v Middlesbrough (a) - 27/11/2024

[Herbie6590]

Previous meetings & last match…

[simongarnerisgod]

never been to the riverside stadium,unfortunately can`t make it on wednesday night,i have been to ayresome park and we spent a nice saturday afternoon dodging bits of concrete that the boro fans were throwing at us from the crumbling terrace🙂,of course we did`nt attempt to throw  them back,that would have been stooping to their level😅,that corner away end was right up there with the embankment at bolton and the small bit of the kippax at maine road as the worst for away fans

as for the result,im`e not holding much hope for anything,boro are bang in form and it might be one of those games were we just surrender,a la coventry

[chaddyrovers]

                  Pears

Brittain Hyam Batth Pickering

            Tronstad Travis

Weimann  Cantwell  Hedges

                   Ohashi

[roversfan99]

Id drop Hedges, proven over a period of time not to be good enough. ACD the obvious replacement.

The other question is at left back but Pickering to be fair has been good since he has come in. But Beck behind Weimann (moved left) could give us a good overlap.

[DeeCee]

Seeing as they've scored 15 over the last 3 games I'd go:

1

5

5

JE might?

Point would be amazing 🤞

[Upside Down]

Been to the Riverside years ago.
Dystopian is the word that springs to mind when describing that place.

Midweek, away. We'll get bummed for sure.

[rigger]

1 hour ago, simongarnerisgod said:

never been to the riverside stadium,unfortunately can`t make it on wednesday night,i have been to ayresome park and we spent a nice saturday afternoon dodging bits of concrete that the boro fans were throwing at us from the crumbling terrace🙂,of course we did`nt attempt to throw  them back,that would have been stooping to their level😅,that corner away end was right up there with the embankment at bolton and the small bit of the kippax at maine road as the worst for away fans

as for the result,im`e not holding much hope for anything,boro are bang in form and it might be one of those games were we just surrender,a la coventry

The Riverside stadium is the polar opposit of Ayresome park. The Front line, is no more.

Edited November 24 by rigger

[philipl]

Boro have scored 4, 5, 6 in their last three games so we are on for a 7 goal thrashing. If we defend like Oxford, we wuill deserve it too. 

We have had a very decent run of results at the Riverside since the turn of the century so here's hoping the absence of talisman Sam (only scores at Boro) Gallagher doesn't cost us.

[tomphil]

2 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

never been to the riverside stadium,unfortunately can`t make it on wednesday night,i have been to ayresome park and we spent a nice saturday afternoon dodging bits of concrete that the boro fans were throwing at us from the crumbling terrace🙂,of course we did`nt attempt to throw  them back,that would have been stooping to their level😅,that corner away end was right up there with the embankment at bolton and the small bit of the kippax at maine road as the worst for away fans

as for the result,im`e not holding much hope for anything,boro are bang in form and it might be one of those games were we just surrender,a la coventry

Nowt like that up there now just the ikea flat pack type stadium that is noisy when they are doing well and like a library when not, just like most modern gaffs.

However they are banging them in so there'll be a big expectant crowd right behind them so time for some classic midweek smash and grab counter attacking.  Grab an early goal and calm them down one thing i always take away from the North East clubs is how quickly they can get frustrated when things aren't going their way.

Shit though it's midweek, first game for us after an International break so we know what that means,  the classic Rovers no show !

Boro  2    Rovers  0

[Waggy76]

3 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

never been to the riverside stadium,unfortunately can`t make it on wednesday night,i have been to ayresome park and we spent a nice saturday afternoon dodging bits of concrete that the boro fans were throwing at us from the crumbling terrace🙂,of course we did`nt attempt to throw  them back,that would have been stooping to their level😅,that corner away end was right up there with the embankment at bolton and the small bit of the kippax at maine road as the worst for away fans

as for the result,im`e not holding much hope for anything,boro are bang in form and it might be one of those games were we just surrender,a la coventry

Did you go the afternoon we 5 - 0 or 5 - 1?? 

Noel at his most brilliant! 

[simongarnerisgod]

46 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

Did you go the afternoon we 5 - 0 or 5 - 1?? 

Noel at his most brilliant! 

i was only little then,we went in 1992,a drab 0-0 draw and the season after when we were 0-2 up and lost 3-2,kenny never showed emotion on the touchline but you could see he was p*****d off that day🙂,i was as well,not only because the wind was freezing and my then car,a 3.0 capri cost a bloody fortune in petrol getting there,the lads wer`nt to forthcoming for the fuel money either😄

[MarkBRFC]

12 hours ago, tomphil said:

Shit though it's midweek, first game for us after an International break so we know what that means,  the classic Rovers no show !

Boro  2    Rovers  0

We have a pretty good record straight after the international break in recent times.

Since start of last season we have played 6, won 5 and lost 1.

You are correct that being midweek probably kills this one though!

Hopefully we'll be fairly fresh and can nick a draw.

[Upside Down]

39 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

We have a pretty good record straight after the international break in recent times.

Since start of last season we have played 6, won 5 and lost 1.

You are correct that being midweek probably kills this one though!

Hopefully we'll be fairly fresh and can nick a draw.

This is a midweek away game so not much point even showing up. Just give Boro their default 3-0 win and move on to the weekend.

[sharpysharps86]

Boro are flying, Rovers are rubbish away from home in midweek games. Nailed on Boro win sadly.

3-0, similar humbling to at Coventry away.

 

[ABRAM ROVER]

Rovers on the back of an extra rest, Boro tired from an away trip to Oxford. I'm going for a 0-0.

[rovers11]

Midweek away game usually spell disaster for us. Our record is appalling.

Boro are one of the best teams in this league so I expect a comfortable victory for them. Carrick is a very good manager. 

3-0 Boro

[JHRover]

Middlesbrough recently lost 3-0 at home to Coventry, 2-0 to Bristol City, drew 1-1 with Preston and 2-2 with Portsmouth, so I'm not having it that they are some unstoppable juggernaut that Rovers cannot expect a result against.

Having said that as others have rightly pointed out our away record in midweek fixtures is dismal, often finding a way to lose, sometimes heavily, even in games or against teams where we really shouldn't (Coventry a few weeks ago, Birmingham and Cardiff last season).

So how good Middlesbrough are is probably irrelevant, its how poor we are in these games that will determine things.

[joey_big_nose]

18 hours ago, Upside Down said:

Been to the Riverside years ago.
Dystopian is the word that springs to mind when describing that place.

Midweek, away. We'll get bummed for sure.

Hmmm that we didn't play at the weekend gives me hope. Should be better rested and very focused on getting a result.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Another throw one in coming our way I fear.

2-0

[jim mk2]

We have a good record against the north east teams IIRC - don't know why but we generally do well against them.  Boro blow hot and cold so I'm hopeful we could get a draw out of this. 

[wilsdenrover]

1 hour ago, jim mk2 said:

We have a good record against the north east teams IIRC - don't know why but we generally do well against them.  Boro blow hot and cold so I'm hopeful we could get a draw out of this. 

Are you going? 😬

[jim mk2]

32 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Are you going? 😬

Nope, not this time. The albatross is on domestic duties 

[London blue]

Can't help but feel we're going to get tonked here. Big, mobile striker against our elderly CBs is a bit of a mismatch. 

[Michael123458]

Take a draw in this one all day long there on fire

Boro 0 0 rovers win it rovers go on 

[DeeCee]

Scary, hope I'm wrong🤞