Boro V Rovers match thread

[Oakland]

I reckon we'll win this game 1-0 (Benni)

My team would be:

Friedel

Emerton

Samba

Nelsen

Warnock

Bentley

Savage

Dunn

Pedersen

Roberts

McCarthy

Bench: Ooijer, Mokoena, Tugay, Derbyshire, Santa Cruz

What? So if Friedel gets injured, who your sub. keeper... (Tugay?)

Boro join Mido hunt

[Finch]

Only 30 hours left until the start of the new season! Get in!

I'm dead excited!

A guy at work has organised a lunchtime get together to celebrate the start of the new season - and everyone who attends has to wear their club's colours.

At the time of writing we have four Gooners, two Chelsea, two Liverpool, one Manc and yours truly flying the flag alone for the mighty blue and white! It's getting us right in the footy mood.

[Rover down South]

I reckon we'll win this game 1-0 (Benni)

My team would be:

Friedel

Emerton

Samba

Nelsen

Warnock

Bentley

Savage

Dunn

Pedersen

Roberts

McCarthy

Bench: Ooijer, Mokoena, Tugay, Derbyshire, Santa Cruz

That would be my line up too, just one change to the subs, Jason Brown instead of possibly Derbyshire or Mokeona (which shows how good our squad is for one of them not to make the 16).

2-0 win for us (Samba to score first & 2-0 is 235/1, or McCarthy 2-0 is 70/1) I will make a little trip to the bookies tomorrow I think!!!

P.s Samba is a massive 33/1 just to score first, worth a punt.

[Bondi-Rover]

Feeling very, very confident about this season.

Samba to score first in 4-0 drubbing.

[waggy]

boro 3 v 1 rovers

[DanLad]

Oakland, you've got to open up your sig thing as a caption competition...

[b12_simon]

Oakland, you've got to open up your sig thing as a caption competition...

There's a side-on shot of the same pose somewhere (official site maybe). It looks much, much worse.

[Oakland]

Oakland, you've got to open up your sig thing as a caption competition...

Any tips how I can make it smaller? or do I have to get rid of it...

[den]

Preview from a 'Boro fan.

[American]

Good preview, except for getting it wrong about Tugay.

Our fans could learn from this quote:

The loss of Viduka will hit hard, but I bare no ill feeling to the pie eating Aussie. He signed a three year contract and stayed for three years, terms of agreement met. I’d wish him luck, but he joined the Skunks so I’d rather not!

[James No. 7]

Middlesbrough 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers

Tugay 14"

Tuncay 28"

McCarthy 68"

[waggy]

anyone thinking off going to everton later this month rovers are doing a junior away day thankyou great deal,first come first serve,£10 for coach and match ticket

[Quack]

Far too much optimism on here !! 2-2 draw, MGP / Roberts for Rovers to bring us all back to reality.

[USRoverME]

I like our chances, honestly. They have a defence with injuries, we have plety of attacking force with Bentley, MGP, Benni, Roberts, Santa Cruz.

Both sides rarely take wins ont he first day int eh prem, I think the sides are a combined 2 wins from 17 first week matches. That makes me think draw, but 'boro and Rovers haven't ever drawn in the Premier League.... I don't think that changes... Rovers to bust out of the gate running this season, 3-1.

[Hypo-Luxa]

3-1 from Rovers. Boro will score a cheeky goal in the first 10 minutes but we'll storm back and send them back to where they belong.

Goals from Benni, Gamst and Samba LaLaLa!

[MarkBRFC]

Think this will be a much tougher game than some people on here think.

That coupled with that Boro are certinaly due something against us im going for 1-1.

[Mark Atkins' Bald Patch]

Think this will be a much tougher game than some people on here think.

That coupled with that Boro are certinaly due something against us im going for 1-1.

A win please ... 1-0 or 2-1 will do just lovely.

Can't bloody wait for it either!!

:brfc:

[Rob of the Rovers]

I'm making the trip tomorrow but sitting in the Boro end However, looking forward to seeing you boys in the away end celebrating!

[cn174]

Getting excited about the first game of the season now!

It is a game we should definately win, but knowing Rovers we'll go and cock it up.

1-0 to Boro

[92er]

Were we as optimistic last season for the opener, or indeed the previous season?

[b12_simon]

Getting excited about the first game of the season now!

Yup. Not so long back I turned to the lad at the next desk: "you at home this weekend?".

It feels so long since I've said that!

[ABBEY]

0-5 rovers !

[S15]

We always concede 3 on opening day.

3-0 Boro.

[yankrover]

Who's getting sent off this year?

[roversmum]

I reckon it'll be Samba