Plastic Goat 731 1.1k Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 It won't be like playing Preston. Some character needs to be on show against a very good Hull team. I suspect another no show from Boro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 6,410 9.8k Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 put the pally fanny in the front row of the away end to distract the striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erimus74 5,343 5.5k Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Malcolm Poskett played the least number of minutes on the pitch as a Boro player when he replaced Malcolm Smith with 13 minutes remaining on the 13th October 1974, in our 2nd division home match against Hul City, a day before my 14th birthday Boro won the game 1-0 with a goal from Malcolm Smith 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcar Rioja 9,035 8.8k Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Would you put Izzy and big Anf' straight back in? Definitely, without Izzy on Saturday we looked totally devoid of pace and threat from the right and Crooks looked like Ant without Dec. Need to rest Clarke and that means RVB back at CB so Dijksteel comes back for me. The only way Dijksteel will lose the rust is to get him playing. What other changes would you like to see? I'd like to see us get at teams from the off and not wait until the second half, I'd like to see us close opponents down quicker so they don't have as mush space and time to pick out this week's Worldy. I'd like to see some Leadership out on the pitch, some drive and tough talking from someone, anyone! How many points do you see us picking up between now and New Years Day? Absolutely no idea as it depends upon injury recovery rates and avoidance of fresh injuries. There are far too many Players mysteriously disappearing due to pulls and strains, something isn't right regarding fitness, conditioning, warm ups, warm downs etc. There is also far too much data and analysis available in the game for this to be just bad luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaCider24 18,300 23.4k Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I'd keep Dijksteel on the bench, he's probably blown his chance. Jones obviously walks back in to the team over Rogers. If the rumours about Coburn's hernia are true, then I'd leave it unchanged beyond that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaCider24 18,300 23.4k Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 A shame that it sounds like Hackney isn't fit yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce 3,109 2.5k Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Would you put Izzy and big Anf' straight back in? Jones definitely. Dijksteel, it depends on whether Clarke is fit enough to play two games in a row. I don't like RVDB at right back but I think Dijksteel takes too many games to get up to speed and is a liability in the meantime. What other changes would you like to see? Personally, and I know Carrick won't do this unless his hand is forced, I would bring Howson to right back and drop Crooks into midfield. I would like to see Greenwood get a run of games as a #10. I think Howson is important to us but I'm not convinced he has what it takes to run a midfield anymore. I think he can play the "inverted fullback" role will enough and possibly could see out the season there with Hackney & O'Brien as the first choice midfield pair. Against Ipswich we really struggled for pace; I think Jones and Bangura can bring that back. I'm assuming that Coburn is out in all but name so we stick with Latte Lath. I would also like us to commit to a defensive 4-3-3. It's very similar to 4-2-3-1 and we sort of play a hybrid of it but I get the feeling that Carrick is going through a patch of overcomplicating things and asking too much of a team that is missing too many players. One issue that Carrick seems to have is that he doesn't seem to know how to make the most of pace in his team beyond knocking the ball down the channel for a speedy #9 to chase. How many points do you see us picking up between now and New Years Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaCider24 18,300 23.4k Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 6,410 9.8k Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 19 hours ago, TeaCider24 said: A shame that it sounds like Hackney isn't fit yet. seen something on the echo saying back for port vale possibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Goat 731 1.1k Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 We couldn't lay a glove on Ipswich but Watford already one up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaCider24 18,300 23.4k Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Plastic Goat said: We couldn't lay a glove on Ipswich but Watford already one up. Are you actually a troll? Every single post you've ever made has been a dig about Boro. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco 5,617 7.2k Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, TeaCider24 said: Are you actually a troll? Every single post you've ever made has been a dig about Boro. He’s our resident troll 👿 Adam King Juno Crackers etc Very obvious 🤣🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaCider24 18,300 23.4k Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 18 minutes ago, Blanco said: He’s our resident troll 👿 Adam King Juno Crackers etc Very obvious 🤣🤣🤣 I don't know who you mean, owld fruit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaCider24 18,300 23.4k Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Ipswich winning, which is good. West Brom, Blackburn and Preston winning, which is bad. Sunderland are drawing, which is better than them winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunners 9,063 25.5k Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Just now, TeaCider24 said: Ipswich winning, which is good. West Brom, Blackburn and Preston winning, which is bad. Sunderland are drawing, which is better than them winning. Sam Morsy with the go ahead goal as well. There's part of me that's really happy to see him thriving with Ipswich, and part of me that's very annoyed we misused him so badly lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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