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3 hours ago, TeaCider24 said:
I'd not heard that clip from Warnock before, sounds like he's wanting to ship Marcus Browne out on loan again.
Yeah I was surprised by that discussion from Warnock that him and Browne don’t really fully know his best position in this team and preferably, he would be out on loan again to play a full season.
Did say he has been impressed by him as well and if he can slot him in with Browne being happy with a new position he might be decent
Guess it depends who comes in but he remarked it will be a very last minute call, not sure if he actually said January at the very end but not 100%.
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Regarding Bamford, a lot of our fans were happy with ~£10 million that was suggested at the time and even the majority of Leeds fans last season were saying how good that deal was for us with them overpaying. Ok now with the benefit of hindsight he has started in PL very well so it’s easy for everyone to do a 180. Still a long time left and I’m sure it won’t be long before Leeds are demanding a more high profile striker ... again
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I don't get what the problem is, it is essential we have a decent 3rd striker option if playing 2 up front and I'd hope that when making that sub you actually have hope in the striker coming on and scoring not just a donkey making up the numbers but here because we might have been free.
If him or Fletcher or Britt depending on form are coming on 70th min as an impact and change things it gives us something.
I agree we need more but still happy with this signing.
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1 minute ago, Brunners said:
Or maybe they don't expect many people to bother watching a carabao cup first round game. Wonder if they just don't think this cup is worth the extra money to fund the 4 camera set up.
tbf could be right as it actually just confirms all subsequent league matches not any cup matches for the future.
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1 minute ago, BillyWoofs_shinpad said:
£10 to watch a trainee cameraman’s footage from above half way line Is outrageous.
If the club want people to pay a tenner a match they have to shoot the games multi camera and with replays. Even if they are only expecting 1,000 subscribers that’s 10 grand. You could easily cover the match and vision mix it live for £3,500! The club just don’t care about the fans.
It does say after this game it will be back to the 4 camera set-up like last season. Meby they couldn't get anyone to work late on a Friday...
'Please note that this match will be single camera coverage. All subsequent league matches this season will be four-camera coverage, as was the case for 2019/20.'
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I was going to pay the £10 to watch our first competitive match however just noticed the disclaimer warning it will actually only be from a single camera angle for this game which might be a bit naff.
You would think this would also be another valid reason to reduce the first ticket price down slightly.
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14 minutes ago, scotty189 said:
Oh come on Birmingham were almost as bad as us last year and very neaarly went down, AK will do wonders for them if he is given time and money, but Friend is awful and has been for a few years, if he plays a big part this year they will struggle. Clayton is on the decline also will need a leadbitter MK2 next to him and im pritty sure they dont have one just yet. We would have been gutted if these two were starters for us this season.
I disagree a little bit... I think Friend yes but I think if it was the other way and Clayton was coming here we would be optimistic there is still a player of his AK days to give us some strength in midfield going back to playing under a previous manager he was recently successful with.
I agree completely that we wouldn't have been happy if they had stayed and were part of our starting line-up next season under what we have already, but that's more because of the better players we have for them positions and manager etc.
I still think Birmingham will have more defensive stance next season and be tougher to breakdown which was the point I was making with them signings and that Friend had (surprisingly) done recently ok in a friendly for them.
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Birmingham played Spurs in a friendly last week (another AK perk) and by all account Friend meant to have performed decent. They wanted leaders and more experience in the back and that's what they are getting but fitness will be his biggest downfall.
Clayton himself seems rejuvenated with getting a move and fresh surroundings, I can see him having a very decent 1-2 seasons under AK guidance.
I think at the minute any team they come up against with pace will be worse for them but they are likely going to be tough to breakdown and defeat next season.
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Just now, Will said:
Pretty sure that’s not Stewart.
If it is, it's also from the 25th August which would be even more strange if he was due here yesterday.
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Stewart not showing is only speculation so we don't know that has happened.....
If the speculation is true, it just seems like his heart isn't in coming to Boro and he only will while he has limited options but is hoping/holding out for a better offer.
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9 minutes ago, DurhamRed said:
This club is a joke why why why are we saving all our monies to bring Ben Gibson back who hasn't played for 2 years simply due to his uncle owning the club and wants to try and save his nephews career . This is bonkers if I was warnock i'd be resigning as he has been badly let down as he expected a squad he could get promotion with
But are we? Who is saying it, just a few people putting 2 + 2 together on here and thinking because we cant get players to close out the signings that it must have something to do with us also trying for Gibson.
The club are capable (ish) of looking at more than one player at a time and it has been shown that we have had multiple targets while also trying to get him through the door. We obviously have set limitations on each player that we dont rightfully want to exceed and I just don't buy that pursuing Gibson's return is costing us them deals.
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Let's keep perspective here....
Sanogo - We already struggle to get strikers to play to the best of their ability, I'm not sure how much faith I have in resurrecting ones's career especially with such a short pre-season. Majority of people were only 'ok' with this signing as long as it was 3rd choice. I can't see him wanting to come here and be that role especially now other teams are coming in for him who are London based and/or offering him a key role. Feels like agent drum up business to me.
Shankland - Has only ever been a rumour from 1 fan on the Dundee side. We can't hammer the club for something that may or may not be even true.
Stewart - This one worries me more. It looks likes he might not have been our 1st choice so if we miss out on him how far down that list will we go remains to be seen. He is obviously wanting to way up all his options which tbf there is no harm in that. Now that it looks like Swansea aren't in for him you would think we have a clear run. I'd expect us to either hear something today that he is with us or another club is in for him. It just feels like his heart isn't in coming to Boro or it would have been complete already.
Gibson - This was always going to take time while Burney explore the chance of getting as much money for him as possible through selling. This is just playing out and I'm sure the only route out for all parties will be for him to come here..... eventually
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I thought someone ‘itk’ confirmed Maghoma was definitely one of trialists and was travelling with the team this week.....
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Really can’t blame people or shoot them down for being irritated with not being linked with any exciting targets. At the end of the day no fan gets excited preseason about mid table finishing when the team looks comfortable to stay up but too far off playoffs which imo our team looks to be just that currently.
Yes I think we have a half decent team but can’t help feeling with them few new additions, we could start shifting the chance of a 10-15th finish to a 3rd-8th finish.
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It would appear from the outside that we seem to be working down some kind of list regarding midfield transfers, if that’s for 1 or 2 we don’t know. What is worry is that there just doesn’t seem to be any noises coming out regarding attacking players lately.. This has to either suggests he is happy with what we have (worrying) or we are waiting on the PL loan choices to decide first possibly?? Even then you would still think any others we are going to look at would start to be heard just like the midfield links.
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It really depends on what position Williams was coming here to play, if it was DM then it could be we are closer with Stewart or Glazer than we know about...if it was more as a box-to-box cm then it looks like another target we have missed out rightly or wrongly.
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Well atm it looks like we are hearing more noise on signing:
Glazer or Stewart for CDM,
Williams for CM?
and Gibbo for CB
With a very outside link to Murphy. If we can just get a couple of them complete this week I think we will be less nervous while undoubtedly the club will be working on others we possibly don’t even know about yet. Still got a lot of hope and 3/10 panic for now.
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Dont have a left back? Coulson, Bola or Johnson?
Don't have a good left back could be your argument.
This forum doesn’t normally all agree on much but against this post might just be one of them.
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5 minutes ago, LewisBoroPalfrey said:
I think the 4-3-3 Warnock will play be closer to 4-2-3-1, apparently Loic Damour played more behind the striker than in a midfield 3 in a lot of the games for Cardiff
IF we don't get all the numbers in needed I do prefer the idea of Browne playing as the 10 rather than RW. I think that's where he did better with Oxford? Didn't they even play him up top a couple of times as well?
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I think it doesn't matter what formation we all think, we all seem to agree on the critical signings we require with varying priories...
Minimum 1 CB
CDM and/or CM - A change of personnel in midfield that offers more
Minimum 2 AM both sides
A 3rd striker
I'd then say replacing a GK, a Striker or a LB/LWB / RB/RWB is a bonus of sort IMO
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5 minutes ago, Neverbefore said:
Relegation fodder that. Cant believe the club have warnock and Johnson talking about play offs at the moment, haven't learned a damn thing.
It would be good to at least have some new links as all we are hearing atm is a new/replacement striker, a replacement keeper and replacement CM/CDM which will improve them positions but doesn't offer us much comfort for the season starting other than a new CB. We need to start hearing noises on both attacking sides and more creativity/service.
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So I've seen mentioned NW has said he wants to play a 4-3-3 formation but while we have 3* strikers and looking to add it surely points towards 4-4-2 while we don't have many new additions or shifting Fletcher LW which personally I don't like.
On that basis getting Williams in for possibly McNair, getting Roberts back/signing another right sided player and Gibbo or a new CB looks to be crucial business for us before the season kicks off IMO.
I'm not saying this is good or even ideal by a long way but going off current news, this is how it's looking at present.....
I'm sure others will have different opinions on formation and players in position but its just to give an idea of our essential areas to strengthen.
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Would anyone be interested in the seasoned Karl Darlow... think this will be a good loan signing for Birmingham if they get it done.
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The only thing Roberts did wrong was keep hold of the ball too long at times and possibly trying too hard individually.
He was still a class above and I’d love him to be a starter for us all next season.-
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Boro v Barnsley 2-1 (Howson, Akpom)
in Match Day Threads 2020/21 Season
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Really happy with the result, very good to get 3 points at home and thought we looked strong and in control at periods.
Only thing that annoyed me a little (other than poor throw-ins as per normal) is that not a single time did we play it out from the back even when it was easier for the keeper to simply play the pass back out to a waiting defender who had posited himself to receive the ball. I know it’s not Warnock style but not to do it a single time seemed poor at times. I think if we chose to do that at a couple of points it helps us keep control in defence for a bit of time and builds our possession.
Overall happy with steady progress.