The "Official" unofficial - Middlesbrough v "Aye Up Lad" Barnsley Match Thread.
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Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret
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I like the bloke with the long straw on the Barnsley badge. Sometimes I can't be ****ed to pick up a bottle when it's all the way down on the floor. Where can I get one of these from?
r00fie1
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Crunch time for players and player contracts...
www.gazettelive.co.uk
Young duo to join Boro first team training as Neil Warnock takes closer look at Academy players
Academy midfield duo to step up & join Boro first team training
With little much to play for, a few Middlesbrough youngsters might get a chance before the end of the season
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Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret
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6 subs? No NML?
Kevcharben
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Spence as usual I despair
How does Johnson not get a game, or is it that he is leaving.
How does Johnson not get a game, or is it that he is leaving.
bear66
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Strange. No youngsters.
bear66
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It looks like the leavers are on the bench
Nobby_Barnes
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Agree about Johnson can't understand it...
r00fie1
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Ashley Fletcher and Marvin Johnson’s Middlesbrough futures become clearer following Neil Warnock comments
Middlesbrough first-teamers Ashley Fletcher and Marvin Johnson look set to leave Teesside this summer, as Neil Warnock confirmed that he expects that all out of contract players will depart. Boro don’t have many contract issues to deal with, but there are some significant departures that will...
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Ashley Fletcher and Marvin Johnson’s Middlesbrough futures become clearer following Neil Warnock comments
Middlesbrough first-teamers Ashley Fletcher and Marvin Johnson look set to leave Teesside this summer, as Neil Warnock confirmed that he expects that all out of contract players will depart. Boro don’t have many contract issues to deal with, but there are some significant departures that will...
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Ashley Fletcher and Marvin Johnson’s Middlesbrough futures become clearer following Neil Warnock comments
1 hour ago 10 April 2021, 11:20By
Ben Wignall
Middlesbrough first-teamers Ashley Fletcher and Marvin Johnson look set to leave Teesside this summer, as Neil Warnock confirmed that he expects that all out of contract players will depart.
Boro don’t have many contract issues to deal with, but there are some significant departures that will occur should Warnock’s words be true.
The Boro boss has already confirmed that captain Britt Assombalonga has probably played his last game for the club, and he’s not being offered a new contract which means the club will make a £15 million loss on him following his club-record move in 2017.
No decisions have been made yet on if the club are going to pursue permanent contracts for loan trio Yannick Bolasie, Neeskens Kebano and Marcus Bettinelli, but it does look like Fletcher and Johnson will be heading through the exit door.
Fletcher joined Boro around the same time as Assombalonga did, with the club paying West Ham £6.5 million for his services.
The only season Fletcher has made an impact at Boro was the 2019/20 campaign, where he netted 11 times in 43 appearances, but for the most part he’s struggled for form and fitness.
Johnson meanwhile was out of favour for his first two seasons at the Riverside, but was given a chance by Jonathan Woodgate last season and hasn’t looked back – he’s proven to be very versatile down the left flank but he looks set to depart in the next few months.
“I’ll look at the six games, and then either I’ll make decisions or the players will tell me anyway and we’ll move on,” said Warnock of those players with contracts expiring in June, per the Northern Echo.
“Obviously, I’m always looking at players that we can bring in, expecting players that are out of contract to leave. That’s what I expect. If it changes and things are different, then so be it.
“We’ve already been putting plans in place and looking for players who could replace the players who will leave.
“Striker wise, we’ve probably been looking for 12 months – and we’re still no nearer getting one.”
Verdict:
Fletcher and Johnson probably aren’t players that are going to propel Boro to the next level, but they’re still good options in the squad to have.
That’s why they’ll probably be a big loss to the club this summer, but they should have no trouble being picked up by another Championship team.
It looks like Boro are going to have a bit of a rebuild going forward with that duo and Assombalonga leaving – it’s exciting times for the fanbase who will see a real change up top for the first time in a long while.
Nobby_Barnes
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Try and be a bit more positive today eh lads...
Remember the game lasts 90 mins
Remember the game lasts 90 mins
S7DiscoDown
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Think Johnsons leaving. I find it suprising we've not played him more. I think he's maybe on a few quid as monks erea so maybe not offered him much.
One things for sure we must be better than last season. I'm not sure we had a shot in the relegation 6 pointer (Ravel Morrison absolutely woeful).
Least I don't have to get stuck in the car park for over an hour blocked in by busses
One things for sure we must be better than last season. I'm not sure we had a shot in the relegation 6 pointer (Ravel Morrison absolutely woeful).
Least I don't have to get stuck in the car park for over an hour blocked in by busses
TeessideCleveland
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Why is Assombalonga on the bench when we have youngsters who will be here next season?
Waste of a squad space
Fletcher and Johnson too if they're leaving
Not happy with Akpom starting either
Apart from that....
Waste of a squad space
Fletcher and Johnson too if they're leaving
Not happy with Akpom starting either
Apart from that....
r00fie1
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Todays Stats for those who like that sort of thing....;@))
| 03/10/20 CHA | Middlesbrough 
| 2 - 1 | 
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| 15/09/20 EFL Cup | Middlesbrough
| 0 - 2 |
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| 22/02/20 CHA | Barnsley
| 1 - 0 |
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| 27/11/19 CHA | Middlesbrough
| 1 - 0 |
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| 10/03/18 CHA | Middlesbrough
| 3 - 1 |
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| Last 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/21 CHA | Luton 
| 1 - 2 |
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| 02/04/21 CHA | Barnsley
| 1 - 1 | 
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| 20/03/21 CHA | Barnsley
| 1 - 2 | 
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| 17/03/21 CHA | Wycombe 
| 1 - 3 |
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| 13/03/21 CHA | Bournemouth 
| 2 - 3 |
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Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret
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Would I not be right in saying Johnson signed a 1 year extension last year? I don't think he'll be on much. I think he will want to leave as despite being one of the more solid producers in the team he's been dropped. Daft. He should have been in the team and offered a new contract in January, rather than being sacrificed for a revolving series of loanees, none of whom have matched his contribution. We should have been concentrating on signing a centre forward a goalkeeper and a winger. Now we need 2 wingers. Biggest mistake Warnock has made since he's been here imo.