2014/15 Championship Thread

[Dolphin Ziggler]

First topic message reminder :

Read an awful article on top 50 managers under 50. Katanga higher than Howe and Dyche, to name just two.

[westisbest]

£98

WTF:

[Nico the gman]

Nowt like ripping the fans off, nothing unusual about that though.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

It's just hit me that I'm one game from fulfilling one of my football fan dreams of seeing Norwich play at Wembley.

Frak

[Nico the gman]

RMT union call rail strike for PLAY OFF CHAMPIONSHIP DAY nice one.

[Nico the gman]

Pre match nerves are now kicking in, good job I'm not playing.

[dyrewolfe]

LILY TOMLIN - YOU BEAUTY!!!


We're going to Wembley!

No more than Boro have deserved. We've pretty much dominated this game so far.

[dyrewolfe]

Uh-oh.

Leadbitter's hurt after making a lung-busting run back to get a tackle in to block an attempted cross.

Physio on...some magic spray...and it looks like he'll try and run it off.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Dean whitehead looks like one of those Easter island statues

[Fernando]

Boro 1-0 Brentford

Been an Anti-Climax so far much like Olly's sex life

[dyrewolfe]

1-0 at half time and Boro looking pretty comfortable. Brentford with a couple of half chances but thats it.

Looks like Woodgate will be coming on for Friend second half.

Leadbitter struggling and Bamford was warming up before the whistle, so Karanka may be doing a bit of reshuffling.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Boro 1-0 Brentford

Been an Anti-Climax so far much like Olly's sex life

I'd laugh if it wasn't true

[dyrewolfe]

Dean whitehead looks like one of those Easter island statues

Are you talking about his appearance or his defending?

His tackling is atrocious - even for a midfielder. I can't understand why AK has made him a makeshift defender.

[Fernando]

Should of been 1-1

[dyrewolfe]

Eek! That was close! Brentford coming within inches of pulling one back after the restart. :o

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Andre Gray is properly awful

[dyrewolfe]

God! Could have been 2-0 there! So close for Kike!

Beautiful pass to set him up (almost)

[Fernando]

2-0 - Kike

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Game set de match

[dyrewolfe]

OLE OLE OLE OLE KIIIKEEEE, KIIIKEEEEE!!!


BEAUTIFUL BUILD UP PLAY AND GREAT WORK FROM VOSSEN TO SET HIM UP


BORO ARE GOING TO WEMBLEY!!!!

[Fernando]

Bo Dallas & Jon Toral on for brentford

#Bolieve

[dyrewolfe]

Bo Dallas & Jon Toral on for brentford

#Bolieve

Heh. Admire your optimism. Unfortunately we have the best defence in the Championship.


#steelwall

[dyrewolfe]

Aaaagh!

Great run from Tomlin there! Only denied by a last-gasp challenge.

Should have been 3-0 there!

[dyrewolfe]

ADOOOOMAAAAAHHHH!!!

Great build-up play between Tomlin, Clayton and Vossen. AA dances around the keeper to make it 3-0!


Boro turn on the style!

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

This game of kick the opposition has broken out into a game of football at the riverside

[dyrewolfe]

This game of kick the opposition has broken out into a game of football at the riverside

Hey - we've been much better behaved 2nd half...no more bookings in case you hadn't noticed.

[dyrewolfe]

Whoa! Cheeky effort from AA there, dips just over the bar.

[dyrewolfe]

LMAO!

Massive pitch invasion at the final whistle despite pleas from the club to stay in the stands.

Could be some trouble over this...not that anyone will care.


Poignant final sub by AK with Woodgate coming on and taking the captain's armband from Leadbitter.

Jesus - on this form I'd fancy us to beat Ipswich or Norwich...or even both combined!

Bring on Wembley!!!

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

90 minutes from Wembley - don't muck this up for once Norwich ta

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Now off to the Carra - never been so nervous in me life OTBC!

[FootballLight]

I'm not one that is shocked by them ticket prices. Although I didn't get tickets for the FA Cup Semi-Final (which was a huge shame), the prices were ridiculous, although I don't think they were as much anyway. Although on one website I found 3 tickets available for £220! 

[dyrewolfe]

Now off to the Carra - never been so nervous in me life OTBC!

See if you can get a few glasses of Prosecco down Delia, then get her in the dressing room to give the pre-match team talk.

[NickisBHAFC]

Good work Boro, the best away game lives on for next season. 

Good luck to both Norwich and Ipswich today. If I was a betting man, Norwich would be pick.

[Fernando]

After watching Middlesborough yesterday i think Norwich are 99% guaranteed for Promotion.

Norwich XI: Ruddy, Whittaker, Martin (c), Bassong, Olsson; Redmond, Howson, Tettey, Johnson, Hoolahan, Jerome.

Ipswich XI: Bialkowski, Mings, Chambers (c), Smith, Berra, Skus, Anderson, Bru, Bishop, Murphy, Sears.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

I hate you guys trying to jinx us damn you all

[Fernando]

Middlesborough seemed to struggle with Andre Gray (should of had atleast 2) CamJam will five knuckle shuffle all over them on a massive Wembley pitch

[NickisBHAFC]

Why is Rodger East officiating? He made a hash of one of the play off games last season. FA will never learn.

[Nico the gman]

Middlesborough seemed to struggle with Andre Gray (should of had atleast 2) CamJam will five knuckle shuffle all over them on a massive Wembley pitch

Only problem is, CamJam hasn't managed it in 2 games against us, what a comfortable win, Brentford talked the talk but couldn't walk the walk.

Adomah will love the big Wembley pitch and he's right on form for it, didn't even need to put Bamford on, but he'll be back for the final no doubt about that.

Got my ticket, got the coach, WE'RE AT WEMBLEY on merit, 38000 tickets, the Red Army is on the march.

C'MON THE BORO!

[dyrewolfe]

Middlesborough seemed to struggle with Andre Gray (should of had atleast 2) CamJam will five knuckle shuffle all over them on a massive Wembley pitch

You're conveniently forgetting Tomlin and Adomah missed great chances (could have been 5 for us). Also if thats what Jerome is in to, I hope he's arrested for gross indecency!

Still, I'm quite happy if everyone writes us off. We always play the underdog role very well.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

That was awful

[GSC]

Berra 

[dyrewolfe]

What are you complaining about? Norwich are winning now...

You are a very strange lad, Olly.

Still, its been that sort of game...it was going to take an error, moment of brilliance...or in this case a blatant handball, to get things going.

Ipswich down to 10 men...should be a formality now. Look forward to seeing Norwich in the final.

[GSC]

He made that post 20 minutes ago Dyre

[FootballLight]

Dagger straight through the heart there....

[GSC]

Bigger upsets have happened (to us)

[dyrewolfe]

Whoops - looks like I spoke too soon.

That was some shambolic defending though

[dyrewolfe]

Nicely worked goal there - well taken by Howson.

Surely Ipswich can't come back a second time?

[GSC]

Ipswich are a solid side. But unless they can grab another scrappy goal quickly, you'd suspect they're going to be overstretched by Norwich

[dyrewolfe]

Wow - Jerome misses an open goal!

Be happy if he plays like that in the final.

[FootballLight]

Has no relevance to my comment, but ok.

[GSC]

3-1, and that, you suspect, is that

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