Sorry it had to end.     It's unfortunate and wanted you to go through and win it again but it gave the supporters up there something to be involved in that lasted a while.    Never imagined they would score six but hey you won the first leg and beat them so suppose that's something.

Two cup exits in recent weeks will be hard.   People say whenever a team goes out of cup competition 'you can concentrate on the league' but maybe that's just incorrect.    The more competition a team's involved in over a season the better it is for morale for both the club and fans.      Gives people that extra something to hope for.  

losing a league cup semi-final isn't easy, we've failed at the same stage 5 or 6 times throughout our club history and never even won it or appeared in a Final so best thing Boro fans can do today is applaud the team for going a long way and giving nuetral fans something to root for.      We'll see you in the League later this season again and be positive you can maybe get a promotion as there's plenty of time and points available in which to achieve it.     That's all.  

Work commitments so never saw the game.
The lose didn’t surprise me and neither did the score. No disrespect but we are at best a mid table championship club. 
Well into the season and it should not surprise many we are struggling and it’s not going to get much better. 
I don’t think the club has a plan and the philosophy seems to be give the impression of a rebuilding program but after the last few years it’s wearing thin. 
I have a feeling there will be changes at the end of the season, why I can’t put a finger on it but I just have a gut feeling something is about to give. 

Edited January 25, 20242 yr by sanddancer

35 minutes ago, sanddancer said:

Work commitments so never saw the game.
The lose didn’t surprise me and neither did the score. No disrespect but we are at best a mid table championship club. 
Well into the season and it should not surprise many we are struggling and it’s not going to get much better. 
I don’t think the club has a plan and the philosophy seems to be give the impression of a rebuilding program but after the last few years it’s wearing thing. 
I have a feeling there will be changes at the end of the season, why I can’t put a finger on it but I just have a gut feeling something is about to give. 

I respect your view but I don't get that feeling at all. 'at best' I think we're better than mid table. I say that because we've only seen our best in fits and starts, and surely at our best we make fewer mistakes and convert more chances which would see more points on the board. Also at best we have a fully fit squad. We are above mid table now and most definitely not at our best.

I thought the villa and chelski games would be total drubbings with the state of our squad but we were competitive v two top pl teams for 180minutes and that shows me we have something to build on especislly if we can keep players fit more. 

Horses for courses though!

UTB 

 

3 hours ago, HolgateHero said:

I respect your view but I don't get that feeling at all. 'at best' I think we're better than mid table. I say that because we've only seen our best in fits and starts, and surely at our best we make fewer mistakes and convert more chances which would see more points on the board. Also at best we have a fully fit squad. We are above mid table now and most definitely not at our best.

I thought the villa and chelski games would be total drubbings with the state of our squad but we were competitive v two top pl teams for 180minutes and that shows me we have something to build on especislly if we can keep players fit more. 

Horses for courses though!

UTB 

 

I know they had a good few players missing, as we did, but I think there's a massive difference between who they can bring in & us

Maybe rose tinted glasses but if Late & Bangura stayed on for 90 minutes wed have won by one more than one & most likely different fame yesterday 

 

3 hours ago, Erimus74 said:

I know they had a good few players missing, as we did, but I think there's a massive difference between who they can bring in & us

Maybe rose tinted glasses but if Late & Bangura stayed on for 90 minutes wed have won by one more than one & most likely different fame yesterday 

 

I get your point but I am referring to the club as a whole. 
Let’s take away the top two teams in the championship quite simply they tend to have the finances and resources having just been demoted. Mind we didn’t use ours well when we had the chance. 
We talk about quality and quantity and every season and we seem to struggle where others don’t. They have the same complex situations of changing managers, injuries, players off the boil, aging & new players coming and going, bad referee decisions but don’t suffer as we do. 
I respect those that find some excuse for the situation and keep hope season after season. BORO have the best away supporters and special shout out to them to. 
I live in hope as do many and I don’t expect premiership football either but I no longer down tools to travel to games or tune when travelling anymore. I no longer get bent out of shape when we loose. 

Not to sure who the Liverpool player is who can overtake Rogers as this seasons league cup top scorer, but he's done so well in his debut season to have, fingers crossed, win the honour of the top scorer

Shame he didnt score v Huddersfield in the 1st round

Though he's created a record that will take some beating at the Boro, scoring in every round up to the semi final

 

 

It's sort of been a stop start season for Michael Carrick, last season when he took over from the previous boss he inherited a team in the bottom 3 & ended up losing finalists in the playoffs, playing some fantastic football & scoring goals for fun along the way

Started off this season with project players as our new model at the Boro then before we knew it, the 1st long term injury kicks in, then another & another & so on, to the point we faced at Chelsea

I can't see Michael Carrick not been here next season when hopefully, fingers crossed, he stays clear of black cats & our injury record is a thing of the past when we can mount a serious challenge for a playoff place, the least we will acheive 

Well done Sky, got the Liverpool/Chelsea final you so desperately wanted 🙄 

5 hours ago, Erimus74 said:

Not to sure who the Liverpool player is who can overtake Rogers as this seasons league cup top scorer, but he's done so well in his debut season to have, fingers crossed, win the honour of the top scorer

Shame he didnt score v Huddersfield in the 1st round

Though he's created a record that will take some beating at the Boro, scoring in every round up to the semi final

 

 

Gakpo

18 hours ago, TeaCider24 said:

They're not scrapping the second legs anymore, so we can try again next season.

Because we scared Chelsea in the first leg. Kicked the FA into action to protect the big boys

11 minutes ago, OldManGravz said:

Because we scared Chelsea in the first leg. Kicked the FA into action to protect the big boys

Isn't it the EFL veto-ing it as the two legs are good financially for smaller clubs and they want more money from the prem teams to scrap the two legs? 

12 minutes ago, boro-unger said:

Isn't it the EFL veto-ing it as the two legs are good financially for smaller clubs and they want more money from the prem teams to scrap the two legs? 

I prefer my narrative 🤣

EFL want more money from the Prem' so they are keeping the extra game as it earns more money for them, if the Prem increase the solidarity payment I think the 2nd game will disappear 

39 minutes ago, boro-unger said:

Isn't it the EFL veto-ing it as the two legs are good financially for smaller clubs and they want more money from the prem teams to scrap the two legs? 

sure the small clubs make more going to the final if they managed to do them over one game, but the EFL won't acknowledge that, but is nice you at least get your own home leg to enjoy as the lower club.

the reality is that its more so they have a better final to sell in markets that may not have committed to paying for tv coverage yet or have tv deals coming up for up coming years, plus sponsorship will always be more competitive with top premier league teams getting in the finals all the time.

plus its more TV money to share out having 4nr semi finals broadcasted all around the world than it is showing just 2.

 

Edited January 25, 20242 yr by Rob