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@andy-r Yes, that's a good point about the subs and it making more sense to give them a structure to affect the game by switching to more attacking...
Good question and I will answer it with the form table stats Last 6 - Boro are 15th (W2 D2 L2 F4 A6 - 8pts) Last 8 - Boro are 11th (W3 D2 L3 F7 A8...
Yes get in! Oxford equalise in the 97th minute!!!
Hoping for a late goal... from Oxford to keep us at least in second spot!
Bring on 5 attacking players hasn't really added anything going forward - then again it's four strangers who have hardly played let alone together so ...
Having made 5 subs Dale Fry now needs to come off...
Hackney's had a poor game today
@malcolm No - they've had three shots and three goals - with the last one offside.
Hard to see where Boro can go now - hopefully they get the next goal...
To be fair, Boro played some good football going forward and looked dangerous and in control of the game but Watford scored on the break against the r...
Did I say Boro were set up to avoid losing? 2-0 with Watford's second shot on goal 🙁
That was definitely old Boro as Watford score with their first real attack as the defence followed the ball and left the runners free to tap home!
Looks definitely as if it's a setup to avoid losing - probably win 3-0 😉
Well that was an unexpected surprise to hear Wrexham were responsible for Coventry's first defeat of the season - hopefully Boro can take advantage an...
@lenmasterman It's interesting how the fate of a manager is essentially in the hands of his players or indeed his recruitment team - Carrick's team...
@martin-bellamy Interesting article and particularly the shift by american-owner clubs in having specialist teams for set pieces, long throws etc -...
@presidentjump I suppose the flip side of versatile as that you end up without specialists in key positions - Boro at the moment seem to lack a gen...
Many thanks Andy for another excellent starter with your usual great analysis - I think I'd agree with your prediction of a return to a back three as ...
Obviously Coventry need another striker since they're only averaging 3 goals per game 🤔
@jarkko Yes and probably a few more too such as Brittain, who has defended well and got up and down all game.
@pedro Arguably, Ayling, Browne and Conway have been Boro's best performing and most decisive outfield players this season so a team without them l...
@lenmasterman Shaking hands on a deal with the devil and expecting him to 'honour' the agreement is probably more or less where the world finds it...
@presidentjump I suspect Ipswich are probably still short odds with the bookies due to being heavily backed before the season started - I think wit...
Talking of Michael Carrick, it was a pleasure to see him on Match of the Day yesterday as a pundit looking refreshed an rejuvenated. In fact it was pr...
@jarkko Yes and despite all that Boro are second in the table so all credit to the management team. btw I suspect the stop start disruption of t...
Some very good post-match posts and a good debate. To be honest I'm not surprised that the new players are not yet living up to their billing - both...
In the end a point was all Boro deserved as they neither deserved to lose or win on what was a disjointed performance with a first half that lacked en...
A Hackney headed goal wasn't on my list for an equaliser!
Boro have still only managed 1 shot in 25 minutes since HT - just not working as an attacking unit.
Looks like it's going to be 4 HT changes!!