[Archived] Brill Middlesbrough Preview by m1st :)

[tomphil]

Well, after the Charlton performance, this is a BIG game for Bowyer. Another team having a miserable season walking away with ANY points isn't acceptable today.

Forget formations and who plays for a second... What I want to see is urgency, possession and sustained pressure that creates chances. I don't want to see players strolling to take throw-ins, free kicks and corners. I'm not interested in who we're playing, I'm more concerned with our boys performing to their best which they haven't done regularly enough so far.

One word to describe Blackburn Rovers this season is inconsistent, that's the only thing holding us back from a successful season. The players are good enough, the games are winnable and hopefully we crack on today.

Great preview by the way, top notch!

That word describes todays opponents, our last home opponents and well....half this league. Anyone who gets over that will have a shout at the play offs. Hopefully we have a late 80's style second half of the season surge. What's Archibald up to these days ???

[tkturner]

Setting off for Ewood soon, 2 nil to us and a feel-good factor leaving the ground...

[Audax]

They don't have a manager still and they torched Donnie last week for 4 goals. Looks like they weren't doing that bad with Mowbray, we'll see. I don't ever want to be over optimistic.

[Clitherover]

Not getting over optimistic either, did that last week against Charlton and that didn't turn out so well.

Gutted I can't make the fixture especially at those prices.

[Tom]

Need a good win here to get back on track and I think we'll get it 2-0 with Rhodes bagging both

Any more mistakes from either and we have to consider dropping Kean and Kane

Same team as last week but Best is inured so once again we have no strikers on the bench, this time unavoidable on the managers part

[West Yorks Rover]

We may need to score a few today if we are to win.

Last 6 games form table Boro have 8 pts W 2 D 2 L 2 which is identical to Rovers.

But they have goals F 14 A 10, we have F 7 A 6.

Think we may have to hope one of their lot gets sent off ala Barnsley.

[Audax]

Doncaster Rovers have a few games where they gave up a lot of goals so if 'Boro scored a lot, that is a weak point of Doncaster as well.

[DE.]

Rovers: Kean, Kane, Dann, Kilgallon, Spurr, Cairney, Lowe, Williamson, King, Judge, Rhodes.

Subs: Marshall, Eastwood, Songo'o, Taylor, Marrow, Morris, Henley

[Proudtobeblue&white]

Wow, looks like a better crowd, but team is uninspired, little creation, lot on Judges shoulders to fill in behind JR. Where's Best, left in the tunnel for being naughty?

[Proudtobeblue&white]

Good showing from Boro, 2000+

[DE.]

Wow, looks like a better crowd, but team is uninspired, little creation, lot on Judges shoulders to fill in behind JR. Where's Best, left in the tunnel for being naughty?

Groin injury apparently.

[OJRovers]

Not a lot on the bench!

[Tom]

Keans first involvement is spilling the easiest cross in the history of the game

He may be young but he's a bad goalkeeper

[Proudtobeblue&white]

Boro by far the more lively at present, absolutely teaming down, Cairney needs longer studs!

[DE.]

Keans first involvement is spilling the easiest cross in the history of the game

He may be young but he's a bad goalkeeper

Great, I've been away for 2 weeks and Kean has somehow gotten worse.

[thenodrog]

Keans first involvement is spilling the easiest cross in the history of the game

He may be young but he's a bad goalkeeper

His confidence is lacking. He really needs dropping for his own good.

[Proudtobeblue&white]

Spurr off injured, looks like right ankle, Morris on

[McClarky]

1 shot in 20 minutes, thriller

Get in Millwall

[Paul]

Join the Push for Promotion is the advert on the big screen.

No chance. We are terrible.

[Clitherover]

1 shot in 20 minutes, thriller

Get in Millwall

Please let this be the day their bubble finally bursts.

[Amo]

Without Dunn or Rochina we look fraggled.

[mattjansen]

Please let this be the day their bubble finally bursts.

1-0 Millwall :-)

[Tom]

This is bad the tactics are all wrong and we look like an away side hoping to nick a point

[Proudtobeblue&white]

Best chance of half to JR, fingertip save to keep out - good Rovers pressure

[mattjansen]

2-0 Millwall,good to smile when Shittu scores sometime :-)