Middlesbrough (A) - Match Thread

[Guest]

1 hour ago, joey_big_nose said:

I'm not convinced by this - we've looked worse when we've gone 442.

Played it once this year and won 2-0 away at Bristol City...

[Husky]

Get your excuses in early. The early indications are that there is a defeat on the cards.

[Admiral Nelsen]

2 hours ago, joey_big_nose said:

I'm not convinced by this - we've looked worse when we've gone 442.

To be honest I'm only going off the Bristol City game, which I didn't go to, so I could be talking nonsense.

Just seems to me that given the Rothwell injury, we can move Downing to the wing, Johnson in the middle and have Graham up front. 

[Bigdoggsteel]

1 hour ago, Husky said:

Get your excuses in early. The early indications are that there is a defeat on the cards.

Well they have improved though,haven't they? On a good run since after Xmas.

If you read his quotes about the game he says we need to go for the win like we did against Wednesday.

Another example of selective quoting looking for something to criticize 

[Bigdoggsteel]

1 minute ago, OnePhilT said:

Yes. Somebody posted that form table recently over the last 12 games, with us topping it on 22, and 'Boro in second place on 21 points. I was dreaming of three wins on the bounce until I realised that. A point would be OK.

I would take 1-1 all day 

[RevidgeBlue]

24 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

I would take 1-1 all day 

Not much use if we've any genuine designs on the play offs.

[Husky]

29 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Well they have improved though,haven't they? On a good run since after Xmas.

If you read his quotes about the game he says we need to go for the win like we did against Wednesday.

Another example of selective quoting looking for something to criticize 

Just to clarify that's Rovers doing their own selective quoting,

[Bigdoggsteel]

1 minute ago, Husky said:

Just to clarify that's Rovers doing their own selective quoting,

No,it's a headline. From Lancs live. 

The actually quotes are on LT. 

[Bigdoggsteel]

2 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Not much use if we've any genuine designs on the play offs.

I reckon a draw away to the club second in the form table over the last 12 games would be decent. Win your home games, draw away. If we do that in Feb, we will be in the play off places. 

[Husky]

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

No,it's a headline. From Lancs live. 

The actually quotes are on LT. 

That shows just how much (or little) you take notice. It's from the official Rovers website and is the headline in their current weekly newsletter to fans (sent every Friday).

[Bigdoggsteel]

Just now, Husky said:

That shows just how much (or little) you take notice. It's from the official Rovers website and is the headline in their current weekly newsletter to fans (sent every Friday).

The quote is taken from a number he made about the game. Read the full interview on the LT. He literally says we should be going for the win. 

[Husky]

1 minute ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

The quote is taken from a number he made about the game. Read the full interview on the LT. He literally says we should be going for the win. 

As already stated Rovers are using that as their main headline on the official Rovers site.

Not 'Mowbray going for the win' or similar.

Edited January 31, 2020 by Husky

[Bigdoggsteel]

Just now, Husky said:

As already stated Rovers are using that as their main headline on the official Rovers site.

It's a headline stating a fact

Read the full interview 

[Husky]

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

It's a headline stating a fact

Read the full interview 

Yeah so your assumption that fans are quoting what they want to is BS. As stated (again) that's the main headline from the official Rovers site. ?

[Bigdoggsteel]

1 minute ago, Husky said:

Yeah so your assumption that fans are quoting what they want to is BS. As stated (again) that's the main headline from the official Rovers site. ?

You used it as evidence that we should expect a defeat.  Plus,it's true, they have improved!

Feck sake, do you just read headlines on the Sun and Daily mail and do the same?

His actual interview contradicts what you said 

Edited January 31, 2020 by Bigdoggsteel

[Husky]

3 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

You used it as evidence that we should expect a defeat.  Plus,it's true, they have improved!

Feck sake, do you just read headlines on the Sun and Daily mail and do the same?

His actual interview contradicts what you said 

Have you been on the sauce early?

 

[Bigdoggsteel]

Just now, Husky said:

Have you been on the sauce early?

 

My point is just don't go off those damn headlines. 

Yes,yes I am. It's a deadline day tradition

Edited January 31, 2020 by Bigdoggsteel

[tomphil]

Boro is always a tough place to go always has been.

Anything you come away with will be hard earned. 

[CambridgeRover]

JRC in for Rothwell and no other changes please. 

[roverandout]

Ravel Morrison to score a hatrick

[roverandout]

Not sure

[neophox]

Ravel is crap nowadays..

[neophox]

Walton

Nyambe, Lenihan, Tosin, Bell

Downing, Travis

Chapman, Holtby, Armstrong

Gallagher

Subs: Johnson, Williams, Brereton, Graham, Rankin-Costello, Leutwiler, Buckley

or Mulgrew or Davenport or Bennett

[philipl]

Mowbray certain to play our new signing.

You will see how influential he is from the number of times Rovers pass the ball to nobody in particular or straight out of play...

[Paul Mani]

Johnson in for Rothwell and Downing out left.

Leutwiler, Bennett, Williams, Davenport, JRC, Chapman, Graham.