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  1. Couple of things from recent Gazette articles I find interesting. They seem adamant that Clarke doesn't fit the style of play. They keep saying he's not a ball playing centre back. I think he is. I suspect they've been given word he's going to be sold, which I find weird. They also seem sure that Bangura has interest and will be sold or at least have bids. Again I find this one a bit weird. I think it's safe to say the transfers this summer will not be what we are expecting. Some fan favourites will move on, perhaps to help us keep Rav, Hackney, McGree and Jones. As ever i
  2. I think when looking at what we need next year we need to consider who could improve on this season. For me Bangura & Engel will both be better Clarke will be better and fully fit Azaz will have adjusted and hopefully be better ELL and Coburn will both definitely be better. I also think at least some of Finch, Bilongo, Nkrumah, Cartwright etc might be part of the first team squad. So it's not as simple as just looking at how folk have been this season. Our model relies on players getting better the longer they are with us.
  3. Funny that the smallest away crowd is seeing this. Need to finish our chances. I would find a way of getting Jones on 2nd half. Maybe move McNair to CM and Ayling RCB and get Howson off to avoid a second yello
  4. Agree. Have read it and listened to it. Having him read the stories makes it even better.
  5. 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.
  6. Same team I reckon. I'd play Dijksteel all day long but it's not happening. Loved seeing Lath and Forss up front. Two out and out goalscorers in the pitch is a joy to see.
  7. The main hope from last night is as the game went on the connection between the players improved. Some of Clarke's defending anc passing was sublime. Things started to come off because the players believed. Football is strange. Howson doing a captain's job and getting their players sent off changed the game. His interview on Tees was brilliant - basically saying the lad was stupid and the ref had no choice. We should gain confidence from tonight. The next 2 away should be exciting. Like Norwich games, QPR matches tend to be exciting. Loads of goals etc.
  8. Excited - not much but what are we supposed to do? They do need us and these next 3 games are huge. Formation. It won't be this but I would go Dieng Dijksteel Rav McNair Clarke Engel O'Brien McCabe McGree Forss. Lath. Carrick - I believe Scott will tell Gibson there is no point in changing now as we won't get anything but a short term fix. All to review in the summer. And hope to God Howson, Jones and Fry are back sometime soon.
  9. I think if we were in a pre-Scott world Carrick has gone today. Gibson doesn't sit by and let us sleepwalk to relegation. I would expect some hard conversations this week. The next 3 might just be make or break. Wednesday will be a low crowd and probs a very quiet atmosphere. The players need to drive themselves forward. I'm not sure other than Rav any of them have it in them.
  10. I don't think Carrick gets how bad we are and how serious this is. Just listening to him then, where is the realism about how much of a mess we are in. Ignoring it really isn't going to help.
  11. This does feel like a team out of it's time. The real question would be is does Scott have anyone lined up to step in. If not I'm not sure there is any point in getting rid of Carrick and co.
  12. This is on FMTTM Dieng Ayling Thomas Rav Clarke O’Brien Barlaser Greenwood Forss McGree Latte
  13. Big mystery for me - why Dijksteel isn't playing. Ayling is to slow to play this formation. Carrick has got this terribly wrong. But he has most times at home this year to be honest.
  14. I love Boro but how often do they promise to engage more and then just not do it? We are not a club with great fan involvement, that's just a fact. We ar every old fashioned in how we are run. We pay our money, turn up and they genuinely expect us to. Really they know it matters so much we will put up with pretty much anything. So, I don't imagine anything significant will change in terms of prices or deadlines. Gibson will have shown them his spreadsheets like he did with Rob from FMTTM. And probs asked what they would not want money spending on.
  15. Hugely worried that Hackney will miss Saturday. It was a bad knock he took. Fry injury doesn't sound like a quick one to recover from either. I would not be surprised to see this line up on Saturday Dieng Engel Clarke VDB Dijksteel Howson O'Brien McGree Azaz Forss Lath
  16. So tonight is a repeat of Carrick's first game in charge, a 2-1 defeat, just over a year ago. A lot has changed. Only 4 players from that day likely to start tonight. Heck of turnover of players. Ideally we will have more stability going forward. We cannot keep on with that level of new players.
  17. I'm actually looking forward to a stress free away day. Reminds me of Wigan under Leo last season. No expectation, small away crowd. Just go and cheer on the Boro. We don't have many like this so will be quite a change.
  18. After that today, you can see the shape of very good team. Very fine margins to us winning today. We have to hope that one of Lath or Coburn can get and stay fit enough. We are sorely lacking that killer instinct in front of goal. Defensively we are pretty good. I think Dieng will take us back up another notch. Midfield looks blessed with options. Lots still to come with Azaz and McGree likely to add to the chances we create. Next week will probably be much the same as today I guess. Maybe McGree if fit will come in, possibly for Azaz. Greenwood really does need to play in
  19. If it's true I like the 3 amigos in midfield. Makes the most of what we have. Would be chuffed if McGree made the bench. Him and Dieng coming back will be real boosts. No slight meant to others but they are different class in my opinion.
  20. Surely we must be bringing someone in - he's been on the bench most weeks recently from memory.
  21. I don't see any meltdown coming. Folk would like us to buy a striker but everyone now understands the world we live in. We are building and growing. We might make the play offs, we might not. But we beat Chelsea at home, have signed some really good players, have some good games coming up with a more complete squad than pretty much all season. So, be nice to sign someone today, but no drama if we don't.
  22. So I'm wondering if lack of any formal confirmation on Rogers might maybe linked to us having a deal to confirm too. Getting all the ducks lined up and ready to go. I hope so, it would be nice to sign a striker before Sunday.
  23. That's a bit rich to be fair. Anyhoo let's see.
  24. It wasn't Newy. It was someone who has got stuff spot on recently.
  25. Would £16m be out record transfer if we get all the add-ons? Seems crazy given how little he has played for us.
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