Match Thread Coventry City - Middlesbrough Match Thread - Saturday 3rd May (11 Viewers)

[Captain Dart]

Is this just speculation or do you know 100%?

Never trust the words of that chicken.

 

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[Captain Dart]

Michael Carrick says Riley McGree and Rav van den Berg have trained with the Middlesbrough squad this week and are back in contention to play.

McGree has only played once since January, been injured.

 

[torchomatic]

I’m expecting the Boro fans to cheer loudly when Collins is announced in the team tomorrow

Well, fuck them if they do. I hope our fans respond by cheering him.

We'll be laughing at the end of the game.

 

[pusbccfc]

Generally now though the stadium is 1206 seats off full capacity including segregation etc its minor numbers and probably close to our maximum

Definitely and the TV cameras is an unfortunate fault of the stadium. I still don't get why we've given Boro 200 fewer than others. Spurs were given 3100 in that section. Certainly will be empty seats in their end.

 

[Otis]

Feel pretty good about this one

Gonna be a great day and a great Bank Holiday weekend

I would be more confident if I knew players were back.

If MVE and Thomas are still out and then you add on that Dasilva is missing, that is an incredibly weakened defence.

Everyone seems to be in complete agreement that Bidwell has looked very slow and sluggish.

When you look at a possible defence of..

Collins - who is getting right old pelters

Lati - Who may not even play (he seemed to run the injury off last week, but have we heard anymore since?)

Binks and Kitching

Bidwell.

There's only Kitching that I trust in there.

 

[pusbccfc]

Crazy that play-off was a sell-out at 28K.

More SAG nonsense.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

More SAG nonsense.

@Sky Blue Pete Did they ever come back to you on publishing the SAG notes?

 

[TomRad85]

I would be more confident if I knew players were back.

If MVE and Thomas are still out and then you add on that Dasilva is missing, that is an incredibly weakened defence.

Everyone seems to be in complete agreement that Bidwell has looked very slow and sluggish.

When you look at a possible defence of..

Collins - who is getting right old pelters

Lati - Who may not even play (he seemed to run the injury off last week, but have we heard anymore since?)

Binks and Kitching

Bidwell.

There's only Kitching that I trust in there.

Nightmare fuel. Let's hope its not the case.

 

[napolimp]

I would be more confident if I knew players were back.

If MVE and Thomas are still out and then you add on that Dasilva is missing, that is an incredibly weakened defence.

Everyone seems to be in complete agreement that Bidwell has looked very slow and sluggish.

When you look at a possible defence of..

Collins - who is getting right old pelters

Lati - Who may not even play (he seemed to run the injury off last week, but have we heard anymore since?)

Binks and Kitching

Bidwell.

There's only Kitching that I trust in there.

I reckon it will be MVE-Thomas-Kitching-Bidwell, and I think Bidwell will up his game back to his normal standards.

I don't think there will be anyone behind them, maybe the we'll live and die in these town banner draped over the crossbar.

 

[quinn1971]

Bristol city game doesn’t really matter , they lose then bonus, milwalll are not beating Burnley , and Blackburn aren’t beating Sheff utd, still confident we’ll win but a point will be enough, still think getting 5th is massive

 

[shmmeee]

3 goals in the first half hour, put them to bed, an hour of Wembley again, mason Clarke sambda and twist and shout. Followed my me meeting my Boro mate for a beer after and a large amount of piss taking.

 

[covcity4life]

Bristol city game doesn’t really matter , they lose then bonus, milwalll are not beating Burnley , and Blackburn aren’t beating Sheff utd, still confident we’ll win but a point will be enough, still think getting 5th is massive

Blackburn can beat sheff utd for sure . They are on fire and sheff utd have one eye on next week

 

[Gynnsthetonic]

 

[Macca1987]

Blackburn can beat sheff utd for sure . They are on fire and sheff utd have one eye on next week

However if that happens and other results go Blackburn's way, Sheff Utd could end up playing Blackburn again in the play-offs, not a way to go into 2 games having just being beat by your opponents at home

 

[Tommo1993]

I’d honestly rather 6th. Sunderland midweek would be a massive pain in the arse.

 

[ccfcmpl]

FAO all the leaks and specifically @Saddlebrains:

We understand you’re clearly ITK and have a strong link to someone on the inside but this isn’t the week to post out any team / injury leaks you find out that could possible give Boro any slight edge.

Lampard mentioned at the fans forum that the leaks were seen by the opposing teams regularly so for at least one week wind it in.

It isn’t needed at the best of times but certainly not this week.

 

[steve101]

Stomach churning already. Excited and nervous in equal measure. A good start and tempo will help. No need to go crazy but I hope we are not too cagey. We are much better when we play at tempo.

 

[skybluejelly]

I guarantee one thing as some point tomorrow we will be out of the playoffs hopefully just temporarily, then there will be meltdown .. but hopefully jubilation come 2:30 ish

 

[shmmeee]

I guarantee one thing as some point tomorrow we will be out of the playoffs hopefully just temporarily, then there will be meltdown .. but hopefully jubilation come 2:30 ish

Millwall go 1 up first ten minutes and everyone collectively shits themselves.

 

[TomRad85]

Millwall go 1 up first ten minutes and everyone collectively shits themselves.

The final day is so batshit, it could be that Boro finding out part way through the game that even a win won't do it for them might actually be beneficial.

 

[Gint11]

I guarantee one thing as some point tomorrow we will be out of the playoffs hopefully just temporarily, then there will be meltdown .. but hopefully jubilation come 2:30 ish

On one hand, we could win 3/4-0 but on the other, we concede a shit goal early and shit the bed for 89 minutes and get a last minute equaliser that gets us in

 

[quinn1971]

Blackburn can beat sheff utd for sure . They are on fire and sheff utd have one eye on next week

Wilder said they want to beat their points total, they won’t want to go into the play offs losing to the team they could face,

 

[covcity4life]

Wilder said they want to beat their points total, they won’t want to go into the play offs losing to the team they could face,

Yeah I'm not saying i think it's gonna happen ,just saying it's a possibility so we shouldn't count Blackburn out that's all

 

[torchomatic]

I guarantee one thing as some point tomorrow we will be out of the playoffs hopefully just temporarily, then there will be meltdown .. but hopefully jubilation come 2:30 ish

None of us will know due to lack of 5G signal!

 

[quinn1971]

whatever happens I’d of taken this finish to the season after the derby home game,

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

@Sky Blue Pete Did they ever come back to you on publishing the SAG notes?

It’s the forum chair who’s on it he was going to ask at the next meeting

 

[quinn1971]

positive posts only from now on breakfast booked in for 9-30 am, few settlers and enjoy the day, however we do it we‘ll be in the play offs, sat night, then we get to do it all again

 

[tigersb]

Other scores have went our way in recent weeks
Can't rely on that tomorrow
Time to step up to the plate

 

[Covkid1968#]

On the Leo Sayer tomorrow - Im very rusty, especially with starting at 10am in the morning. The good news..come 2.30pm I really wont care what happened in the game...it will be all about how I get through the rest of the day without soiling myself.

 

[procdoc]

I really hope we can dig deep and get the points needed. Just worry we will concede. They are also due a win against us which is always in the back of my mind!

Hope MVE is back, be nice to have Thomas available too although I imagine he’s behind in fitness after missing a few games.

 

[Chicken Mcgraw]

Everything being kept fully under wraps this week

Hence no training pics etc yet and they were back in Tuesday

All being kept under wraps… followed by 2 sets of training pictures and a team leak.

Classic Saddle bollocks

 

[Tommo1993]

We’ll be fine. Stay calm

 

[Captain Dart]

I would be more confident if I knew players were back.

If MVE and Thomas are still out and then you add on that Dasilva is missing, that is an incredibly weakened defence.

Everyone seems to be in complete agreement that Bidwell has looked very slow and sluggish.

When you look at a possible defence of..

Collins - who is getting right old pelters

Lati - Who may not even play (he seemed to run the injury off last week, but have we heard anymore since?)

Binks and Kitching

Bidwell.

There's only Kitching that I trust in there.

Check out the training pictures, Lati is on there isn't he?

 

[quinn1971]

I’m predicting we’ll be playing Sunderland at home next Friday

 

[Macca1987]

Hope so I'm picking my son up from Birmingham airport at 4.45, then straight to The Craftsman for a few beers before the game, if we are playing Friday, if it's Thursday then he's f*cked as he'll still be abroad