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That is knackers if true A good solid keeper is crucial to every successful side and if we're looking to challenge next season, losing not only Dieng who's easily been our best since Randolph, arguably better for some .. but also Glover who has proven to be solid enough for a no.2 despite his performances declining during his stint in goal, he did get a bit 'early Jason Steele' and had those vibes but he is only young .. but anyway, not a good start at all to Summer window if there's any truth in that I hope you're wrong but there were those rumours about Dieng misbehaving througho

Aye, you're right I know it's frustrating for him to be playing where he has but he's still done well, I just got the impression he'd still be with us a while longer for some reason Oh well we will see

No surprise at all ... ever since there was talk of him ages ago being irked at whatever we'd promised not coming to fruition, with the likes of Archer, Giles, Akpom and Ramsey all being sold/returning to parent club and not re-signing (apparently he was promised they or most would be staying, didnt happen, so he was looking for a move) .. Something has never felt quite right bts this season and I have always felt some of it comes from the situation with McGree and probably one or two of the others who know they're off so apathy has set in amongst 'the boys' for what remains of this campaign

I think we'll win tonight, but who keeps leaking the teams?? I have never really taken notice of how often that has happened under previous managers tbh, but this has been happening for a while now it seems? Especially since we've been in the wars in poor form, anyway if that is the team .. Three points vital tonight, please don't concede early ... things could get ugly 😆

Wondering what the reaction will be like across the boards tonight if we lose this 🤣 I hope not However, I dunno if it's been mentioned anywhere else as haven't caught up on the threads .. did anyone notice Carrick being a bit tetchy in his pre-game presser?? Never seen him irate or anything in his time here, has always been a very calm fella doesn't tend to lose it, always liked that about him .. but I dunno, just noticed in his past few interviews his mannerism changing I know obviously it's tough at the moment it's only natural when he has to answer annoying questions in th

Got a few bet builders set up ... I dunno why, I fancy a few cards tonight a red. Absolutely gutted to lose Jones for this, was my one main hope we'd get something on the break but who knows. Hope it works in our favour though! Just in case mind ... have a few set up for what is more likely going to be a fair beating Is any chance of Crooks starting tonight?? Always nailed on for a yellow 🤣

I think Ayling will turn out to be a decent addition tbf, lot of people groaning about it but he's coming with bags of experience as people say and was a leader in that great Leeds team that went up. I remember every time I watched them he always stood out to me as a real grafter and he will put a shift in that's for sure. Given our injuries and that at the moment, I am happy for him to sign for us. People are saying like Tommy Smith, he could turn out to be a lot more useful than people anticipated. And if gives us more room to bring in a striker by him coming in on loan, then great.

Considering our injuries, even without them for Christ's sake .. tonight for me I really sensed Carrick taking another step toward becoming a brilliant manager. I did fancy us tonight but expected goals both sides, nothing I put down on me bet builders came in! ha ha but I'm glad I did not expect we would get to tonight and having faced Villa, one of the best sides about right now and then Chelsea filled full of quality, in fact so much they are a train-wreck of a club right now but still, I still expected individual quality or a moment from one of their players will be most likely to wi

Ha ha this Ipswich co-commentator certainly making his opinion clear that he does not rate us I fancied 2-2 this afty but not expecting that now bar a miracle. it has been disappointing. It is worrying how stretched we are tbh

Losing 3-2 away at Leeds, sounds about right in terms of predictions before the game .. I bet there were a lot of bets on that score outright .. though by the 7th minute it looked like we were going to let in ten. But as I say, they are more or less a PL side and will be likely play-off winners or second place auto. It could have been a lot worse and thank God it wasn't! I just dunno, getting frustrated with it now .. like today we take the lead very early, and seem to sh1t a brick as soon as the game restarts and as we saw today, end up letting in two before the ten minute mark had even

You are bang on there mate, with the Wilder comment ... I absolutely want Carrick to succeed and it's first time I have seen that at Boro for some time. In dire form but it still felt we were largely together in wanting the same thing. There are/were the odd few of course, who were making comments at the game and what not but you will always get that I just hope we can follow this up with another couple of back-to-back wins, as there is still potential for it to get pretty ugly but hopefully MC is finally starting to find something that works .. the likes of Jones and Coburn really stepp

Agree there. I have never seen a performance like today where it could be a make or break game for the boss. No nerves, nothing. Was something special about it. I think Carrick's interview after the game summed up the emotion of it all as I have said .. Don't suppose it matters and we move on .. I hope we can finally start stringing some wins together and climb the table well away from the bottom four.

That's interesting but so heartening at same time to hear ... I made a point earlier, that for a man who doesn't tend to show much emotion when he presents himself for questions after the game/etc, that Carrick was as emotional as I have seen him since he arrived here, in his post-match interview. Could really see how much this result meant for him and it appears WE as a club really matter more to him than I thought (and I have never believed for a second his heart isn't in the job) Does make me wonder, if after Armstrong scored we folded and taken another beating, would that have b

Is Carrick trying to make some sort of point leaving the likes of Silvera and co. on the pitch when there are potential match winners on the bench?? Making odd subs, is he saying to those above 'look at what you provided me with, it isn't what I was promised/hoped for, this is what you get' ... I don't believe he is so childish as to do that, in fact Carrick comes across as dignified and sensible as they are in football. But this is odd. That game was there for the taking and still, the team selection and subs ... wtf?? All I can think is he might be angling for the sack and saying that's

Doesn't make me confident seeing that but glad Riley is back in. Still feel we'll win tonight coz of the quality of the opposition, a chance or two should finally hit the back of the net ... if we get a beating again it's going to get a bit ugly, I fear will go SW 1 Boro 2 - backing McGree to get both I am more than happy for Coburn to get his chance given Lath's comical performance in front of goal since start of the season, I thought I was watching Frank Spencer up front .. (oooohh betty!!) .. however, Lath looks useful and dangerous otherwise ... I would like to see him in a deep

Bloody hell. I can't get over how bad these look. What's happened, man? I can't see Carrick hanging around much longer, getting far too worrying. The players are lifeless.

Something hollow about the look of them .. the two weeks does not seem to have done us any good at all, yet. Though it is only early. Agree with others that it has that 'Wilder feel' of his remaining games last season

Defo no reason for this thread to be shut down, the form we are in and the fixtures coming up .. and we have had a full Summer to work on what was clearly a major problem, even when we were on top of our winning streak, during the likes of SU away win ... at that time I thought the stars were finally alligning for us but we were so carried away in the moment, we didn't have to think at that point what would be a problem come end of the season. But then the reality crashed in. Without promotion, Chuba was certainly off .. good business by the club considering we nearly offloaded him at a l

Feel bad saying it but the recruitment has been dreadful this Summer IMO. Was shocked when someone said it was like, 12 ?!? Too much in at once is all a bit hectic for my liking and usually gives the impression the Club is panicking .. always appears to me that we are only managing what, fourth, fifth choice on the list signings and maybe occasionally a bit of luck with a loan of a well known good player with a bit of a profile. I am aware though the club can only manage so much these days and our level is just competing to do as well as we can in this division.. Though I was wrong about

This just sums up this window for me. Not completely up to date on Cannon, O' Brian and whoever ... I know we have made a lot of signings .. but mostly prospects. Having to hope they'll 'come good' before .. God forbid we mount a challenge on the top-six !! The defence is not good enough. As many people have stated we need to sign a CDM and it doesn't appear we're doing anything about it. People are going to find us absolute push-overs this season. People have stated further up in this thread that Carrick was under the impression or even told that this season, we would retain

Agree it is mostly just venting during a frustrating time for us all .... I do not think Carrick will be fired or there is any chance of that happening soon. No way, it would make us look beyond ridiculous but at the same time, it wouldn't surprise me. *but* - I do wonder, say if Carrick is really looking at his career in management in the long haul ... if we can't arrest this slide we're in, and he's privately annoyed things haven't gone the way he was expecting after losing out to GIles for starters (it sounds to me there were promises to retain the services of at least one of him or A

yeah, but as stated it was hypothetical ... and come a few months time, maybe sooner .. he won't be, sadly. Just my opinion, unfortunately.

We have gotten to such a desperate situation now, IMO ... that I really would not rule out Gibbo trying that out again on the fans and still somehow be naive enough into thinking there would be no backlash. In Gibbo's mind maybe it could be along the lines of 'well, he did OK when he looked after Bournemouth' so we'll give him another go while the fans seeth in the background But it honestly would not surprise me .. ever since Pulis was getting Woodgate ready for the big job ... We have been fed the same old shi1te going around in cycles ever since When Carrick arrived, I w

We have gotten to such a desperate situation now, IMO ... that I really would not rule out Gibbo trying that out again on the fans thinking there would be no backlash. In Gibbo's mind maybe it could be along the lines of 'well, he did OK when he looked after Bournemouth' so we'll give him another go So then it ends up Woodgate and the inferior coaching staff leading us closer to the inenvitable, still speaking hypothetically of course ..

I am not expecting us to get anywhere further with incomings, nothing of note that will turn heads... really are crying out for quality though ... was watching through highlight vids of last couple of games earlier, good grief we are bad.. The monotony of supporting MFC ... I would be amazed if Carrick is still tolerating trying to get a tune out of this heap come end of September Already getting myself set for Woodgate mk II - The return! 🤣🤣🤣