Roy's View From... View From Boro

[AWetFlannel]

Weird that the fans who got battered on the night are still less bitter than our own.

I hope people get over Wilder leaving after this great win, if not, they never will.

 

[bongleblade]

“I can’t imagine it could get much worse if we did meet them again in the playoffs. Maybe we’d set up a bit differently as well’’

I wouldn’t hold your breath

 

[IOM Blade]

Looking at their forum, the two big January signings Connolly and Balogun have been massive flops. Wilder's scouting hasn't improved it seems. They'll be on massive wages too.

 

[Argentinemanager]

Cheers roy, probabally the most complementary comments about us ever, how did you not get the comments from a man city fan to balance it all out.

 

[SUFC Guy]

They've changed their tune from...

"He left cos you're shit"

...in the first 10 minutes

"Shall we sing a song for you....." ?

 

[Houston_Blade]

Looking at their forum, the two big January signings Connolly and Balogun have been massive flops. Wilder's scouting hasn't improved it seems. They'll be on massive wages too.

Wilder's wanted Balogun since he was about 12, another bizarre obsession with a player who isn't very good.

 

[Snowflake]

Thanks Roy that's the second best thing this year appart from getting my yearly shag from her in doors

You had your yearly present by early March !!

 

[DifferentClass]

Weerz Wonky pretending to be a Boro fan?

 

[Bobby b]

"No plan B", "Wilders signings have flopped badly", "wilder is overachieving", "we should've played them when we had the covid outbreak"
Have Middlesbrough got a Roy, and all these comments have been ripped from our posts

 

[AWetFlannel]

Looking at their forum, the two big January signings Connolly and Balogun have been massive flops. Wilder's scouting hasn't improved it seems. They'll be on massive wages too.

We sure know how bad his scouting is, having to watch the shit we've endured in the last 5 years. I dread going to watch Berge, Wes, Norwood, Fleck, Egan, Robinson, Baldock, Bogle, etc.

Connolly and Balogun will be on massive wages yes, similar to when we signed Dowell, Henderson and Wilson from the prem. I assume, like us, they're paying a fraction of them.

 

[Bartleby]

46 year old billy sharpe

 

[Mouth of the South]

We sure know how bad his scouting is, having to watch the shit we've endured in the last 5 years. I dread going to watch Berge, Wes, Norwood, Fleck, Egan, Robinson, Baldock, Bogle, etc.

Connolly and Balogun will be on massive wages yes, similar to when we signed Dowell, Henderson and Wilson from the prem. I assume, like us, they're paying a fraction of them.

I don't know about the agreement for Connolly but I do know Boro are paying all of Balogun's salary which is £45-50k/week.

 

[AWetFlannel]

I don't know about the agreement for Connolly but I do know Boro are paying all of Balogun's salary which is £45-50k/week.

This link says 15% with a £1mill loan fee, can't find it confirmed anywhere. Either way, I agree both are doing poorly. Boro create plenty of big chances and needed a striker to bag, they haven't been it.

Financial details around Folarin Balogun's move from Arsenal to Middlesbrough become clearer

Middlesbrough are set to pay 15 per cent of Folarin Balogun’s wages upon completion of his loan deal.

footballleagueworld.co.uk

 

[Mouth of the South]

This link says 15% with a £1mill loan fee, can't find it confirmed anywhere. Either way, I agree both are doing poorly. Boro create plenty of big chances and needed a striker to bag, they haven't been it.

Financial details around Folarin Balogun's move from Arsenal to Middlesbrough become clearer

Middlesbrough are set to pay 15 per cent of Folarin Balogun’s wages upon completion of his loan deal.

footballleagueworld.co.uk

The figures quoted in the article are incorrect but regardless of how much he's costing Boro, I think pretty much everyone would agree that neither he nor Connolly have had a big impact since their arrival and aren't proving value for money.

 

[gordoncharles]

I don't think this is on Roy's list. But this is eerily familiar. Scarily so...

 

[Bladesman]

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

A very very good read. Loved it. Fair play to them. Good turn out from their fans too on a midweek night.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Connolly is the 'pet' project along the likes of ravel Morrison or Rodwell.

You'd have thought he'd have learnt to move away from the having a punt signing after those two

 

[Bladesman]

 

[Badger Blade]

Always the players. I have a lot of love for the bloke and what he did here, but some of his comments about the players still irk me so they must annoy the players. When we were flying in the Prem he was very keen to tell the media that as individuals they were all League 1 / lower end Champ players, essentially heaping all of the praise onto himself. I wouldn't be surprised if those comments inspired the lads last night.

I hope that was the last thing ringing in their ears before they went out - "go and show Wilder how League One you are." Only one team looked League One last night and that was his.

Middlesbrough's performance was reminiscent of when we were at our worst under Wilder. Pressed, resorting to hoofball and it just keeps coming back, space all over the place with PL quality footballers like MGW taking the piss. Us and Middlesbrough have seen Wilderball at its best but at it's worst its ugly viewing.

Considering the performances in the cup, I was stunned to see how bad they were, I thought he'd have had them revved up for this, both from his personal level and also the play-off factor. Maybe extra time had caught up with them or the bubble is already beginning to deflate.

 

[Blend-it-like-Harris]

Warnock's failure to show any kind of positivity up front when playing away in the Prem clearly knocked him out of the running for best Blades manager (not even mentioning other short-comings).

Wilder's failure to adapt and his stubborn approach, together with his obsession with the most over-rated midfielder I can remember in the many years of watching the Blades, knocked him out of the running for best Blades manager too.

Both these are "Yesterday's Men" as far as I'm concerned, but thanks to them for some happy memories of promotions and some memorable victories over more illustrious teams at the top level.

Hecky fills me with more hope than either of them. He is clearly more intelligent, much more astute and more tactically aware and has a quiet authoratitive manner about him. There's no evidence of ego about him, and I'm sure the players respond to his calm balanced approach in an appreciative and supportive way. He lets the players know it's about them as individuals and as a collective - no signs of any bombast or boot-chucking dressing room mentality here lads.....

Maybe, just maybe.... (we'll see)... I'll be able to accept we have a boss at last who can put his name alongside that of Gentleman John.