Maccarone 265 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Think Mikel needs international clearance Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,972 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Think Mikel needs international clearance And a work permit. Link to post Share on other sites
boro-unger 3,870 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Good OP DS. Our transporter is far better than theirs. Theirs just looks like the forth road bridge on stilts. Hope vlp gets 70 minutes plus. We need him fit so he can play league games. Think we'll win this. Newport won't be as up for a boring game against Boro as they were for a TV tie against the recent premier league champions. 2-0 Boro. VLP and Ayala to score Link to post Share on other sites
northern boro 449 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 @SkySports_Keith Tony Pulis says some of his squad have come down with a flu bug. There’ll be a roll call tomorrow to see who’s feeling well enough to face Newport Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,972 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 It'd be pretty funny if the only players fit were our first team. We should be able to put the kids out and win though, really. Link to post Share on other sites
Boro 86 517 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Predicted XI Dimi McNair--Batth--Fry--Friend Mikel Tavernier--Wing Fletcher VLP Britt Score Prediction. Middlesbrough 3-0 Newport County Britt, (16,49) Tavernier (63) Think this one should be relatively straight forward, think it would be a different story at their place. Don't think we'll conceed but I don't see us running away with it like we did in the last round. Like that as a team and will be equally happy with that score. Link to post Share on other sites
Borodane 6,301 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Did Pulis say whether Mikel will be available tomorrow? Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,972 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Did Pulis say whether Mikel will be available tomorrow? He needs international clearance and also a work permit so no. Link to post Share on other sites
Borodane 6,301 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Did Pulis say whether Mikel will be available tomorrow? He needs international clearance and also a work permit so no. Just thought that would be wrapped up faily quick as he was a free agent and a regular for his country. Link to post Share on other sites
Rioch's Braves 711 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Newport are expected to lose but buoyed by their win against Leicester I think they'll give a battling performance, I think we'll edge it 2-1 but not without a few uncomfortable moments. Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernSmoggie 4,242 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Good game for VLP to get 90 minutes under his belt. Will be a bit of a shame if its too early for Mikel as he could do with some competetive minutes too. Think we'll win but expect a tougher game than the Peterborough one. Link to post Share on other sites
Smogzilla 7,484 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Did Pulis say whether Mikel will be available tomorrow? He needs international clearance and also a work permit so no. Just thought that would be wrapped up faily quick as he was a free agent and a regular for his country. Taken from the mfc website: "Meanwhile, Boro are optimistic of gaining international clearance for John Obi Mikel in time for tomorrow's game, but Tony Pulis has said his new signing requires patience" Link to post Share on other sites
Duvel 2,446 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 He hasn't played for months, I think it'll be a few weeks before we see him on pitch at least. Link to post Share on other sites
Downsouth 6,326 Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Whilst we are battling against Newport there are some fixtures of interest being played in The Championship and certainly a battle for second spot. Games are as follows: Rotherham V Leeds Villa V Ipswich Town Norwich V Sheffield United Forest V Wigan Stoke V PNE Blackburn V Hull City. Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernSmoggie 4,242 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 An article in the Guardian about tomorrow's game which may be of interest to some: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/25/middlesbrough-newport-fa-cup-tony-pulis-michael-flynn-pill Link to post Share on other sites
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