* The Original Unofficial "Official" Boro v West Brom. Match-Day Thread *

[Mickey_2003]

Give Hackney and Riley free reign to shoot on sight outside the box. Get Chuba, Archer and Forss to follow up. We will get a few this way.

Even get Giles to whip more crosses in, I feel like he’s lacked in doing them the last few games, switch it up a bit, if we can’t go through them, can’t go round, go over them

 

[Yearbyred]

Strange half.

2 minutes of awful defending has left us playing into their hands as they are just sitting off and leaving no space.

If we can nick a goal we can definitely get back into this game but we look very open at times when they break.

 

[bumface]

Listening on Tees. "He's going through that ball drying routine with the towel." Surely we all do that every day after we've been in the shower?

 

[BoroMart]

We are looking really good.

Yup, controlling the game, stealing it off them quickly, getting the ball into good positions. We’re just missing a bit of power in the box. Might be a day for Crooksy

 

[TheYorkshireTerrier]

Very very weak defending has let us down massively.

I’m hopeful Carrick can deliver another masterclass of a half time talk, it’ll need to be the best he’s given so far.

 

[allied_assault]

Not going to be our day. Start praying rest of rivals draw

We are only 2 goals down!
We get one back then it’s game on

 

[changingman]

Yeah funny first half that. Played well for long spells but switched off the goals.

Second one is criminal, shouldn't be walking through the middle of our team like that.

Genuinely not sure on the offside, angles on ifollow are crap, looked off in real time tho.

 

[ForssAwakens]

Idiot or troll?

Both

 

[r00fie1]

If we come back and win - I`l eat my socks in Binns window

 

[Alwaysaborolad]

Score early 2nd half and its game on, we will have chances.

 

[Steer]

Were playing the same way as we have been when winning every game. I can see a goal coming if we carry on like this, and then it will be game on again. This game was never going to be easy.

 

[BoroMart]

That start is so frustrating because it feels like their fans are ready to turn on them. They don't seem happy at all.

To be fair we’ve played them off the park for about 40 mins of that half

 

[Norman_Conquest]

Yup, controlling the game, stealing it off them quickly, getting the ball into good positions. We’re just missing a bit of power in the box. Might be a day for Crooksy

We get an early goal and I could see us go on to win. Would certainly take a draw now.

 

[UTB70]

Michael carrick only has one team talk....'calm, calm calm'

Been too calm, , need more urgency and directness or its nil pooints.

 

[Jedi boro]

Crazy saying this but 2 nil down and we are the better team

Yes not over yet

We get 1 we’ll get at least a draw.

 

[allied_assault]

We get an early goal and I could see us go on to win. Would certainly take a draw now.

4-2 Boro

 

[dribble]

Will Howson ever shoot,

 

[skazza]

Match stats are very encouraging. Turn the possession into goals and we'll win.

 

[Teesste]

73% possession in the first half is incredible!.. so long as we keep doing what we are good at that kind of pressure has to create opportunities.

Real options on the bench too. This ain’t over yet

 

[BoroMart]

Awful first half, look scared defensively. McNair is SO slow.

We’ve dominated the game away to a decent team, that’s not awful. It’s only a couple of hits of bad defending that have been bad, let’s stop with the hyperbole