Championship thread 25/26! (95 Viewers)

[eyesee]

i gave up at 0-3. qpr were dreadful.

 

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[jto123]

Well they are near the top of the league so they won't be bad will they and the likes of Ipswich in particular have spent a fortune. Yet we've been above these teams pretty much the entire season and for some reason it seems harder for people, including our own fans on here, to accept that we may actually be better. They'd rather drool over teams that are behind us in the table. Its a bit weird tbh. I'm loving our season.

One of them might catch us if we seriously take our eye off the ball, looking like Boro if anyone, but every time any of them drop points its a hammer blow to them.

Again, don’t disagree. Not a contradiction to say our rivals are good teams and we’re better. Ultimately the table will decide that. Just need to get behind us for the final ten cup finals!

 

[DT-R]

Hackney has 4 goals and 7 assists. Hardly tearing up the league

I think hes one of the most overrated players in the league. And thats nothing against him, hes a decent championship midfielder. Its on Sky, who everytime he plays would have you believe hes prime Paul Scholes. Decent player, MASSIVELY overrated and overhyped. I dont doubt he will one day play in the PL. But hes not as good as sky make him out to be

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[TomRad85]

Again, don’t disagree. Not a contradiction to say our rivals are good teams and we’re better. Ultimately the table will decide that. Just need to get behind us for the final ten cup finals!

Yesterday convinced me. Tricky-ish away game, couple of important injuries from nowhere, batshit red card. Yet, everyone stood up to be counted. There's a winners mentality there atm.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Haha

 

[skybluecam]

Hackney has 4 goals and 7 assists. Hardly tearing up the league

He's a centre mid... Grimes has 0 and 2 lol

 

[theferret]

Well they are near the top of the league so they won't be bad will they and the likes of Ipswich in particular have spent a fortune. Yet we've been above these teams pretty much the entire season and for some reason it seems harder for people, including our own fans on here, to accept that we may actually be better. They'd rather drool over teams that are behind us in the table. Its a bit weird tbh. I'm loving our season.

One of them might catch us if we seriously take our eye off the ball, looking like Boro if anyone, but every time any of them drop points its a hammer blow to them.

Nobody is drooling over anyone are they? I've just seen a few people say how impressive Boro are and that they're a good side, because they are.

We've been the best side in the league to this point, that's clear, but there is still 21% of the season left to go.

I'm not at all convinced 88 points will be enough. All this talk of reaching this arbitrary points tally all seems a bit odd, nobody has a clue what it will be

Our form is encouraging, I'm confident, our cushion is significant, but a late season wobble is absolutely a possibility. Some way to go yet, even if the odds are massively in our favour. No harm in keeping our feet on the ground in the meantime.

 

[Shannerz]

Haha

They were saying, 'Boo-mingham'.

 

[procdoc]

QPR are a pointless club

 

[Shannerz]

QPR are a pointless club

In the sense you mean, all clubs are as pointless as each other.

 

[Nick]

He's a centre mid... Grimes has 0 and 2 lol

Torp has 7 and 5

 

[covcity4life]

Fans can be childish about "borolona" and their manager etc but for me fact remains they the best team I seen this season and are a threat to us winning the league

Let's deal with Preston and hope someone does a favour for us against them. They can't afford many more dropped pts

 

[baldy]

Personally I would prefer a draw. Don’t want them getting on one of those winning runs. Wish the chasing pack just draw their matches while we keep our winning streak going.

What is this mental shit about? Wanting Boro to draw or win - get a grip

 

[SKYBLUES90]

Fans can be childish about "borolona" and their manager etc but for me fact remains they the best team I seen this season and are a threat to us winning the league

Let's deal with Preston and hope someone does a favour for us against them. They can't afford many more dropped pts

Best team you’ve seen this season!?

7-3 over two games, HeLLbALl

Reason why I’d be disappointed if we don’t win the league.

 

[David O'Day]

Fans can be childish about "borolona" and their manager etc but for me fact remains they the best team I seen this season and are a threat to us winning the league

Let's deal with Preston and hope someone does a favour for us against them. They can't afford many more dropped pts

they were shite against us

clueless as usual

 

[covcity4life]

Best team you’ve seen this season!?

7-3 over two games, HeLLbALl

Reason why I’d be disappointed if we don’t win the league.

They only had hellberg for reverse fixture didn't they? We won but they looked v good to me

 

[covcity4life]

they were shite against us

clueless as usual

"Hearts won't keep up the title race"

Clueless as usual from the Celtic first Cov second poster

 

[skybluelee]

Nobody is drooling over anyone are they? I've just seen a few people say how impressive Boro are and that they're a good side, because they are.

We've been the best side in the league to this point, that's clear, but there is still 21% of the season left to go.

I'm not at all convinced 88 points will be enough. All this talk of reaching this arbitrary points tally all seems a bit odd, nobody has a clue what it will be

Our form is encouraging, I'm confident, our cushion is significant, but a late season wobble is absolutely a possibility. Some way to go yet, even if the odds are massively in our favour. No harm in keeping our feet on the ground in the meantime.

If 88 ends up not being enough for us that means two of Middlesbrough, Ipswich or Millwall will reach at least 89.

Ipswich would need 8 wins and a draw from their last 11, 7 of which are away. Millwall 8 wins from 10 and they have to go to Boro and Ipswich.

SkyBet had us as 1/500 to be promoted when I looked this morning.

 

[TomRad85]

Nobody is drooling over anyone are they? I've just seen a few people say how impressive Boro are and that they're a good side, because they are.

We've been the best side in the league to this point, that's clear, but there is still 21% of the season left to go.

I'm not at all convinced 88 points will be enough. All this talk of reaching this arbitrary points tally all seems a bit odd, nobody has a clue what it will be

Our form is encouraging, I'm confident, our cushion is significant, but a late season wobble is absolutely a possibility. Some way to go yet, even if the odds are massively in our favour. No harm in keeping our feet on the ground in the meantime.

I'm not just on about Boro, but yes plenty of people on here absolutely flap it every time a team puts a few wins together, its been going on all season. Seems a lot harder for some people to say we've been good.
We're in the driving seat and should be confident.

 

[covcity4life]

Nobody is drooling over anyone are they? I've just seen a few people say how impressive Boro are and that they're a good side, because they are.

We've been the best side in the league to this point, that's clear, but there is still 21% of the season left to go.

I'm not at all convinced 88 points will be enough. All this talk of reaching this arbitrary points tally all seems a bit odd, nobody has a clue what it will be

Our form is encouraging, I'm confident, our cushion is significant, but a late season wobble is absolutely a possibility. Some way to go yet, even if the odds are massively in our favour. No harm in keeping our feet on the ground in the meantime.

Not sure anyone can argue with this tbh. Spot on

 

[covcity4life]

I'm not just on about Boro, but yes plenty of people on here absolutely flap it every time a team puts a few wins together, its been going on all season. Seems a lot harder for some people to say we've been good.
We're in the driving seat and should be confident.

I think what feret is saying is different. It's not bedwetting. Just sensible.

 

[TomRad85]

Ipswich were the best team we've played against let's be honest. I thought 3-0 really flattered them at their place but the 2-0 at our place was very comfortable and 5-0 over 2 games.. yeh based on games against us alone, much better than Boro.
Luckily a league season is much more than that, Ipswich have struggled all season to get going in a way people keep expecting. Hopefully they just don't.

 

[TomRad85]

I think what feret is saying is different. It's not bedwetting. Just sensible.

Then I'm not talking about him so theres no discussion really.

 

[Ipad Boro]

Well obviously I'm pleased with that tonight.

It was a dominant performance from us, even if we didn't control the game from start to finish, there was a period early in the second half where it was far more open than we'd have liked it to be.

As for the first goal, VAR would probably have put a different slant on it as the ball seemed to hit Strelec's hip, but also make contact with his elbow on the way over the line. Accidental obviously, arm tucked in tight to his body but the rules of the game state it wouldn't have stood for that alone.
However... the reason he couldn't twist his body (and arm therefore)out of the way is because the QPR lad had a hold of him, stopping him from doing anything. As a result of this with VAR either the goal would have stood or at the very least would have picked up the offence in that instance, penalty to Boro.

Regarding Hackney and Whittaker supposedly being so awesome, Hackney I'd agree on. Though he wasn't our Motm tonight for me, Morris was. That's open to opinion of course. Whittaker is overhyped though, for the simple fact he's a confidence player in the main and often tries to attempt something sublime when the simple will do, so his decision making is off. When it works he looks the nuts, but when it doesn't or his confidence is less, he flatters to deceive. Most of our fans thought he was actually closer to being our weakest player this evening.


It looks as it stands like our two head to heads are practically the difference between our seasons. No big surprise there, they're called 6 pointers for a reason and whilst we were actually decent in them despite making the odd mistake, they were your best performing 2 games of the season, executed at the perfect time.

Our result tonight is great for us, but it's my inkling will make little difference to your season, the same way as from here on in, your results will make little difference to ours. You're going up regardless and deserve to. In our games against you, you were the best side we've played against no contest. You could also say that Ipswich were the best side you've played against as that was probably their best two games of the season. Brum or Sheff United would say we were. It's all relative and depends on how you perform on the day. What matters is consistency and you have a lot of it overall. That's what gets you up.

 

[skybluecam]

Torp has 7 and 5

And both Grimes and Hackney are better than him

 

[TomRad85]

Well obviously I'm pleased with that tonight.

It was a dominant performance from us, even if we didn't control the game from start to finish, there was a period early in the second half where it was far more open than we'd have liked it to be.

As for the first goal, VAR would probably have put a different slant on it as the ball seemed to hit Strelec's hip, but also make contact with his elbow on the way over the line. Accidental obviously, arm tucked in tight to his body but the rules of the game state it wouldn't have stood for that alone.
However... the reason he couldn't twist his body (and arm therefore)out of the way is because the QPR lad had a hold of him, stopping him from doing anything. As a result of this with VAR either the goal would have stood or at the very least would have picked up the offence in that instance, penalty to Boro.

Regarding Hackney and Whittaker supposedly being so awesome, Hackney I'd agree on. Though he wasn't our Motm tonight for me, Morris was. That's open to opinion of course. Whittaker is overhyped though, for the simple fact he's a confidence player in the main and often tries to attempt something sublime when the simple will do, so his decision making is off. When it works he looks the nuts, but when it doesn't or his confidence is less, he flatters to deceive. Most of our fans thought he was actually closer to being our weakest player this evening.


It looks as it stands like our two head to heads are practically the difference between our seasons. No big surprise there, they're called 6 pointers for a reason and whilst we were actually decent in them despite making the odd mistake, they were your best performing 2 games of the season, executed at the perfect time.

Our result tonight is great for us, but it's my inkling will make little difference to your season, the same way as from here on in, your results will make little difference to ours. You're going up regardless and deserve to.

Cba to read all that but you have to fancy Boro over Ipswich right now. Even if they beat you at Portman Chode, their fixtures look pretty rough.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

He's a centre mid... Grimes has 0 and 2 lol

Torp has 7 and 4

 

[Ipad Boro]

Cba to read all that but you have to fancy Boro over Ipswich right now. Even if they beat you at Portman Chode, their fixtures look pretty rough.

Other than points on the board, ours (and Millwall's) advantage over Ipswich is the nature of the fixtures. They have more away games than home by a decent chunk, so will have to address that, plus the pile up continues with their Saints game getting moved due to Saints' Cup run too, meaning it's getting more likely that they'll have one plopped in the open midweek, right before they play us. The advantages they have are that both their head to heads are at home (and of course the eternal game in hand)

Millwall have a better ratio of Homes and aways than Ipswich, but not as good as ours. Their major disadvantages are they play a game less than Ipswich, have BOTH their head to heads away from the den amd are the only one of us NOT to play Sheff Wed.

However, like a lot of posters on here I can still see a few scenarios in which we could fu(k it up. Experience dies hard after all. We also have a Hoodoo game remaining against Bristol City (yeah, I know you lot are sceptical about THOSE) which I fully anticipate points getting dropped in! one of the main reasons I've been probably one of the most rational about your chances, even stating I didn't see your not going up during THAT run you had over winter is that I can look at your side's merits objectively, due to being less emotionally invested. I can't say that about my own team's chances though, it doesn't work like that!

Shite, I've given you another great big wall of text again! Sorry about that.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Cba to read all that but you have to fancy Boro over Ipswich right now. Even if they beat you at Portman Chode, their fixtures look pretty rough.

The Ipad man on here after every Boro win

 

[Evo1883]

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The Ipad man on here after every Boro win

Half this forum when a non cov fan posts

 

[TomRad85]

Other than points on the board, ours (and Millwall's) advantage over Ipswich is the nature of the fixtures. They have more away games than home by a decent chunk, so will have to address that, plus the pile up continues with their Saints game getting moved due to Saints' Cup run too, meaning it's getting more likely that they'll have one plopped in the open midweek, right before they play us. The advantages they have are that both their head to heads are at home (and of course the eternal game in hand)

Millwall have a better ratio of Homes and aways than Ipswich, but not as good as ours. Their major disadvantages are they play a game less than Ipswich, have BOTH their head to heads away from the den amd are the only one of us NOT to play Sheff Wed.

However, like a lot of posters on here I can still see a few scenarios in which we could fu(k it up. Experience dies hard after all. We also have a Hoodoo game remaining against Bristol City (yeah, I know you lot are sceptical about THOSE) which I fully anticipate points getting dropped in! one of the main reasons I've been probably one of the most rational about your chances, even stating I didn't see your not going up during THAT run you had over winter is that I can look at your side's merits objectively, due to being less emotionally invested. I can't say that about my own team's chances though, it doesn't work like that!

Shite, I've given you another great big wall of text again! Sorry about that.

I scanned through it I'm starting to feel like its Boro over Ipswich personally, as well as us, of course.
I also have a feeling they'd fuck it in the play offs which would be hilarious.

 

[TomRad85]

Half this forum when a non cov fan posts

I wonder if we still have members on the Sunderland forum?

 

[Evo1883]

I scanned through it I'm starting to feel like its Boro over Ipswich personally, as well as us, of course.
I also have a feeling they'd fuck it in the play offs which would be hilarious.

Their game against eachother will decide alot

 

[Evo1883]

I wonder if we still have members on the Sunderland forum?

I got banned 1 hour after making an account years ago

 

[shmmeee]

I scanned through it I'm starting to feel like its Boro over Ipswich personally, as well as us, of course.
I also have a feeling they'd fuck it in the play offs which would be hilarious.

I’m telling you it’s Wrexhams year for the play offs. Deadpool will offer them all a part in a movie if they do it and they’ll play out of their skins. Ipswich don’t have the juice. Can’t even beat Leicester at home. Is us, Boro and Hollywood FC.

Which annoyingly will mean they’re going after all the same type of players with silly money. But maybe we can sell them Torp for £10m or something again.