Championship - 22-23

[simongarnerisgod]

we played norwich at their pace,not once did we increase the tempo,it was like a throwback to before christmas when we just ambled about the pitch

look what a decent centre forward can do in this league,i hope gregg the egg and jdt are watching

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Boro making mincemeat of Norwich..pace and movement.

[roverandout]

3 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

We must have been watching different games. 

It was a stroll from the game I was watching 

[arbitro]

5 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

We needed a striker in January, everyone knows that - they tried to get two and failed on both.

I'd love to know what kind of loan fees they're paying for Archer / Ramsey et al. I'd dead set against pumping your side full of loanees unless they're definitely going to take you over the top to the PL. It's like paying rent instead of a mortgage. 

I would imagine the loan fees are similar to what we paid for Hirst and are paying for Morton. Our of curiosity I wonder what we are paying for Mola.

[simongarnerisgod]

1 minute ago, arbitro said:

I would imagine the loan fees are similar to what we paid for Hirst and are paying for Morton. Our of curiosity I wonder what we are paying for Mola.

5 pints of thwaites and a dish of fried rice🙂

[jim mk2]

Ryan Giles playing well for Boro   - only the great Tony Mowbray will know why we didn’t sign him. Lenihan instrumental too. 

[Exiled_Rover]

2 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I would imagine the loan fees are similar to what we paid for Hirst and are paying for Morton. Our of curiosity I wonder what we are paying for Mola.

Doubtful - they were last-minute deals and will be for peanuts.

Archer won't have been cheap - he's already scored 15+ goals in the Championship as a 20 year old. 

[duckson]

Norwich goal difference taking a battering here. 5-1

[sympatheticclaret]

16 minutes ago, philipl said:

Norwich not going above us tonight 

4-1 down to Boro in the River

5-1  ..... Five shots all game, all on target and all goals , according to the BBC stats !!

[wilsdenrover]

10 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Ryan Giles playing well for Boro   - only the great Tony Mowbray will know why we didn’t sign him. Lenihan instrumental too. 

Maybe he didn’t think we needed a right winger…

[wilsdenrover]

1 minute ago, sympatheticclaret said:

5-1  ..... Five shots all game, all on target and all goals , according to the BBC stats !!

10 more and their goal difference advantage will be gone 😁

[rovers11]

A point ahead of Norwich with TWO games in hand. Think the injuries they suffered at Ewood have killed them off.

[Cherry Blue]

10 minutes ago, duckson said:

Norwich goal difference taking a battering here. 5-1

Blow for Norwich coming away from Boro with nothing. But with their remaining games you'd expect them to reach 70 points. Their remaining games are QPR (a), Swans (h), WBA (a) then B'pool (h). 

 

Edited April 14, 2023 by Cherry Blue

[arbitro]

14 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Doubtful - they were last-minute deals and will be for peanuts.

Archer won't have been cheap - he's already scored 15+ goals in the Championship as a 20 year old. 

Morton from Liverpool for peanuts? I don't think that will be the case. Irrespective it's about delivering the goods which Archer and Ramsey have done. So for Middlesbrough it's money well spent as it looks like getting them into the playoffs.

[jim mk2]

25 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Maybe he didn’t think we needed a right winger…

Good old Tone. Always looking for a problem that didn’t need solving

[Darrenbot]

Archer was at Preston last season and they have no money so unless Villa have suddenly jacked up his loan fee this season Boro wont have paid more than we are for our loan duds.

[rigger]

1 minute ago, Darrenbot said:

Archer was at Preston last season and they have no money so unless Villa have suddenly jacked up his loan fee this season Boro wont have paid more than we are for our loan duds.

Hindsight is a great thing, All loans are a risk, some you win,some you lose.

[Guest]

It's what you need to climb out of this league if you haven't spent millions on players - hungry recuits who are looking to put themselves in the shop window. There is a glut of talent in the Premier League that can't get a game despite having the ability. Our scouting team need to gen up on the out of limelight player pool and tap some shoulders way ahead of any transfer season in the summer.

[Miller11]

1 minute ago, rigger said:

Hindsight is a great thing, All loans are a risk, some you win,some you lose.

You mitigate the risk a lot by loaning in players who are ready to ply their trade rather than learn their trade. More in the Sorba mould than the Mola one is what we need going forward.

[Darrenbot]

1 minute ago, rigger said:

Hindsight is a great thing, All loans are a risk, some you win,some you lose.

Boro got a player with scoring pedigree in the Championship while we picked a player who had scored a few in the league below but had failed in the Championship so sometimes you get what you pay for.

[Exiled_Rover]

25 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Morton from Liverpool for peanuts? I don't think that will be the case. Irrespective it's about delivering the goods which Archer and Ramsey have done. So for Middlesbrough it's money well spent as it looks like getting them into the playoffs.

It's Morton's first loan, they won't have asked for much. Archer is a proven commodity at this point.

[rovers11]

32 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Blow for Norwich coming away from Boro with nothing. But with their remaining games you'd expect them to reach 70 points. Their remaining games are QPR (a), Swans (h), WBA (a) then B'pool (h). 

 

Not so sure about that. They couldn't beat Rotherham at home. 

[ben_the_beast]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

Two of Middlesbrough's goals tonight have been scored by loanees. How many goals have our loan players contributed again?

The system annoys me. Loans are important but I think there should be a lower limit on the amount. 3 maximum. There are a few sides playing 4 or 5 loanees per game. The form of the likes of Boro and Stoke are no coincidence when they've packed their sides with loans, many of which were brought in January. 

I know we could in theory do the same, but I'm just a bitter man 😂

[BigBar]

58 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

We must have been watching different games. 

Hang on...you don't think it was a comfortable win for them? We were abysmal and they won at a canter.

[Sparks Rover]

18 minutes ago, Darrenbot said:

Archer was at Preston last season and they have no money so unless Villa have suddenly jacked up his loan fee this season Boro wont have paid more than we are for our loan duds.

He signed a new contract in the summer and therefore his wages contribution for the nobbers became too much.  They could easily afford the contribution on his previous wages.  Bad timing for the nobbers and Boro have the coin to do the deal.