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God, I'm having flashbacks to my time at uni now.

I just read that he's only made 6 first team appearances since he moved. Wonder if he's wishing he'd stayed now? If Dyche doesn't want to play Gibson, why the hell won't he let him go on loan (Boro being just one of several clubs to have expressed an interest)?

Suppose its as close as you can get to saying "they're not for sale" without actually saying it. As much as the club might need the money, we probably can't afford to sell any players if we want to be able to field a full starting XI and subs bench, given our injury problems.

*tries to imagine anyone offering £30m for Fry* Or any of our players, for that matter.

Sounds like we got away with that one...a fortunate point. Missed a penalty, Brum having a goal chalked off, a crap ref and a generally underwhelming performance. Hope to god Woody knocks a few heads together (after he's given the poor lambs a few days off) and maybe makes them watch replays of the games during our winning streak...just to remind them how good they can be, when they put their minds to it. Should have been a win, but all things considered, a point isn't so bad.

In other words, a normal Boro game?

Why let the football do the talking when you can have a good old bust-up on the touchline? 🤦‍♂️

Is that as painful as getting kicked...downstairs? 😮

Been wondering that for ages. We always seem to go for Hollywood passes, or try to pass through a wall of players...or go it alone when there is someone better placed. And thats without our tendency to pass it around the back when the opposition are pressing and looking to nick the ball. Our decision making is atrocious most of the time.

What? There's no shame in being a nerd. #NerdPride #NerdLivesMatter 😁

Wimp - you should have gone with "even more than that". 😁 On a totally related topic...what has Duvel done to deserve his own special thread of shame?

I'd love to give the Corey Taylor / Rob Halford treatment to the lot of them...absolute *** every single one. Its not just kids. You see it at major festivals too...including "grown-ups" who should know better. 🤬 This has been one of my major pet peeves for a while now and I'm just glad bands / artists are taking a stand against these idiots.

Boro Unger...the Patrick Roberts of match day threads. 😉

We definitely should be looking to win this one. Both to get things back on track, following our defeats at Spurs & Fulham and to restore confidence & morale within the club. While Birmingham will be no push-overs, they certainly don't pose the sort of threat our previous opponents have. That, plus home advantage (even if it is a Tuesday evening), should see the lads making every effort to bounce back. As some have already mentioned, we need to start playing from the first whistle - not the second half. While we may be fatigued from the festive fixture crush, every other club has the same problem to deal with, so lets not be using that as an excuse. We've GOT to start playing like we want to score (and win) from the kick-off. Not sit back and let other teams work us over for 20-30 minutes before we start trying to attack. Only 3 points will do from this one. Anything else and I will be very disappointed. Prediction: Boro 2 - 1 Birmingham

Just an unfortunate choice of doll. If you'd picked a Cabbage Patch doll, or pretty much any other soft/rag doll, you would've been okay. 😉