Boro V Hull City 2-2 (Tavernier, Fletcher)

[Brunners 2,406]

2 minutes ago, wilsoncgp said:

The way they're practising the back line in the warm up, it looks like it's 4 at the back, Johnson, Fry, Ayala and Howson. Dijksteel may be in midfield.

That would be an odd move but I suppose dijksteel was a CDM originally so playing him deeper could work?

[pikerman 107]

My first live game (well on the telly anyway) since Bristol so it will be interesting to see if we have progressed although the table says we haven't. Been out of the country mostly so had the perfect exscuse not to be closely involved with this car crash season. I am really not sure if I am looking forward to this or not as my current state of apathy is  very good for pain relief

[Blanco 1,293]

3 points a must today. Come on Boro

[DanFromDownSouth 1,062]

2 minutes ago, Brunners said:

That would be an odd move but I suppose dijksteel was a CDM originally so playing him deeper could work?

Could be a bit of gamesmanship, make Hull think Howson is at right-back, come kick off Dijksteel will be? Not sure how that would benefit us mind. 

Didn't Karanka do somthing similar with Bamford and it worked a treat?

[AnglianRed 1,510]

In case anyone's looking for a stream, I'm using this one (or one of the others if it stops):

 

http://www.usagoals.ws/c/football/england-championship/24-11-2019/middlesbrough-vs-hull-city/1/

 

[boro-unger 1,075]

2 minutes ago, DanFromDownSouth said:

Could be a bit of gamesmanship, make Hull think Howson is at right-back, come kick off Dijksteel will be? Not sure how that would benefit us mind. 

Didn't Karanka do somthing similar with Bamford and it worked a treat?

AK was the master of mind games!

[Brunners 2,406]

Sky saying it is howson playing in the back 3 for some reason.

[Neverbefore 1,537]

Sky seem to think howson is at centre back

[Blanco 1,293]

Sky have Howson as a centre half with Ayala and Fry

[sanddancer 586]

Embarrassing there is one hell of a lot of empty seats. 

[Denzel Zanzibar 1,313]

Time to see just how versatile Howson is, I guess.

[Adam P 72]

Howson right sided CB, surely Dijksteel is better suited to that. 

[northern boro 193]

4 minutes ago, sanddancer said:

Embarrassing there is one hell of a lot of empty seats. 

Who wants to waste hard earned cash on this lot the way they've started the season?

[TAPOUT 361]

Strong bench 😳😳.

Results above performance now.

[Jamie-H 767]

2 minutes ago, sanddancer said:

Embarrassing there is one hell of a lot of empty seats. 

We've been slipping back down avg attendance for a couple of years Woodgate's reigns just accelerated it it is what it is.

Howson at CB, Bola not trusted ahead of Marvin Johnson at LWB still I... Whatever at this point.