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  1. Special mention to Luke Ayling, Just given an interview on bbc tees. Despite his stammer, the man does not shy away and puts himself forward for such things when no one would blame him for taking a back seat on such matters. Whatever happens in summer, he been a solid signing and I have massive respect for him as a man.
    17 points
  2. 29th February 2004 a day us Boro fans thought we would never see, well I know I thought that I can still remember when I started work as a 17 year old back in 1977 & going on in our works cabin about how good the Boro were & watch us this season under John Neal, we'll finish high up the league & win the FAC One of the older lads then said to me, I'll bet you whatever, the Boro will not win anything before your 21st, so I took him up on it, though to be honest, we both knew that within 12 months we wouldn't be working together, but anyway, I was convinced we were on the ve
    14 points
  3. My 3 year old grandaughters first Boro league game today x
    13 points
  4. Other than the current shenanigans with the trains due to a tresspasser on the line a great away day. Topped off by seeing Bob Mortimer and him confirming he had had his pocket meat. What a fella.
    12 points
  5. It's my stag do tomorrow. *** knows what I'm doing, I might be at the match, I might be tied up on the beach in Skinningrove.
    11 points
  6. Nah the highs under him have been too high Not going up, not going down what does a new manager achieve? Can't demand new gaffer, chairman and director of football every time the club goes on a bad run of games man Give him a new contract while his stocks lower and find a crowbar to finally open that warchest in the summer
    11 points
  7. Wasn't sure whether to put this in this thread or the "Will next season be better?" thread https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/middlesbrough-already-thinking-next-season-28715030 "While nothing is yet signed, the club are believed to be close to securing a contract extension with Carrick, as the head coach has just one year remaining on the initial deal he signed when joining the club in October 2022. Talks are said to have been positive, with all parties keen to conclude the deal. As for key players in Carrick's squad, there are understood to have been po
    11 points
  8. My grandaughter loved the day, she stayed the whole match, even at times clapping & some sort of her own singing along, whatever she was singing, will be going again before the seasons out im sure
    10 points
  9. you can say that again!
    10 points
  10. That's because the highlights show is on at 9pm and Boro played at 3pm 😛
    9 points
  11. Im not mad or angry tonight. It was a nearly game, at least you could see us trying and doing some good things. If jones shot goes lower or Silvera taps it in we win again. We turned up in parts today, Ironically the games against Sheff wed and Stoke we didn’t and if we played like today we would have won. The fact we’re talking about being gutted about being off the play offs is a good sign because we’ve turned a corner. Im happy we’re looking up and not looking down anymore so that’ll do for me until the end of the season
    9 points
  12. Whilst we all pass on our wishes to the Boro I think we can all agree that we send out our best wishes to Tony Mowbray.
    9 points
  13. They say a week is a long time in politics, it's even longer in football. At 5pm on Wednesday, we were wondering if we would pick up enough points to avoid relegation and dreading being turned over by a resurgent Norwich. At 5pm on Saturday, people were starting to calculate how many points we would need to pick up to have a chance at the playoffs. Really, we're a classic mid-table team this season. The hope is that enough of the projects we signed last summer will come good to lay the foundation for a promotion push next season. We're also hoping that the difficulties we faced this seaso
    9 points
  14. Which day do you learn how to say "not tonight mate", and "no trainers"?
    9 points
  15. I'm glad that Carrick switched to the 5-2-1-2. Though, we were still opened up with some good play by Norwich at times before their sending off. For the first 30 minutes it was clear that Norwich we're in a very good vein with the way the dominated possession and looked incredible comfortable. Step forward Sainz to ruin their night by getting sent off incredibly cheaply; if it wasn't for that there was no chance of us coming back. We got lucky but still handled it well - especially considering our terrible form and lack of confidence. It's obviously a lot easier to play against 10 men but I wa
    9 points
  16. Personally at this point Barlaser Greenwood and Sammy wouldn't get game time for me move them on in the summer dont pickup greenwood. Give Finch Mccabe maybe Cartwright some game time see how they get on. You might get another Hackney out of it. We don't lose anything by having a look.
    8 points
  17. Howson has made a massive difference to our all round play. O'Brien worth keeping if the fee is sensible.
    8 points
  18. Finally some competition for McNair...
    8 points
  19. I am prepared to eat humble pie regarding Howson. Since he’s come back in our midfield has looked so composed
    8 points
  20. The thought of you giving first aid is frankly terrifying! "This man needs 100g of Walkers Max Paprika - STAT!" "Press the empty packet against his stab wound!" 😁
    8 points
  21. Stoke v Middlesbrough Bet365 Stadium Saturday 2nd March, KO: 15:00 Int: Middlesbrough FC Boardroom, Boro Towers Form table This will be a game between two terrible teams, clearly. Boro are slightly better on the road than at home, with our big win against Leicester, and Stoke's last win came at home against fellow strugglers QPR. Can the mighty Boro do it on a c̶o̶l̶d̶ mild T̶u̶e̶s̶d̶a̶y̶ Saturday ni̶g̶h̶t̶ afternoon in Stoke, though? What's that? The weather forecast? Oh. Stoke fans talking about the game here, they're less than optimi
    8 points
  22. Numerous people have acknowledged the crippling impact of injuries on our squad this season, and the disruption that's caused. However, when people talk about playing our best XI, they're talking about leaving Dieng on the naughty step to play Glover. They're talking about playing Greenwood ahead of...well, anyone. They're talking about playing crap loan players in front of similarly crap players we own and are supposed to be improving so we can eventually make a profit on them. These are decisions made by the coaching staff, and they look plain wrong from many people's perspective. When
    8 points
  23. Yes that is true @Brunners Maybe even slightly less than that. I just realised how disrespectful I was being to a Premier League Manager because I was eating a sandwich when I typed that earlier 😂😂😂
    8 points
  24. Yeah I don't know what he was watching. I thought the attitude and effort were the most disappointing aspect actually
    8 points
  25. Absolute disgrace today. I said a few weeks ago and it still stands now. It is alarming how often this season we have said "This has been our worst game under Carrick so far". Seems to happen every single week now.
    8 points
  26. another interesting prospect to watch out for. Tricky left winger. Will be with the u21s next year. Needs to keep working on his end product but lots to like about his current abilities.
    7 points
  27. On the plus side 3 cleansheets in a row
    7 points
  28. PICTURE THIS: <The Riverside Stadium beautifully lit up on a dark night. This view is from the old Ayresome Park gates outside the West Stand. Through the open gates you can read "MIDDLESBROUGH FC" and below it "RIVERSIDE STADIUM." In the bottom left corner of the scene is an image of Tony Mowbray, Birmingham City Manager, looking defeated. Alongside him is a teary eyed Mark Venus, the man who is taking the reins at Brum while our Mogga recovers from his unnamed illness. They are both depicted below an image of the Birmingham City badge that the club used from 1905 to 1936 (I chose to repre
    7 points
  29. Azaz got his first call up for ireland, pleased for him
    7 points
  30. Apologies in advance for any drunken posts next weekend😬 I'm off to Vilamoura tomorrow to celebrate my 60th Birthday & Sunday being Paddy's Day will result in vast quantities of alcohol being consumed 👀........
    7 points
  31. Would agree, he's been excellent today. But you've got to give special credit to Van den Berg, we'd have been losing if not for his perfect tackle.
    7 points
  32. Blank Space where there should be a picture but we're not allowed to put one on because of copyright or something... ... WHO: The Boro V Delia's Dynamos WHAT: another day in football paradise... WHERE: the home of... footballllll? WHEN: 19:45 Wednesday 6th March 2024 WHY: Who even knows anymore? INTRO BIT I thought I'd have a look at the MDT for the last time we played Norwich when we hammered them 5-1. Great times! Or so I thought... @RiseAgainstwas the author of said fixture and I found this sentence particularly reson
    7 points
  33. That explains it.. Knew Man U connection was there and Beckham and Rooney look So much alike they are easily confused 🙂
    7 points
  34. Have read and though not fully understood the tit for tat comments between forum members about last nights game. The way I perceive things is that Boro have had an awful season for many contributing reasons so I will happily take a win wherever they come and under any questionable circumstances as it means we have a higher chance of staying in the Championship next season. I certainly went to bed in a better mood than I did on Saturday. It's gone and it's over the 3 points are gained now let's go and get another 3 points as soon as possible
    7 points
  35. Despite incredible frustration and disappointment about the state of things at the moment I'm still happy to give Carrick more time to turn things around - no matter how out of his depth he looks right now. We've got a 0.7% chance of relegation according to a statistics graphic I've seen so I'm not particularly worried about it despite the emotions. The main logic in keeping Carrick is that he's shown what he's capable of last season as he's shown that if he's given the quality, he can get us performing to a very high standard. Given we're going into a new 3 year cycle and seem to be sat on so
    7 points
  36. There are a lot of very valid circumstances beyond Carrick for our by now spectacular demise this season. Poor recruitment in the Summer, injuries, selling players in January then not bringing in adequate replacements, no Strikers, further poor recruitment in January all added to loans that have underwhelmed. The loans in particular are a concern in that last season we were bringing in loans who weren't good enough for Premiership sides now we are bringing in loans who aren't good enough for Championship sides and guess what! All the above are mitigating factors for any manager. The Club
    7 points
  37. Will never forget this sad end to his time here during lockdowns. I know he came back a couple of times since but it never felt the same. Wish him all the success in the world.
    7 points
  38. That's good communication. Being the primary source of the news, setting expectations, being clearer about the necessity for fan feedback. It's good to see them jump on this. Exciting stuff.
    6 points
  39. Many thanks to all those that have been pushing this agenda to the club, I absolutely detest our current badge. It hurts my eyes so this is exciting but slso worrying. If we go for an older badge slightly modernised (like some of the suggestions here) it could be awesome and I'll love it. If we go further down the faux-heritage design-free clip art style of current badge it could get even worse. Rebranding is a costly business, make this new one good and then keep it is my advice. Even the lion by itself with just 'MFC" could look classy. That would obviously depend on the kit desi
    6 points
  40. I'm sick as a dog so spent some time watching League 1 footage last night... I know I'll get the "NoT tHe LoWeR lEaGuE!" brigade for this, but as highlighted by recent posts there's some real talent in there at the moment. Obviously not players to build a side around, but signing 2-3 who can push for a place could be a shrewd move and profitable in the long term. Marc Leonard is having an amazing loan at Northampton from Brighton. 5 goals and 6 assists from Midfield, and having just turned 22 you'd imagine he'd jump at the chance to join Boro in the summer. A few Championship clubs alread
    6 points
  41. Agreed. Not only that, he is keeping the club afloat to the absolute maximum he is allowed under PSR. Over the last two years and, looking forwards while trying to challenge for promotion, we lose somewhere around £12-£15m per year just running the club. Given that the most we're allowed to lose each year due to PSR is £13m then we're at risk of a points deduction every single year unless we sell players. Last season we sold Tav & Spence and spent a little under half of it; the remaining half went to sort out our risk of breaking PSR limits This season, we spent all of the money
    6 points
  42. He is! Learning all the songs and singing along. Learned some new swear words as well
    6 points
  43. Was at the game last night and share the thoughts of the people here. We looked out of it until they had a man sent off. One thing that stood out to me (before the sending off) was the sheer lack of confidence the majority of our lads had. It seems like they didn't want to show for the ball and would rather play it safe. Norwich sensed this, pressed us really well and looked like they were going to cruise the game. Contrast this to the same defensive system employed against Villa and Chelsea at home where we looked really solid. After the man being sent off and we got our goal, you c
    6 points
  44. I could not give two f*cks about the system or who is playing right now. Right now we just need points and once we have enough, we can then worry about systems and personnel. Right now just get the required number of points on the board, dont care how we achieve that in the short term.
    6 points
  45. To be fair stand Larsen never played for the club. He just took part in a few training sessions and his tracksuit was put up next to the carling cup trophy.
    6 points
  46. I suppose it's because I think he has shown that he can get us playing in a way that is both effective, and pleasing to watch. To me, if you're looking at the current situation then you can split the problems into more than area of responsibility. The single biggest issue this season is that we ended up with a worse squad than last season. That's not down to Carrick. A bigger squad possibly but with less quality. This is supposition on my part but I don't believe he was all that happy with what we did last summer. I feel like the chopping and changing of the team right from the start is
    6 points
  47. I mean I’d just sack him rather than kill him if it came down to it.
    6 points
  48. Cheers @Blanco, lovely family breakfast at Acklam Hall this morning for my daughters birthday & asked my son about WordPress, he's going to show me how to set it up & enter whenever I wish, look forward to that It'll be good if I can incorporate all my Boro stats to it
    6 points

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      I said all along that Carrick would commit to the Boro, I dont think he's done enough for a bigish PL club to take a gamble on him, not knocking MC one bit, im happy he's staying, if it's true, great business by the club, saying that if he has signed you would have thought it would have been made public though
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      I think the poor January transfer window, the cluster£u(k of the Early Bird season cards allied to the team and Carrick being booed after some underwhelming and tactically calamitous showings didn't and still don't lend themselves to any announcements aimed at positive PR. I know many will be ecstatic if Carrick has indeed signed a new contract but equally there will be a few that are somewhat less than convinced. It's all about timing and getting the maximum out of it, poor results and questionable tactics doesn't make for maximum hype and spin. meaning the news (if true) is saved for another week.
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      Has it been announced? I'm surprised they didn't piggy back it on to today's 'buy your season ticket' pitch from Carrick.

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