Middlesbrough

[Boroinbishop]

Hi guys, i've come over from http://www.oneboro.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hope you guys don't mind, i've come over to ask a few questions about the game on saturday to be put into the match day thread over on our site, which you are of course welcome to come over and view and comment on, i'll provide a link when i've put it on.

I'll pick the top three answers for each question.

1. Who do you think is our biggest threat
2. who should we be wary of
3. Likely team you will send out
4. What are your opinions on our ticket offer, do you agree that we are well within our rights to do so (as many other clubs do frequently, although i'm not here to be hostile i must add, i just want to get your opinions on this)
5.How many are you expecting to bring with you.

Alternatively, if there's anything you want to know about coming to Middlesbrough i'll be more than happy to answer any questions to the best of my knowledge.

Regards, Boroinbishop.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

1. Who do you think is our biggest threat
- I haven't a clue who plays for you these days (I don't much follow football these days except my own club), so will have to say Ravanelli

2. who should we be wary of
- Has to be Beckford at the moment.

3. Likely team you will send out
- Something along the lines of our last match is likely.

4. What are your opinions on our ticket offer, do you agree that we are well within our rights to do so (as many other clubs do frequently, although i'm not here to be hostile i must add, i just want to get your opinions on this)
- As a one off it is fine. I think ticket pricing in general needs to be addressed. Football is better with full grounds and good away support. Keeping prices sensible at all grounds should be a priority.

5.How many are you expecting to bring with you.
No idea. I think we've had a thousand or so at the last few away games. Probably similar, though if you drop the price there might be more

Prediction - 2-2 draw.

[wigan white]

Hi guys, i've come over from http://www.oneboro.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hope you guys don't mind, i've come over to ask a few questions about the game on saturday to be put into the match day thread over on our site, which you are of course welcome to come over and view and comment on, i'll provide a link when i've put it on.

I'll pick the top three answers for each question.

1. Who do you think is our biggest threat
2. who should we be wary of
3. Likely team you will send out
4. What are your opinions on our ticket offer, do you agree that we are well within our rights to do so (as many other clubs do frequently, although i'm not here to be hostile i must add, i just want to get your opinions on this)
5.How many are you expecting to bring with you.

Alternatively, if there's anything you want to know about coming to Middlesbrough i'll be more than happy to answer any questions to the best of my knowledge.

Regards, Boroinbishop.

Is this Aitor Karanka's new way of scouting the opposition???

[Boroinbishop]

Hi guys, i've come over from http://www.oneboro.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hope you guys don't mind, i've come over to ask a few questions about the game on saturday to be put into the match day thread over on our site, which you are of course welcome to come over and view and comment on, i'll provide a link when i've put it on.

I'll pick the top three answers for each question.

1. Who do you think is our biggest threat
2. who should we be wary of
3. Likely team you will send out
4. What are your opinions on our ticket offer, do you agree that we are well within our rights to do so (as many other clubs do frequently, although i'm not here to be hostile i must add, i just want to get your opinions on this)
5.How many are you expecting to bring with you.

Alternatively, if there's anything you want to know about coming to Middlesbrough i'll be more than happy to answer any questions to the best of my knowledge.

Regards, Boroinbishop.

Is this Aitor Karanka's new way of scouting the opposition???

Mourinho taught him it apparently

[wigan white]

Hi guys, i've come over from http://www.oneboro.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hope you guys don't mind, i've come over to ask a few questions about the game on saturday to be put into the match day thread over on our site, which you are of course welcome to come over and view and comment on, i'll provide a link when i've put it on.

I'll pick the top three answers for each question.

1. Who do you think is our biggest threat Adomah
2. who should we be wary of Beckford
3. Likely team you will send outsame as saturday but might change Pratley
4. What are your opinions on our ticket offer, do you agree that we are well within our rights to do so (as many other clubs do frequently, although i'm not here to be hostile i must add, i just want to get your opinions on this)I understand why youre doing it for the home fans but I do think both clubs should do the same for home/away fans in both fixtures to be fair
5.How many are you expecting to bring with you.Probably a couple of thousand

Alternatively, if there's anything you want to know about coming to Middlesbrough i'll be more than happy to answer any questions to the best of my knowledge.

Regards, Boroinbishop.

Is this Aitor Karanka's new way of scouting the opposition???

Mourinho taught him it apparently

We'll see if he does the same when we play Chelsea haha.

[Bruce Rioja]

1. Who do you think is our biggest threat

Well, it'll not be David fecking Wheater, will it?! Were you just enacting revenge for Ricketts by flogging that one to us?

2. who should we be wary of

Well, the logical answer is Jermaine Beckford. However, despite him weighing 8 stone when pissed wet through and being black, certain of our players haven't yet realised that he isn't Kevin Davies and insist on twatting it up to him.

3. Likely team you will send out

Ask Dougie at 5 to 3, then nip back in and ask him again at 2 minutes to.

4. What are your opinions on our ticket offer, do you agree that we are well within our rights to do so (as many other clubs do frequently, although i'm not here to be hostile i must add, i just want to get your opinions on this)

Blackburn did similar a few years ago. Lots of ours bought cheap tickets for the home stands. Trouble ensued.

5.How many are you expecting to bring with you.

Depends how many cheap tickets we can score

I've always thought that there's been quite a bit of parity between our clubs (read also WBA) in terms of size, community roots and so on. To come from the town is to support the club, or at least it should be. We have shared heroes such as Bruce Rioch and, of course, Jimmy Phillips but then we don't like Bernie Slaven and you didn't like Diouffy much. Oh, and you know when we beat you on the last game of the season to stay up a few years back? Well, I've got the match ball right here. It might be worth money on Teesside as it's one of very few that Ricketts actually scored with for you guys. Enjoy the game.

[boltonboris]

Hi guys, i've come over from http://www.oneboro.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hope you guys don't mind, i've come over to ask a few questions about the game on saturday to be put into the match day thread over on our site, which you are of course welcome to come over and view and comment on, i'll provide a link when i've put it on.

I'll pick the top three answers for each question.

1. Who do you think is our biggest threat - Anyone with pace
2. who should we be wary of - CAPSLOCK if he's going
3. Likely team you will send out - Unchanged, I'd wager from the previous game
4. What are your opinions on our ticket offer, do you agree that we are well within our rights to do so (as many other clubs do frequently, although i'm not here to be hostile i must add, i just want to get your opinions on this) - I think it's poor form. I know you're entitled to do it, but I think it's shit that you've done it.
5.How many are you expecting to bring with you. - Had the offer been extended to away fans, probably around 1500. As it stands now... I'd say 500-600

Alternatively, if there's anything you want to know about coming to Middlesbrough i'll be more than happy to answer any questions to the best of my knowledge.

Regards, Boroinbishop.

[bwfcdan94]

Hi guys, i've come over from http://www.oneboro.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hope you guys don't mind, i've come over to ask a few questions about the game on saturday to be put into the match day thread over on our site, which you are of course welcome to come over and view and comment on, i'll provide a link when i've put it on.

I'll pick the top three answers for each question.

1. Who do you think is our biggest threat I would say Adam Reach but he is out on loan at Shrews so I don't know
2. who should we be wary of Adam Bogdan if he plays
3. Likely team you will send outSomething similar to Watford
4. What are your opinions on our ticket offer, do you agree that we are well within our rights to do so (as many other clubs do frequently, although i'm not here to be hostile i must add, i just want to get your opinions on this)I think it is wrong and therefore will laugh when we only take a couple of hundred despite having taken over 1000 to Watford and Bournemouth(both of which are much much further from Bolton then Middlesbrough is from Bolton
5.How many are you expecting to bring with you.
150-200Fan protest. I think all football clubs should look to reduce how much they charge people to watch football, it is not acceptable to pay more than £15 to watch a second tier game.

Alternatively, if there's anything you want to know about coming to Middlesbrough i'll be more than happy to answer any questions to the best of my knowledge.

Is Middlesbrough as bad as it was last time I was there and will I survive

Regards, Boroinbishop.

[Wrighty92]

1. Who do you think is our biggest threat
2. who should we be wary of
3. Likely team you will send out
4. What are your opinions on our ticket offer, do you agree that we are well within our rights to do so (as many other clubs do frequently, although i'm not here to be hostile i must add, i just want to get your opinions on this)
5.How many are you expecting to bring with you.

1. Not seen much of Boro this season but that Carayol ran us ragged at the Reebok end of last season. Adomah is a good player and I've always like Jutkiewicz (however it's spelt).

2. Current form would point to Beckford but I've got a feeling Chris Eagles has a point to prove so he could be dangerous if he plays.

3. Same as against Watford with the only possible change being Eagles in for Pratley but away from home I reckon we'll go Pratley

4. My opinion is that if we want to be part of the offer, we should offer the same price to our fans and your fans for the return fixture

5. I reckon we'll take 1500 or so, maybe 2000 given that we're putting a little run of form together

[Boroinbishop]

The thread is up over one oneboro: http://oneboro.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=5863" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Feel free to come over and have a snoop about, sign up and comment if you want, you are more than welcome to join in the disscussion.

[plymouth wanderer]

Hi guys, i've come over from http://www.oneboro.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hope you guys don't mind, i've come over to ask a few questions about the game on saturday to be put into the match day thread over on our site, which you are of course welcome to come over and view and comment on, i'll provide a link when i've put it on.

I'll pick the top three answers for each question.

1. Who do you think is our biggest threat.... Roy Chubby brown
2. who should we be wary of.....Beckford-Hall if he plays
3. Likely team you will send out......Your guess is as good as mine!!
4. What are your opinions on our ticket offer, do you agree that we are well within our rights to do so (as many other clubs do frequently, although i'm not here to be hostile i must add, i just want to get your opinions on this)..... Yup you're well within your rights to do so! but it's still cvntish
5.How many are you expecting to bring with you...... Me,Myself and Irene

Alternatively, if there's anything you want to know about coming to Middlesbrough i'll be more than happy to answer any questions to the best of my knowledge.

Regards, Boroinbishop.

[Boroinbishop]

Don't know if you were aware but we've just signed Shay Given on a month's loan, he's expected to go straight into the line up on saturday

[thebish]

^ - oi! there's only one bishop!

[Prufrock]

Aye. And this fella is in him.

[LeverEnd]

He's IN Bishop, which is a slightly disturbing image.

[Gary the Enfield]

He's IN Bishop, which is a slightly disturbing image.

I thought it was the Land of the PRINCE Bishops, not Queens!

[bobo the clown]

.... & to be strictly accurate there are loads of Bishops. You aren't even in the same diocese.

I mean, these days there are even two Roman Catholic Popes !!!

[LeverEnd]

Aye. And this fella is in him.

Just spotted this. Depraved minds think alike.

[Bruce Rioja]

He's IN Bishop, which is a slightly disturbing image.

Oh, a bit of role reversal. How very modern?!

[Boroinbishop]

The name comes from the town i'm from. Bishop Auckland, every bishop of durham until recently has lived in Auckalnd castle (not much of a castle to be fair).

About the match today, i went through to the game today my thoughts are as follows:

First half you guys were absolutely solid, we couldn't break you down, freedman got his tactics spot on, second half it opened up a little and as you became less rigid gaps appeared and we exploited them, Emnes coming on changed the game, great subs from Karanka.

I think a draw would have been a fair result but luckily we scored our pen.

Special mention to your fans, you took a lot of stick over the cup final, even the club were getting in on it at half time playing the zenden penalty where he kicked it twice about 20 times. But what the hell was that huge bang?