Surely we have youngster who can run with the ball and pass forward.

[Jedi boro]

How did we discover tav Isiah etc

A that mf is just abject no pace no creativity theres just nothing there. Just a holding mf passing to another holding hoofing it up.

And the really scary bit is that we don’t have injuries either this really is it im
afraid we have designed a non creativity non running non productive central mf by design.

How has the squad got this bad.

 

[uncle_rico]

Why not give Luongo a go? Can’t be any worse.

 

[Jedi boro]

Why not give Luongo a go? Can’t be any worse.

He warned up in front of us tonight looked like he was stepping his regime up i though he may have got on.

 

[Jedi boro]

I’m a free agent.

Would struggle to last 10 minutes but would be better than most of of our midfield.

Can you run forward with a ball in a straight line ???

 

[Glover_elbow]

He's not going to pick youngsters or development players

 

[h_m_boro]

May be slightly controversial, but Howson is a pretty big part of the midfield problem. Looks like his legs are starting to go and for spells the game passes him by.
Passing was dreadful tonight, and he's not driving on like he has been doing.
But, replace him with who? Options are shyte.

 

[WoodallServices]

How can any of the youngsters be worse than no midfield at all. If a manger cannot develop any youngsters then they shouldn’t be anywhere near professional football management!

 

[Jedi boro]

How can any of the youngsters be worse than no midfield at all. If a manger cannot develop any youngsters then they shouldn’t be anywhere near professional football management!

I agree there’s just no progression at all not even a hint that things will change.

 

[dorivasmiddlefinger]

When the likes of Howson have been lauded as one of our best midfields for the past few seasons you know we’re heading for trouble.

 

[jeff_potato]

Our midfield tonight was giving me serious flashbacks to when we laboured to draws under Karanka at times.

Quick movement from the left, cross whipped in with the Invisible Man lying in wait. Friend/Giles.

Quick run down the right, beat offside and equal manpower ... Then stop the ball dead, let them fill their own box and loft a cross in to nobody. Adomah/Jones.

 

[TheYorkshireTerrier]

How we didn’t improve the midfield over the summer is beyond me, not one improvement.

 

[Jedi boro]

How we didn’t improve the midfield over the summer is beyond me, not one improvement.

It’s frankly criminal how bad that mf is.

 

[18MFC76]

It's not just that we didn't improve it. We weakened it massively by losing Tav. To have pocketed all that money from him and Spence and not sort out the midfield is crazy. It's no surprise we're struggling really.

 

[newyddion]

It's not just that we didn't improve it. We weakened it massively by losing Tav. To have pocketed all that money from him and Spence and not sort out the midfield is crazy. It's no surprise we're struggling really.

Scott Twine £2.61m - Burnley
Josh Cullen £2.7m - Burnley
Matt O'Riley £1.62m - Celtic
Oliver Abildgaard - Loan - Celtic
Clinton Mola - Loan - Blackburn
Ellis Simms - Loan - Blackburn
Andy Rinomhota - Free - Cardiff
Kion Etete - £540k - Cardiff

We tried not to spend a lot.. but then kind of did but on players we’re not using?!?

 

[JM14]

I don’t think anyone is close to being ready, to be honest the academy has been very poor for a while now

 

[JM14]

Scott Twine £2.61m - Burnley
Josh Cullen £2.7m - Burnley
Matt O'Riley £1.62m - Celtic
Oliver Abildgaard - Loan - Celtic
Clinton Mola - Loan - Blackburn
Ellis Simms - Loan - Blackburn
Andy Rinomhota - Free - Cardiff
Kion Etete - £540k - Cardiff

We tried to spends a lot.. but then kind of did but on players we’re not using?!?

Still struggle to believe we didn’t move for Twine or ORiley especially at that price, but spent more on Mcgree

 

[newyddion]

I don’t think anyone is close to being ready, to be honest the academy has been very poor for a while now

Joe Gibson was close last season..

 

[newyddion]

Still struggle to believe we didn’t move for Twine or ORiley especially at that price, but spent more on Mcgree

Looking at the fees makes me think.. what happened to Kieran Scott searching all these German players and Dutch players? Cheaper and better? or just €10m strikers?!?

 

[JM14]

Looking at the fees makes me think.. what happened to Kieran Scott searching all these German players and Dutch players? Cheaper and better? or just €10m strikers?!?

Instead signed two development strikers the manager didn’t want

 

[newyddion]

Instead signed two development strikers the manager didn’t want

Utterly bizarre