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I'm afraid I've lost track of who said they can do what! Nevermind, I've drafted the below but feel free to swap, decline, argue amongst yourselves or...
Hi everyone, As OFB has mentioned, I'm prepping the spreadsheet for preview writing this coming season. Many thanks to Martin and Clive for their of...
Exmil, So sorry to read your news and I echo the comments from other posters above. You seem like a determined and resilient sort of bloke and I l...
@original-fat-bob I’d allow it for £50m.
@forever-dormo Yes, I included him in my original post as the standout success to make 4/11 overall. I too hope that Azaz will be added to that l...
@exmil I take your point and of course it's all subjective anyway but I just can't see how any of the signings outside of ELL, RvdB and Dieng could...
Just a further comparison on recruitment, I thought it would be worth looking back at what is generally regarded as our one of our worst summers: Garr...
@original-fat-bob As I say, the likes of Gilbert and Bangura may yet turn out to be great long term signings but as it stands, due to game time, it...
The success or not of the recruitment team over last summer is an interesting debate. I would class Dieng, VdB and ELL as successes but would say th...
The game was a cypher for our season in some ways: we gave it a good go but made a few too many mistakes, had a touch of bad luck, and ultimately ran ...
Well that was a fun game. A shame we lost it but it doesn’t really matter. A takeaway for me is that Barlaser is far more creative than any of our a...
Well Boro have not played the cagey sit-back-and-counter game at all! So much space for those pacey Leeds runners. A great start for us, playing wit...
@pedro I think Lenihan, Fry, VdB and Clarke is enough at the back with Howson also able to fill in manfully. I also doubt we can retain O’Brien, ...
A good Boro performance yesterday in an entertaining game between two enterprising sides. A point was one more than we could have expected and I tho...
We didn't fail to win the game last night because of inferior tactics. Hull actually played more or less a mirror image. I don't believe it is Carri...
A bright start by Boro who looked to be very much back on Plan A: a back four with Engel pushed high and the front four alternating positions with a h...
Selwynoz, A brilliant opener perfectly in keeping with the quality of yours and others throughout the season. I love a good stat and was intrigued w...
@lenmasterman I agree with that, Len. That being said, I’d argue that when fit and in form, Hackney and McGree are our best players and obviously...
A straightforward win against a nothing opponent. i didn’t think we played very well going forward today but we didn’t have to such was the lack of ...
Happy to swap, Clive. You do Ipswich and I’ll do Leeds.
Many thanks Clive for another excellent opener. I thought I was down to do this one tbh but very happy to see that you've got it done with your usua...
I would also retain O’Brien if it can be done with sensible financials. Ayling I don’t really see as much of an upgrade on Smith, and don’t see room...
A 1-0 away win straight from the Tony Pulis playbook. He would have been proud of that one as we kept our shape, battled hard in central midfield and ...
Well, what do we make of that? Boro were absolutely awful with our back three against XI men. A huge slice of luck with the Norwich sending off and ...
A number of people seem to be saying this but I’m not so sure. Hackney has some admirers but there’s been no reports of firm bids and his injury situa...
I think we’ve changed a bit tactically this season and it hasn’t quite worked. Last season, although it was always 4-2-3-1 on the teamsheet, we had ...
@clive-hurren It’s a very fair point Clive and I suspect you’ll be right. What percentage of ST holders are waiverers, I’m not sure - perhaps it’s ...
That was really dispiriting. We all knew that the playoffs had become too much of a long shot before kick-off, despite the brilliant win at Leiceste...
A very satisfying and highly unexpected win today. Somewhat makes up for the points we should have got in midweek. By my reckoning, that was fifth t...