Introduction:
With only 9 games remaining of the regular season (hopefully more for Boro), both teams still have a lot to play for, with each fixture being like a cup final. Boro find themselves located near the top end of the table, hoping to claim one of those delicious playoff places. Meanwhile Peterborough are sat comfortably in 23rd, on course for League 1 unless they can put a run together to save their season.
Form:
Peterborough:
In Peterborough's last game, they managed an unexpected 3-1 victory against fellow Boro playoff rivals QPR. In their last five, they have m
1. If Dael Fry and/or McNair are out, who would you put in to replace them?
I'd replace Fry with Bamba and Mcnair with wood. Peterborough don't have any big physical forwards and I think Wood's pace would be more helpful against the likes of Clarke-Harris and Szmodics. He's an England u21 International and should be playing imo although I don't know about the contract situation and whether that's affecting anything.
2. Which two forwards would you start and why?
I'd start with Coburn and Balogun with Watmore first choice off the bench. Simply they are our 3 most effec
1. If Dael Fry and/or McNair are out, who would you put in to replace them?
There's only a few options.
Bamba for Fry, Peltier for McNair.
If only one is deemed unfit, I'd be starting Bamba
2. Which two forwards would you start and why?
Connolly and Balogun, as they both scored* in our last league match.
I'd be giving Coburn a solid half hour in the second half though.
3. Predict the final top 6 and bottom 3
Top 6- Fulham, Bournemouth, Sheffield United, Huddersfield, Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest
Bottom 3 - Barnsley, Derby, Peterborough
That's exactly my concern, emptying other parts of the ground won't improve the atmosphere it will just make the rest of the ground look empty while improving one area at the expense of the rest.
Attracting more fans in is the only thing that improves atmosphere. All our big atmosphere games were in a packed Riverside not one with 22,000 people in it.
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Simon Clarke would certainly get my vote, Boro fan too as would Matt Clarke, shame he couldnt have got the goal against Ipswich, denied by a brilliant reaction save from their keeper. It was a cracking header, not as good as ELL header, but a goal reward for the excellent performances he's put in since he returned from injury
I can’t see us buying another left back this summer we have two solid options, right back maybe Drameh for a pacey option on the right. Alan Browne is also available for free from Preston good ball winner. Dominik Marczuk promising young polish winger with quality end product exactly what we need.
I retire from work in July this year & with having spare time one thing I'm thinking of doing is all next seasons PO finals x 3
Long way off I know, hopefully, fingers crossed Boro aren't involved & go up automatically, but attending all 3 is something I've often thought of doing
Lets see 👀🤔💭🍺👍
Hopefully Man City win the PL & the treble if im honest, with Arsenal then Liverpool
Bottom, Sheff Utd, Burnley & sorry but Luton, even though Everton got battered last night I think Luton will just fall away, they've done remarkably well & probably everyones favourites to be relegated by xmas
Leicester & Leeds top 2, with Southampton in the PO's, sorry Ipswich, you've had a great season & deserve to go up
Relegated - Rotherham, Sheff Weds & Birmingham
1st division promotion - Portsmouth, I would like to see Bolton with them but think Derby will pip Bolton, who will have to settle with going up via the PO's
16th April 1921
Our first league win on this day came away at Man Utd when a George Elliott goal was enough to bring both points back to the Boro
This was George Elliotts 26th & final goal of the season & revenge after losing our previous game (9th) 4-2 at home to Man Utd
Boro won only one of their remaining 4 games, drawing the other 3 as we finished in our 4th highest top flight finish of 8th. 5 places higher & 6 points better than the previous season
Although we finished higher than the previous season, other than George Elliott Boro goalscorers were thin on the ground, with the rest of our league goals spread out between the following
Alonzo 'Jerry' Poulton 2nd best goalscorer with 5 goals.
John 'Jack' Carr with 4.
Rob Pender & Tommy Urwin with 3 a piece
A number of other players on 2's & 1's
Jimmy Howie, our 6th different manager, had done a cracking in his 12 months as manager
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