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Wait until he discovers battered pizza and Mars bars

I think going into the season it was fair enough though, surely? You'd never have expected us to be 4/4, you'd have never have expected us to have had the window we've had in the end. I think they are fair assumptions, but also goes to show how pointless it is making predictions when the window is still open!

Like Al I will be glad to see the back of this thread but my last word isn’t on Hackney it is on Morris. The lad has been superb so far and is almost Ngolo Kante in his ability to win the ball and get it to a teammate. If he continues in this vein he is going to be worth serious money. That is after he has kept us in the prem for a season of course!

You didn't see Souness outside of the centre circle? Are you sure you don't mean Murdoch? No way could Souness be seen as lazy.

i also suspect that if we were indeed to make it to the premier league, hackney would want to stay as he's both with the boro and in the big time.

Our squad + our coaching team seems to give us as good a chance as anyone of going up this year. We will need luck, which we seem to be getting a bit of. We need the rotation of players to work. We need the new boys to settle in. Sene seemed to know his job on Saturday so that's a good start. All in all, we have given ourselves a chance. The more we keep clean sheets, the more we start to convert chances we make obviously the better our chance. As others have said, dealing with setbacks will be huge. Not losing 5 or 6 on the bounce will be key. I predict a very exciting season with some really good games. The atmosphere in Saturday bodes well. WBA at home will be a good test and win or lose, will show where we are. We might not win, but how we play and the players mentality in tough home game will be key. The attitude of Morris after Saturday was telling. He wasn't happy. He wanted to get straight on with planning for Preston. I think that sort of attitude is infectious.

Apparently he's put on even more weight 🤣

I’m not worried about January, if he goes it will be because we’re way off the pace. If we’re still looking strong and not much has changed then I don’t think he’ll go in January.

I suspect that with HH he, like the Club generally, has flown under the radar to a large extent due to some underwhelming results last season and disappointing finish. Because we haven't been seriously challenging, our players haven't caught the attention which appears is to our benefit with HH. If we continue this current form throughout the season expect some silly offers in January and then some ludicrous ones next summer, by which time we will all be packing our suitcases for the Premiership.

I could do a serialisation of my life story which would feature various minor celebrities that I have encountered along the way. Francis Benali, Charlie Dimmock, Adrian Durham, Patsy Kensit and Paul Mooney from BBC Look North Weather to name a few ? That would certainly keep traffic up 👍

video compilation of Hackney, football scout put together. if we didnt know who he was would you be excited to sign him seeing this? i could watch him all day. when he leaves us he should be going to a champions league side imo. i love him.

Cochrane as you mentioned, Bosco was good for us & of course, Micky Burns, what a striker

Some people went a bit overboard with negativity before seeing who we'd actually signed. But anyone saying we'd be top, 4 for 4, and one goal conceded would have been laughed off the board!

In the modern era, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink must be up there as an incredible Free Transfer.

Bobby Murdoch - arguably the best free transfer in our history. Class oozed from him.

I was 11 Everyone was old & lazy

I think for what ever sticks if they get their team together they might be capable of grabbing what I expect will be 6 points back, might make autos harder but if there was a league you can put together some decent form in and make a points deduction disappear its this league - given how many teams area always so inconsistent, especially early in the season start, always seems like many teams take some time to get going at this point.

the football is probs battered as well down there

Not going to defend myself and have been clear and fair in my explanation we will still have transfer window threads to look forward to instead of a thread that has at times gone out of control. As far as your last comment I have to read each and every post and if you have a complaint or need to refer to me in a derogatory manner then please contact @oneboro about it.

Wasn’t me.

I know that this is a mickey take following my earlier post but really to post this thread is far too earlier and is meant to disrupt my previous comments. I said I would start a thread where similar content could be posted so I am left with a choice of locking this or simply allowing the mick to be taken. This was not called for and did not need to be up until December time. Meeting you all half way am fine with this new thread title but please wait until December before posting the winter build up thread

To be fair it'll be nice to not accidentally click the first page button and go back 3000000 pages when I only meant to go back one 😂

He's a player who naturally drops deep and links up play or arrives from deeper, I can see why the club think him and Conway could play together

Bosco was really good for us.

Don't forget Vera on ITV3 tonight!

This day the 3rd September 1977 West Brom 2 Boro 1 John Neals 4th game as Boro manager, his 2nd away game. A Boro legend make his final appearance A record signing making his Boro debut An opposing player, with a massive future for WBA makes his debut & a future Boro manager scores for the opposition The late, great, Willie Maddren, who made 340 appearances, scoring 21 goals for the mighty Boro, played his final 1st team game for the Boro Billy Ashcroft signed from Wrexham in midweek for a club record £135k made his debut Cyril Regis making & scoring on his debut for WBA Peter Brine made his last Boro away appearance Two goals in 5 minutes in the 1st half put WBA in the driving seat, on 15 minutes, future Boro manager, Bryan Robson scores from close range to put WBA one up & within 5 minutes, Cyril Regis scores on his debut to double their lead In the 47th minute David Mills pulled a goal back for the Boro & for a while the game went from end to end & with a few minutes remaining David Mills hits the bar & our final chance of getting something out of the game had gone & with that, the Boro suffered their 1st defeat of the season Laurie Cunningham's debut season for WBA, Bryan Robson was in his 2nd season & Cyril Regis making his debut, they had some team back then John Neals team. Jim Platt John Craggs Terry Cooper Peter Brine Stuart Boam Willie Maddren John Mahoney David Mills Billy Ashcroft Tony McAndrew David Armstrong Sub Graeme Hedley John Neal wasn't very far from building a very good team back then that could challenge the best of them, the board however.....

Murdoch was the finest passer I have ever see. Brilliant.

Yeah, they never do good Indian food in that part of the world.

It's the sort of thing the Nazi's would have done, Matt 😉

Something similar to this has been introduced in GAA this past season, though not for all of the time the balls out of play. Basically, they kept the match the same length but got rid of injury time - the clock stops for sub, injuries, cards, rows, that kind of thing, but it continues to run for free kicks etc. Its worked pretty well to be fair, the games have had a lot less time wasting this year. One thing that they did that would go against what you say, the final whistle (or hooter as it is now) doesn't go until a shot is either scored or put wide or if the ball is kicked out to touch. This means that opposition players wouldn't be able to give away corners or do bad tackles just to end the game if they're winning.

English Toni Kroos..... anyone?

Will be the true litmus test of how crap the Scottish league is. If he manages to bag there then it really is abysmal.

Got a couple of Leicester supporting mates and they seem to think 12 is a possibility but unlikely unless the book is thrown at them. (side note - same said mates managed to get a personalised video message from Pontus Kaamark for my 40th last year which was quite cool)

His awareness of where his team mates are in any situation is astounding. Also his ability to then find the pass or to make space looks so effortless.

I imagine that would have to be God wouldn't it?

It is absolutely mind boggling to me that in a world where prem clubs are punting 30m on random squad players from unknown leagues none of them took Hackney for 20-25m. Wharton is the most obvious comparison and as good as Wharton is i actually think Hackney has more strings to his bow. Especially in his attacking play and carrying the ball forward. Their loss is our gain.

I think they are all fictional characters, mine are all reel life people 👍 I also lived next door to a poltergeist at one point...

Hi Codger When I suggest players , the hard bit for me is knowing what the decision makers are thinking, so my suggestions tend to cover all scenarios. Marcelo Ryan CF £2m the low risk To get promoted we need to be better than our rivals, so quality and experience counts . I am happy with our window . Malanda very welcome , he will upgrade Lenihan or Edmundson Targett is quality, Arfsten would upgrade Bangura . A fit Bajcetic loan would have been an upgrade on Browne , and a possible permanent transfer If it worked out. Happy with Browne , maybe we will revisit Bajcetic in January. Pandur was my choice to replace Dieng . CM - our 2 are class - HH and HM , Vanja Dragojevic is a future star , I would like him and Bajcetic as the cover . IF we do stay top by January, I would love us to go for it , Burgzorg ,Gilbert , Hamilton, Finch the players I would upgrade, with Kaio Jorge £15m loan to buy option Franculino £25m loan to buy option Yuri Alberto £20m loan to buy option Vanja Dragojevic £1m buy £60m - £70m for 3 premier league ready forwards. Loans key financially . Hopefully Conway , Sene , Strelec , Nypan ,Hansen , Whittaker can keep us top until January. UTB

Who died and made you God? Why do you get to decide which threads are used and which aren't? Lighten up - if you don't want to read the transfer thread, don 't open it.

What exactly are you sick and tired of and why is it an eyesore exactly? It's just posters posting their thoughts on the same thread? Anyway i've helped you out with a new thread, so we're sorted now 😁 Seems a shame to lose this one though..

2nd September 1899 Lincoln City 3 Boro 0 On this day the mighty Boro played their first EVER game as a football league club in a second division fixture We went on to play at total of 34 games that season with the following record. HOME - W8 D4 L5 F28 A15 AWAY - W0 D4 L13 F11 A24 Pts24 Boro went onto finish in 14th place 6 points above second bottom Luton Town Manager John Robson, who managed the Boro when they moved to Ayresome Park, picked the following historical team. Edward Smith. Thomas Shaw. Andrew Ramsey. Henry Allport John McNally James McCracken Robert Wanless. Geoff Longstaff Joseph Gettings Robert Page Charles Pugh

The Thread is dead, long live the Thread! Hip, hip, hooray! Seriously though, I'm in agreement with Downsouth, it's like many of my posts, gone on far too long!

Yes he has played a blinder this window and well done to @Tarmo Kink Army really appreciate your input and all the others who posted even though some were off the mark but hey we are used to that on the forum

We always had two with a few weeks in between to allow us to evaluate new players, playing style and results. We were better equipped in giving honest appraisal and observations and the tenuous links to develop Want to see that return

Scrap penalties in knockout competitions. Instead, if the game is drawn at the end of extra time, the players should have to swap their boots over and wear them on the wrong feet. They would then play on until someone scores.

who do you think we should replace strelec with after he leaves at the end of jan?

My first wish is to win our next game away at Preston then Mr Nice guy Rob Edwards, his team & our fantastic chairman Ste Gibson will go down in the record books becoming the first Boro team to win their first opening five league games UTMB - erimus

We chased him for more than a season