Matt Clarke has become such an important player for Middlesbrough

[Norman_Conquest]

Thinks to himself, 'I wonder if I could be wrong.'

Matt Clarke has made himself so important to Boro with recent 'added bonus'

Matt Clarke has become such an important player for Middlesbrough

www.gazettelive.co.uk

 

[Diego]

In other news, the sky is blue.

 

[Frozen Horse]

I wonder if I could be wrong.'

Well this deserves a ban.

No one ever, ever, does that on here.

We have standards.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

In other news, the sky is blue.

Now I know that is wrong - It is bloody grey here in England.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

I just wonder how Darren is getting on in his football career.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Well this deserves a ban.

No one ever, ever, does that on here.

We have standards.

I would rather flaunt than admit it.

 

[the_dormouse]

Luke Ayling does a brilliant job blocking for our first goal at Cardiff.

 

[festa5]

Well this deserves a ban.

No one ever, ever, does that on here.

We have standards.

To be fair use of "could" suggests he's still yet to be convinced.

Not flounced off the board about it though so credit where it's due

 

[Way_Out_West]

He's definitely important at the moment, he's our only fit centre back. When others come back to fitness though...

 

[TeaCider]

He's definitely important at the moment, he's our only fit centre back. When others come back to fitness though...

He'd still be important to us.

He's got the shirt now, I don't see him losing it unless there's a real loss of form or an injury.

Lenihan hasn't played a competitive match in a year, Fry in 7 months, they're not going to come in and take the spot of somebody who's been largely excellent since coming in.

Van den Berg is ahead of them both too.

 

[Diego]

He's definitely important at the moment, he's our only fit centre back. When others come back to fitness though...

dear me

 

[chickenrunner]

He's definitely important at the moment, he's our only fit centre back. When others come back to fitness though...

Not a chance. No other player could turn Azaz's 'poor to bang average' corners into goals.

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

Southgate
Ehiogu
Woodgate
Clarke
Pearson
Festa
Ayala

 

[McMordie]

Not a chance. No other player could turn Azaz's 'poor to bang average' corners into goals.

I assumed he was taking the McNair approach on Saturday and falling over to try to win a penalty and the ball caught his head by accident?

 

[TheYorkshireTerrier]

There's no way Fry or Lenihan come in for Clarke when they are fit unless Clarke himself gets injured or suspended.

One of, if not the best CB in the league at the minute.

 

[indeedido]

He has established himself as an important presence in the team.
He would take an awful lot of shifting in the Championship.

 

[Way_Out_West]

dear me

Do you not think any player's importance to the squad is greater if they are the only player in that position?

 

[Way_Out_West]

Or putting another way, it would be an absolute disaster if Clarke got injured now, as there is no cover. If we had a fully match fit Lenihan (I know), RVDB and Fry, would it be so much of a disaster?

 

[Diego]

Or putting another way, it would be an absolute disaster if Clarke got injured now, as there is no cover. If we had a fully match fit Lenihan (I know), RVDB and Fry, would it be so much of a disaster?

Fry hasn’t played for a long time and when he did he’s been nowhere near the level of Clarke.

Clarke is right at the top of the championship tree in regards to centre backs for me. He’s on par with the best of them.

He would be a huge miss no matter who’s fit.

 

[Way_Out_West]

2 games without him, 2 clean sheets.