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Second one was a terrible shot from Armstrong. Like a back pass. And why won't he pass to Brereton?. Could have slipped him in three times.

Solid 2 mins from Evans prior to the international break. ? We might have a chance now.

Positives - Wharton starting Negatives - Corry "Started 4 lost 4" Evans in the starting line up again and no Holtby. I think we know which way this is going to go already.

Absolute nonsense. No-one has a divine right to be in the Premier League whether you're Blackburn Rovers or Manchester United but it would be nice to be challenging and feel like we're in with a genuine chance of achieving by the same. I don't know how much clearer it has to be to convince some people that Mowbray is not remotely capable of delivering that. 15th/11th/15th already this season, five points from the last seven games, I mean come on, do we actually have to be six points adrift at the bottom of the table before we make a change?

Yes Wonder how much he earned for sitting in the stand last night. £10k?** And as soon as a couple of injuries clear up I don't see how he gets in the side ** (I'd have done it for 5)

Which Christmas. 2025?

We actually improved and resembled a professional football team in the final 25 mins, the first 65 was an embarrassment and a disgrace to the Club and shirt. We were immensely lucky Boro were sloppy in the final third and not out of sight. The only positive of the night for me was a decent cameo from Wharton. Two or three examples of great muck and nettles defending. Overall though we seem to be drifting further and further away from looking capable of mounting a challenge.

Strange how your point of view changes, depending on the result. After we got tubbed at Watford you loftily informed us how no-one in the know or with any football knowledge judged a team on results, you should ONLY judge it on performances. Now we've scabbed a fortunate point at home because Boro should have, but didn't, score 3 or 4, all of a sudden we're meant to be hailing "a fantastic result!".

Dolan the sacrificial lamb again. Bet Gallagher survives 90 minutes without getting hooked.

I don't so far either. Looks like another Evans. Speaking of which, can't believe some are calling for his introduction. The whole team need to step it up massively. Holtby who's been generally excellent this season is having a stinker tonight.

Don't get the Dolan bashing, looks more likely to do something than most. I'd take Gallagher off, bring Rothwell on and move Elliot into the middle. At least he might be able to control the ball up front.

Teams are terrified to play us apparently.

Embarrassing stuff. Only had to look at the managers before kick off. The 56 year old looking miserable, about ninety, and going through the motions, trying to eke things out as long as possible to top up his retirement fund. The 70 year old who's been at his Club a relatively short time, beaming, bouncing and full of beans and trying to add one more promotion to his already impressive resume. Has no - one told him "a slow build" is the way to go? ?

I wouldn't want to see him in the starting line up ahead of Brereton Johnson Dolan or Elliot, I think it would be completely contrary to the free flowing play we've shown in the games we've played well in. I wouldn't play him ahead of Douglas either. He only comes under consideration for selection if Douglas is unavailable imo.

If it was technically possible to sign him for a month just while we got a couple of people back it would have been more palatable. When everyone is fit, who misses out to accommodate Downing? It's a retrograde step whichever way you look at it.

Come on, you can say there's no evidence he's lost his legs until you're blue in the face but it doesn't make it any more true. The evidence was there last season. To myself and most people he slowed up and his performances dropped off considerably in the second half of last season. He's now 36 and it's overwhelmingly likely that that was the reason and he's even less likely to have benefitted from another extended break. If he was 26 maybe you could overlook last season's drop off in form and put it down as just one of those things but to take another punt on him at 36 is madness and simply a case of Teflon Tony ignoring what went on on the pitch lin the second half of last season because he likes the bloke.

What's Davenport done wrong, he hasn't been given a chance!

I wouldn't say there was no basis for it, Imo, he was poor post lock down after a break. Very optimistic to think at his age he is going to improve on that, back to the form of the start of last season after another extended break imo.

Doesn't that say it all????

He was good in the first half of the season, less impressive the longer the season went on and fairly poor after lockdown imo.

Yep. And for the middle Bernie Slaven will be sat by the phone in case Armstrong is out for any length of time.

Yup, wonder if there's any more washed up ex Boro players or players Warnock has released doing the rounds. They're bound to be next in.

Absolute desperation stuff this - going back on bended knee to a 36 year old. The bottom of a very deep barrel being scraped. The last throe of a desperate manager completely out of ideas. (And contacts)

Yes, that was in the offing. Must not have had many decent offers in this Country.

Do you really think so, there's a couple of really good European commentators on Talksport Mark Langdon and Andy Brassell (sp) who could probably point you in the direction of the best up and coming European talent in 10 mins, ditto Tim Vickery in South America. Even if it wasn't those particular guys there must be reputable people about in the game who could point you in the right direction. I also reckon you or I could put a decent shortlist together in a couple of days from home and abroad if we had a few days spare to research it on the Internet, but it's not our job.