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@pedro You could play McGree behind a front two in a 3-4-1-2. It would mean Crooks playing deeper or not at all but I’m not sure we have the defens...

Agree with all of that, Werder. Liam Roberts has done brilliantly in stepping up from League Two and looks a great piece of recruitment. He may not ...

Howson fit to play after all, so Fry in for Lenihan the only change.

We’ll soon find out but it sounds like Howson and Lenihan will miss out tonight. Fry is an easy swap in for Lenihan (and possibly an upgrade anyway?...

@original-fat-bob Thanks Bob, although I don’t think the stats make good reading! With the way we play, I would expect our xGC to be below averag...

Welcome back Martin. Some great posts above as ever and on the other forums regarding finances. Boro could really do with a win tomorrow night cou...

Best of luck John. Far more important than this football malarkey.

Great stuff, Bob. Thanks.

@malcolm Yes. Large turnaround that will take some time to click but, on paper at least, they’ve brought in a number of players that fit the templa...

I'm afraid that Paddy McNair is just a "nearly" man. Reasonably tall, reasonably strong, but not enough to cope with the powerhouses. Not slow, but ...

Bugger. Boro worked hard tonight and a draw would certainly have been a fair result but the half chances didn’t go our way when we were on top for m...

Honours even after 45. Boro competing pretty well with the added physicality of Clarke, Mowatt, Crooks and Muniz apparent when compared to a few wee...

Just clocked the respective goal differences and realised that a win tonight would put us above Watford. Doesn’t seem right after the start we had whi...

@ken Hate's a strong word, Ken. I don't hate anybody that I can think of, let alone another football club. Like you, I've never really understood...

I tend to instinctively adopt Tony Mowbray's side as my (distant) second team. That's going to be tough this time around.

Len, Werder, I think the other factor in the McNair/Djiksteel debate is consistency. I’m on the Djiksteel side of the fence but will concede that he...

I’d better give P.G. Wodehouse the credit for the verb “to spaniel”, though just as much goes to an incredibly knowledgeable friend of mine who mentio...

Thanks Werder. Your continued stewardship is much appreciated by all!

Many thanks OFB for the opener. I missed the Reading game as we took the long drive back from Aberdeenshire and was once again disappointed upon see...

Thanks for the kind comments. A pleasure to read them. Good post above from Deleriad, as ever. I suspect that Muniz will turn out to be the most a...

Are you suggesting that as part of the loan deal, Boro have not only allowed him to play against us but insisted on it?

I think Mowatt is a great addition. He was Barnsley’s best for several years and just a shame that West Brom took him when Ismael took charge. It ha...

Thanks Bob - and everyone - for the kind responses. It’s good to be back, though I’d quite like Boro to get back on track as well! I enjoy your prev...

Thanks Deleriad and I agree on the team for Sunday. I also suspect that once fully fit, Fry will end up in the centre of defence. He's been a rock for...

KP, As much as I bang on about how much I like Wilder's style of play, I think we will concede more goals than we're used to. I just think that's th...

I thought it might be useful to look back at how Wilder has started previous full seasons as a manager, and see if we can draw anything from that: ...

I agree that I think the League Cup, at least in it's current format, has run it's race. That said, the cup may provide some income for lower league...