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If we dont sign 2 centre backs and a left back asap we are as good as relegated. Today was a shambles.
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56 minutes ago, DevKWat said:
Can anyone reveal who it was we were “pulling out all the stops” for a week or so back?
Stewart. We bent over backwards for him and it still wasnt enough
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7 minutes ago, scotty189 said:
Fill the gaps on Boro’s squad Numbers My guess:
1. Dillon Phillips
5. Max Kilman
10. Oliver Burke
1. Unfilled
5. Bamba
10. Watmore
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26 minutes ago, LewisBoroPalfrey said:
This isn't true and sounds like a post deadline day Gazette article's opening paragraph
It is true though. When it comes to the in demand players we cant compete anymore, even when we were a big deal in this league we had to pay more to convince players to come here over other clubs.
Now we dont have promotion aspirations we would have to pay even more to win players over but we dont have the capacity.
But on the other hand we have missed out on at least one player this summer due to the club playing hardball over paultry sums.
So we have the worst of both worlds a market that we increasingly struggle in, and a poor set up that cant get what few deals do we get across the lines.
It actually mirrors our attacking as a team
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Dont expect Britt to feature at all this week. There has been some interest and the club are desperate to get it pushed through quickly.
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18 minutes ago, SzilardNemethsCurtains said:
Pulis and Warnock are far from shocking managers, Pulis was *** to watch and I don't think he didn't great job here but he still has a very good pedigree and didn't exactly lead us to bad finishes. Warnock is a very good manager at this level, you may just not like his playing style but it's ridiculous to describe him as a shocking manager.
The decisions at the top have been much more problematic than just managerial choices. But diggerlad is right, there is no point going over this again on here.
Its that attitude that too many Boro fans have and we will continue to fail.
It starts off with its in the past move on, and then people slowly twist it trying to make it less bad. Then we accept it again.
Pulis wasnt a disaster inregards of on the pitch but was far from a success, for the club as a whole he was shocking. Pushing players out, dismantling departments, wasting what little money we had on crap.
Boro fans should be raging at the decisions not excusing them.
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1 hour ago, mj south said:
If we played 352 this season would it be feasible to have a midfield 3 of Wing, Browne & Tav?
There's alot of pace and creativity there, I know there's no DM but with having 3 CBs plus wingbacks surly we wouldn't rely on a DM as much?
Just a thought on how we may start the season with what we have
Its not feasible at all.
Tavernier can play CM but IMO still needs an experienced head beside him to guide him for a bit.
If Wing didnt occassionally score from distance he wouldnt be mentioned at all. Of the actual CMs we have he would be last choice.
Browne no. Hes not good enough to play in his first choice position let alone a more key one.
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Youre having a laugh if you think Bauser works weekends(non matchdays) or bank holidays
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1 hour ago, Barnaby said:
Won't let me put a picture up
Because it doesnt exist
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2 hours ago, Riverside94 said:
Will today be the day?!
There is nothing really in the cards.
Stewart has turned us down.
Roberts doesnt want to come back
Sanogo is sounding out his options this one will drag.
Gibson is the most likely but Burnley will drag it out hoping they get a perm deal this wont happen soon.
The 3 trialists arent players likely to quickly challenge for first team football and it looks like we wont be taking them on.
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Why are people wasting their time on this.
£3m gives the game away its rubbish, anything over £1.5m is a lie
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32 minutes ago, SzilardNemethsCurtains said:
3 goals in 8 games in the championship
He scored them in one game, a game they lost.
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47 minutes ago, SzilardNemethsCurtains said:
Benrahma was arguably the best player in the chamionship last season and he came for Ligue 2, Matheus Pereira came in with a poor Bundesliga record and once again was one of the best players in the league, Diédhiou from Bristol came for Ligue 2, Niclas Eliasson came from a swedish league.
None of these players had stand out stats and have done very well in the championship, this ideal that they must have a glowing record to sign for a second division club is nonsense
Unlike them Sanogo has already played in the Championship and was a flop.
Ive argued with Lewis and KM this weekend that Bamba and Stewart are not bad signings due to the state we are in, but Sanogo would def be a bad signing.
If he is replacing Britt of Fletcher we are massively trading down and I say that as someone not a fan of either, and we would need to spend the money on guaranteed goals.
If he is coming as 3rd choice I would rather us attempt to get a loan from a prem club. We might end up with a Nimley or Nmecha or we could end up with a Bamford, there is a risk. With Sanogo though its slightly better than Nmecha guaranteed.
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13 hours ago, Dan_Boro_Till_I_Die said:
Id rather of given George a new contract with the same terms as his one at Brum than have Bamba.
What about Shotton?
Still without a club, did well under Warnock and the situation where he left the club was a lot more understandable than Ayala.
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43 minutes ago, LewisBoroPalfrey said:
Our recruitment is so shockingly bad we've gone from 'we need a long term vision not a short term fix' to thinking Bamba is an acceptable signing in 4 short weeks 👀
I'll keep praying the rumour isn't true
So we are just going to have no cover for CB then?
He would be the best of the 3 we would have despite being 35 going on 36.
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I imagine once they have set the seating arrangement they will know how many seats are available and the club will contact people rather than put them on general sale.
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9 minutes ago, LewisBoroPalfrey said:
The point is the choice shouldn't be that in a million years after having a season to scout potential signings
That's why people are complaining
Im not defending the club Bauser, Gill and co should be sacked simple as.
But that doesnt change we are in the situation we are in and Bamba might be the best option for the club.
Also we might have scouted Stewart for years and we still have people turning their nose up at him because he isnt a name or doesnt have 5 star skill.moves on fifa
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3 minutes ago, LewisBoroPalfrey said:
Oh no it's infallible Boro time...
If you dont want a 36 year old CB who played less than 100 minutes in the league last season, is on high wages and would cost us a fee you're a spoilt brat!
Like it or not people will criticise the decisions that have led to 4 years of consistent regression haha
Given the choice between a 36 year old cb and no one I will choose the 36 year old CB.
We have two injury prone CBs atm and then its inexperienced kids who imo dont look ready.
Id rather play Bamba and Stubbs as a cb partnership than Woods and Stubbs or Howson and Stubbs
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25 minutes ago, "KM" said:
He’s played 70 games in the last three season (anyone want to be correct me if am wrong?) I don’t see anything to get excited about he would be a back up player at best. If he and Sol Bamba are coming in to be first choice then we are in very big trouble and probably a sign of how bad things are off the pitch last time we made signings like this was under Tony Mowbray.
What do you expect?
Boro are a lower half Championship club with money issues. They arent going to be getting the cream of the crop.
The fact is we are short on numbers particularly in defense and bringing in an experienced cb who the manager trusts in a no brainer. And we will be lucky to get Stewart in.
God, when did our fans become spoilt brats
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Should boro just wait till the season starts now?
We clearly cant compete with 90% of the league so why try?
Wait till the season starts when most teams will have their squads ready and we can pick up whats left largely unchallenged.
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4 minutes ago, Kelloe said:
Unbelievable isn't he?
Whats to be positive about?
We were in a relegation battle last year and now find outselves with a significantly worse squad.
We have poor goalkeepers, the backline lacks numbers and experience, the midfield lacks pace, creativity and strength, we only have 2 senior strikers.
To compound this we have no money so are having to shop in the bargain bin and then have to Bauser doesnt *** up the negotiations.
We are in a mess and sticking our heads in the sand wont change that.
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8 minutes ago, Changing Times said:
You're not subtle enough, not that I encourage this kind of thing of course, because I'm a nice person now.
What am I saying thats wrong? Boro are a tough sell at the moment.
If there was a player torn between a number of clubs how would you convince them to join over a Stoke, Hudds or Birmingham? Nevermind playoff clubs
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8 minutes ago, SzilardNemethsCurtains said:
Keep it positive scotty
Players join clubs for a number of reasons but the main two are;
Money - we are as skint.
Ambition - we are as far away from a promotion battle a we have been.
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13 minutes ago, BoroSmoggie said:
Not sure. Haven’t looked properly tbh. But that’s not our job, that’s down to the club and the recruitment team, to first spot a player and then secondly get it over the line.
Personally I’d love to have Roberts back for the season. I’m sure there might be some other creative players that we might be able to loan aswell.Anyone with anything about like Roberts will have other suitors.
If there is competition then they arent going to join Boro. Simple as that
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Boro v Shrewsbury (EFL CUP) 4-3 (Johnson Fletcher(2) Tavernier)r
in Match Day Threads 2020/21 Season
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Didnt deserve to though. Not by a long shot