Borough v The Mighty Clarets match thread

[Goalposts]

Does anyone know how carsick got the black eye

[BigGaz]

No no no- you pretended I sensationalised your post, how so?

Ita not true you said we offered next to no attacking threat?

I said we had one shot on target. Which is one more shot on target than zero shots on target. Hence next to no.

You sensationalised my post by claiming I have some sort of agenda, of which I'm still waiting for your explanation on that.

[bfcmik]

Not on that showing we would have our work cut out. Slow & ponderous maybe too much Xmas pud & boro were organised they aren't mugs but disappointing when wednesday found a way to score 3 the game before we couldn't find a way to work a third choice keeper.

You do realise that Boro had had a centre-back sent off before Wednesday started their comeback?

Besides, Boro would have been in a different set up and attitude for that game and this.

[Tricky Trevor]

Happy with the away point against a side that would have gone top 6 with a victory.
To be honest I’m always pleased with any points from the NE, it’s nota happy hunting ground for us.

Biggest disappointment for me was how sloppily we kept gifting them the ball. All their attacks came from our errors but we never learnt.

Ref was nowhere near as bad as those watching through Claret spex would have you believe. Errors yes but no major ones.

[boyyanno]

I said we had one shot on target. Which is one more shot on target than zero shots on target. Hence next to no.

You sensationalised my post by claiming I have some sort of agenda, of which I'm still waiting for your explanation on that.

Well you only make things up to back an agenda. Saying we had next to no attacking threat is just making things up.

I've pointed out two clear cut goalscoring opportunities and you're now acting like they aren't relevant. You'd really only do that to back an agenda. What it is I don't know, why would I care?

If you miss a penalty is it not a chance? So why don't you count chances that we miss?

[Commy]

Would you be saying that if Brownhill was our centre forward and he’d scored most of the goals ,it’s the same for all the players doesn’t matter what position there in.

He isn't our centre forward though. He is a goal scoring midfielder but we are relying on him scoring every match.

I also don't remember a centre forward taking every chance they have.

[ralph8]

The problem is if that we waste all our good play on not testing a keeper we we will end up with another nil nil score against Stoke.

[Commy]

Some games we are shooting from all over the place and others we are trying to walk the ball in.

[BigGaz]

Well you only make things up to back an agenda. Saying we had next to no attacking threat is just making things up.

I've pointed out two clear cut goalscoring opportunities and you're now acting like they aren't relevant. You'd really only do that to back an agenda. What it is I don't know, why would I care?

If you miss a penalty is it not a chance? So why don't you count chances that we miss?

Right, so from this drivel we can clearly summise that you're simply talking shite. Glad to have cleared that up. Proper good 'calling out' that mate, will definitely reflect on that and do my best to see one shot on target as an absolute plethora of chances in future. Really good chat. Must dash.

[GetIntoEm]

Atmosphere was mint we need a drum

[Cubanforever]

Does anyone know how carsick got the black eye

Was asking that myself before.....maybe he told the drummer to give it a rest

[boyyanno]

Right, so from this drivel we can clearly summise that you're simply talking shite. Glad to have cleared that up. Proper good 'calling out' that mate, will definitely reflect on that and do my best to see one shot on target as an absolute plethora of chances in future. Really good chat. Must dash.

Incredibly mature. Refuses to accept we had more than one chance because we only had one shot on target. And then gets so rattled he has to start swearing on an online messagboard- what a big man

[BigGaz]

I'm gonna have to call you out if you carry on like this.

[hoosier-daddy]

Was asking that myself before.....maybe he told the drummer to give it a rest

[123EasyasBFC]

Overall that was a great away performance, we are one great goal line clearance and a bad brownhill miss away from calling it another pure away performance.

We just have to go and beat Stoke now

[bfcjg]

Does anyone know how carsick got the black eye

He asked Brownhill to aim for his nuts.
(Joke ! )

[me01jh]

Let's start with the positives... a very good point.

A lot of the football, particularly in the first half, was neat and tidy, and we worked the ball into great areas of the football pitch.

Our overall defensive shape and structure is phenomenal. The players work so hard to get back behind the ball on turnover and the energy levels are incredible.

Negatives... overwhelmingly, we lack a sprinkle of quality in the final third, summed up by Anthony (who I thought was brilliant), taking a moon ball out of the sky on his left peg on the run, but then serving up a bobbler to Brownhill, who admittedly should score, but its that final piece of quality that is missing.

We need a striker who can play in behind desperately.

We over-played from the back today, not sure you can do that with Lauren as one of the holding two midfielders, he's not quite good enough on the ball. We created all of their chances through over playing.

Substitutions didn't work and with Koleosho bang out of form we have a clear issue down the left with a complete lack of balance.

Nonetheless, we aren't far away and the team & Parker deserve an unbelievable amount of credit.

[BigGaz]

Steady with that agenda driven nonsense, jesus.

[boyyanno]

Let's start with the positives... a very good point.

A lot of the football, particularly in the first half, was neat and tidy, and we worked the ball into great areas of the football pitch.

Our overall defensive shape and structure is phenomenal. The players work so hard to get back behind the ball on turnover and the energy levels are incredible.

Negatives... overwhelmingly, we lack a sprinkle of quality in the final third, summed up by Anthony (who I thought was brilliant), taking a moon ball out of the sky on his left peg on the run, but then serving up a bobbler to Brownhill, who admittedly should score, but its that final piece of quality that is missing.

We need a striker who can play in behind desperately.

We over-played from the back today, not sure you can do that with Lauren as one of the holding two midfielders, he's not quite good enough on the ball. We created all of their chances through over playing.

Substitutions didn't work and with Koleosho bang out of form we have a clear issue down the left with a complete lack of balance.

Nonetheless, we aren't far away and the team & Parker deserve an unbelievable amount of credit.

Good post.

[boyyanno]

Steady with that agenda driven nonsense, jesus.

You stick to thinking it's only a chance if it's on target buddy.

[GetIntoEm]

Doesn't take much for the morons to come back out does it.

[Jakubclaret]

You do realise that Boro had had a centre-back sent off before Wednesday started their comeback?

Besides, Boro would have been in a different set up and attitude for that game and this.

Yes of course. In the grand scheme of things with the points haul it's not represented a bad return. It's a tight table & draws will only get you so far.

[The Shire Claret]

On the way back from the game and we should have won

Anyone complaining after getting 4 points away at Sheff U and Borough need to give their heads a serious wobble

[Jakubclaret]

On the way back from the game and we should have won

Anyone complaining after getting 4 points away at Sheff U and Borough need to give their heads a serious wobble

I don't think people are complaining but the slightest bit of criticism seems to be met with the extreme reactions from some people that people are complaining when overall everybody seems reasonably happy with the way things are going. You can be slightly critical also respectfully acknowledging that progress is being made.

[NewClaret]

Overall, pleased with a point away from home and on the back of a lot of travelling.

I felt Parker did the right thing sticking with a winning team but in the end we looked a bit laboured and sloppy, which is understandable. I feel the fixtures have been a bit unfortunate to group so many away against tough opposition together over Christmas.

Disappointing that Brownhill didn’t convert but overall don’t think we created enough chances to feel deserving of the three points. That’s the big next step for me: improving our chance creation in the final third.

Hopefully Parker recognises this and the club have a plan for January.

[Clovius Boofus]

Doesn't take much for the morons to come back out does it.

You're right there. Just had a quick click though, and you can tell that some of them had a rotten Christmas after our recent results, and now they've resorted to bottom of the barrel scraping after an away point at Middlesbrough.

Quiet as mice when we win. Pathetic, aren't they.

[bumba]

It's hilarious the ones that pedalled out the positives for VK week in week out despite losing easily every week last season are now pedalling out negatives about Parker despite 4 points away at Sheff United and Boro over Christmas, best defence in the EFL, playing some good football, 11 unbeaten, 1 defeat in 21 games, 3rd in the league, happy squad, it's baffling.

[123EasyasBFC]

It is strange the stick the team are getting for last night. It was completely different to drawing 0-0 at home to Derby where fans have every right to be frustrated. Last night I thought we played very well, controlled most of the game and but for a goal line clearance and a miss from a player in form we win the game 2-0.

Yes there were some sloppy moments and times were you were crying out for the players to just shoot but after drawing 0-0 to Derby if we would of been offered 3 wins and a draw against Norwich Watford sheff utd Boro I would of taken that.

Onto Stoke now, early goal and win the game comfortably please!

[BigGaz]

In a forum where we currently have threads and posts claiming that Parkers substitutions last night where the worst anyone's ever seen, that tactically we were set up totally wrong, and that anything less than 3 points was a disgrace, more than a handful of people saying

'yeah decent result, a point at Boro is good, not too disappointing at all though I do wish we'd gone for the jugular a bit more against an injury ravaged side (in a season where I think it's widely accepted and is statistically accurate to say we don't create lots of chances)'

Are being targeted as being some sort of doom mongers that can't wait to put the boot in on Parker and see him fail.

Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote: “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

In this case, acknowledging it was a decent result but there's areas to improve. If anyone thinks otherwise then I've got some news for you: Toxic positivity is just as bad the (actual) doom mongering.

[The Shire Claret]

In a forum where we currently have threads and posts claiming that Parkers substitutions last night where the worst anyone's ever seen, that tactically we were set up totally wrong, and that anything less than 3 points was a disgrace, more than a handful of people saying

'yeah decent result, a point at Boro is good, not too disappointing at all though I do wish we'd gone for the jugular a bit more against an injury ravaged side (in a season where I think it's widely accepted and is statistically accurate to say we don't create lots of chances)'

Are being targeted as being some sort of doom mongers that can't wait to put the boot in on Parker and see him fail.

Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote: “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

In this case, acknowledging it was a decent result but there's areas to improve. If anyone thinks otherwise then I've got some news for you: Toxic positivity is just as bad the (actual) doom mongering.

I agree with this absolutely but looking at the board and reading comments it's absolutely clear to me that there are far more balanced views on the positive side than the 'doom mongering' side

I'm struggling to see many 'Toxic Positivity comments' in the meanings true form with no narrative.... where the opposite doom mongering and moaning is rife.

No team is going to make it easy for us this season and going to Boro and having the better chances for which Brownhill should have don't better with as good as he is, and getting a point after beating the league leaders... is hard to be negative about on balance.

Can we point things out in hindsight, yes .... but a disaster ... far from it

[GetIntoEm]

I think a point was a fair result, performance wasn't bad. They were a tough side to play against. We looked confident and comfortable. Just wasn't working in front of goal.

4 PTS from those 2 away games is Dreamland stuff.

On to Stoke. Classy home win and jobs a good un ready to beat the bastards