lucio 5,418 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 still so many empty seats for such a big game...It's a very rough area andI think a lot of these clubs have empty seats , like Blackburn and Birmingham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 still so many empty seats for such a big game...You have to realise, B, that in England, north of Nottingham, the major sport is rugby league. Manchester and Merseyside are the only real anomalies, even once-great northern clubs like Leeds United and Sheffield United come from areas where rugby and even cricket are arguably more popular due to the blue collar nature of the game. The north-east is another anomaly, but Newcastle United is such a massive club with a ridiculously large fan-base. Sunderland also has a large fan-base - meaning clubs like Middlesbrough are quite poorly represented in terms of a fan-base. The Riverside Stadium has always been too big for Boro, they only ever used to sell it out against Liverpool, United, Arsenal and Chelsea. Also you think that Boro were once a Premier League club - teams lose a lot of fairweather fans after a relegation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 You have to realise, B, that in England, north of Nottingham, the major sport is rugby league. Manchester and Merseyside are the only real anomalies, even once-great northern clubs like Leeds United and Sheffield United come from areas where rugby and even cricket are arguably more popular due to the blue collar nature of the game. The north-east is another anomaly, but Newcastle United is such a massive club with a ridiculously large fan-base. Sunderland also has a large fan-base - meaning clubs like Middlesbrough are quite poorly represented in terms of a fan-base. The Riverside Stadium has always been too big for Boro, they only ever used to sell it out against Liverpool, United, Arsenal and Chelsea. Also you think that Boro were once a Premier League club - teams lose a lot of fairweather fans after a relegation. still this game is live on my TV... the Championship is more traditional and interesting than many leagues in Europe.But thanks for explaining me the background... it makes sense, although not much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Another good run and shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Derby are struggling to string one basic pass together. Shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,700 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Derby are struggling to string one basic pass together. Shite.They miss Pat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Derby are struggling to string one basic pass together. Shite.Soon Vs Chelsea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Bamfordinho makes it look so easy to finish.He has that killer instinct that is so lethal for strikers. Can't wait for him to be here.edit: just won a penalty... otherwise he'd get into the net with ball and everything edit 2: what a shot by him now. Looked a lot like that Willian goal earlier this season (don't ask me against who)edit 3: should have scored at least a brace here, but Grant became a world beater defending his amazing shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,326 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 If Boro come up and want him for another season in the Premiership do we oblige or do we bring him back as 3rd choice striker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman2610 1,417 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Good game from Pat today first time really watching him play needs to work on hold up but off the ball runs are amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Did well today, best player on the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 You have to realise, B, that in England, north of Nottingham, the major sport is rugby league. Manchester and Merseyside are the only real anomalies, even once-great northern clubs like Leeds United and Sheffield United come from areas where rugby and even cricket are arguably more popular due to the blue collar nature of the game. The north-east is another anomaly, but Newcastle United is such a massive club with a ridiculously large fan-base. Sunderland also has a large fan-base - meaning clubs like Middlesbrough are quite poorly represented in terms of a fan-base. The Riverside Stadium has always been too big for Boro, they only ever used to sell it out against Liverpool, United, Arsenal and Chelsea. Also you think that Boro were once a Premier League club - teams lose a lot of fairweather fans after a relegation. Interesting - never knew this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 If Boro come up and want him for another season in the Premiership do we oblige or do we bring him back as 3rd choice striker?Oblige - he's learning the ropes well, some consistency won't hurt either.Plus he can help take points off our rivals At this age needs to keep playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posh Chels 48 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 today's MOTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 still this game is live on my TV... the Championship is more traditional and interesting than many leagues in Europe.But thanks for explaining me the background... it makes sense, although not much Haha well because of their more traditionally working-class background (Britain's industrial revolution evolved out of towns such as Coventry, Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Manchester, etc.), these areas tend to follow more working-class sports such as rugby, and also cricket, which is considered less of a "posh" sport in the north than it is in the south Interesting - never knew this!Yep, we might have an incredibly small country but it is obscenely diverse - there is, quite literally, a north-south divide.You only have to look at the list of clubs competing in this year's rugby league Super League (no club more southerly than Widnes in Cheshire, near Liverpool) to see my point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 He'll nake it here if given the chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsden 4,689 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 He will join the first team next season and literally rot on the bench getting one or two rare appearance in league cup and coming on in the last 4 minutes of a couple of games we have already won or for time wasting until he's sent back on loan again for the 2016/17 season to be replaced by Solanke who suffers strikingly similar fate . I tried to be optimistic, I really tried but I'm done getting my hopes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 You have to realise, B, that in England, north of Nottingham, the major sport is rugby league. Manchester and Merseyside are the only real anomalies, even once-great northern clubs like Leeds United and Sheffield United come from areas where rugby and even cricket are arguably more popular due to the blue collar nature of the game. The north-east is another anomaly, but Newcastle United is such a massive club with a ridiculously large fan-base. Sunderland also has a large fan-base - meaning clubs like Middlesbrough are quite poorly represented in terms of a fan-base. The Riverside Stadium has always been too big for Boro, they only ever used to sell it out against Liverpool, United, Arsenal and Chelsea. Also you think that Boro were once a Premier League club - teams lose a lot of fairweather fans after a relegation. Not quite correct Alex .. Rugby league is really confined to just the Counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire with 2 clubs from Cumbria .. Lancashire is much more a hotbed of football .I was brought up with and played League ,, but football was always a bigger game throughout the north .The only place League rules is in Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH1988 1,348 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Damn, with Didier most likely retiring it's difficult to make a decision on whether to bring Patrick back as third choice and spend a year under Jose, remy and Costa then give boro solanke or loan him to a prem club next year and buy a make shift striker for a year.. Or give Didier another year... Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 He will join the first team next season and literally rot on the bench getting one or two rare appearance in league cup and coming on in the last 4 minutes of a couple of games we have already won or for time wasting until he's sent back on loan again for the 2016/17 season to be replaced by Solanke who suffers strikingly similar fate . I tried to be optimistic, I really tried but I'm done getting my hopes up.You're so positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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