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Well I don’t know how Boro have managed to lose that. Fair enough, we weren’t cutting them open at will but we dominated the ball for spells and got...

An unconvincing start from Boro but we grew into it, got a goal, and by the end of the half we were popping it around like a BTEC Man City. We’ve re...

I would have thought that any wingers are now surplus to requirements to create space in the squad. Ameobi and Brown are the most obvious given inju...

Have to agree with that, Ken. Bar Joe Root, the England Test team doesn’t have any reliability whilst the bowling lack lacks searing pace generally an...

@ken It’s a lovely thing, Ken - both the speaking to your wife and the reunification. Believe me, I hope you’re right.

@ken Wholeheartedly not wanting to upset you or anyone else of faith, I will declare that I am an atheist. We know one another well enough now! Th...

Excellent fightback from NZ. Slight favourites now perhaps as the players retake the field.

@ken Its a very good start from Australia at this stage, Ken. Should have just taken the second wicket there. Maybe that will be a turning point.

Cheers OFB - another good ramble through the talking points of the Boro day as we start to think about the next game. Who knows what to expect from ...

Ultimately, a player valuation is just a feeling really - a guesstimate of the figure you think you and the other club would be prepared to pay or rec...

I’ve seen three Wembley defeats and couldn’t go to Cardiff! Grrr….

@pedro You're right to mention better players Pedro but I'm not sure it's all about individual ability per se. Any professional footballer (and, f...

There's certainly a very good game being talked by Chris Wilder and I like everything I've heard so far which feels a lot more like longer-term thinki...

If Wilder wants to play in the same way that he did with Sheff U then I agree that the squad needs work in the wingback areas. The other key missing i...

I must admit to also feeling underwhelmed by the impending Chris Wilder appointment. Wilder’s record is pretty good I would say with plenty of promo...

@werdermouth I think Neil Warnock is right and that relegation pay reductions would have to be mandatory in all players contracts. As you say thou...

Boro’s little run of wins may have come against straightforward opposition but they also came when we were down to the bare bones of the squad, as we ...

I had assumed that Payero would still be unavailable given that he didn't even make the bench for Luton. My suggested team to keep players in famili...

I completely missed the Birmingham game but it sounds like that was no bad thing. I'm a little confused to read that we changed shape and broke up som...

@powmillnaemore Perhaps after three straight wins leading to a place in the top six, there’s an air of general, albeit tempered, satisfaction around...

@werdermouth And the team that were bottom of those passing stats were Birmingham so perhaps don't expect any fireworks this Saturday! That said, ...

For what's it worth, I think Bowyer's Birmingham are a bit better than their league position shows in this ever so tight league. They started well and...

@jarkko Thanks Jarkko. On your squad, I did the same exercise in my head, and the positional changes make all the difference. Previously, the sq...

@powmillnaemore You're allowed to agree transfers but the player couldn't arrive, or at least play for us, until registered in January. The fee lo...

For eighty minutes of the ninety, that was about as comfortable as it gets really: a controlled victory that could have been a thumping but for better...

Thanks OFB once again for a thorough preview of Saturday's game. Like many others, I'm struggling to see this game as "one for the neutrals" as a ba...

Remember that Kanu miss for WBA from about a yard? Was that against us?