Championship thread 25/26! (63 Viewers)

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Imagine the shock Ipswich getting gifts

Will he get a ban?

He's looking right at it, just ridiculous.

 

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[Otis]

Really keeping my fingers crossed that the gap between us and 3rd place remains at 5 points after Tuesday

Hull vs Watford and Portsmouth vs Ipswich.

If Hull win they will just be 2 points behind us.

Incredible really when you think about it. Never would have guessed Boro level on points and 3rd place just 2 points adrift, after seeing how far we were ahead.

Maybe now Watford's manager has gone, they will play with a bit more freedom and hopefully Pompey will continue their good home form..

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Really keeping my fingers crossed that the gap between us and 3rd place remains at 5 points after Tuesday

Hull vs Watford and Portsmouth vs Ipswich.

If Hull win they will just be 2 points behind us.

Incredible really when you think about it. Never would have guessed Boro level on points and 3rd place just 2 points adrift, after seeing how far we were ahead.

Maybe now Watford's manager has gone, they will play with a bit more freedom and hopefully Pompey will continue their good home form..

More hopeful that Pompey get something than Watford. Watford have some great players, but seem a team of individuals. That said, they are capable if they can motivate themselves. Chaotic club, though.

 

[Gint11]

More hopeful that Pompey get something than Watford. Watford have some great players, but seem a team of individuals. That said, they are capable if they can motivate themselves. Chaotic club, though.

Regardless of Tuesday, the weekends fixtures definately tasty and could go in our favour.

We have a favourable home game, hopefully a win.
Ipswich are at inform Derby. Tough that is.
Boro play Monday night at Sheff U. Hull have Brizzle. The gap could be back if it plays out well.

Then we have a Boro. After that, we could have a 6 point gap from Boro again.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Regardless of Tuesday, the weekends fixtures definately tasty and could go in our favour.

We have a favourable home game, hopefully a win.
Ipswich are at inform Derby. Tough that is.
Boro play Monday night at Sheff U. Hull have Brizzle. The gap could be back if it plays out well.

Then we have a Boro. After that, we could have a 6 point gap from Boro again.

could is doing a lot heavy lifting there.

 

[shepardo01]

Regardless of Tuesday, the weekends fixtures definately tasty and could go in our favour.

We have a favourable home game, hopefully a win.
Ipswich are at inform Derby. Tough that is.
Boro play Monday night at Sheff U. Hull have Brizzle. The gap could be back if it plays out well.

Then we have a Boro. After that, we could have a 6 point gap from Boro again.

Have a closer look at how Bristol City have been doing, and their transfer business......

 

[SkyBlue_Bear83]

Really keeping my fingers crossed that the gap between us and 3rd place remains at 5 points after Tuesday

Hull vs Watford and Portsmouth vs Ipswich.

If Hull win they will just be 2 points behind us.

Incredible really when you think about it. Never would have guessed Boro level on points and 3rd place just 2 points adrift, after seeing how far we were ahead.

Maybe now Watford's manager has gone, they will play with a bit more freedom and hopefully Pompey will continue their good home form..

Can't see watford playing with more freedom, in fact the opposite. Gracia had done a great job to get the team on the cusp of the play offs and has walked because he's not been backed in the January market is the general feel I'm getting so can see the squad morale being rock bottom

 

[Otis]

Can't see watford playing with more freedom, in fact the opposite. Gracia had done a great job to get the team on the cusp of the play offs and has walked because he's not been backed in the January market is the general feel I'm getting so can see the squad morale being rock bottom

Quite often when a manager goes you can see a weight lifted.

One draw out of their last three home games, 0-2 and the other one was a draw and before that they were hammered 5-1 in the cup by Bristol City, so the wheels had come off a bit for them

It could galvanise the squad a little. Not saying it will, but it does happen quite a lot when a manager goes

 

[Gint11]

Have a closer look at how Bristol City have been doing, and their transfer business......

Yeah true. On their day though, they can take points. Hull have good fixtures, they are definately a threat.

 

[Kris_Boro]

Desperate to be in the conversation. Bricking it being in it.

A great run and dreading that first defeat. Two very tough away fixtures coming up. Would love 4 points

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Desperate to be in the conversation. Bricking it being in it.

A great run and dreading that first defeat. Two very tough away fixtures coming up. Would love 4 points

Rather than bricking it, just completely let go of your bowels like majority of us have on here.

Its much more cathartic to sit with excrement filling your trousers.

 

[Otis]

Desperate to be in the conversation. Bricking it being in it.

A great run and dreading that first defeat. Two very tough away fixtures coming up. Would love 4 points

Go and get your other point elsewhere!! Grrr...

 

[Johnnythespider]

Boro reject approach from Forest for Hackney, Forest thrashing around everywhere trying to buy a midfielder and getting nowhere

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Boro reject approach from Forest for Hackney, Forest thrashing around everywhere trying to buy a midfielder and getting nowhere

Onyeka??

 

[wingy]

Boro reject approach from Forest for Hackney, Forest thrashing around everywhere trying to buy a midfielder and getting nowhere

If only we'd waited,could have got £20M for Sheaf while not strengthening a competitor!

 

[richnrg]

Just put £5 acca on Pompey to beat Ipswich, Watford to beat Hull, and Oxford to have 5 or more red cards tomorrow night

 

[fernandopartridge]

Boro reject approach from Forest for Hackney, Forest thrashing around everywhere trying to buy a midfielder and getting nowhere

Hackney has said himself he doesn't want to leave, I'd be surprised if he did unless Middlesbrough get an offer they could not refuse (even that is really possible at this point)

 

[edgy]

Blackburn's Valérien Ismaël has gone

 

[alexccfc99]

Blackburn's Valérien Ismaël has gone

Mowbray going back I read

 

[junglej13]

Sheffield United apparently trying to get Kalvin Phillips on loan

 

[David O'Day]

Mowbray going back I read

They would be fucked if that happens, it's gone xmas

 

[shmmeee]

Hackney has said himself he doesn't want to leave, I'd be surprised if he did unless Middlesbrough get an offer they could not refuse (even that is really possible at this point)

Local lad pushing to win the title with his boyhood team, no way he’s leaving unless he’s forced out.

 

[Otis]

Just put £5 acca on Pompey to beat Ipswich, Watford to beat Hull, and Oxford to have 5 or more red cards tomorrow night

That has to have odds of 6/1 surely

 

[Mercian In Anglia]

'League One Plymouth have brought Millwall defender Wes Harding to Home Park on loan for the rest of the season.'

His nickname better be John.

 

[Nuskyblue]

Quite often when a manager goes you can see a weight lifted.

One draw out of their last three home games, 0-2 and the other one was a draw and before that they were hammered 5-1 in the cup by Bristol City, so the wheels had come off a bit for them

It could galvanise the squad a little. Not saying it will, but it does happen quite a lot when a manager goes

Not sure that happens here. Gracia has gotten them in the conversation, I guarantee he did not leave due to on the pitch issues....

 

[SkyBlueBarmy84]

Regardless of Tuesday, the weekends fixtures definately tasty and could go in our favour.

We have a favourable home game, hopefully a win.
Ipswich are at inform Derby. Tough that is.
Boro play Monday night at Sheff U. Hull have Brizzle. The gap could be back if it plays out well.

Then we have a Boro. After that, we could have a 6 point gap from Boro again.

This is all conditional on us vaguely performing over the next few games tol; and that would mean a dramatic turnaround in form, which one player (Onyeka) is unlikely to effect alone. If EMC is out, then we are also down a key attacking outlet.

I really hope I’m wrong, but I just can’t see us taking advantage of the competition ‘slipping up’ at the moment, and that’s assuming they do…

I know, I know - glass half…cracked!!

 

[covcity4life]

Kalvin Phillips to sheff utd. Big singing if stays fit. But does anyone think he will?

 

[David O'Day]

Kalvin Phillips to sheff utd. Big singing if stays fit. But does anyone think he will?

best keep him away from gus

Also played 6m of football this season so will he be ready?

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Kalvin Phillips to sheff utd. Big singing if stays fit. But does anyone think he will?

To stay fit he would need to get fit first.