* The Unofficial "Official" Boro v Birmingham City Match - Day Thread *

I'll eat my words about Dan Barlaser. I thought he was a player with some decent attributes but one who let the game pass him by too often, well he's really grown into that central midfield now. He's immense and contributes everywhere, defence, attack, he's all over the pitch doing everything! He is starting to look like the Howson replacement we hoped we were getting!
 
Well, I'm once again pleased for Carrick as he continues to prove just how good he is. From the awful start we had the transformation has been remarkable.
I'll be honest here, I was sure we'd struggle after those first 5 or 6 games, but whatever is powering his magic wand is Harry Potter-esque.
I suspect a lot of it is down to his man-management skills as much as it is his coaching.
 
Colgates_shaving_foam said:
Hammered them, fantastic, Crook's best game I think, totemic. He's really growing into that role as a proper 10.
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"Crooksy-Wooksy. Precocious talent, isn't he? Mmm? Ooh, got it all, you know? Speed, acceleration, sweet left foot, all the tricks - the dummy, the drop of the shoulder, the shimmy, nutmeg, jiggery-pokery, hocus pocus, abracadabra, I wanna reach out and grab ya. Steve Miller Band? Spin Doctors? Ooh, very similar."
 
Dominated a poor team, but struggled in the box. I cant quite work out how they are as high in the league as they are.

Hackney and Barlaser were good, and Crooks looked lively.

Birmingham could have played all day and not come close to scoring.

Delighted with the win in the end after a sketchy goal.
 
bevoboro said:
I'll eat my words about Dan Barlaser. I thought he was a player with some decent attributes but one who let the game pass him by too often, well he's really grown into that central midfield now. He's immense and contributes everywhere, defence, attack, he's all over the pitch doing everything! He is starting to look like the Howson replacement we hoped we were getting!
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Superb today. Il happily eat my early words about him too.
 
Excellent result and good performance. Great finish from Rogers and he fully deserved the celebration. Should do wonders for his confidence. Goal fully vindicates teams belief in Carrick’s way of playing. Would have been easy to get frustrated and abandon our style a little in search of the winning goal but the team kept on playing.
Special mention to Crooks - real handful in the championship and never stops trying with a bit of skill thrown in for good measure. My motm!
 
MidlandsBoroFan said:
Cracking all around, except for set pieces which were garbage. Practice them, and we win 3-0.
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To be fair - we had 3 good chances from set pieces. And other half chances.

Coburn should score. Fry's header is beating the keeper but was blocked. Crooks is unlucky as it comes off mcnair.

Then McNair has his volley from a cleared set piece.

Can't ask for more than that many chances from set plays really - its the best they've been in a while.
 
Ravshoutsatbeck said:
To be fair - we had 3 good chances from set pieces. And other half chances.

Coburn should score. Fry's header is beating the keeper but was blocked. Crooks is unlucky as it comes off mcnair.

Then McNair has his volley from a cleared set piece.

Can't ask for more than that many chances from set plays really - its the best they've been in a while.
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Fair enough, we just had so many corners where Barlaser played it straight into the keeper’s hands.
 
Steer said:
Dominated a poor team, but struggled in the box. I cant quite work out how they are as high in the league as they are.

Hackney and Barlaser were good, and Crooks looked lively.

Birmingham could have played all day and not come close to scoring.

Delighted with the win in the end after a sketchy goal.
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John Eustace.

Now theyve replaced him with Rooney, a football manager only an American could find impressive, they'll shoot down the league.

Dembele aside, they have very little quality.
 
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