[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

Grinding out a by-the-numbers victory over Hull may not have been the ideal antidote to the Craven Cottage debacle, but it keeps us treading water in the curious limbo of third place: demonstrably stronger so far than the chasing pack, but unable to keep pace with the top two and unlikely on recent evidence to catch up with them. Another fortnight's break looms in the offing, but before then we have one more chance to deliver a convincing performance against the ever-unpredictable humdrummers of Midtablesbrough.

The most striking fact about the Smoggies' recent record is that they like a good 2-0 scoreline, having racked one up for or against in six of the last seven matches, and another couple earlier in the season for good measure. Hampered by injuries and suspensions, and fresh off the back of a 3-1 defeat at Luton, you'd hope that there's only one way it could go this time, but Warnock is Warnock, and having just broken the record for most games ever managed in English football, you can't put it past Colin to go for Most Albion Fans' Weekends Ruined In History as well. Ominously, we've lost the two most recent matches against Boro at home and drew the one before, leaving us without a victory against them at the Hawthorns since April 2010. But then, that simply means it's high time we got back to winning ways.

They Played For Both

Solve the anagrams to find former Albion men who've also turned out for Middlesbrough:

1. RAN JIG, THEN NONAGE
2. BONNY ARBORS
3. SLIM DIV LAD
4. MINOR MAJORESS
5. LILLIE HAMMERS
6. DANDY NEWTONS
7. GO HUGE, OUI?
8. ELITE LEPER

[harrogatebaggie]

4. James Morrison, 

Finally got one!

[derbybaggie]

1.Jonathan Greening
2. Bryan Robson
3. David Mills - worth every penny of the transfer fee (not)
5. Ishmael Miller
6. Andy Townsend
7. Ugo Ehiogu
8. Lee Peltier

[Dingle-Dingle]

1.Jonathan Greening
2. Bryan Robson
3. David Mills - worth every penny of the transfer fee (not)
5. Ishmael Miller
6. Andy Townsend
7. Ugo Ehiogu
8. Lee Peltier

Shan`t bother this week then. DD

[derbybaggie]

1.Jonathan Greening
2. Bryan Robson
3. David Mills - worth every penny of the transfer fee (not)
5. Ishmael Miller
6. Andy Townsend
7. Ugo Ehiogu
8. Lee Peltier

Shan`t bother this week then. DD   

That’s what happens when you wake up in the early hours and can’t get back to sleep. Mind you, they were mainly my season ticket era this time.

[talkSAFT]

1-1 Diangana COYB

[4evaabaggie]

1-1 another poor result in relation to others.

I feel by the time the window opens Bournemouth and Fulham will be out of reach. We need a window of exceptional proportions, some signings who can hold onto the ball, players who can turn possession into clear chances and chances into goals. There appears to be the top two, us, and the rest.

I can only see the lottery of the play-off for us, I have no luck with lotteries.

[baggietrousers]

The transfer window will make little or no difference.
As long as Ishmael is in charge this club will go backwards. He is absolutely clueless and clearly delusional given some of his post match comments.

[Arcane Astral Aeons]

think our "manager" forgets a game has two halves not one
pi$$ poor first half..pretty good second half
wonder what would happen if we played for the full 90 minutes?

still a point is a point...no bloody use ..but its a point

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ha ha
warnock leaves middlesbrough mutual consent
poetic justice his last game was against us

guy is still a W****R

[drewks]

.... so Colin thinks if his team can't even beat US, he might as well resign