Boro form

Yes looking back that is shameful. I know we sold out v Steaua but it was only hours before the match I think.

Back then I used to just think of us as an established PL club, and that we'd probably be in and out of Europe and win the odd bit of silverware. When we won the Carling Cup it felt like the beginning, not the end.

That 1996-2006 period was incredible in the context of the club's history though, with 5 finals, a cup and two top 10 finishes (only had 6 in total since the war). Can't say I don't miss those days but you're right, not sure I appreciated them so much at the time.
Still remember on the old board some people describing first cup win in 128 years as 'papering over the cracks'.
 
Given also our only draw in this run was v Bristol City at home , MC's 3rd game in control , and we produced 23 goal attempts with 9 on target , their keeper having a worldie to save 8 shots. I think everybody at the time was , "how have we not won that, how have we come away from that without Carricks first home win". So, could easily have been another 2 points on the total.
Yes, I thought the same last night when watching the documentary on Kammy's verbal apraxia as that was the game when he spoke on the pitch at half time.
 
You've got to be impressed with his consistency and stamina though. The Robbie Mustoe of booboys.
He could have easily hit 100+ moans as he spent 10 minutes or so second half, when we were 2-0 up, casually talking to his mate about where he'd gone on the previous Saturdays night out and wasn't taking too much notice of the game ..
 
There's a guy in the north stand who moans every match, every season.

His latest target has been Hayden Hackney, must have screamed that he was a ********* 4 times on Saturday, no idea why.
 
I wanted to put into some sort of context just how good results have been since Carrick took over, so I decided (as I like to do quite frequently!) to get comfy and spend some time on the 11v11.com historic results site.

My findings were that the results of his 1st 17 league games in charge are right up there with any 17 league game run at any point in our history (give or take) which is all the more remarkable considering it's his 1st 17 games in charge!

What fascinated me even more is that if you drop his 1st game (Preston loss) from that and look at his last 16 league games as a streak, it equals the best 16 league game run that I could find at any point in our entire history, which was during our 1926/27 promotion season (13 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats)! So in isolation of those games, he has bettered any similar length run that even the likes of Rioch and Charlton could muster up (although their records over full seasons etc were obviously outstanding).

So take time to bask in this and appreciate just how special what we're witnessing is, as it's effectively never been any better. And it's made all the better by the quality of the football being played too. This goes out especially to the fan I had the pleasure of sitting near on Saturday, who saw fit to berate the team from the 3rd minute onwards & was happily slating Barlaser at the precise moment he put his ball in for Akpom's goal!!!
Great research and top post. It has been a wonderful time watching Boro, home and away.
A small caveat when comparing with the past, Jack Charlton, George Hardwick and Camsell etc Boro teams played with 2 points for a win and not 3 points. So, a draw on the road for Charlton's Champions was definitely a point gained, not 2 dropped.
 
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