boro-unger 4,083 17.3k Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Details Teams – Boro v Rotherham Location – The Ryversyde Competition – The Championship Date – Sat 20th January 2024 Kick off – 15:00 Introduction It’s been a great week for playing London teams. Sadly, this weekend’s opponents are not from the big smoke (“all we had to do was follow the damn train CJ”), so may prove more of a challenge. Rotherham come into the game in poor form, with the only win from their last six games coming against *checks notes* oh, Middlesbrough… The Last Games Boro: Millwall 1 – 3 Boro Boro withstood an early barrage from the Lions, other than letting a goal in after 10 minutes of course. Engel, Jones and Forss clawed goals back for the Boro in a hard fought win, leaving us 1 point from the play-offs. The Millwall fans serenaded the Boro fans with classics such as: "Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil", and also: "Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil" which led to a really great atmosphere and will be fondly remembered by all those lucky enough to attend the game. Rotherham: Rotherham 0 – 1 Stoke Lewis Baker struck from a cracking free kick in injury time in the first half to give stoke the three points and maintain Steven Schumacher’s unbeaten run as Stoke manager. The millers looked dangerous at set pieces, but rarely looked like grabbing an equaliser. The loss leaves the Rotherham 8 points adrift of 21st place. Form (all competitions - most recent last) Boro: LWLLWW Rotherham: LWDDLL The View From The Other Side Presumably something will appear here soon: https://boards.footymad.net/forumdisplay.php?f=2602&s=599aabb3adccbffed5de87aad89a013f The Un(ger)-Official Match Preview God knows why we’re playing Rotherham again after three weeks, but we are. With Rotherham rooted to the bottom of the table and Middlesbrough at home, surely we won’t typical-Boro it up again will we?! Google has us as 78% likely to win, and google have probably been listening to Leam Richardson’s smart speaker, so they know what they’re talking about. They also know that he plays Barry Mannilow’s Copacabana on repeat at home, but that’s another matter… Boro to win 3 – 0 to set us up nicely for the Chelsea game. I think Hackney and a couple of others will be rested. We’re likely to see the new lads Azaz and Ayling start and Carrick will probably use the Forss up front. The AI Match Preview I asked ChatGPT to write me a preview for the game. This is what it gave me: “With both teams eyeing vital points for different reasons, this clash between Middlesbrough and Rotherham promises to be a spectacle of footballing prowess. Fans can expect end-to-end action, moments of brilliance, and perhaps a late twist that could define the destiny of the match. Strap in for an exhilarating encounter as these two teams battle it out for supremacy on the pitch.” Talking Points - Which (if any) players will be rested with the Chelsea game on the Tuesday in mind? - Will the game be a spectacle of footballing prowess? - Would you rather Carrick left to go to Crystal palace OR you have to listen to Barry Mannilow’s Copacabana for 24 hours straight? - What is your favourite ham? 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erimus74 3,595 3.7k Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Boro to win 3 – 0 to set us up nicely for the Chelsea game. I think Hackney and a couple of others will be rested. We’re likely to see the new lads Azaz and Ayling start and Carrick will probably use the Forss up front. If other results go our on saturday, we could be facing Chelsea in the final spot of the playoffs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denzel Zanzibar 7,315 14.3k Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 What I want What we'll probably get Don't rest any players, the last time we did that against Rotherham we got beaten (although that was away and we have a good record against the Millers at the Riverside tbh okay except the 3-0 defeat during the covid season okay shut up whatever) Probably not, we'll have one eye on Chelsea and Rotherham will likely soak up all our pressure and try to hit us on the counter. It'll not be a high scoring game but I think we'll do enough to get the win. Just need to avoid injuries! Copacabana seeing as I actually quite like that song. 24 hours of it though? Hmmm, Mr Carrick? London's calling... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevKWat 2,575 2.7k Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 All focus on Chelsea for me, you couldn’t ask for a better side to rest players against than Rotherham currently (I’m aware we got beat last time) but facts are facts. Tuesday is a million times bigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce 1,955 1.7k Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I think you can almost rotate in a normal fashion. Going to assume that none of our injured are fit enough to start. Glover Ayling - Fry - RVDB - Engel Barlaser - Hackney Jones - Azaz - Rogers Greenwood The key is, I reckon, being able to swap out 3 players on around 60 minutes. If we're behind then, Jones, Rogers and Hackney off > Forss, Howson, Crooks on If we're ahead switch to 3 at the back with the same three off but Clarke, Forss and Howson coming on. Azaz, Greenwood and Ayling are all cup-tied so they get to play the whole match. We'll need a whole 90 out of Jones and Rogers against Chelsea and at least 75 minutes out of Hackney so they all get subbed off at the first chance. We're probably looking for a full 90 from Clarke and Howson against Chelsea so they get a max of 30 minutes against Rotherham. I wonder if O'Brien might be fit enough to get 10 minutes on the pitch. Personally, if we don't have any new signings in I would be really tempted to start Kavanagh and give Jones a decent rest. I don't see Carrick doing that. He has to stop playing Rogers as a striker though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 5,310 8.2k Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 4-0 to the boro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downsouth 6,739 36.2k Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 They owe us a win and let's be honest we can't allow a Rotherham double over us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcar Rioja 6,776 6.6k Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 19 minutes ago, Downsouth said: we can't allow a Rotherham double over us The footballing equivalent of mentioning the Scottish Play! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnglianRed 6,500 15.8k Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 45 minutes ago, Redcar Rioja said: The footballing equivalent of mentioning the Scottish Play! Don't worry, we just need to wait for TJ with his "Defeat is inevitable" reverse jinx. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnglianRed 6,500 15.8k Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 2 hours ago, Rob said: 4-0 to the boro We owe it to them after the 0-1 battering we gave them last time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borodane 6,815 26.5k Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I think Carrick is going to want both Clarke and Howson for the Chelsea game so he's going for 4-2-3-1 with Fry/VDB and Hackney/Barlaser. Also Azaz and Greenwood will play due to them sitting out the chelsea game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaCider24 13,968 18.6k Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) Got to go all out for a win here and play our strongest possible team. It's a vital game for our season, lots of teams around us are playing each other, the Chelsea match should be on the back-burner. A win here and we're guaranteed to leapfrog at least one team, and either create a gap on or gain on at least another 3. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBG42 316 669 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 They were Crooks last time out as they stole a win but Boro will go full Forss on an Ayling Rotherham side who will need the help of an Engel to get something here, 5-0 to the Boro. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smogzilla 8,543 6.6k Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Think this is the type of game where Azaz could have a real impact. He might help us pick the lock when teams come and sit deep. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob 5,310 8.2k Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 11 minutes ago, Borodane said: I think Carrick is going to want both Clarke and Howson for the Chelsea game so he's going for 4-2-3-1 with Fry/VDB and Hackney/Barlaser. Also Azaz and Greenwood will play due to them sitting out the chelsea game. amazing to think we gone from 14 players injured to resting hackney within 1 game never thought that would be the case a few weeks ago lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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