Last seen: January 17, 2026 4:10 pm
Happy Independence Day, Jarkko.
1 x GK 1 x Right Back 1 x Centre Back 1 x Left Back 1 x Left Wingback 4 x Attacking Midfielders 2 x Strikers 4 x goals 1 x (dodgy)...
No meaningful contact. Exactly the sort of pen Conway is denied on a weekly basis.
The second bit.
Basketball game. Boro strike first.
@werdermouth Morris and Browne not in the squad? I assume Hackney is being asked to play a more defensive role. VERY attacking team. If it works it ...
I missed the game again today on Dad duty supporting my daughters’ fledgling netball career (a tough afternoon but she did great). Delighted to see ...
Many thanks Bob for another cracking opener. Hoping we’ll have another new manager bounce today with some swashbuckling Boro attacking play overcomi...
Until this season, Conway has looked to be a pretty reliable finisher in my opinion. He hasn't this. I suspect that is down to anxiety due to the fa...
No Fry, Targett on the bench. Maybe it is Silvera playing as an advanced left back Carrick-style. Unfortunately I won’t be home until 21:30ish so I’...
I'm encouraged by the home performances against Ipswich and Birmingham - sides who came to attack us and left us space to exploit ourselves. It suited...
Thank you, Selwyn, for a fantastic opener, full of insight and interest. Tactically, I think a lot will depend on who is fit. If Fry is, then you'd ...
Great work on this Powmill. A bit like watching England in the Ashes this morning, against all logic I believe I’m still in it!
If Hellberg is to be our new manager then, despite Steve Gibson often turning to rookies, it will be the first appointment of his for which I have zer...
@werdermouth Good shout, Werder. We don’t want another Charming Man.
The three Boro managers with the highest win % are all out of work at present. 1. Aitor Karanka - 47.06% 2. Michael Carrick - 46.88% 3. Garry Mo...
@rich-llewelyn-evans I think that's another interesting point you make at the start of your post. I suspect those that are most angry with the situa...
I’m with GT on this. I don’t bear any particular grudge against Edwards. Offered a higher profile Premier League job, close to his young family, at ...
Ooof. Now that I could get excited about.
Reading the comments I guess I’m in a very small minority again that isn’t at all bothered about Edwards leaving. I’d actually be disappointed if he d...
I can't see a way back for Edwards at this point, and I think Gibson will have learned from his experience with Wilder - and possibly Karanka for diff...
Penny for Kieran Scott’s thoughts on all this after he finally landed his mate at Boro just a few months ago. Mind you, he’ll probably claim that al...
We know all about "fine margins" at Boro on this blog. The truth is that "fine margins" are for the teams that are close to being good enough but no...
At the moment it’s a bit like Edwards’ Luton but without Alfie Doherty and Carlton Morris. That is, the one supplying the bullets from wide and the on...
I’m not too worried about the goals conceded today. The first two were uncharacteristic or Edwards’ team and the third a mixture of a worldie and fort...
@lenmasterman I think I’m about an hour from you, Len, in Altrincham.
@jarkko I’ve haven’t lived back “home” for over 20 years now I’m afraid. Been up and down the country and to Scotland in that time but settled in th...
@lenmasterman Great post, Len. It was spells like that that still leave me in a very small minority - possibly of one - that still wanted Carrick ar...
If Burgzorg is more of a wide player, Whittaker a bit lightweight and more of an inside right, Nypan young and learning and Conway, Strelec and Sene m...