@exmil that would be a handy few pounds.
Another new signing confirmed:
https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/2025/august/29/kaly-sene-completes-boro-move/ 😎
The excitement is building ahead of tomorrow for me, it will be an earlier wetherspoons breakfast than the usual for a 3pm kick off and maybe one or two less lemonades as well, it won't dampen the enthusiasm though.
Two teams left with 100% records, both got tough games, Stoke entertaining West Brom which won't be easy for them. It led me to thinking that we could well be top of the league tomorrow afternoon and when were we able to last say that ? I am sure we were never top of the league in Carricks time but could be wrong.
If you overheard someone in a pub on Teesside say "I've a Panda for 5 million" then you'd probably tell him he's wasting his time as nobody's got that kind of money to spare at Middlesbrough...
Sky Sports are reporting that Wolves have made an offer worth up to £30m for Hackney.
@presidentjump. “It led me to thinking that we could well be top of the league tomorrow afternoon and when were we able to last say that ?
No chance of that now! 🤣🤣😎
@k-p-in-spain lol sorry kp.
I do like a small accumulator on the championship games but never ever select us for the reasons you relate to.
Nice to hear those comments we always pride ourselves on free speech and we never ever play the man it’s just not in our nature !
Pleased you’re on board and made the jump Mr President !
OFB
If you would like to have a look at the section In2Views on the blog you can read some chats we’ve had with our heroes of the past.
OFB
Thanks OFB, will certainly take a look.If you would like to have a look at the section In2Views on the blog you can read some chats we’ve had with our heroes of the past.
OFB
🚨 | Middlesbrough have received no new bid for Hayden Hackney.
[Craig Johns]
Thanks for the intro Andy. Not sure how the game is going to pan out tomorrow. The Blades definitely need a result and have been busy this week, signing Tangana from Millwall, Ings and Chong from Luton. I looked at new signing Sane's goalscoring record and it compares fa ourably with Latte Lath when he played in Switzerland and that worked out pretty well. It looks like a very interesting referee for this game. Lewis Smith he only refereed his first EFL game 3 years ago and last season he refereed 5 Premier League games. It looks like he is seen as a rising star. Although he still seems to referee an amount in the National League. He should be match fit as he refereed on Monday in the National League and then had Fulham's League cup game on Wednesday.
@original-fat-bob - HOORAY! (About the "no new bids received by Boro for HH").
@forever-dormo 🤫shhhhhh There's still two and a half days to go and we don't want to provoke the gods...
Delighted we have secured Kaly Sène's signature. I really am starting to get a little excited about this season.
@original-fat-bob after my many years in the gazette forums I tend to treat what Craig John prints with a pinch of salt, it very regularly is copy and paste from the clickbait websites.
Now, obviously there will be rumour and quite possibly bids for Hackney right up to the last minute of the window, can we hold on to Hayden ? Time will tell, if the club receives a "blown out of the water" bid i am sure it will be considered.
RE states its a win win and I side with him on that, however, it won't be a win if we sell with a day or two of the window left with very little time to bring in a replacement.
Hackney and Morris, in the opening games, are starting to look like the midfield of the championship.
@andy Thank you again for a very good starter. One of the best - as ever from you.
Has anyone been calculating how many players we must ship out (on loan or permanately) now that Sene arrived and Azaz went?
I calculated 27 players now - but I am not sure if Brynn must be calculated in or is young enough not to be counted. If we are to sign aother striker, we might need to ship out three players like Hamilton, Barlaser or Forss, for example. I presume that HH will stay (!).
Up the Boro!
@jarkko I think werder said we are at 25 with Sene, but losing Azaz. So there is ia need I guess to reduce the squad by another possible two, if we keep HH.
Got a shock to find out it’s. 12:30 kick off !
OOPS !
No time for a leisurely morning it’s up early and a quick breakfast and get ready to go down for 11:00 meet up with the family have a glass of water !!!
Enjoy the game !
Boro3 here I come…….
OFB
I had previously calculated Boro had 24 players who needed to be registered (i.e. over 21 at 1 Jan 2024 or a loan player) - Since then Matt Target and Kaly Sene have arrived and Azaz has left - so I make that 25 players at the moment.
btw Sol Bryn is 24 - I suspect a few will leave on loan as can’t see Alex Gilbert getting any pitch time or indeed Hamilton (even if he doesn’t count towards the 25) - plus will Barlaser and Forss be even getting on the bench now - ok with the former it may depend on any late Hackney deal.
After today’s game, the focus shifts to international football. Tommy Conway is off to join the Scotland squad, and I’m hoping this time he gets the nod to start from the first whistle. He’s earned it.
@malcolm. Has he been named as a replacement as he wasn’t included when the squad was announced? 😎
There is a stream today for the Match. Fawa news.sc
Courtesy of the Echo:
MIDDLESBROUGH: Brynn, Ayling, Fry, Jones, Brittain, Hackney, Morris, Silvera, Whittaker, Hansen, Conway
SUBS: Glover, Targett, Barlaser, Nypan, Sene, Edmundson, Lenihan, McCabe, Burgzorg
Dom Shaw's full article:
Here's the new look match graphic with the team for today...
@stircrazy interesting today, the midfield battle between Hackney/Morris and OHare/ Hamer could be the deciding factor.
No room for Forss on the bench and you wonder when McGree and Bangura are fit and if Boro sign another striker then it will be tough competition to make the squad.
@werdermouth I think this is looking like the strongest squad we have had for quite a few years now.
What a joke Boro Live is - they completely missed Jonny Howson's arrival on the pitch and instead had an interview with Matt Targett with a graphic on the screen to cover the images - then had early images of the players arriving after that - very poor editing!