Boro thread

[englishman abroad]

he escaped boro once why would you go back ?
be like escape from planet of the apes
then booking a fortnight holiday there

Have you been to St Andrews?

 

[rupert rigsby]

Have you been to St Andrews?

Scotland?
yes I was a boarder with Prince William

 

[Rivet Catcher]

I think they will make play offs this season -just signed two decent defenders.( their problem last season -leaking goals )
Brittain is one of best full backs in that division .

Mid table again for Boro.

 

[seahamstar]

I can’t remember him much from our games last season.

But I am old.

Wouldn't mind being as 'old' as you Gatesy

 

[splorty]

He walked away from it being Ipswich.
I’m sure his money would have increased vastly and the personal terms were good.

Take off your anti-boro bitterness, he’s a very good player.

He’s a good player but to give this some perspective, we payed £17m for Sidiki.

 

[Hampshire makem]

Nah what's weird is spouting rubbish then blocking your post history so you cant be caught out then demanding people trawl pages of a forum just to prove you said something.

You talk absolute shite when it comes to boro and sunderland in this thread and if you had nothing to hide, you wouldn't block people from viewing your post history.

You have said Hackney was better than Bellingham, you mocked people on this thread for suggesting he was overrated and he would struggle for a big move quoting the Porto bid and sneering he'd get a big move.

Hasn't quite panned out that way has it. I post on a Sunderland forum, your a boro fan. Only one bitter person constantly posting negative stuff about his rivsls club on their very own forum. You wouldnt catch me on a boro or a mag forum

Don't really class boro as a rival not proper rivals anyway I know one thing I don't class it as a derby

 

[seahamstar]

He’s a good player but to give this some perspective, we payed £17m for Sidiki.

Aye, players are only as 'good' as what clubs are prepared to pay.
Hackney does look decent, but it's hard to tell whether he'd shine in a team with better players around him or not.

 

[Cyprus]

Aye, players are only as 'good' as what clubs are prepared to pay.
Hackney does look decent, but it's hard to tell whether he'd shine in a team with better players around him or not.

I work on Teesside as you know and the general consensus is that you could have done with the money to reinvest in the squad which I guess is annoying in a way. The feeling is you need something done early doors, not something that drags out and makes you miss out on targets.

 

[seahamstar]

I work on Teesside as you know and the general consensus is that you could have done with the money to reinvest in the squad which I guess is annoying in a way. The feeling is you need something done early doors, not something that drags out and makes you miss out on targets.

Obviously people (outside of the club) aren't totally aware of what the real truth is, but yeah I wouldn't disagree with any of your post.

If that is the case, it's awkward because other clubs can't be forced into bidding, and Hackney can't be forced to go somewhere he doesn't fancy (if that part is actually true).

 

[Disco_Pants93]

Feels a bit desperate the attempt to hijack the Akpom deal to me. He can't have been a top target otherwise they wouldn't have waited for Birmingham to bid first. That being said, his good season at the Boro was his one and only good season of his career so I don't really think Boro are missing out too much imo.

 

[Banks]

I haven't 'demanded' anything.
You are the one making out what I've supposedly said, yet you've yet to show any of it.

And what has who posts on whatever forum got to do with anything?
You STILL have given no proof at all of your pathetic accusations, and because of this you start rambling on about whose forum you would or wouldn't post on.

As for 'blocking my posting history'.
I don't have a clue what you're rambling on about, I didn't even know that was (or is) even an option - not that that's any of your business

You just called me bitter for posting on my own clubs forum, whilst you a middlesbrough fan constantly take digs at Sunderland on a Sunderland forum, irony clearly isnt a strength of yours.

And you want me to prove what you said but its also none of my business what you've said in the past, so how am I meant to prove what you said if its none of my business?

You are a whopper lad

 

[one footed wonder]

Aye, players are only as 'good' as what clubs are prepared to pay.
Hackney does look decent, but it's hard to tell whether he'd shine in a team with better players around him or not.

He’s a good player and I think he would benefit from being in a better team but what’s not to say Boro won’t be better this season.

Although that said the money from him leaving could be used to produce a more balanced team and squad.

You are trying to address the defensive issues which were so obvious last year and the lad from Blackburn is a great pick up.

As we both know too well it’s a tough league and the gap between the haves and have nots in that league continue to get bigger

 

[Bald King]

Aye, players are only as 'good' as what clubs are prepared to pay.
Hackney does look decent, but it's hard to tell whether he'd shine in a team with better players around him or not.

Basically aye. 7th for you this season. I've been looking at catchment areas for boro. Quite large if you consider Barnard castle to redcar and stockton billingham etc.

 

[Kris_Boro]

Never really felt genuine the late interest in Akpom. He has been available all summer so why we would wait until a rival team goes for him i don't know.

Some statement got released last week again reinforcing the money going into the club to keep us going and that we are managing at maximum losses. Fans don't see this and are questioning where the money from the January sales etc is.

Its felt clear we need to sell to buy for a while. That being said, the ones we have brought in do feel like good astute signings who definitely improve us. Unfortunately, we have a lot of areas to improve.

I think play offs are beyond us this season, however, you don't have to be great do you? WE just missed out last season and for the most part we where terrible. Lost 17/18 games and still had a chance.

Back to Akpom, it was a risk. The reality is, he has had one good season. It was an incredible season as well but players coming back generally does not work and his wages are very high for what we like to pay. Birmingham will have offered much more than we did.

He will be rubbish apart from the two games again us of course.

 

[seahamstar]

You just called me bitter for posting on my own clubs forum, whilst you a middlesbrough fan constantly take digs at Sunderland on a Sunderland forum, irony clearly isnt a strength of yours.

And you want me to prove what you said but its also none of my business what you've said in the past, so how am I meant to prove what you said if its none of my business?

You are a whopper lad

Look, this is pretty silly.
You have your beliefs and opinions, I have mine.
Pointless just to-ing and fro-ing with the same stuff back at each other - neither is going to change the other's point of view.

My 'non of your business ' quote was more in relation to how I set up my profile.
Even though, like I said, I wasn't even aware you were able to block people seeing what you've posted.

 

[Banks]

Look, this is pretty silly.
You have your beliefs and opinions, I have mine.
Pointless just to-ing and fro-ing with the same stuff back at each other - neither is going to change the other's point of view.

My 'non of your business ' quote was more in relation to how I set up my profile.
Even though, like I said, I wasn't even aware you were able to block people seeing what you've posted.

I dont want you to have my opinion that would be boring.

I just want you to own up to stuff you've said in past and you won't. I'm not spending 20 minutes finding quotes to win internet points its not that deep.

You did say he was better than jobe though. Which looks a bit silly now

 

[seahamstar]

I dont want you to have my opinion that would be boring.

I just want you to own up to stuff you've said in past and you won't. I'm not spending 20 minutes finding quotes to win internet points its not that deep.

You did say he was better than jobe though. Which looks a bit silly now

Well, if you're adamant that I said Hackney's better than Jobe then fair enough.
But, I will say that that is not how I post/view stuff.

For one, I've not seen enough of Jobe to make that call and being totally honest (honestly!!), while I accept that Hackney's decent, I'm not convinced about him coping at a higher level.
Yes, it could be that he doesn't look anything special because others aren't on the same 'wavelength', but to me he's had plenty games where he doesn't stand out as being anything special, and some of his 'tackling' can be a little rash shall we say.

Also, even if I did believe that to be true (Hackney -> Bellingham) , it's very unlike me to come out and say it cos these things have a habit of backfiring - as a Boro fan I know that only too well.

 

[Bald King]

Well, if you're adamant that I said Hackney's better than Jobe then fair enough.
But, I will say that that is not how I post/view stuff.

For one, I've not seen enough of Jobe to make that call and being totally honest (honestly!!), while I accept that Hackney's decent, I'm not convinced about him coping at a higher level.
Yes, it could be that he doesn't look anything special because others aren't on the same 'wavelength', but to me he's had plenty games where he doesn't stand out as being anything special, and some of his 'tackling' can be a little rash shall we say.

Also, even if I did believe that to be true (Hackney -> Bellingham) , it's very unlike me to come out and say it cos these things have a habit of backfiring - as a Boro fan I know that only too well.

We sold a certain player to Ipswich who was the best player in the championship but the club knew he wouldn't work in Premier. Its a totally different beast as you know. None of your team in Premier level.

 

[Disco_Pants93]

Well, if you're adamant that I said Hackney's better than Jobe then fair enough.
But, I will say that that is not how I post/view stuff.

For one, I've not seen enough of Jobe to make that call and being totally honest (honestly!!), while I accept that Hackney's decent, I'm not convinced about him coping at a higher level.
Yes, it could be that he doesn't look anything special because others aren't on the same 'wavelength', but to me he's had plenty games where he doesn't stand out as being anything special, and some of his 'tackling' can be a little rash shall we say.

Also, even if I did believe that to be true (Hackney -> Bellingham) , it's very unlike me to come out and say it cos these things have a habit of backfiring - as a Boro fan I know that only too well.

My personal belief is that Jobe went to Dortmund because the level in that league is somewhere between the championship and the PL and he can almost certainly succeed there whereas although we got good money for him I'm not sure everyone believed he was fully ready for PL football. On his day he's absolutely outstanding but consistency can be an issue with him and I think going to Dortmund was a very sensible move. I'm sure Hackney wil have the same thoughts about PL football although he is older and further on in his career than Jobe.

We sold a certain player to Ipswich who was the best player in the championship but the club knew he wouldn't work in Premier. Its a totally different beast as you know. None of your team in Premier level.

Don't agree with that at all. Clarke is 100% capable of playing PL football but was completely misused at Ipswich. They watched him come off the touchline and drive inside for 2 seasons with us doing very very well and decided to play him as an inside forward in a team that saw very little of the ball.

 

[seahamstar]

My personal belief is that Jobe went to Dortmund because the level in that league is somewhere between the championship and the PL and he can almost certainly succeed there whereas although we got good money for him I'm not sure everyone believed he was fully ready for PL football. On his day he's absolutely outstanding but consistency can be an issue with him and I think going to Dortmund was a very sensible move. I'm sure Hackney wil have the same thoughts about PL football although he is older and further on in his career than Jobe.

Don't agree with that at all. Clarke is 100% capable of playing PL football but was completely misused at Ipswich. They watched him come off the touchline and drive inside for 2 seasons with us doing very very well and decided to play him as an inside forward in a team that saw very little of the ball.

A lot of sense in this post.
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