Second favourites now for promotion
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Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret
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Bloody hell we are. What's that based on? The amount of shots we're having? We certainly don't look close to being promotion contenders to me. I'm hopeful we might make the play offs.
BoroPhil
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Colgates_shaving_foam
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Impossible to look at it objectively but trying to do that....
We have controlled most if not every game we have played so far. Lapses in concentration in both boxes have cost us. We have a load of CBs to come back from injury and LL and Conway yet to hit their stride. I suppose the thinking could be we have a hell of a lot of growth potential.
We have controlled most if not every game we have played so far. Lapses in concentration in both boxes have cost us. We have a load of CBs to come back from injury and LL and Conway yet to hit their stride. I suppose the thinking could be we have a hell of a lot of growth potential.
On The Bob
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Laughing
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Very true what was I thinking.But aren’t loads of the squad League one at best?
Statistics Shmistics!
Ipad1977
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Whenever someone has a bad game it's because they're League One at best.But aren’t loads of the squad League one at best?
Statistics Shmistics!
There can be no other reason.
Nero
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Favourites for XG promotion.highest xG in the division!
Nero
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Or, we could say we’ve played Derby, Portsmouth and Preston, who will not finish top 6 and not beat any of them.
Ipad1977
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They were always the kind of sides we were least likely to beat, especially early in the season. Feeds into every "Typical Boro" hoodoo going. I'm amazed that we beat Cardiff given their start tbh, that would ordinarily have been a nailed on $hithoused 1-nil to the home team usually.
I think, because no one is really storming it, the bookies are looking at who is the strongest and who could strengthen in January. We fall into both of them.
In theory we should be right up there.
Tonight's game is intriguing. In form we will beat them. But Carrick never has and they are a decent Championship team. But with the likes of Rav, Doak, McGree, Lath, Hackney and Morris we should be able to see off pretty much anyone.
But tactics, brain farts and luck always come into football so we shall see
In theory we should be right up there.
Tonight's game is intriguing. In form we will beat them. But Carrick never has and they are a decent Championship team. But with the likes of Rav, Doak, McGree, Lath, Hackney and Morris we should be able to see off pretty much anyone.
But tactics, brain farts and luck always come into football so we shall see
Colgates_shaving_foam
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Corbaran is a nuggety little ****. Wouldn't surprise me if he sets West Brom up with a low block against us tonight with no space in behind.
Pud
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I often think this is a ploy from the bookies as the favourites never seem to get promoted. I know it's not but it still doesn't stop me thinking it.
On paper we have the squad capable to win the league but the games not played on paper I just hope we have turned the corner now and we start to show that we can win this league by going on a run.
On paper we have the squad capable to win the league but the games not played on paper I just hope we have turned the corner now and we start to show that we can win this league by going on a run.
festa5
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Middlesbrough fans: Van Den Berg, Hackney and Morris are top class and will definitely be poached by top sides. Doak is far too good for the championship and Latte Lath is worth over £20m.
Also Middlesbrough fans: we are crap and will be lucky to finish in a playoff spot.
Also Middlesbrough fans: we are crap and will be lucky to finish in a playoff spot.
naively_optimistic
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At the start of the season.....I thought any team finishing above us would be going up! I thought this season is our best chance for promotion since relegation.....
.... Seven games in....... The naive optimism is waning a little..... We have the habit of finding ourselves on the wrong side of close matches which seems to be a difficult habit to break. Top six is achievable..... Top two..... Not so sure at all now
.... Seven games in....... The naive optimism is waning a little..... We have the habit of finding ourselves on the wrong side of close matches which seems to be a difficult habit to break. Top six is achievable..... Top two..... Not so sure at all now
Frozen Horse
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I did a little looking back to see where automatically promoted teams were after 7 matches in recent seasons.
I expected reassurance that their promotion credentials weren't established at that point.
However, the majority were in the automatic places already, and the rest were in the play offs.
What comfort I found was, for example, when Burnley dominated the division, they had 12 points after 7, so only one more than us. This, though, was good enough to be 3rd at that point.
I expected reassurance that their promotion credentials weren't established at that point.
However, the majority were in the automatic places already, and the rest were in the play offs.
What comfort I found was, for example, when Burnley dominated the division, they had 12 points after 7, so only one more than us. This, though, was good enough to be 3rd at that point.
WilliamMunny
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I thought we would finish top 2 before a ball was kicked and I've seen nothing to make me change my mind on that.
After 7 games the xG stats, for and against, indicate that Leeds and Boro are the best teams in this division. Granted we haven't delivered the results to prove that yet, but if we keep dominating games, creating chances and giving little away, the results will improve. As that happens and the likes of Lath, Conway and Azaz score a couple of goals each, their confidence improves and so does the finishing and again the results.
Add to the above the fact that we have quality centre backs to come back into the fold, as well as Howson and Forss, plus the potential improvement in young players like Hamilton and especially Doak, and I think the case for automatic promotion is very strong.
We'll see what happens, but I know a West Brom fan who isn't confident in their promotion prospects and I'm quietly confident we'll get 3 points tonight. If that happens, we'll be even shorter in the betting this time tomorrow.
After 7 games the xG stats, for and against, indicate that Leeds and Boro are the best teams in this division. Granted we haven't delivered the results to prove that yet, but if we keep dominating games, creating chances and giving little away, the results will improve. As that happens and the likes of Lath, Conway and Azaz score a couple of goals each, their confidence improves and so does the finishing and again the results.
Add to the above the fact that we have quality centre backs to come back into the fold, as well as Howson and Forss, plus the potential improvement in young players like Hamilton and especially Doak, and I think the case for automatic promotion is very strong.
We'll see what happens, but I know a West Brom fan who isn't confident in their promotion prospects and I'm quietly confident we'll get 3 points tonight. If that happens, we'll be even shorter in the betting this time tomorrow.
Humpty
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Would you not expect us to have some of the best xG stats against some of the worst teams in the league? Problem with stats is they need context and the context in our case is that we've only played Sunderland as any team of note and we've fallen short. Tonight's performance will help paint a more clear picture.