Match Day Thread Middlesbrough v Hull City

[Ric Glasgow]

Performance wasn’t as bad as some are suggesting. I was just disappointed to see a lack of bravery in team selection (1 striker as usual - will never understand it) and the way some of our players do something good (e.g. turn on the ball and lose their man), only to then pick the backwards option and un-do their positive play/kill the momentum. This happened a lot and should be looked at. Middlesbrough did the opposite today, and it’s why they had a lot more chances.

We don’t have the players we had last season. But we aren’t a bottom 3 squad. We need a positive and experienced manager who can change the mood around the place.

Agree with some of this,in particular the one up front.At some point we're going to need to go looking for goals to win games,we're not getting them with this set up.I think we'd be far stronger in a 4-4-2?

Also worth pointing out that we're not going to come up against Ben Doak every week,the lad is class,Boro are lucky to have him and he makes a huge difference.Boro are probably better than us without him,with him they're far superior.That was a hard game for Andy Dawson,trouble is it doesn't look much easier next Saturday.

We live in hope.

 

[TigerMarv]

Don't get the criticising of Dawson he's had no time and he's not a manager he's just trying to fill the hole until one comes in.

If you really want to judge him do it after a few more games

 

[TIGERSCAVE]

Agree with some of this,in particular the one up front.At some point we're going to need to go looking for goals to win games,we're not getting them with this set up.I think we'd be far stronger in a 4-4-2?

Also worth pointing out that we're not going to come up against Ben Doak every week,the lad is class,Boro are lucky to have him and he makes a huge difference.Boro are probably better than us without him,with him they're far superior.That was a hard game for Andy Dawson,trouble is it doesn't look much easier next Saturday.

We live in hope.

Blackburn beating Leeds as well..

 

[Ehab's Member]

Think he's best as a 8 or 10.
He seems a good technical player but needs an end product of goals or assists otherwise what's the point in those positions

What good is being 'technical' when you invariably play the safe ball, are easily knocked off the ball and provide no goals or assists?

 

[GEvans76]

He stayed up late to watch on his laptop, you know. If it was a 15:00 kick-off he would’ve had to set an alarm to watch before going back to bed.

I do like the fact we have international supporters but for someone who only watches games on his TV via HDMI he actually thinks he’s an expert on Hull City it’s ****ing hilarious but it’s old ground.

 

[Vern]

Needs to start for me now might go on a scoring run now Burstow. Plus he's mobile and looks hungry

50% of Jon Parkin. We wasn't very mobile but always looked hungry on and off the park.

 

[TigerMarv]

What good is being 'technical' when you invariably play the safe ball, are easily knocked off the ball and provide no goals or assists?

That's exactly my point. I was really expecting him to kick on from last season but it just hasn't happened if anything a step back. The only defence would be he might be a lot better played behind decent striker(s) but I'm still not sure

 

[Ric Glasgow]

Blackburn beating Leeds as well..

They beat Boro midweek,they're playing well.

 

[Kalman II]

They beat Boro midweek,they're playing well.

Another free hit like today then, some would say.

I think we’ll struggle to stay up regardless of who the new manager is.

 

[M88 EVN]

Go all out and get Eustace.

 

[Chazz Rheinhold]

I like daws city through and through
And yes it’s is first game in charge
But
He’s been working with these players all season
I would have liked a radical change today as he must be able to see where we’ve been going wrong?
Hopefully next game he might think **** it
Let’s go two up top or pack the midfield or five at the back
It needs a radical change
And quickly

 

[Vern]

Go all out and get Eustace.

Peter Eustace. He is about 80 but as they say many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

 

[originallambrettaman]

We were much better today than we were against Wednesday and it’s definitely an improvement actually giving the midfield players the ball occasionally.

Far too much doom and gloom on here, it’s getting like Hull City Fans Forum on Facebook, just without all the spelling mistakes.

 

[NewcastleTiger]

We were much better today than we were against Wednesday and it’s definitely an improvement actually giving the midfield players the ball occasionally.

Far too much doom and gloom on here, it’s getting like Hull City Fans Forum on Facebook, just without all the spelling mistakes.

We still created **** all outside the goal, if it weren’t for Pandur, the only real mention in the MOTM thread it would’ve been much worse

 

[Sir Cheshire Ben]

To hurme games cumin up an 6 winurbal poynts wich wud cum in andy

 

[Kalman II]

We were much better today than we were against Wednesday and it’s definitely an improvement actually giving the midfield players the ball occasionally.

Far too much doom and gloom on here, it’s getting like Hull City Fans Forum on Facebook, just without all the spelling mistakes.

Or like your lad’s Twitter feed (Alfie is right btw).

 

[Howdentiger2]

We were much better today than we were against Wednesday and it’s definitely an improvement actually giving the midfield players the ball occasionally.

Far too much doom and gloom on here, it’s getting like Hull City Fans Forum on Facebook, just without all the spelling mistakes.

Better.... possibly, much better..... Not a chance

 

[spesupersydera]

I thought Giles was okay, hopefully he has an upturn in form so we can sell him to Boro in Jan

He backs off way too much for me - I think he's ok going forward, poor defensively, imo.

 

[Amin Arrears]

To hurme games cumin up an 6 winurbal poynts wich wud cum in andy

Bit gay m8 lmfao

 

[bradymk2]

pompey 2-0 up

we are joint bottom
hypeeeeee