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Thanks Werder. You’ve tickled us pink with your opener as the Boro rise like a salmon up the Championship stream. That said, I think this one has go...

@lenmasterman I don't disagree with that and your wife is welcome to join us any time for a bit of caustic wit! I've been critical of dour tactics...

Thanks RR. A very fair reflection of the game that looked set to end 0-0 though we did deserve to win overall. Picking up these points whilst we hav...

Sorry to read that, Ken. Hope you are recovering well and all the best. On the plus side, permission not to shave or shower for a week doesn't sound...

Thanks Werder. Always appreciate you taking the time to write an opener for us and always an enjoyable read. I suspect this game might be tougher th...

I agree with the general consensus above on Bamford. An instinctive and clever player, excellent positioning and with a rare calm in front of goal. I ...

@grovehillwallah 4-3-3 I would have thought.

@malcolm Money. We sold everyone we got a bid for in that window (Bamford, Traore, Gibson).

On fatigue, one plus point is that we’ve had an extra day of recovery in comparison to Cardiff, though that may be wiped out by the travel.

Watch your P’s and Q’s gents:

Thanks Werder. I think the centre backs and centre midfielders have nailed on their positions now, so it's really just a choice about wingbacks and ...

Thanks RR. Top work and reads like you enjoyed it. Interesting to see Saville in a slightly more attacking role last night. Maybe that’s his true ro...

@werdermouth A fair assessment, Werder. Gritty, certainly not pretty but six months or so ago this side couldn’t see a game out to save its life. Th...

@lenmasterman Agree Len. I had similar thoughts before the Barnsley game in the cup, where the thought of playing a good footballing side gave littl...

Thanks for the opener Werder. I have a feeling that Roberts in for Assombalonga would increase creativity and may be the way forward in any case. As...

@jarkko Yes I think that's might be more likely to be the side (or possibly Johnson for Roberts), though I prefer the wingbacks myself.

Tough game tonight against a good footballing side in form. I wouldn’t want to mess around with the defensive side so I’d just make the one change: ...

Thanks Werder. Really enjoyed reading that and many a pertinent point in your usual witty style. I’m expecting Roberts to replace Saville today in a...

@clive-hurren Ayala is at Blackburn whilst Clayton joined Karanka and Friend at Birmingham. I haven’t heard anything about Shotton or Gestede, whi...

Do the rumours about Bolasie mean that Warnock intends to change to a 433 with Roberts on one side and Bolasie on the other? Against that, he has said...

The proposals seem to be a mixed bag. Getting rid of the Community Shield and League Cup I could get onboard with. Both are largely reserve fixtures...

@jarkko Agree re Roberts. Good business for me. I'd be happy to see a left-sided defender come in too on sensible terms, though it might be that B...

@werdermouth Yes, not saying it’s a counter argument I agree with, just that there are two sides to the story as far as developing talent is concern...

@werdermouth I guess the counter argument to that would be that if Premier League B teams were in the lower leagues, you’d get more English youngste...

@werdermouth Given NW's comments on Northern Ireland's fixture list, I'd expect Saville to drop out for the next game: Bettinelli Djiksteel Fry ...

I agree with that Werder and think Roberts' arrival will likely mean Spence will play less. That said, if Spence or Tav had been playing at a high lev...

@grovehillwallah Yes.

@k-p-in-spain I know he might not be ready just yet but I think Nathan Wood is a left-footer. Who knows, by the end of the season he might be the on...

With the squad we have this season, it’s inevitable that there will be a lot of square-pegging. Thankfully Djiksteel and McNair are taking to their la...