56 minutes ago, Denzel Zanzibar said:

Hard to see past this lineup

2-0 win, Greenwood and Crooks

Mystic Bites, Eston. Lumna Parmo (Chicken parmo with pineapple and mozzarella instead of cheddar cheese on top.)

Don't @ me, it's lush.

McNair. Lenihan (injured/ill anyway) is no doubt a top quality Championship CB but Paddy is playing some of the best football in his career.

 

dz you think stoke bully boy tactics will stand up to our fullbacks this season? thye bullied archer to. coburn vdb and engel aint getting pushed around thtas for sure. i think we'll turn these over personally. not because we have won a load in a row either. because i've seen them play know what they are about and i dont think it will work out that great for them this season. 

12 minutes ago, Dynamo Kev said:

dz you think stoke bully boy tactics will stand up to our fullbacks this season? thye bullied archer to. coburn vdb and engel aint getting pushed around thtas for sure. i think we'll turn these over personally. not because we have won a load in a row either. because i've seen them play know what they are about and i dont think it will work out that great for them this season. 

Yeah I don't think we'll be bullied too much tomorrow unlike last season. Greenwood has a bit of a nasty streak and won't get pushed off the ball like Archer did.

Stoke remind me of the Forrest Gump saying "life is like a box of choclates you never know what you will get next"

Their unpredictability is my concern especially having just beaten Leeds last time out and certainly they will come to The Riverside and will try and grind out a result no matter what.

For me we need to start with a fast tempo and try to get the first goal as quickly as possible but can we do that given the injuries we have currently. Bad day for Hackney's one match ban but so be it and certainly would hope that Barlaser replaces Howson.

Going to miss Smith as RB and unsure who we will put there maybe Dijksteel who could prove a useful combo to Jones and Crooks.

Boro need to be ruthless in front of goal otherwise I can see MRe's match thread run come to an end.

Am sure I will comment more before the game

6 minutes ago, Downsouth said:

Stoke remind me of the Forrest Gump saying "life is like a box of choclates you never know what you will get next"

Their unpredictability is my concern especially having just beaten Leeds last time out and certainly they will come to The Riverside and will try and grind out a result no matter what.

For me we need to start with a fast tempo and try to get the first goal as quickly as possible but can we do that given the injuries we have currently. Bad day for Hackney's one match ban but so be it and certainly would hope that Barlaser replaces Howson.

Going to miss Smith as RB and unsure who we will put there maybe Dijksteel who could prove a useful combo to Jones and Crooks.

Boro need to be ruthless in front of goal otherwise I can see MRe's match thread run come to an end.

Am sure I will comment more before the game

VDB plays ahead of Dijksteel easily, Carrick doesn't fancy the latter for whatever reason 

 

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-middlesbrough-injury-news-8861715 Stevens, Campbell, Clark - Stoke City injury news ahead of Middlesbrough clash

https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2023/october/26/ticket-update-middlesbrough/

 

2 hours ago, Denzel Zanzibar said:

 

Mystic Bites, Eston. Lumna Parmo (Chicken parmo with pineapple and mozzarella instead of cheddar cheese on top.)

 

If he isn't cast into hell and banned from this board for all eternity after that monstrosity then he never will be.

1-3 😞

The OG - Pork Escalope

McNair. Until he does something daft.

That's a boost for us.

3 minutes ago, TeaCider24 said:

That's a boost for us.

Watch their second choice keeper have a worldie, as is the case with us

5 minutes ago, Denzel Zanzibar said:

Watch their second choice keeper have a worldie, as is the case with us

Norwich were missing their first choice keeper and thankfully that didn't seem to happen on Tuesday.

Wow that's big, the football gods are testing whether our good form can survive the 2nd keeper Buffon Curse 

Could be a really tight game tomorrow. I have got us just to shade it 2-1. 

Travers is a really decent Keeper but as we know and DZ has already pointed out there seems to be something about reserve Keepers coming in and having a Worldie against us, let's hope that curse is long gone.

Should be a good atmosphere tomorrow as over a thousand Stoke coming here.