Middlesbrough v Town

Amelia Chaffinch · 03-04-2016, 21:56

Tuesday 5th April

19.45

at the Riverside stadium

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We have to go back 3 years to our last win over the Smoggies. They went 1-0 up after a Scott McDonald goal in the 78th minute. However, Alan Lee got the equaliser in the 86th minute and Danny Ward the winner in the 90th. That was an evening in March 2013. That was at the John Smith's. We have to go back much further for our last away win. That was New Year's Day 1986! We won 1-0 at their former ground Ayresome Park. The scorer was Joey Jones.

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The best we've done since are two draws in the 2013/14 season. Oh dear, not looking good!

Boro are riding high. 2nd in the league and on 73 points. We on the other hand can still be relegated and lie in 18th place.

Their current squad includes the former beardy-weirdy, Adam Clayton who we exchanged for lots of money and Jacob Butterfield. Jacob Butterfield has since been sold for a profit to Derby. Kerching. They also have that naughty little boy who got his head turned by the bright lights of Blackburn Rolleyes

and the promise of Premiership football. Well, that didn't work out. Blackburn are a lesson in how not to spend, spend, spend to try to buy your way back to the premiership. Anyway, he obviously thought he had more chance of making the premiership in red because he rejected interest from other clubs and went to Middlesbrough in the January transfer window. He is struggling to find his form at the moment with only 2 goals from 11 appearances for them. However, I feel that figure may rise on Tuesday. Doh

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Wonder why it never caught on.

The many faces of Jordan Rhodes??? Are they trying to make him interesting? We should tell them about Zoe from Fartown! Tongue

I miss that thread.

Middlesbrough have a few goal-scoring threats including David Nugent, ex of Leicester. He seems to come on as a late(ish) sub usually for Jordan Rhodes and has a good chance of scoring. He has 8 to his name this season which I think is fairly respectable. I wouldn't mind him at Town if they go up and get rid. What sort of contract did they give him? Do you know?

I'll let Wakey guide you to a drinking establishment, if he can?

Did we decide it was crap to get to for a midweek match if you're on public transport? I know it cost us £10 to park.

Anyway, over to you.