Middlesbrough v Blackpool Official Matchday Thread 18.09.21

The great thing about these early season wins is that, with so many young players playing for the first time at this level, they are going to keep learning and improving throughout this season so any wins now feel like bonuses as there will likely be more wins in the second half of the season than the first.
 
62years&counting said:
After an inauspicious start at Pool I think Keogh has settled in and improved. Age has taken his pace but he does other things well.
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It was a signing that made a lot of sense to me. Newly promoted and looking to get a foothold in a division in which he has well over 400 appearances in. I don't think he'll end the season a first team regular personally but he will help the younger players adjust to the higher level.
 
My many Boro friends are really complaining how the ref never gave them anything particularly Hernandez who was allegedly fouled constantly.
 
Woodyrun said:
Other way round at times old Layton!
Were you there?

If so I’ll totally accept ur opinion
If not, as I’m sure you will agree, you see it differently live!!?
If the latter then you should give ur head a wobble and please stay away
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Brett scores for fun said:
Well done players, management & the noisiest supporters in the Championship - yet again you came across brilliantly on 103.9.
From Woody's comments - well done Richard Keogh for responding positively to criticism & even ridicule from one or two supporters.
Note: Never write a player off who wears tangerine & our manager selects ;)
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So, like me, you missed the seco...Goal Action!.....
 
1966_and_all_that said:
You're a well reasoned poster Costero so your comments about Keogh concern me. I was listening on Lancs and the pundit (Ayre?) tore him to pieces in the first half but was appreciative in the second.
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ive held back about commenting on him, i dont like having a go at our own players. but today i was literally screaming at the screen every time he got the ball. 9 times out of ten there is somebody available to make a forward pass to, but he holds on to it for so long that the opposition get to close down the opening. in some respects i think its why Marv made quite a lot of mistakes with his distribution in the first half. he makes decent interceptions and his thru ball from the free kick was sublime, but he drags any momentum out of the team
 
BigHandsOliverKahn said:
The great thing about these early season wins is that, with so many young players playing for the first time at this level, they are going to keep learning and improving throughout this season so any wins now feel like bonuses as there will likely be more wins in the second half of the season than the first.
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The great thing about early season wins, means we go up automatically 😉
 
Costero Poderoso said:
ive held back about commenting on him, i dont like having a go at our own players. but today i was literally screaming at the screen every time he got the ball. 9 times out of ten there is somebody available to make a forward pass to, but he holds on to it for so long that the opposition get to close down the opening. in some respects i think its why Marv made quite a lot of mistakes with his distribution in the first half. he makes decent interceptions and his thru ball from the free kick was sublime, but he drags any momentum out of the team
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I can see where you are coming from - I also get frustrated, but I do wonder if the view on TV / Terraces can be misleading from what he can see at pitch level? Maybe I’m being too forgiving? I think on balance he is an asset to the club and, even at his advanced years, I have no questions about his commitment- which is a big plus for me.
 
I had the misfortune of listening to the Radio Tees commentary. Boro fans were phoning in before the game predicting they would win by 4, 5 and even 7 nil!

I thought they were really disjointed for a Warnock team with no real game plan. Anyway our players and fans were superb and we thoroughly deserved the 3 points.
 
Old_Laytonian said:
With Marv along side he looks good. The reason he passes back or side ways is because the midfield don't make themselves available for the ball which was the same last season ( the midfield not Keogh obviously)
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I think the reason he often goes sideways is that he's very right footed but plays on the left side. Makes the dink down the line a bit harder to do. I like what I'm seeing from old Blakey though - good solid leader 👍
 
In Spain on hols. I watched a great battling win. So happy with the result and proud of our travelling fans ( slightly tipsy) come on the pool!
 
I was there today and second half the supporters stepped up massively the sound was just spectacular in a soulless arena. The walk to the car park was worrying as police their useless self and young lads ridiculous fights. Not pleasant. My day was all well. Lovely Middlesbrough lady gave me her parking ticket for the day and we then won General great weekend 🧡
 
Fabulous day, getting out of the car park was a disaster, couldn’t turn right for some reason, god knows what it’s like with a full stadium, loads of knot heads about causing trouble. Great day though.
 
Scaramanga said:
Fabulous day, getting out of the car park was a disaster, couldn’t turn right for some reason, god knows what it’s like with a full stadium, loads of knot heads about causing trouble. Great day though.
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I parked in town centre and it wasnt so bad getting away. Walk back was a bit old skool but it was weird how the boro fans were split between complete scrotes, goading people and others just chatting and going "ignore our knobheads"
 
1966_and_all_that said:
You're a well reasoned poster Costero so your comments about Keogh concern me. I was listening on Lancs and the pundit (Ayre?) tore him to pieces in the first half but was appreciative in the second.
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Steve Eyre was a disgrace. He needs to learn to not slag off own players on local radio.
 
Mark_GT said:
I think the reason he often goes sideways is that he's very right footed but plays on the left side. Makes the dink down the line a bit harder to do. I like what I'm seeing from old Blakey though - good solid leader 👍
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Exactly. He has no left foot, which is one reason we had 58/42 poss FH. Ball comes inside and slowly slowly before The Great Defender Ball Giveaway happens.
 
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