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It’s also great to figure out what moronic things they regurgitate from the previous chap.

Something like,”you’ll being playing right back”

Friendlies have 2 purposes. Gain fitness for established players and an opportunity to prove they belong to those that are trying to make the first team. Gally could have scored 5 and it wouldn’t have changed his place in the side. Vale, Wharton, Carter, Magloire, Phillips, Garret need to use these games to catch the managers eye.

I’d want unicorns to fly above ewood park and fart rainbows before each match. About as likely as Ayala being fit for a full campaign

I'm convinced 90% of the media links are agent trying to find a market for their players.

Can only hope he gets to write up their line up sheet each week. Arma in goals, Derragh, you go lead the line! Go get em lads!

Hopefully the transfer business doesnt' follow the same path as the manager appointment...after all I recall that the manager would be announced first, then the Football Director...I'm hoping the signing dont come after the season begins.

Roth well quit when the transfer to Bournemouth was blocked. He’s never going to admit it, but it was obvious. BBD and Khadra injuries left us without any quality up front and between Zeefuik and Naymbe there was rarely a fit RB. Markanday lasted all of 5 min While TM tactics were shite, we also had a run of injuries that hurt the 2nd half results. We were relying of Lenihan, Ayala and JRC to get the games best chances. What it shows is what we all knew, the depth wasn’t there.

Both him and Naymbe had 5 years of listening to Tm go on about the great club that Middlesbrough is. No wonder they jumped at the chance to go

assuming there is one

Looks like the rules are set to be more restrictive. 70% cap on revenue. Means the thing that matters most is income. If you focus on expenses you’ll never be competitive https://www.nationalworld.com/sport/football/what-are-uefas-proposed-financial-fair-play-changes-how-new-rules-will-work-3623936

Should be solid after the sale of BBD. Last campaign had the training grounds on the books, this one has AA sale and assuming we again sell in the embers of the window next will have Diaz. That should be 3 years with abnormal revenue. If that doesn’t get us to safety what will?

We should have no issues with FFP atm. The Armstrong sale was so late, I believe it’s on the accounts for this year. We had to do training ground sale for last year. Agree he will be sold, but we should be able to invest the Armstrong proceeds now. Also without the maximum wages under our structure picked up by Rothwell, Lenihan and Naymbe there room to bring in and pay players. I’m confident that the budget exists without the sale of Diaz.

Johnson as CF also stands out as insanity

The more that are interested the higher the fee. Although id like to see home sign on here, I can’t imagine that will happen.

Honest question. In your opinion, who inherits the club and squad in a better position. Mowbary or JDT?

I could see him bagging 25, if his ability to trap, pass and shoot the ball we’re 200 times improved, and he gained the mental understanding of the game that Klopp has…Then maybe

His record isn’t bad, but spring of 2020 it didn’t look good. He’s spent £15 million on BBD and Gallagher, both looked a total loss and Armstrong had yet to pan out. Still waiting on Gally

Fair enough. Before the last 2 years the money he did spend seemed a waste

Nice not to be linked to a player pool of only former middlesbrough players

Not very comforting to read that on the eve of the transfer window opening it’s reported that we are PLANNING to hold discussions with potential candidates. Planing to maybe talk to them. As in we’re still at square 1. As in we’re operating as if we had no idea there was an opening for manager before now. Fucking shambles!

Seems a good appointment and better it was made before the manager appointment, even if that last part wasn’t on purpose

Just waiting for them to offer the job to Tony again....

When we had Ancelotti on the phone, did anyone think to offer him any position he wanted here? Director of football? Manager? He either hates Ducan or thinks it’s a good job. If it’s the latter he should take it.

What are the odds we have a manager before the transfer window open? I’d put it at 10-15%. At this rate I’d be surprised if we have a manager named by July.