we'll be going down this season

if he doesn't change his formation and style of play i can see us going down

one up front doesn't work - it did when we had a solid defence - that is no longer the case

Valdes is our 3rd best keeper - how does he keep getting a game?

De Roon is shit - he cost us at West Ham and his poor clearance led to their goal today

Gaston & Stuani just wanted to throw themselves on the floor and try to trick the ref all game - they created fuck all again

fucking shambles again - needs to change ASAP

It was really bad. I think in some ways the players have been lucky that the referee had probably the worst performance I've ever seen in that stadium, in that it took some focus away from how dreadful the performance was.

The only player who can physically beat or get round a man is Traore.

Valdes twice in two minutes didn't come and claim a ball, don't they do that in Spain?

We have absolutely nothing through the centre, every time we get the ball it goes out to one of the wings where invariably we do nothing

De Roon does absolutely no damage whatsoever.

Ramirez shys away from every single aerial competition, backed into loads today and gave away free kicks for it

About four times in the first half we could have banged a shot off early but took too many touches

From the next five games I think we are looking at a maximum of three points, and Bournemouth were class yesterday so even those are doubtful. Honestly think AK could be gone before the first chocolate from the advent calendar is eaten

Last season we gained automatic promotion with the fewest goals scored for a long time, OK in the championship, just can't do it in this league! We need January sharpish, but knowing karanka he'll buy a left back or a CB.

So, Saturday then

lets just hope the "Champions League Hangover" helps us somehow!

Raised my eyebrows when we spent £12m on a holding midfielder during the summer when we have capable players in that position, when we could have invested in somebody that can actually put a decent cross in from out wide!
We need to have a good, long, hard look at what we're doing because it's not working in this league. We're leaking goals, we have no momentum going forward, George's form has taken a nosedive since he was made captain, we are severely lacking creativity in the final third and we can't hit the target if we have a shot! I think a good start would be to find a system that lets us play and put our best XI on the pitch starting with dropping that useless t**t between the sticks!

the last couple of results have brought some confidence back!

UTB!

We appear to be holding our own against the better teams, long may that continue.

always been the Boro way.....

second half performance was very, very good

Well I said if we got 1pt from November it would be a good result, so will take that

It's the big-small games in December we need win - Hull, Swansea, Burnley.

Any points from Southampton, Liverpool, Man Utd would be a bonus

The tread title is correct

Amen.


...and fuck.