Mason

[Bombers right foot]

Slowly turning into Corberan, negative boring football with nothing up front, going to be a long season watching this slow pedestrian football

[baggieal]

Slowly turning into Corberan, negative boring football with nothing up front, going to be a long season watching this slow pedestrian football

Car crash of a starting line up which offered no threat going forward and poor decision dropping Mikey. Styles poor in that position and again Mowatt and Mulumby offer no creativity. Speaking to Boro supporters in the pub and they said they were glad Mowatt left them as too slow.

Campbell poor with ball at his feet too. Playing Wallace who can?t run as his legs have gone after not playing for a year sums up whether we have moved forward.

[Omegstrat6]

Early days with only 6 games in but surely lessons to be learnt by Mason. I would have been happy to take a point away at Boro but totally agree that the starting line up very likely cost us that tonight.

[Bombers right foot]

Too many square pegs in round holes, Gilchrist and Taylor have to start, Mowatt and Molumby don?t work, why not put Styles in midfield along with Price, Junior and Johnston need to play to give us more energy, Wallace needs to put the cones out, looks like we have a rookie manager who needs to learn from his mistakes very quickly otherwise can?t see him lasting the season

[Leicesterbaggie]

Have to admit, it did seem a strange starting line-up. I realise that it is early days but the approach did appear to resemble the defensive style that did not serve us well last season. As I have stated before, we need to adopt a more on the front foot approach and to select players in their best positions.

[baggieal]

Totally agree LB. I bet another poster in the name of Boingy thinks the starting line up should not have been changed since the magnificent performance against Derby. I bet the view from him last night was we played like Barcelona too!

Those at the match like myself who thought the starting line up was a car crash and we offered nothing up front until the suns came on - were on the hard stuff 😭😭🤣

Mason got it wrong last night and whilst it?s too early to judge - his lack of experience is worrying!

[baggiematt]

Mason got his team wrong yesterday, but I do think if you go front foot away at Boro this season, it would be a cricket score. They are a very good side.

We needed more bravery on the ball and some pace to break on them. Mulumby in the cam, Price on the wing and no Johnston was an error.

That Collyer is decent and hasnt come here to sit on the bench. I would be annoyed if he doesnt get a go at Leicester.

[baggieal]

Mason got his team wrong yesterday, but I do think if you go front foot away at Boro this season, it would be a cricket score. They are a very good side.

We needed more bravery on the ball and some pace to break on them. Mulumby in the cam, Price on the wing and no Johnston was an error.

That Collyer is decent and hasnt come here to sit on the bench. I would be annoyed if he doesnt get a go at Leicester.

Bang on there Matt although had Mason picked the right team I thought they were there for the taking. They are good but not that good if attacked. You are right about Collyer as he looks calm and collected on the ball and has good feet.

I know a couple of Man U season ticket holders ( one in our family ) and shocked he?s not getting game time as really rated by them. I was in the pub before the game speaking to a good bunch of Boro fans who all said Mowatt was too slow and were glad to see the back of him. Molumby has tenacity but lacks talent and creativity. Styles should be played in the middle as he?s not a defender! Whatever anyone thinks of Wallace it was a poor decision starting him when pace was needed.

Sadly Mason lacks experience and needs to be ruthless with his decision making! Three points from Leicester is a must now but can?t see changes being made

[Bombers right foot]

I wonder if Abella has a lot to do with running the team, he seems to have Mason?s ear during games, he?s a remnant of the Corberan style of play, which we all got fed up of watching, I thought yesterday Mason had started to clone into Corberan with his ridiculous team selection and style of play, as AL says changes needed for Leicester but the Corberan/Mason way won?t change until it?s too late as per usual

[Prando]

Let’s try to remain positive and trust that Mason will have recognised the deficiencies in his starting line up. He’s no fool, but needs to have the courage to make his own mind up. Leicester is now a key game and specifically an opportunity for him to react with his starting line up/formation.
There is a limit to how long the - early days reasoning - with be accepted and a repeat of the same pedestrian performance will rightly turn the crowd.

[baggieal]

Let’s try to remain positive and trust that Mason will have recognised the deficiencies in his starting line up. He’s no fool, but needs to have the courage to make his own mind up. Leicester is now a key game and specifically an opportunity for him to react with his starting line up/formation.
There is a limit to how long the - early days reasoning - with be accepted and a repeat of the same pedestrian performance will rightly turn the crowd.

I agree Prando but many at Middlesborough were frustrated with that starting line up, The majority can see Campbell and Styles are not full backs and playing Mowatt and Molumby does not work. That Collyer lad needs to start because he wants to move the ball forward and has quick feet. Starting Wallace was like an April Fools joke - have we really gone backwards as the guy has not played for a year and sadly has no pace.

In life the majority are hardly wrong and the above was echoed by many at the match. The Leicester game is a must win. Don?t get me wrong as my expectation is mid table but that starting line up? I would rather lose playing Bostock who is the future rather than a 25K plus player whose legs have gone!

[Dubbag]

There is a limit to how long the - early days reasoning - with be accepted and a repeat of the same pedestrian performance will rightly turn the crowd.

I would say he is closing on honeymoon over time. Six games in already and soon be Christmas. You can hear the groans already. Still some tinkering to be done to get best starting eleven. Hegebo could be the spark if he can impose himself more in games. With another international break coming up, he's going to have to learn quickly.

[On Balance]

Totally agree LB. I bet another poster in the name of Boingy thinks the starting line up should not have been changed since the magnificent performance against Derby. I bet the view from him last night was we played like Barcelona too!

Those at the match like myself who thought the starting line up was a car crash and we offered nothing up front until the suns came on - were on the hard stuff 😭😭🤣

Mason got it wrong last night and whilst it?s too early to judge - his lack of experience is worrying!

Boingy appears to have a positive personality. He see?s things in a positive way and is a fan that looks for the positives rather than the negatives.

I think he now posts on the other forum rather than on here. To ridicule him in his absence is uncalled for.

[Bombers right foot]

Boingy appears to have a positive personality. He see?s things in a positive way and is a fan that looks for the positives rather than the negatives.

I think he now posts on the other forum rather than on here. To ridicule him in his absence is uncalled for.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, however in defence of AL, Boingy?s ?rose coloured glasses? opinions classed several times with various posters on here, sometimes with comments that should have been retracted ( see a previous thread) he has already made comments on the new site in poor taste about this site and two of its posters, uncalled for, it won?t be long before he falls out with someone on the new site, to call AL out is really not what is required

[baggieal]

Boingy appears to have a positive personality. He see?s things in a positive way and is a fan that looks for the positives rather than the negatives.

I think he now posts on the other forum rather than on here. To ridicule him in his absence is uncalled for.

I was at the match on Friday night and the comments communicated were consistent in that the team selection was wrong and certain players are too slow. If the odd person sees something differently that?s fine as long as drugs are not mentioned as it was! 68 goes to almost every single match and even and he?s mentioned that a certain poster needs to take off their rose tinted specs. I don?t agree with everything from 123 or Matt but completely respect their views as it?s clear they know their football.

Anyway not getting into an argument as apart from one incident on this board by Blood who apologised less toxic comments have been said here than over there! That?s probably why lots of old posters have started to post again.

You enjoying the sunshine today OB? My winter garden plants are doing well 😂.