Middlesborough away match thread

[Sleepy1968]

4 minutes ago, Offside said:

We must avoid losing today against a team below us. And would be nice to get more of a cushion between ourselves and the relegation zone. 

I'm conflicted as to whether I want (assuming we can't have both, and maybe won't end up with either!) a performance or a win. I think I'll take the pragmatic stance today, and take quantity over quality.

[Davefevs]

4 minutes ago, Sleepy1968 said:

Fevs, now that you've recently appeared on both the OSIB and Forever Bristol City podcasts, is there any chance you're going to get an invite to the totally independent and in no way unofficially official 3 peeps podcast?

I’ve been invited…

…and I was on earlier this season.

So, I completed the hatrick…Paul Binning / Exiled Robin was the first to do it though.

#mediawhore

[Banjo Island]

47 minutes ago, Marina's Rolls Royce said:

28 hrs on, 2 hrs before kick-off , 20 comments and 19 people browsing..... I think that must be a record and probably about where the enthusiasm is at the moment.

We need a win to balance the books in our 20th game of this season

but @Jerseybean on form as usual.

Yea the enthusiasm is slowly draining away from me another defeat today and alarm bells will be ringing really struggling to find three worse teams at the moment COYR

[Guest]

So our defence is completely trashed by injuries and suspension, our miss firing attack is well missing and midfield well dont mention them, it would be nice to have one.

So not looking great, well up against it but just the sort of game we thrive on, smash them and bring back all the points, said in hope more than any real belief Boro 0-2 City

[Davefevs]

Wot a goal Connor Whickham

[Red Cloud]

2 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Wot a goal Connor Whickham

yeah, beat me too it - half-way line to top corner - absolute beaut

[Davefevs]

4-2 SU

[Jerseybean]

[cidercity1987]

Bring on the 3-3-4

[petehinton]

Scott and Weimann wing backs….?

[Sleepy1968]

14 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

I’ve been invited…

…and I was on earlier this season.

So, I completed the hatrick…Paul Binning / Exiled Robin was the first to do it though.

#mediawhore

I don't remember it, mixture of age/having to listen early before work, but I'm sure it was very good .

[RedorDead BCFC]

Who’s playing RB 

[tin]

What is this XI? Williams in the back three with Scott and Pring at WB, or Weimann and Scott at WB? Can’t work it out and it looks unbalanced right now.

I’d rather have Low start in the back three and have Pring at LWB than shunt Weimann there, if that is the case, and bench Semenyo. 

Edited November 5, 2022 by tin

[GrahamC]

Just now, petehinton said:

Scott and Weimann wing backs….?

My guess is a back four with Scott at RB?

Nige said they play 4-4-2, could we have tried to match up?

[petehinton]

Think it’s 3-4-3 actually 

[Port Said Red]

1 minute ago, petehinton said:

Scott and Weimann wing backs….?

Is the correct answer I believe

[old_eastender]

1 minute ago, tin said:

What is this XI? Williams in the back three with Scott and Pring at WB, or Weimann and Scott at WB? Can’t work it out and it looks unbalanced right now.

certainly unexpected line-up, who knows how that will/wont work

 

[robin_unreliant]

Totally baffled by that team. Hope it turns out to be NP genius but I'm confused. 

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

9 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Wot a goal Connor Whickham

Absolutely fantastic, has got to go down as one of the epic goals in the FA Cup. (Bar Radford's R.I.P, of course)

[bearded_red]

Well I’m delighted the two wingbacks have finally been dropped.. but what a strange team..

[italian dave]

In @RedMs absence…

 

[David Brent]

I have faith in whatever team Nige puts out. He knows far more than me. 

[Unan]

Yeah, confused..

It's either a back four, with 2 cbs, 1 rb and 1 (?)

or

a back five, with 2cbs, 1 rb, and 2 forwards

Edited November 5, 2022 by Marcus Aurelius

[Cannybluff]

Love that team  

[1891 B.C. Sweden]

Come On You Reds!!!

[Ivorguy]

Well it will take Boro by surprise too

[The Original OTIB]

7 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

Is the correct answer I believe

Could be Semenyo

[Sleepy1968]

5 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

Is the correct answer I believe

Well I'm hedging my bets, but I'd probably come down on this side of the fence. I can see there being a lot of goals today. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing!

[steviestevieneville]

Sykes ain’t a right back so we haven’t got one fit or available . Also jay deserves to be left out . Strange though that NP chooses today when the only other left back we have had to play at CB. It looks like a , we’ll **** this we’re going to concede so I’ll play all our strikers 

[brad blit]

Im thinking 4231 with Williams dropping back in 4, and Conway/Weimann playing as the wider forwards who have good work rate and can track back to help. Gives Pring and Vyner license to move forward