Middlesbrough (A) - Match Thread

[Guest]

Big game but they all are from this point onwards! Tough to talk about a game that falls so shortly after a transfer window deadline day, but with hopes of any incomings withering away by the hour, I think we can look ahead to the Boro game now.

Would you change anything in the Starting XI and bench?
Score prediction and goal-scorers?
Are you going to the game?

Some key facts below going into this one, based off of Middlesbrough's home record and our away record only:

Injuries to key players Patrick Roberts, Daniel Ayala and Dael Fry for Boro so a big chance to grab some away points this weekend.

Edited January 30, 2020 by JoeH

[simongarnerisgod]

keep the same team,barring rothwell obviously,after tuesday mowbray surely can`t start bennett,he could barely move,who he puts in who could`nt guess,i think we`ll sneak a 0-1 victory in a tight,uninspiring game,got the dreaded mot on saturday so i`ll have to give this one a miss,was looking forward to going as iv`e never been to the riverside before

[Feed the Yak]

I would be inclined to go with the same lineup, JRC for Rothwell if unfit. 

However, a part of me thinks we might benefit from moving Downing back to Lb and putting Johnson in the middle for this one. 

Would love another win but feel we could be in for a draw. 2-2, Armstrong and Holtby to score is my bet. 

 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

keep the same team,barring rothwell obviously,after tuesday mowbray surely can`t start bennett,he could barely move,who he puts in who could`nt guess,i think we`ll sneak a 0-1 victory in a tight,uninspiring game,got the dreaded mot on saturday so i`ll have to give this one a miss,was looking forward to going as iv`e never been to the riverside before

Who replaces Rothwell for you? Downing to the wing or JRC gets a start?

[Guest]

Just now, Feed the Yak said:

I would be inclined to go with the same lineup, JRC for Rothwell if unfit. 

However, a part of me thinks we might benefit from moving Downing back to Lb and putting Johnson in the middle for this one. 

Would love another win but feel we could be in for a draw. 2-2, Armstrong and Holtby to score is my bet. 

  

I was feeling a Holtby goal too!

[Bigdoggsteel]

I would take 1-1, but I think we might sneak this 2-1

The replacement for Rothwell will be crucial. We all know what he shouldn't do, but we are away from home, so........

[simongarnerisgod]

4 minutes ago, JoeH said:

Who replaces Rothwell for you? Downing to the wing or JRC gets a start?

if it was up to me id`e give JRC a start,see what he can do over a full match,however i don`t think he`s been mowbrayed yet,so it`s unlikely he will get the nod,i`ve got a strange feeling that brereton will end up starting in rothwells position,in some f****d up formation,it`s what tony does?

[Guest]

Tony Mowbray "A living Legend"

 

https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/jonathan-woodgate-hails-tony-mowbray-17652734

[Bigdoggsteel]

                  Walton

Nyambe Lenihan Tosin Bell

           Johnson Travis

JRC           Holtby           Downing

              Armstrong 

[Bigdoggsteel]

Just now, JoeH said:

Tony Mowbray "A living Legend"

 

https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/jonathan-woodgate-hails-tony-mowbray-17652734

They do love him at Boro 

[simongarnerisgod]

i remember mowbray as a player,fantastic centre back,hard as nails and 1000% commited,he`s not my idea of a good manager though

[Guest]

Walton
Nyambe Lenihan Tosin Bell
Travis Johnson
Holtby JRC Downing
Armstrong

[MarkBRFC]

29 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

                  Walton

Nyambe Lenihan Tosin Bell

           Johnson Travis

JRC           Holtby           Downing

              Armstrong 

I like this side, it'll never happen though.

[Guest]

15 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

I like this side, it'll never happen though.

What do you think TM will go with?

[MarkBRFC]

9 minutes ago, JoeH said:

What do you think TM will go with?

I think we'll line up...  

Walton

Nyambe Tosin Lenihan Bell

Travis Downing

Gallagher Holtby Bennett

Armstrong

 

Now Rothwell is out for a month I suspect we'll see Bennett and Johnson getting plenty of game time over the next few weeks with the positions rotating around a bit, so Downing in cm some games, on the left on others etc.

[roversfan99]

Walton

Nyambe Lenihan Adarabioyo Downing

Travis Johnson

Chapman Holtby Rankin Costello

Armstrong

Subs: Fisher, Williams, Davenport, Graham, Gallagher, Bennett, Bell

[chaddyrovers]

                 Walton

Nyambe Lenihan Adarabioyo Bell

            Travis Downing

Bennett  Holtby  Rankin Costello

                  Armstrong

[JacknOry]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

                 Walton

Nyambe Lenihan Adarabioyo Bell

            Travis Downing

Bennett  Holtby  Rankin Costello

                  Armstrong

is that the side you want or the side you think TM will pick?

[geedog13]

17 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

                 Walton

Nyambe Lenihan Adarabioyo Bell

            Travis Downing

Bennett  Holtby  Rankin Costello

                  Armstrong

That's one too many players.......

[tomphil]

3 or 4 changes, some of them needless.

Boro  2  Rovers  1

( last time i predicted this we won 5-0 ) ?

[oldjamfan1]

2 minutes ago, geedog13 said:

That's one too many players.......

Take a bow

[chaddyrovers]

17 minutes ago, geedog13 said:

That's one too many players.......

That's 11 players

[chaddyrovers]

34 minutes ago, JacknOry said:

is that the side you want or the side you think TM will pick?

Team I want. 

[oldjamfan1]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

That's 11 players

Think he might have been making a joke about Rankin and Costello Chaddy

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

8 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

That's 11 players

This is wonderful