covcity4life
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This 11 haven't played 17 in a row???
If sheaf is fit I'd rather he was in for Eccles personally.
Rest keep same
This 11 haven't played 17 in a row???Not sure why people are so quick to change a side that's lost 1 in the last 17
Only 1 difference is sheafThis 11 haven't played 17 in a row???
If sheaf is fit I'd rather he was in for Eccles personally.
Rest keep same
Cassilex Cafe at top of Roland Avenue as well, not sure if they will be open on a Sunday thoughMost importantly anywhere up by the ground do a decent breakfast?
It’ll come down to beliefI’m confident we’ll do these over 2 legs. There’s a steel about us. We can keep it tight at the back and have the firepower up top. It will be close but we are more than capable.
Shoe is on the other foot now.
Middlesborough now have something to play for compared to recent weeks.
We have showed guts, bravery and determination to be where we are.
I can see us beating them at home.
Yep the run since Stoke will really helpOur last 4 games have basically been cup finals. I feel the team are in that mindset whereas Middlesborough need to get up to speed. We have the momentum. I think we will make the final.
Play offs are anyone’s game. No certain winner, may the best team win.
Hard to know what to take from today’s game. Outside of the euphoria of making it into the play-offs and the good point on the road I actually thought we were pretty poor in the second half. I don’t know if it was nerves from us, whether they just kicked it up a notch or maybe a combination of the two but we were really struggling to keep hold of the ball for most of that second 45. So many sloppy bit of play under little pressure and a lot of panic-driven actions. Execution of the outball to Gyokeres was so poor as well. We’ve been so good at getting the ball to him on the break this season and letting him do his thing but that was really lacking today.
Like I said I think you can probably attribute a lot of it to nerves, and it felt like we noticeably relaxed and started playing better as soon as we knew Blackburn were ahead, but they also passed the ball around so well and looked very confident in doing so. We did well to limit to them to few chances, the centre backs were outstanding as usual, and Kelly was great too, but we also invited them onto us so much and it felt like if they’d had wanted it a bit more they might have been able to put us under a bit of pressure and find a winner.
How that all impacts the game on Sunday, I’m not sure. Their injuries seem to be impacting them a fair bit, especially at the back, and I think we saw today in the first half especially, that we can get at them. Not sure whether I’d start Godden or not for this one, I think he struggles to impact the game as much in these games where we don’t have much of the ball and he can be painfully slow (there was one instance in the first half today where he looked clean through and Lenihan pretty comfortably caught up with him from a worse starting position), however he has also been good in our last two home games and we might play with a bit more of the ball in this one.
Think that if we can get at least a 1 goal advantage to take to the Riverside then we should have a good chance, but it’s going to be a really tough game. Fingers crossed.
MR's comment about the statistic of boro scoring a lot of goals soon after half time was insightful. They clearly came out with a lot more purpose.I think conceding right on half time like that was a key factor. We had otherwise nullified them in the first half but that goal caused some nerves to set in.
MR's comment about the statistic of boro scoring a lot of goals soon after half time was insightful. They clearly came out with a lot more purpose.
Boro were 2nd top scorers in the Champ and had the 2nd worst record for clean sheets so sure there'll be goals from both teams in both legs...both teams to score and pick your first goalscorer doubles all round..MR's comment about the statistic of boro scoring a lot of goals soon after half time was insightful. They clearly came out with a lot more purpose.
Excellent looking forward to it nowI have a weird feeling that we are going to win 4-1 on Sunday
Might be twaddle, and I challenged my brother (more than once) as to whether he meant Ramsey, but he says that the NE press are saying tonight that Cameron Archer has been ruled out for the rest of the season?! (my brother lives in Newcastle) Nice - if true.
Can't see us (Boro) not scoring but defence is leaky. Think we've gone behind in 7 out of the last 8 games so more than capable of hitting back if we go behind...Take a two goal lead to the Riverside. We're more than capable of doing that and that'll be enough imo.
They'll have to come at us in the second leg and that'll suit us.
Twat couldn’t even get the day right.
What a melt.
Twat couldn’t even get the day right.
Talking to my brother tonight, and he was telling me Archer is out for you? I said, don't yu mean Ramsey. He was adamant it was Archer, and being reported in NE press. True, or is my brother mistaken?Can't see us (Boro) not scoring but defence is leaky. Think we've gone behind in 7 out of the last 8 games so more than capable of hitting back if we go behind...
Talking to my brother tonight, and he was telling me Archer is out for you? I said, don't yu mean Ramsey. He was adamant it was Archer, and being reported in NE press. True, or is my brother mistaken?
Yep. Convinced he's got Archer and Ramsey muddled, but he wouldn't back down when I queried it.Nothing online to suggest it
Will be a lot easier if they open 11/12/13 and we don’t have 5 blocks of segregation between the fansNeed 90 minutes of noise no matter what happens. Don’t let the daytrippers grumble
Nothing heard about Archer must be RamseyTalking to my brother tonight, and he was telling me Archer is out for you? I said, don't yu mean Ramsey. He was adamant it was Archer, and being reported in NE press. True, or is my brother mistaken?
Nerves will take nothing less than taking a 10-0 lead up to their place.I’d take going up there level then the 2nd leg is a straight shoot out, no mind games.
Well that or a 6-0 win
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