The oneBoro Forum has some pretty amazing levels of confidence for our game - it is being reported as a "leg-stretching" exercise, a game to rest players for more important fixtures, a chance to put subs on at 2-0/3-0, an opportunity to leave players on four bookings out, a walkover, a game against a team "even worse than Charlton" and general cannon fodder in front of their undoubted quality. They even think that not having Derbyshire makes "an awful team even weaker" and that we are a "dogsh***e" team.
This would have been a real rallying call for previous teams; we've spent a long time proving people wrong. But can this present lot actually give Boro a game, or will they roll over and have their collective bellies scratched?
We need new players and soon. This transfer committee really concerns me, looks from where I'm sat that it will merely delay any incoming transfers. An excuse for further dithering? Can see only one result tonight so perhaps the Boro fans optimism isn't misplaced. Derby fans thought us the worst Championship side they'd faced for years, Boro fans are expecting much the same.
Clearly as individuals, too many we've brought in that don't like a scrap. And if you take that away we have nothing. We're an obvious team to play against with absolutely no cohesion, leaders or threat. When the 2nd goal went in half the team were arguing, instead of lets put that behind us and lets have a go. That's worrying. The way Derby sliced and diced us was cringe worthy, clearly a L1 team playing against a wannabe PL team. Redfearns hands look pretty tied, TS will want us as near to the black as he can even if that means going down to shake down, dust off and go again. That and the 'committee' speaks volumes of the utter waste tweedle dum and tweedle dee left us with. Pringle, Arnason, Morgan et al had seen enough of Evans, they'd all walk into and probably want to play under Redfearn. Evans has done untold damage to this football club that will (a) take a lot of unwanted extra funds to sort or (b) ride it out, let players leave or contracts expire etc to start again. I say again TS will have gone for the latter, and who can blame him.
I would be astounded if we didn't go down this time