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Thanks again to RR for another breathless match report that got me wondering if Boro would actually hang on when reading it! Neil Warnock has certainl...
Like KP I only realised it wasn't being shown on MFC Live until the last minute - managed to get a low quality stream for the first half and found a b...
@grovehillwallah Not the formation I'm expecting as I guess having Johnson in for Roberts has thrown the computer - especially with Bola playing as ...
I guess it will be a tight game and we may see the likes of Roberts, Spence or even Coulson introduced in the second half to add some pace - I also se...
So looks like a return to the Reading wing-backs and Johnson keeps his place in place of Roberts - it's possible that Tav is playing behind Akpom and ...
I'll look out for any new posters called 'Boro Dreamer' or 'NW in Cornwall' just in case - though he'd certainly fit in with our demographic 😉
Thanks Len and I agree that it's going to be hard to maintain that level of intensity every three days - unfortunately there are not too many options ...
@powmillnaemore Thanks Powmill and hopefully Cardiff won't be a bridge too far for Boro...
@john-richardson Cheers John and at least some Boro players now get to live the dream...
@andy-r Thanks Andy and I think you may well be right about the binary scoreline - so bound to be a 3-3 thriller!
@jarkko Here's an explanation of the ratings system that 'Who Scored' used for their team of the week...
Thanks again to RR for expertly describing the action and I'd agree with his conclusion that this is an organised and confident looking Boro side unde...
Well it was a hard-working team performance that Boro basically won through sheer will - OK, there a few glimpses of what the extra quality of Roberts...
Boro looked relatively comfortable and worked hard in the first half and threatened on a few occasions to create a goal-scoring opportunity but it's s...
@grovehillwallah I did add the caveat of the fixture schedule and in reality the wing-back positions is probably the only place where Warnock has ge...
Bit of a surprise to see Tavernier and Bola dropped in favour of Spence and Johnson but perhaps it's down to the fixture schedule. Though it's always ...
@lenmasterman Thanks Len and it seems concentrating on stopping the opposition has been pretty much the priority of Boro managers since Karanka took...
@grovehillwallah Yes, the less disruption the better for an away game at the leaders and Roberts behind Akpom in the David Silva role sounds a decen...
@jarkko Thanks Jarkko, Yes I did think a similar thing about them staying down there until the weekend - perhaps if it had been a Wednesday fixture ...
@andy-r That would certainly fit in with my view of minimal disruption to the defensive shape and I'd also keep the wing-backs. I think any future s...
I see a few of you have started ahead of me so I've just moved your posts to the new Bristol City thread 🙂
Yes, though I was only really commenting on them doing well in their defensive duties - in truth Boro's midfield hasn't really done enough going forwa...
A belated thanks to RR for his equally stoic effort in writing an interesting match report from the game and I'd agree with sentiment that we will pro...
@grovehillwallah Interesting stuff and it appears the wolves are circling around the EFL to try and pick over the bones or at least get a cheap slic...
@lenmasterman Thanks Len and after a long busy week we managed a day trip on Sunday to a wolf sanctuary of all places - in these difficult times I t...
So it was that solid if unspectacular 0-0 many had opted for in the end and whilst Boro played and pressed with plenty of energy with a good shape, th...
Good to see that there's lots of optimism on display in terms of score predictions against a Reading team that has so far won all their games - so far...