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@gt If Carrick had been in all season we may have finished second. If Ramsey and Archer had been in all season we may also have finished second. ...

@philip-of-huddersfield In the few games Roberts played he actually looked a better shot stopper / traditional keeper than Steffen at the time. I t...

@gt Not sure I agree with that level of overhaul, gt (though I say this every season!). This is how I see it: GK - need a ball playing GK. May ...

I think we have to be a bit careful with assist stats as, to state the obvious, an assist is only an assist if your teammate finishes it off. Giles'...

I don't buy any sort of theory that Chuba Akpom has been a one season wonder. Sure, he has never before reached the heights he did this season but how...

Boro’s retained list shows that all the players I marked with an * have been released. Payero is the only unknown at this stage. Have to say I’d lov...

@martin-bellamy I think these are a season or two out of date. Michael Olise has been smashing in the assists for Crystal Palace in the EPL all sea...

Thanks for starting the thread, Bob. It's always good to have a look at the squad in the context of Carrick's 4-2-3-1 as a starting point. There are...

Thanks again to all above - I hugely appreciate the comments. Just to follow on from Powmill, if there were enough of us to create a wider rotation ...

@martin-bellamy Championship Set piece goals: 1 Millwall 24 2 Sheff Utd 22 3 WBA 18 =4 Birmingham 16 =4 Luton 16 ..... =15 Boro 11 ...

@exmil Congrats to our finalists! Good luck in the final gents.

Well, I maintain that Boro were the best footballing side in the playoff pack but it counts for nought. No complaints. In truth, Coventry had three ...

Get one, and we’ll get two. Get one Boro.

Tight. Boro more likely to score from build-up play. Boro more likely to concede from a defensive error. Hard to call but we’re the better side ov...

Unfortunately family commitments meant I could only watch the first half live. I then spent most of the second half discreetly checking my phone for u...

@k-p-in-spain Good post KP. By the way I also went for a Coventry 2-1 Boro on Sunday. Regards Smith v Dijksteel, it’s undeniable that Smith has m...

I reminded of Steaua and McClaren throwing on four forwards with Stewart Downing at left back, flinging crosses into the box. It’s not the same qual...

@lenmasterman Len, The answer for me is quite straightforward - Giles has to play. Our strength, the asset that only Burnley have bettered (and t...

Much appreciated OFB and thanks also for your sterling work throughout the season - always a pleasure to read your pre-match thoughts. Thanks also t...

@powmillnaemore Great work Powmill. You might have just created a job for yourself going forward there!

@philip-of-huddersfield With SkyBet at least, Boro are favourites for promotion. Boro 15/8 Luton 9/4 Sunderland 7/2 Coventry 4/1

@exmil Thanks once again for running the challenge Exmil, and congrats to Ian and Len. Don't think I've ever made the playoffs before so no doubt I'...

Plucked my pre-season predictions from the thread of the time. A solid mix of absolutely abysmal and not half bad: Boro: Top 4 Automatic promotion...

Coventry happy to sit in and pounce on any misplaced passes and unfortunately we’ve given them one or two. We have to up the tempo. That will no dou...

Great opener Bob, really sums up the anxieties much of the Boro fanbase are suffering from! I really don't know whether players are being rested or ...

One match ban for Dijksteel I think. With Smith fit enough for the bench, that isn’t the end of the world. Pretty drab affair thus far.

McGree returns but no Ryan Giles in the squad today. Looks like: --------------Steffen------------ Dijksteel Howson Lenihan Bola -------Barlaser...