Boro V Rovers match thread

[Jordan]

Feeling confident about this game. I would like to see the following team start against Boro

Friedel

Warnock

Emerton

Nelsen

Ooijer

Bentley

Pedersen

Tugay

Savage

Roberts

McCarthy

Subs - Brown, Samba, Mokoena, Santa Cruz, Derbyshire

I imagine that Hughes will pick the same with the exception of the defense where he will play Ooijer at right back and Samba at centre back and emerton on the bench.

Result - Boro 0 Rovers 2

[1864roverite]

What ? No Samba against an inexperienced defence ? Your obviously sauced up jordan !

[Jordan]

What ? No Samba against an inexperienced defence ? Your obviously sauced up jordan !

I think Ooijer would cause just as many problems. Oh and yes I have had a few

I like Samba however I would rather have the experience of Ooijer.

[92er]

Oh no-it's all looking as though we are starting off the season too overly confident.

Come back Jim!

[philipl]

Boro much fitter after exacting pre-season Doesn't say a lot for McClaren does it that he could not get his players fit?

[Cocker]

Boro much fitter after exacting pre-season Doesn't say a lot for McClaren does it that he could not get his players fit?

To be fair, listen to every team and they all say that every year.

[Blueboy Downunder]

as i always say..."i would be happy with a point away from home" especially this being the first game of the season and against a team who should be looking to impress for the first game, infront of their own fans.

i reckon santa cruz will start the game, and providing that we are infront in the second half, then robbo will come on.

[SuperStella]

Too much confidence on this thread

Prediction: 5-0 to Boro

[Rovermatt]

We'll win this 2-1 with McCarthy getting both goals.

[brfc fan]

We haven't won the opening game since the 5-1 trashing of Wolves at Ewood. I reckon we are in for a hard game at Boro this season.

Boro 3

Rovers 1

If it was anybody else I'd say we'd lose but I just always feel really confident against Boro. I remember when we played them 3 times in the 05/06 and I thought we surely can't win all of them and we did so even though it's the first match I expect us to win and probably quite comfortably too.

[Hughesy]

Everton are sniffing around Yakuba - so hopefully that will unsettle abit.

I think 3-1 Rovers - McCarthy, Roberts & Bentley

[Finch]

Normally, this should be a game we should win, but this is our first game and so first-day nerves come into play.

Am I right in saying we don't have the best of luck on 1st days in the past?

The exception to this was the opening day of the 2003-2004 season when we beat Wolves 5-1 and started the season top of the league

[Roost]

Well, what a result - just been given two tickets for a box for saturdays game - happy days

Roll on saturday!!

One Love - BRFC

[Oklahoma]

1-2 for Rovers.

Benni and MGP score. Don't really care who scores for them lol.

[Gav]

2-1 Rovers and 1500-2000 expected to travel according to ticket office this am.

[yorkblues]

yorkshire rejects 0 rovers 4

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[Martin]

The thing M'boro have that many teams don't is a massive inconsistency. It could quite easily be 3 or 4-0 either way.

[Craigman]

I would say 3-0 to Middlesbrough with Brad saving a penalty and Ooijer and Nelsen sent off, Nelsen's to be rescinded by mid week.

[3recurring]

2-1 Rovers. Roberts & Samba with the goals.

[Eddie]

Well, I'll try to start the season with a positive prediction:

4-0 Rovers

[DudeAbides]

2 - 0 to us...

Benni and Gamst.

[LeftWinger]

Loving the optimistic predictions at the moment. If we lose, come 5pm on Saturday, it'll be the usual "what a load of rubbish", "hughes out", "dunn not good enough" etc. etc.

For the record I think we'll win 2-0

[OJRovers]

Any update on the sort of numbers we are taking? Someone yesterday mentioned 1500-2000, that would be great. I'm going - can't wait.

[frosty]

I think if we can get an early goal we will go on and win - the fans would get on their backs and the players heads would drop.

[LeftWinger]

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