[R] Middlesbrough Match Talk and Results [R]

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-12 in graz right now!! very cold.

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Graz AK away on Thursday night in the Uefa Cup 1st leg. Tough tie, hopefully JFH will have recovered from Flu :)

realised my typing error. That should be a week on thursday.

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Franck wants to play upfront after scoring 3 lately ;)

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Forgot to mention that Tony McMahon signed a new three year contract a few days ago.

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Christ, Boro needed that.......

After the shambles of the past few games.


Certainly agree. How's Ray been playing over the past month? I had certainly hoped he'd be more of a positive influence. Geez, he's now got one of those great records, but more importantly, he's missing at a critical point in your season.

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Franck wants to play upfront after scoring 3 lately ;)

Damn right he is, fantasy teams with this guy on it, just imagine if BORO kept some more clean sheets, he'd be the poor man's John Terry!

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-12 in graz right now!! very cold.

ouch. Still much better than the freezing your bollocks off at 2am in Middlesbrough town centre. :D

As for flying Francky, I think its important when he gets forward, as he can cover for Downing and vice-versa. When he is missing, Stewie always looks a little flustered. Hence I think the Cole - Downing partnership can become very solid. As Francky is very similar to Ashley Cole.

Certainly agree. How's Ray been playing over the past month? I had certainly hoped he'd be more of a positive influence. Geez, he's now got one of those great records, but more importantly, he's missing at a critical point in your season.

Honeslty, I would say not as good as before Xmas. But I just hope this is a blip - after his 1 match suspension - he'll back on form. Hopefully. ;)

EDIT: Latest Graz forecast reads 8C - showers - for next week.

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Seems Parnaby will take over the role in midfield this sunday.

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Chris Riggott and JFH are fit again and will play on sunday.

Viduka and Boateng have both suffered set backs, Boateng's broken toe has not set correctly so it will have to be broken again and re-set. Viduka has injured his hamstring more i believe.

Team for sunday:

4-4-2:

Schwarzer, Reiziger, Queudrue, Riggott, Southgate, Morrison, Downing, Doriva, Parnaby, JFH, Christie

Subs: Job, McMahon, Nash, Graham, Bates

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Nemeth is fit for sunday now.

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Does the guy get no help!?!

Malcolm Christie has broken his foot and will miss the rest of the season :(

I guess Job or Nemeth will play upfront with JFH.

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There's talk that Downing suffered an ankle injury during the england game :eek:

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If stewy is out...

Schwarzer, Reiziger, Queudrue, Riggott, Southgate, Nemeth, Morrison, Doriva, Parnaby, JFH, Job

Possibly.

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Downing is fit but Morrison is a doubt.

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Does the guy get no help!?!

Malcolm Christie has broken his foot and will miss the rest of the season :(

I guess Job or Nemeth will play upfront with JFH.

Malcolm Christie is cursed. The minute he gets back and looks like the goalscoring 20 something we need, he breaks down again.

He's the modern day Boksic. A real shame though. :(

For me, Job and Nemeth aren't a shine of Christie up front.

btw: When is George going to be back, we need him desperatly for this 5th/6th place push....

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I have it on good authority that this will be the team tomorrow in a 3-5-2 formation.

..............Schwarzer
.....Riggott Southgate, Queudrue
Parnaby.....................Reiziger
....Morrison Doriva Downing
...............Job JFH

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btw: When is George going to be back, we need him desperatly for this 5th/6th place push....

He is going to be out for a while yet, his toe hasnt set properly and it looks like he's going to require the toe to be broken again and set properly.

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Malcolm Christie...

Have to agree he seems cursed.
He only just got back after such a lengthy absence to go out for rest of the season again, real real real shame!

Poor Steve McClaren, seems injury blighted with squad!

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They need to investigate why he's had 3 major breaks in under 2 years, this isnt just a coincidence.

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He is going to be out for a while yet, his toe hasnt set properly and it looks like he's going to require the toe to be broken again and set properly.

ugh, that doesn't sound too good. :(