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  1. chiefdave

    Match Thread Reading

    Is it as simple as getting rid of Robins? The whole club has been set up to play the same way, do we scrap the whole lot and start again? And what about Viveash's role, are we getting rid of him as well? It was only a couple of months ago we had players speaking to the press about the coaching...
  2. chiefdave

    Man beheaded in Paris

    Why do we always have people who feel the need to post something like this on threads when every post is condemning the horrendous and inexcusable event?
  3. chiefdave

    Death List 2020

    Loved Cannon and Ball, saw them regularly in my youth when they'd play Bournemouth while I was on the family holiday. Don't think they really got the appreciation they deserved in recent years.
  4. chiefdave

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    SAGE recommended lockdown on 21st September and subsequently said that the longer it was left the less effective it would be.
  5. chiefdave

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    If, and given the reliability of data coming out of China its a huge if, they have it relatively under the control the most obvious reason is then have a population that does what its told. Mainly because they mysteriously disappear if they don't.
  6. chiefdave

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    Not sure I'd call The Court of Appeal a crackpot group but everyones entitled to their opinion.
  7. chiefdave

    Do you want to discuss boring politics?

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/arms-sales-saudi-arabia-liz-truss-boris-johnson-uk-export-licences-b1371295.html This sentence leapt out at me. "The Court of Appeal imposed a block on new arms sales to the autocracy in June 2019, but the government lifted it following a review in...
  8. chiefdave

    Looking at this logically after some sleep

    This is the issue. We made plenty of mistakes last season but most of the time it didn't matter as the opposition weren't good enough to capitalise. At this level when we make a mistake we're being punished.
  9. chiefdave

    Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics)

    Whole of Notts going into tier 3. Also seeing reports that both France and Germany are expected to announce national lockdowns later today. Once again it appears our governments approach is the odd one out...
  10. chiefdave

    Looking at this logically after some sleep

    Not sure why its so difficult for people to accept that being realistic about the resources we have available compared to other teams in this division isn't saying that you're happy to get thumped every game.
  11. chiefdave

    Match Thread Middlesbrough

    This pretty much sums it up. In L1 you could make a handful of defensive blunders a game and the opposition still wouldn't get a shot on target. Different story in this division, make a mistake and up pops a £10m striker to punish you.
  12. chiefdave

    The EU: In, out, shake it all about....

    Besides the fact that 0% is clearly not better than 0% most of the soy sauce in this country is imported from Europe not Japan isn't it?
  13. chiefdave

    Match Thread Middlesbrough

    Agreed, ridiculous to think players don't see what is being said about them here and on social media. Sure they're told not to look but it will be happening. Is it a reason for a poor performance? Of course not but if they're struggling to adapt to a new division and keep their confidence up...
  14. chiefdave

    Things that annoy you

    Two days back at work and I could probably fill another 277 pages on this thread! Staffing in my area has been cut by 50% but we're absolutely swamped with work. There's now only 4 of us with any experience and jobs are coming in at a much faster rate than we can get things done...
  15. chiefdave

    Match Thread Middlesbrough

    Not sure how you've got he's out of ideas from that. But there's not an easy answer and even if he has one he's not going to announce it on the radio a few days ahead of the next game!
  16. chiefdave

    Match Thread Middlesbrough

    If I'm not mistaken only 3 of our starting 11 had played a Championship game before this season. That includes Godden playing a handful of games for Scunthorpe in their relegation season 10 years ago and Allen playing for Burton in their relegation season. McFadzean is the only one with a decent...
  17. chiefdave

    Match Thread Middlesbrough

    It does more than come into it. We're not talking about teams spending a few quid more than us, teams are spending tens of millions more than us. Last seasons figures not available yet but the season before I think the average was something like 107% of revenue spent on wages. We tried that the...
  18. chiefdave

    Would you have bright back?

    Do you really think we can find a place for a player that isn't up for a battle this season?
  19. chiefdave

    Match Thread Middlesbrough

    Nobody is saying we should not try and accept relegation 8 games into the season. But at the same time there needs to be a level of realism. It was only a few weeks ago when the fixtures came out that this board was full of comments that we'd struggle to win a game and were certainties for...
  20. chiefdave

    Match Thread Middlesbrough

    Gutted, he looked miles offside but the camera was well behind the play so could well be he sprung the offside or someone played him on. No replays on the high quality Sky coverage to take another look.
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