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Team News... McGree on the bench keeping Howson company - O'Brien starts but remains to be seen if it's in midfield or an attacking role with either...

@martin-bellamy Though even one season in the PL could fund many following seasons in the Championship given the £100m in prize money for one seaso...

@pedro Thank goodness for the play-offs as without them our season would already be over being 19 points behind 3rd-place Leeds with a third of the...

@stircrazy Good to get McGree back after Rogers exit - though sadly Jones is still injured and Latte Lathe not yet returned to training but Forss h...

Good post Len and interesting article Pedro - I would only add that it's extremely difficult to keep PL-standard players on Championship wages unless ...

Yes it will be sad to see Crooks leave Boro as he has proved to be a very versatile and important player - top scorer two seasons ago don't forget and...

Thanks OFB for the uplifting Bristol City preview and getting a few of the recent frustrations off your chest! Boro certainly can't afford to let anot...

@andy-r Good points in that post Andy and perhaps this is a season that will probably be defined as one that failed to reach its potential due to i...

@exmil I think the referee fast-track programme is designed to get the most talented officials to the very top of the refereeing ladder and also he...

I guess we'll know after February's games if Boro are still in the chase for the play-offs - I'd be looking for minimum of 7 from the next 4 games and...

Disappointing not to win that game in the end after Boro had upped the intensity in the second half and then got the goal after training ground routin...

A first half lacking in real quality when needed - Boro looking a bit light in midfield with Howson looking off the pace and plenty of misplaced passe...

Team News... Howson, Hackney and Barlaser all start with Forss, Azaz and Greenwood in attack so an attacking midfield role for Hackney again maybe? ...

Thanks Clive for that very enjoyable high energy opener that's got me back in the mood for watching Boro again after that horror show at Stamford Brid...

@pedro In some ways it's a surprise to see Kavanagh sold but given he wasn't getting selected even when Boro had no fit strikers then perhaps that ...

@jarkko I'd definitely have Akpom back on loan if it were possible - it doesn't appear to be working out for him at Ajax where he's only played 400...

It seemed inevitable that Rogers would leave in the January window and good to see Boro holding their nerve and getting their asking price, which coul...

@pedro Like anything, if done well it is effective and looks impressive but the main purpose of playing out from the back is to retain possession -...

@k-p-in-spain I guess when you see how the clubs promoted from the Championship last year have struggled this season - especially Burnley who won t...

@jarkko OK, just seen your post - looks like Wilder needs another loan slot Though if he's been playing a lot in the PL then you would think he w...

@selwynoz Interesting signing - he was on a season-long loan at Sheffield United but the deal was terminated by mutual consent two weeks ago - he h...

@deleriad That's the problem with selling Rogers now for £10m (if it happens) as if he continues his improvement he could easily be worth £20m in 1...

btw Just changed the date on the 'January 2024 Transfer Window' thread so it appears on the 'Recent Threads' list again.

@jarkko He only ever played in one game (58 minutes) for Boro U21 side even though he was almost 30 at the time so probably not our best young sign...

@pedro Hmm not sure how I got to typing 25 days - probably adding up in my head while typing and my fingers have took it upon themselves to type th...

@martin-bellamy I don't think it makes much difference in the Championship having a ridiculously wealthy owner given they can only invest on averag...

@peter-surtees I'd agree that some are better than others but I'd reiterate that the risk of playing out from the back needs players ahead who offe...

@boroexile The nature of being a Championship club is trying to deal with a system that sets most clubs up to fail in trying to build a team over a...

@pedro It's appeared in recent games that Boro can only safely play it out from the back as long as teams don't close them down or mark the midfiel...