LeeMiller

Been fantastic reading on here the last 48 hours. I’m new to this site (hi ?) but not the Boro. At one stage we were batting of bids left right and centre for our prized assets, and we had four potential incomings. We had the Woody presser that mentioned probably only one incoming yesterday. We must have poured everything we had into that deal as the four horsemen of the Boro-Apocalypse were on station at six AM. So at the end to have manfully fought of all advances for our Multi Million £ stars it was a job well done??

Tierney to Arsenal is back on, could that windfall for Celtic lead to them firming up Assombalonga interest?

How unsettling must it be for the players though. We can come on here and throw our 2p in. But for players in training, get back in the changies and switch your mobile on and have 23 messages from your agent. Tomorrow you might be in a different city, country, league with less than 24 hours notice. It must affect some more than others but I can understand taking those players out of training

Anyone keep tabs on incomings into Teesside Intl?

I'm from Nottingham. And until a couple of seasons ago had never seen us beat them. Bit of a derby game for me, hope we wallop them

Lived in Newcastle for ten years you will get 95 fm fine

It's the next five months that worry me. Could easily be in the bottom three by New Year. In answer to your question though I would like us in the next three years to out a sustained challenge for promotion from the championship. To qualify for the play offs would be a major achievement How sad is that

Well that was fun while it lasted. I had forgotten we didn't have a manager. Same time next week?

Time to stand up and be counted now Boro. Pretty Pretty football in spells but no end product is very worrying. We are a 'nice' team not a good one. Bournemouth is a massive game, and that is a ridiculous thing to say seeing that it is only mid September .

I've had time to reflect on my earlier post. And after careful consideration I think we'll get zero points.

My apologies. My hand held internet device only showed the latest six threads.

Traditionally these are two grounds we get very little from, especially Forest. If we could keep our unbeaten away record after these games would be a good effort. Sadly I can't see it myself and think we will lose at least one, and maybe draw the other. The league table would make grim reading if that were to pass

Goods points CT, but if in Feb we are 6-10 points off sixth there will be a massive clamour for Mowbrays head. I'm no apologist, I'm a Boro fan first and foremost and I'm desperate for us to go up. But I can't see how we are going to achieve it looking at our squad. We are not going to jump from 16th and falling apart at the seams to 2nd in the space of three months. This season has to be an improvement on the end of last season, it has to show that going to the Riverside can be enjoyable again and that a really good season, August through to May is possible.

Anyone see the Hammill video on you tube he looked ace. Let's judge Butterfield by his performances for us. A very nasty injury and a year not doing much at Norwich will take some time to find some form.

First couple of posts so I thought this was the norm, glad to hear it is quiet. You mention hitting highs. Honestly,we haven't hit any highs so far this season. Potential is there but that is all it is at the moment

I'm not going to 'large it' about talking to Gibbo earlier this year, some people take it the wrong way. What was clear is that Gibbo us fan first, chairman second. The new idea is to work smarter not harder. We want to chase tie ups with big European clubs, but in essence a senior agent can do much the same thing. Financially we can never compete with the top ten teams England. So how do we compete with them on the pitch? Well sitting sixteenth in the championship you could be forgiven for thinking that is not a problem that will be taxing us anytime soon. But that is the aim of Gibson

This is our fifth year in this league, and we haven't reached the play offs yet. Not that I rate qualification that highly to the play offs, you have to win them. Anyway the team is starting emerge at last as one that Tony Mowbray has always wanted to build here, following his Football Utopia ideals. But we are still short of that in terms of quality and quantity if players. We will not reach the top six this season. This is not a criticism but a realistic reflection of ours and other teams abilities. To burdon this young squad with unrealistic aims is counterproductive. Fans ( those th

No problems with the starting XI, and if Butterfield can add a bit of flair from a central role then home games could be very entertaining. However there is not much depth in the squad, and we are struggling to convert the chances we make. Hopefully improving from last season but talk of PO is premature. Let this team build, if there is more money to spend then let's do it when the right players are available. I'll be happy with a mid table finish but some thumping home wins along the way

I'm not comparing his ability with Merson, but his influence on the team. The pedestrian, one pace end to last season and the Leicester game this season are now hopefully a thing of the past. We have a player the opposition are genuinly scared off. He can carry the game to the opposition. He is just what we needed

If can can get Bert and Muzzy running onto balls played in behind rather than them having to run with the ball from the halfway line then good times are coming. Is Butterfield the man to spot and play the killer ball? Only one way to find out

Butterfield, if he can regain his form, (a run of games will help) would be a good addition playing as more forward thinking player in the MF3 probably at the expense of Varga for home games Kamara, know very little about him, but I think he could start little muscle to the forward line in Jukes absence. My main concern this year is that a lot of the good we have done has come from the flanks. V little coming through the middle. If Butterfield can add that string to our bow, we can cause all sorts of problems

DS it is. What that team in 98 had which we don't is an AM ala Higgy. If Butterfield can fill that role, I can see us continuing to create a lot of chances

Cheers VB, I don't see him sciring as many as Merson, but I think he will be the one supplying the ammo Cheers down south , pleasure to be here.

So far his performances have been tremendous. Pace, direct and a wicked delivery. If we are to mount a challenge for the play offs then I think Bert is the key.