MATCHWATCH : Middlesbrough (h)

[Zip]

The focus has to be on making the play offs. Automatic promotion went with the Millwall defeat. We are where we are in the table because of the start we made. Since then our form has been lower mid table. We concede far too many goals.

Everything to play for but the work rate must be up there v Wycombe because they will work their socks off.

[Jagermesiter1871]

Dellor really is an idiot with all the Aluko love and Esteves hate.

Thought he was spot on to be honest, no way Esteves justifies playing ahead of Aluko on the wing

I'd rather give Tektek or one of the other unproven youngsters a go.

[CountryRoyal]

Dellor really is an idiot with all the Aluko love and Esteves hate.

Thought he was spot on to be honest, no way Esteves justifies playing ahead of Aluko on the wing

Shit winger on the wing?
Or shit right back on the wing?

[Snowflake Royal]

Has any team ever gone up with a worse home record? Fcuking shambolic. It’s not good enough.

Tbf, 9 home wins is an improvement on every season since we got promoted to the PL bar Stam's first.

And we have some games left.

[JR]

Yiadom has been poor since his return.

Just let them in by ignoring Morro's instructions.

Yes he has been massively poor in every game. Would much prefer Holmes or even Esteves

[Zip]

I’m not sure this is us blowing hot and cold we were pretty average against Bristol City. A league two side would have probably beat them.

Since the great start to the season we have won 8, lost 10 and drawn 5. Lower mid table form. No excuses right now because we only have three players out injured.

[tidus_mi2]

Our away form is good and considering our recent results we really need to win the next 2 to make up for these results.

[JR]

Dellor really is an idiot with all the Aluko love and Esteves hate.

Longer a player doesn’t play, the more they’re rated - Aluko wouldn’t have changed anything today

Not sure you can claim that - he was on the pitch for 5 minutes and showed more attacking intent and ability than the rest.

[Jagermesiter1871]

Yiadom has been poor since his return.

Just let them in by ignoring Morro's instructions.

Yes he has been massively poor in every game. Would much prefer Holmes or even Esteves

He'd been out for months. Think it's ridiculous he's been put straight back into the team when Holmes was doing so well.

[JR]

Time to drop Olise and Joao for Wycombe bringing in Aluko and Puscas. They’ll be better suited for that game anyway.

[Snowflake Royal]

Dellor really is an idiot with all the Aluko love and Esteves hate.

Longer a player doesn’t play, the more they’re rated - Aluko wouldn’t have changed anything today

Not sure you can claim that - he was on the pitch for 5 minutes and showed more attacking intent and ability than the rest.

I can't stand Aluko. This is correct.

[genome]

Utterly frustrating. If we'd won only a couple of these awful home results (Stoke, Preston, Birmingham, Millwall, Boro) we'd be right up there with the top two.

[Royalwaster]

Has any team ever gone up with a worse home record? Fcuking shambolic. It’s not good enough.

Don't worry ... we're not going up

[Orion1871]

Dellor really is an idiot with all the Aluko love and Esteves hate.

At least it stops him sucking off Tom Holmes for a few minutes.

[Hound]

Annoyed and frustrated with that performance, and yes listening to Dellor’s constant nonsense really didn’t add to my mood

Worrying poor at creating chances and in saying that, not converting the chances we did get

One of the first times I’ve really felt the team need a good bollocking. Far to slow, conceding to Boro’s first two attacks then clueless when going a goal down

Wycombe a massive game now with Barnsley and Cardiff tearing it up below us

[royalp-we]

Annoying and frustrating. We are the biscuitmen!

But just 6pts off the automatics and there’s still 15 games to play.

[Lower West]

Utterly frustrating. If we'd won only a couple of these awful home results (Stoke, Preston, Birmingham, Millwall, Boro) we'd be right up there with the top two.

At this level players need to perform consistently not just in flashes.

[Zip]

The squad lacks depth. It’s where we are but after such a great start to the season there is now the real prospect of sliding out of the top six.
We may have what looks like a decent run of games but some of those matches will be extremely difficult especially Forest and QPR. The fakes have beaten Watford, Brentford and Bournemouth this month.

[Sutekh]

I think Velcro needed to be more positive on the subs.Puskas up front with Jao.Estevez and Gibson doesn’t seem to be a step in the right direction.

Relying on someone else’s talented but inexperienced youngster to add a bit going forward when it’s not really his position just goes to show the pathetic lack of options there is in the overall squad. Have to say Meite and Swift both missing (and both I would suggest seem to be highly injury prone) from the team hurts a lot more than we think.

[Zip]

I think Velcro needed to be more positive on the subs.Puskas up front with Jao.Estevez and Gibson doesn’t seem to be a step in the right direction.

Relying on someone else’s talented but inexperienced youngster to add a bit going forward when it’s not really his position just goes to show the pathetic lack of options there is in the overall squad. Have to say Meite and Swift both missing (and both I would suggest seem to be highly injury prone) from the team hurts a lot more than we think.

Yaks has been injury prone this season but he has usually been fit in. his time with us.Swift has always had a hamstring issue and it’s a great shame because it’s holding back his career. We badly miss his ability to pick a pass. We also miss Meite’s physicality and presence. However all teams have injuries and ours are pretty light right now.

Where we struggle is as soon as we concede it tends to fall apart. Too often we concede again very quickly. Only around seven teams in the division have conceded more than us which is pretty grim given we barely conceded in the first eight games.