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Made the mistake of nipping out to the shop for something I'd forgotten just before half-time - came back and Boro just went 3-0 up but at least saw t...
Team News... Barlaser and Gilbert in for O'Brien and Silvera but other than that no surprise starters as Ayling returns for Dijksteel
Many thanks for another excellent opener Deleriad and a spot on assessment of where Boro now find themselves in what was a stop-start-stop-start seaso...
Well that wasn't the kind of display by a team who had nothing to play for - more like a cup semi-final and in the end unlucky not to get that 4-4 and...
Well can't fault the entertainment value of that first have but too many defensive mistakes from Boro and from the linesman too. Looks like there coul...
@pedro Perhaps Carrick wants to look at some youngsters now the season is over - is it too soon for early pre-season planning?
@stircrazy Definitely an inexperienced bench tonight with just Barlaser with much pitch time - will be tough if any changes are forced early in the...
I've struggled to get back into the season after the international break knowing that the season was essentially about finishing as high as possible g...
Team News... Silvera in for the lacklustre Greenwood
Been full on with gardening before the fine weather breaks on Monday so before I return to attending the lawn a quick thanks to Clive for an excellent...
@paulinboro I've no idea how he is as a person but his sultry strutting demeanor reminds me a little of a certain Christian Ronaldo - though that's...
On a positive note, despite drawing last night Boro still went top of the 8-game form table with 18 points from 5 wins and 3 draws - Hull incidentally...
@andy-r Yes, clearly it's not the plan to telegraph a gentle pass to just outside the edge of the box to a tightly marked player who is then involv...
Well it was indeed rather surprisingly back to Plan A (as Andy said) with the back three ditched and a return to all its nervous shortcomings too that...
@k-p-in-spain Good - gives me more time to do the washing up 😉
Team News... As KP mentioned RvdB returns - presumably pushing Howson back into midfield - plus Engel gets the nod at left wing-back. Also Bangura r...
@andy-r Hard one to judge defence versus attack - truth is Boro had been failing at both ends and with no real reliable goalscoring options then on...
Here's a link to that statistical analysis of Boro's season that I posted 10 games ago This was my conclusion...
Though what is frustrating about this season is just how long it took Michael Carrick to realise that his team needed to tighten up and stop conceding...
That's another top opener from you Selwynoz with a complete detailed analysis of the play-off situation. After the international break we were away fo...
@exmil Yes, it's hard to see Boro now getting a point a game more than Norwich unless they collapse.
A scrappy game where Boro struggled to pass the ball and Blackburn never really looked a threat - I thought Boro wouldn't score all day until Jones hi...
Missed the first 15 minutes and by all accounts Boro's best spell of the first half - not many clear cut chances since then from what I've seen and qu...
Thanks again FD for yet another great opener and filling in the holes on my knowledge of Blackburn Rover - expectations for Rovers have certainly gone...
@selwynoz I like Luke Ayling as a character in the team but he'll be 33 in August and already looks a bit short on pace against quicker wide player...
Good posts from Andy and Powmill but all I would say is that there's nothing to stop Boro players in any formation making fast slick passes but it see...
Well Birmingham dragged us down to their level in the second half as the game just became scrappier and scrappier as it slumped to its conclusion. Bor...
Boro looked quite comfortable in the first half - especially after that fantastic strike from McGree - which has given Boro something to defend if the...
@original-fat-bob I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up...
Belated thanks to FD but I've been busy trying to finish a project but yet again another opener where he's been on top form - I like to think of Boro ...