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Roberts does hold the ball too long yes but that’s one of the reasons he is available to a club in our position. With his quick footwork and technique if he made the right decisions everytime he’d be starting in the premiership. Just this once can we not expect absolute perfection from a player? Personally I’d much rather watch Roberts running at defenders than one of our current ‘forwards’ stopping at the sight of a full back and knocking it back to midfield. Roberts is likely the best we can hope for, better than most of us imagined as most thought we’d never get him back. He will13 points
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https://twitter.com/mcgrathmike/status/13119427973400944667 points
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I'm happy with Roberts coming back but he really needs to learn when to release the *** ball. Too many times he tried taking on one man too many or running into blind alleys. That said he does have the ability to change a game and he is a pain in the *** for defenders, perhaps with Britt being captain he might get shouted at to pass the ball a bit more 🙂5 points
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They are planning to start a film studio there....have lots of ideas for scripts Scone with the Wind...Scone in 60 Seconds ..Scone Girl ..Sconeheads ...The Scone Ranger Scone flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Scones of Anarchy.. Star Wars : the Scone Wars , Tombscone...we could even hold a Eurovision Scone Contest....the possibilities are limitless4 points
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Anybody proposing a line up that doesn’t include Morsy is barking up the wrong tree I think? I reckon he’s a certainty for that holding role in front of the back 4/5 once he’s right up to speed.3 points
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I'm not convinced we do need them both on the pitch, certainly not at all times. I think the 3-4-1-2 can still work and offer us something a bit different with Roberts operating behind the strikers. But honestly, just knowing that, if this does go through, we can change the system up a bit to accommodate them both is a good thing.3 points
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Warnock confirms he no longer looking for a 4th striker but more a no.10 in the Patrick Roberts mould. Also enquired about a unnamed centre back on loan. Asked about 3 or 4 players and is hopeful of adding 1 or 2 before 16th Oct.3 points
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So after improved performances (going forward anyways) Boro face the Reds of Barnsley for the second time in under 3 weeks. The last outing which was at the Riverside too was a poor display in a very short lived league cup run and Barnsley ran out 2-0 winners with relative ease But surprisingly their league form is twice as bad as ours, considering they’ve only half the points that we do. THE GOOD Barnsley uncertainty ahead of the game with Gerhard Struber 'on verge' of New York switch may affect their preparation for this game THE BAD BORO have2 points
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Well the gazette and Graeme Bailey jumped on it, so no2 points
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Wolves are unlikely to lose Ruben Vinagre to FC Porto this window, with reports claiming the Liga NOS champions are unlikely to be able to afford the full-back. Portuguese outlet Record claims the 21-year-old should prove too expensive for Porto, with Wolves officials apparently seeing him as a big asset.2 points
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I think anyone suggesting we play a system with 3 central defenders is vastly over-rating our availability at wing back. That system demands a perfect balance or you end up all over the place. It's not easy to play. Our wing-backs do not have the technique or intelligence for it, and putting players like McNair or Howson out there is a total waste. We should sign a LB as a priority. We don't have a good one. It could really transform the team. At the moment I'd go with something like this. It's not ideal. Coulson isn't solid defensively, and Akpom is definitely not a natural num2 points
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I thought Roberts looked great when he first arrived, but when he came back after his injury with the team struggling, he looked like the only one likely to create, but was maybe trying a little too hard. Coming back in now, without the pressure of an end of season relegation battle, I think we might just see him at his best.2 points
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he was great for Warnock when we played Cardiff in 20192 points
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2-0 win for me. We/warnock obviously wasn't fussed about progressing in the cup, so I'm not too worried about that game v Barnsley. We'll give a better showing of ourselves this time. Plus, how often does it happen that when teams play each other twice in a short period of time, the losing team from the first game always seems to win the second game! I'd pronounce it scon. Warmed up, with butter and sugar on. Mmm2 points
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We can finally shut up about Marcus *** Maddison2 points
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Hi everyone. I am a long term lurker on all 3 Boro "main" forums and decided that Oneboro is probably the safest haven for me (I do not really have an opinion on politics etc and the other boards sometimes appear top heavy with that topic). My 1st memory of a Boro game was a FA cup replay against Wolves at Ayresome Park in 1981. I remember being scared when my dad got separated from me into a different queue because it was heaving. I mean i was only 27. (I do enjoy humour btw), i was really 9. I look forward to getting stuck into some serious Boro talk.2 points
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It was great to watch a proper mans game of football. Blood and thunder, got stuck into each other, no whinging or moaning, no pretending to be injured, no dull boring crab like side to side rubbish. Get the ball up the pitch and go at each other’s throats. Well done Dundalk and KI from the Faroe Islands. It was a pleasure to watch. 3-1 win for Dundalk.2 points
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It was from the telegraph initially to be fair, not fmttm or a Dundee Facebook group1 point
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A man with a very small penis went to the doctor. The doctor told him that following years of research they could now transplant the trunk of a baby elephant that had sadly just died at the zo, for only £10,000. He went ahead with the operation and after he had recovered found a very pretty lady and invited her to dinner. They were sat opposite one another and he could see her gorgeous cleavage, and felt a stirring in his trousers. Suddenly his new penis came up over the table, grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl and disappeared. 'That was amazing' she said with obvious interest in her1 point
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We’ve been after Roberts since the end of last season, but had to bide our time and hope no one else came in for him. Warnock wants him in over the international break so he’s ready to go in a couple of weeks time.1 point
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I was gonna say he reminds me of Marcos alonso in his style of play - seems to be the furthest man forward half the time and not just on the right, he drifts inside too.1 point
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Can agree with this. Besides, if the lad has a good run of games in a team aiming to do something other than just survive, we might see something a bit more clinical developing over time. Either way, what he can do when running at players is something we don't have and given how we seem to struggle to recruit anyone like this, just let him do his thing and hope for the best. Beggars can't be choosers and all that.1 point
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Also our defence look really solid1 point
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Seems more concrete than just speculation1 point
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Not sure he is what we need. Does not release the ball early enough, shooting is poor, bit of a dicky dancer. We certainly need something but whether its him we shall see.1 point
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---------------------------Bettinelli ----------------Dijksteel - Fry - McNair Spence - Morsy - Tavernier - Saville - Coulson --------------------Fletcher - Akpom1 point
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Good news about Roberts but we need more then one creative player and we still need a defender or two in the door too. I'm more interested in who the player from abroad is and wonder if we'll have one more go for it.1 point
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Bailey back on his "yeah, I knew about this but didn't bother reporting it" nonsense again.1 point
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In what game has Johnson played for Warnock and not been awful?1 point
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In all seriousness, I think we must have our eye on a proper LB1 point
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Yeah but he hasn't been anything better than meh at LWB either so hopefully the foreign lad he mentioned is a replacement Bettinelli Dijksteel Fry Hall ?? McNair Morsy Roberts Akpom Tav Britt That's not a bad team and there's plenty of depth with Spence, Coulson, Johnson, Saville, Howson, Wing, Browne, Fletcher for back up. We'd still need a CB though.1 point
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Not all Danes qualify with Grace.. FC Copenhagen did this to them selves... And lost.. No Europe League 🙃1 point
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Tav had Roberts on the pitch with him for most of those final few games. Getting Roberts back may well free Tav up a bit as he's no longer our only creative source.1 point
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It was an overseas player I think he thought would be in this weekend.1 point
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https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/18763242.neil-warnock-i-want-sign-number-ten-loan/ Also says the permanent deal we are trying for before Monday is/was a player from abroad1 point
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If they'd taken Bob Mortimer at least they'd have had a laugh instead of fishing1 point
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Sorry ...the tablets seem to have taken effect now......back to the basket weaving and the nice men in the white coats...think I'll watch a Ray Winscone film1 point
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:::: IMPORTANT UPDATE::::: Due to the conflicting answers to the scon/scone debate I referred to the Cambridge Dictionary for clarification on the pronunciation (I’m not even gonna open the can of worms that is the jam then cream or cream then jam minefield https://dictionary.cambridge.org/amp/english/scone English- Skon US - Scone Another interesting fact is that in the USA they pronounce ‘Peace’ ..... G.U.N.S ✌️1 point
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I think you make a very compelling point when you added NW into the equation and you are right, these are games you expect him to eat for breakfast. Not winning these games says a lot more about the club then we would care to admit. I’m stating to frighten myself because I think it’s the first time in a very long time I have faith in our manager. In my eyes NW made one mistake and that is Britt as captain. For a player that misses so many chances I can’t see how he can lead. A captain needs to have a lot of attributes and not necessarily the best player. He needs to be someone wh1 point
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Don't the gentlemen from the North say "Scoon"...sure I remember someone mentioning a "Stone of Destiny" that was used for their Coronations1 point
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By TeaCider24 · Posted
Thought I'd be helpful and get the match thread started with the disappearance of Smogdane. On Monday night at 8pm, Middlesbrough face Leeds United in a YORKSHIRE DERBY, it's a match that's of vital importance in the promotion race. Leeds are 3rd in the Championship, and a point off the automatic promotion spots, they've only won 1 of their last 5 games and are fortunate that the two teams above them keep slipping up too. We'll find out tomorrow whether Middlesbrough are finally mathematically out of the play-off hunt, if West Brom draw and Norwich win, it's done. Luke Ayling and Sam Greenwood will be unable to play against their parent club but we've got the return of Paddy McNair to full training. Questions - What team would you pick? What's your favourite thing about Leeds? What are the odds on Bamford cheating yet again? Will we derail their promotion push even further? -
By boro-unger · Posted
Think we might need to bring in emergency measures again for this one. SD hasn't been on since Tuesday. -
I should clarify i dont mean we should play out every single time. That would just be ridiculous if men are not available/being pressed but playing out from the back should certainly be the first port of call and if not available then try something else if thats the way MC wishes to play.
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