Match Day Thread Middlesbrough v Leeds Utd

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reading the earlier posts... all you tough guy Leeds fans wimping about a few smoggies at ayrsome park. Get a grip. I watched loads of Leeds boro games in the boro end, never got any jip. OK it got a bit hairy when i celebrated a leeds goal once... but i was rescued by the linesman's flag.

But then I was from Redcar at the time, no one from the 'boro would mess with anyone from Redcar. Certainly not mess with the Redcar girls, they were proper hard cases... got my head split open by a handbag with a brick in it during a mass bar room brawl once. Ah happy days.

Not much trouble now though, they don't have any fans and the few that turn up are too busy on social media to chase someone down the street.
 
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milkyboy said:
reading the earlier posts... all you tough guy Leeds fans wimping about a few smoggies at ayrsome park. Get a grip. I watched loads of Leeds boro games in the boro end, never got any jip. OK it got a bit hairy when i celebrated a leeds goal once... but i was rescued by the linesman's flag.

But then I was from Redcar at the time, no one from the 'boro would mess with anyone from Redcar. Certainly not mess with the Redcar girls, they were proper hard cases... got my head split open by a handbag with a brick in it during a mass bar room brawl once. Ah happy days.

Not much trouble now though, they don't have any fans and the few that turn up are too busy on social media to chase someone down the street.
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Surprised last night at how many of their fans have deserted them. Ground two thirds empty and hopeless atmosphere apart from
Our fans
 
Scuttery Day said:
Surprised last night at how many of their fans have deserted them. Ground two thirds empty and hopeless atmosphere apart from
Our fans
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yeh, I was there last year and it was a full house. I guess they’ll turn up to watch hoof ball under Pulis if they have a sniff of promotion but aren’t prepared to watch woodgate try and get them playing football, if they’re not winning.

that’s football fans all over to differing degrees

They actually played some ok stuff in patches yesterday. There was nothing in the game for large periods. We were missing kp but they had first choice c/b pairing out.

The sides below them are playing well and picking up points though - looks ominous.
 
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Irishshako said:
The difference with the Wigan game is that boro are at home and there's pressure on them, just as much as the pressure on us. Although I'm sure they'll want revenge for their hammering at ER. Also the fact that they are near the relegation pack should motivate them. In saying that, if we get a goal early on their heads could go down and their fans will get on their backs. This has always been a tough fixture. I remember the Ayresome park days, never a nice place to go to and always tough to get a result. On and off the pitch.<ok>
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What result were you trying to get off the pitch?
 
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milkyboy said:
yeh, I was there last year and it was a full house. I guess they’ll turn up to watch hoof ball under Pulis if they have a sniff of promotion but aren’t prepared to watch woodgate try and get them playing football, if they’re not winning.

that’s football fans all over to differing degrees

They actually played some ok stuff in patches yesterday. There was nothing in the game for large periods. We were missing kp but they had first choice c/b pairing out.

The sides below them are playing well and picking up points though - looks ominous.
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Hull are falling like a rock after losing their 2 best players, let's hope we can help them to league 1 on Sat
 
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Hull are falling like a rock after losing their 2 best players, let's hope we can help them to league 1 on Sat
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Just been on the Hull board, they seem to think a new manager is imminent, I hope it’s not before Saturday. Was reading their Barnsley match report, the team that took the field had nobody who’d scored more than two goals this season. Wilks wasn’t playing as he is on loan from Barnsley
 
My delayed thoughts on yesterday's game if anyone is interested.

Thought Boro started brightly and had lots of energy. We couldn't string any passes together due to this high energy press. We managed to keep them at bay for the first 20mins and should have taken the lead through Bamfords weak header.

Game changed at 25 minutes. Boro couldn't sustain the press anymore and we got well on top until half time. Could have easily scored 3 or 4 goals. Deservedly in front at HT.

2nd half and a rested Boro upped the energy levels again. We couldn't keep the ball and it was us this time that looked to be tiring which suprised me. Boro threw on a couple of big subs further forward and we couldn't really get out of our half for any length of time.

We stayed solid, restricted chances and managed to hold on to the 1-0.

As I keep saying, winning and keeping clean sheets are a habit and we have now conceded only 1 goal in 4 matches and are on a nice little run. That's the kind of result you look back at and think it's a promotion winning performance. Unfortunately Fulham had the same kind of win.

5 points clear, superior goal difference and alot of the top teams still to play each other. The one worry for me with our high tempo game is the week of the Fulham game. They play on Friday night and we play on Sunday before the big game the following Wednesday. They get 2 days more rest and preparation than we do. That scares me a bit!
 
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esteponawhite said:
Estrella galicia is brewed in Galicia northern spain, nice beer, never tried the argentinian version.
Another 3 points tonight, great win away at a team that are bottom half but do allright at home.
I'm sure the wristies will have a moan but my glass is half full as allways.
MOT
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Yes it's from La Coruna in Spain...great brewery over a century old.

Threw a red herring out with the Argentina thing to see who would pick up on it...forgot we have our own resident spanish expert <cheers>

Anyway had 96 bottles delivered yesterday as you can't buy it off the shelves around Leeds.

Don't worry WJ you can apparently sample it in Buenos Aries as well :emoticon-0167-beer::emoticon-0167-beer::emoticon-0167-beer:
 
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Not a great performance, nevertheless another fine victory. Even though we didn't really get out of second gear we were the better side by a country mile!

Positives

Three more points as we head to our destiny.
Three consecutive victories.
Three consecutive clean sheets.
10 points out of the last four games.
Still 5 points clear of Fulham & 6 clear of Forest, our goal difference is worth a extra point.
On 65 points with eleven games to play as we are closing in on the 85 points required imo!
Klich's wonderful strike, a dominant display from Mateusz.
3 goals in 2 games for Klich v Boro
Dallas excelling again, showing he is one of the best wing-backs in the championship.
Pablo's strike against the post & thunderous effort bringing a good save out of Pears.
Harrison giving Howson a torrid time.
Berardi fitted in like a glove alongside the solid Cooper.
Berardi has kept 10 clean sheets in 16 Championship appearances this season.
Double over Boro'.
First win at the Riverside since 2015.

Negatives

Our passing was atrocious particularly in the first half-hour.
A couple of good penalty shouts denied I felt.

Ratings

7 Casilla
7 Ayling
7 Cooper
7 Berardi
8 Dallas
6 White
6 Costa
9 Klich
7 Hernandez
7 Harrison
6 Bamford
Sub
6 Shackleton
 
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1964white said:
Not a great performance, nevertheless another fine victory. Even though we didn't really get out of second gear we were the better side bu a country mile!

Positives

Three more points as we head to our destiny.
Three consecutive victories.
Three consecutive clean sheets.
10 points out of the last four games.
Still 5 points clear of Fulham & 6 clear of Forest, our goal difference is worth a extra point.
On 65 points with eleven games to play as we are closing in on the 85 points required imo!
Klich's wonderful strike, a dominant display from Mateusz.
3 goals in 2 games for Klich v Boro
Dallas excelling again, showing he is one of the best wing-backs in the championship.
Pablo's strike against the post & thunderous effort bringing a good save out of Pears.
Harrison giving Howson a torrid time.
Berardi fitted in like a glove alongside the solid Cooper.
Berardi has kept 10 clean sheets in 16 Championship appearances this season.
Double over Boro'.
First win at the Riverside since 2015.

Negatives

Our passing was atrocious particularly in the first half-hour.
A couple of good penalty shouts denied I felt.

Ratings

7 Casilla
7 Ayling
7 Cooper
7 Berardi
8 Dallas
6 White
6 Costa
9 Klich
7 Hernandez
7 Harrison
6 Bamford
Sub
6 Shackleton
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Good summary of the game. Off topic, but do you have memories of going to Boros old ground and Ulls Boothferry park grounds?
 
1964white said:
Not a great performance, nevertheless another fine victory. Even though we didn't really get out of second gear we were the better side bu a country mile!

Positives

Three more points as we head to our destiny.
Three consecutive victories.
Three consecutive clean sheets.
10 points out of the last four games.
Still 5 points clear of Fulham & 6 clear of Forest, our goal difference is worth a extra point.
On 65 points with eleven games to play as we are closing in on the 85 points required imo!
Klich's wonderful strike, a dominant display from Mateusz.
3 goals in 2 games for Klich v Boro
Dallas excelling again, showing he is one of the best wing-backs in the championship.
Pablo's strike against the post & thunderous effort bringing a good save out of Pears.
Harrison giving Howson a torrid time.
Berardi fitted in like a glove alongside the solid Cooper.
Berardi has kept 10 clean sheets in 16 Championship appearances this season.
Double over Boro'.
First win at the Riverside since 2015.

Negatives

Our passing was atrocious particularly in the first half-hour.
A couple of good penalty shouts denied I felt.

Ratings

7 Casilla
7 Ayling
7 Cooper
7 Berardi
8 Dallas
6 White
6 Costa
9 Klich
7 Hernandez
7 Harrison
6 Bamford
Sub
6 Shackleton
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I cant for the life of me understand Berardi not being offered a new contract
 
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