A good performance from Dijk, Browne, Tav and mainly Ass-man could do us good .. The rest I think will do ok or at least standard... But those 4 mentioned really need some confidence from playing good and scoring...

He'll be asleep by half time. My 5 year old got to 60 mins of the Cardiff game before turning to me and saying, "Daddy, this is really boring!".. I could only agree!

Heading to the game tonight, just hope we can get a win. Im more confident of a result than I was before the Sheff Wed's game. 2-0 boro. Mcnair x2

And I stick by what I said, I don't think Woodgate hasn't had much criticism in the grand scheme of things. I think the overriding narrative is that Gibson is to blame and Woodgate has got an impossible job. I think we've got to a point in the season where we are entitled to point out technical and tactical things which are going wrong on the pitch. I think there's more to discuss than just blaming the chairman.

I'm not shouting for Woodgate's head (was anyone on here?) I just said I think he's getting away with very little criticism because he's inexperienced. Ok fair enough it's a difficult job trying to play like Liverpool with Pulis players I get that, but although teams like Liverpool look great going forward they also don't neglect learning how to defend set pieces and keeping a shape at the back. It's pretty obvious so far that we are poor defending crosses into the box, wasn't it obvious what Sheffield Wednesday's tactics were going to be? With that in mind shouldn't Ayala have start

Well said Joe, we have to cling on to some hope later on today can we really perform so badly again at home within a few days. PNE will hope so and to be honest if we get a point at this stage I will be ok with that

I have to add my agreement with the above. I always thought that employing Woodgate as manager was a very risky undertaking. It has been said that Boro has a history of rookie managers but let us not forget that Robson, Southgate and Karanka all had far better pedigrees than Woody. What he does have in spadefuls is an indisputable talent for making the right noises. He promised attractive, pressing football, which is exactly what everyone wanted to hear. But he has largely failed to deliver on this promise. And you can’t blame the players for tactics and playing style. So we hear th

Boro flashback - This day 15 years ago James Morrison made Boro history When, on the 30th September 2004, in the 1st round, 2nd leg of our debut UEFA cup competition season, at the Stadion na Bazalech, JM scored our 1st away UEFA goal when notching the equaliser on the night, bringing the Boro level & leading 4-1 on the night & eventual 4-1 winners on aggregate That historic team line up Mark Schwarzer Colin Cooper Gareth Southgate Stuart Parnaby Franck Queudrue George Boateng Doriva Stewart Downing James Morrison Bolo Zenden Szilard Nemeth Sub

He's playing in almost every U23 game.

I think your OP pretty much summed up the feelings of most Boro fans at the moment DS. There is not a lot to be positive about. It is only hope that keeps us going. Hope Woodgate can get the formation and tactics right. Hope the players will dig themselves out of the rut that they are in. Hope the team turn up and get a result. We badly need a win for the sake of points on the board and confidence. So I am HOPING for a 2-1 win.

Whilst i'm no longer an active part of this forum, this has really got on my goat. Who is Chris Joseph to request that OneBoro justify itself to him? What credentials does he have? The purpose of the supporters forum is to represent the fans voice as a whole. It's not a boys club.