I didn't mind Broughton. At a well run club I think he'd do the business.

Made up with this, good lad, gooood lad! Brilliant stuff, still love you Sammy lad, great lad, brilliant stuff! Certainly won't receive a warm reception from me.

He was going though wasn't he? It's principle, he can train with the squad until he leaves..

I'd have said 'no worries, you go home lad and we won't pay you then!' .. Little rat!

Spot on , Neal! This 'Bulking up' business as well is all well and good, but with that players lose their speed and agility, which in itself is an enormous threat.. Also, having a lot of muscle mass doesn't always translate to being strong and explosive when moving on the pitch. I've witness many big lads be sent flying by much smaller, frailer looking footballers.. Perhaps he could carry a bit more meat on him, but I don't think it's all that necessary to be honest.. I'd much rather us work to players strengths than file them down into something distinctly average and not particularly good at anything..

Pedersen used to get Pelters! hahaha

Good to see out Balaz getting a start tonight.. Decent side too are Hungary!

Awful, awful, awful.. Talking about Senegal being a challenge.. FML, Andorra were a challenge.. Can't break teams down. Embarrassing!

Wonder if Pears could end up back at Boro if Toth is going to be our new no1 and we're looking to generate £££

So how do you make the inference he's annoying without watching him? I never said you're not entitled to an opinion. I simply exercised my own.

If you don't like him don't watch him.. I quite enjoy watching Dirk and have no problem with him making videos speculating on transfers.

Dreadful selection. What on earth has Jones, Henderson, Toney, Walker or James done to deserve calling up? Liveramento, Guehi, Wharton, Hudson-Odoi, Maguire (Great for England) have all had better seasons... Come back Garry, all is forgiven..

hahaha, how do you watch it? Wouldn't mind catching the next one..

If this gets sorted is it going to unlock a war-chest for transfers?

Is that Silver Eze not stopping on??

Agree, he's not shown anything to suggest he's championship.. Would love to see him step up and prove me wrong.

Wonder if he's gone to a&e due to the knock to the head?

6'1 I've heard!

Season imploded when we lost Batth.. What a difference he makes. Carter and Hyam just don't seem that compatible for some reason.. With him being in the final year of his contract I'd sell Hyam and bring in two other centre half's .. Loan out Wharton and let him get up to speed.. Buckley, JRC, Foreshaw, Woodrow and Pears should be moved on to generate some funds to re-invest.. Said it since we lost Rothwell, we need a ball carrying centre midfielder.. Dolan's going to need replacing and another striker... Then we'll need all those squad players replacing as well.. Should be an 'interesting' summer... We'll sell Brittain, one of Trav and Trondstadt, Pears and maybe even Hyam.. JRC and Bucko fill in those gaps- youth GK and the fit again Wharton steps up as back-up for Batth and Carter..

It did that.. I just would have thought that it would have been, in that particular period, renewing ones season ticket would have been more difficult due to the tensions (which have never really subsided).. Now, the way club is operating is how it's operated for a while- I'm just trying to understand the distinction between then and now.. If the people running the club want to attract fans the equation is pretty simple: Ambition + Investment + Entertaining football= More fans... Speculate to accumulate...

I think we need: A ball carrying center mid. Another pacey winger. More quality up front. Perhaps an extra center half - we fell apart when Batth was out..

Genuinely surprised how many are saying 'Hardest season ticket renewal in my life' etc.. What about the early days.. Chaos, discontent off the scale.. We've had some really, really bleak periods.. Worse, I would argue than now.. Just interested to know why not then and now has renewing a season ticket caused so much internal tension?

Trondstadt and Travis have enough to nullify their centre midfield.. I think it's going rest on our creative players.. Cantwell, Ohashi, Kargbo, Gueye, Dennis, Dolan.. At this level, that's going to give anyone a headache.. Would love to see Dennis make his mark. Seems really happy at the club, great chemistry between him AK and Gueye.

I've said I'll work this weekend, if we win make it then I can take the kids to the play-offs.. If we don't make it, well, at least I'm getting paid over-time...

I've drank a bottle of prosecco and four ciders- up the blues!