* The Unofficial "Official" Boro v Blackburn Match-Day Thread *

[Maccarone]

Interesting team to say the least

 

[guisborough_rob]

Well if you’d given me twenty guesses at the starting 11, that would not have been one of them.

 

[sambaDTR]

Is it 4:3:3 or is Hackney, O’Brien number 10?

 

[BoroPhil]

so is that our usual formation with Hackney on the left and Crooks no.10? or something different entirely?

 

[Diego]

Dieng

VDB
Fry
Lenihan
Bangura

Howson
O’Brien

Forss
Crooks
Hackney

Latte Lath

 

[Duffman]

Baffling starting line up? Can’t wait to see how they actually line up play and would be surprised if anybody had that as their starting 11. In Carrick we trust

 

[WindyNook]

Definitely a team with a defensive slant in it. Carrick goes a bit pragmatic?

 

[Diego]

Engel injured?

 

[Smoginexile]

He's had a lot of time in training to put it right.
Excited to see a transformed team.
We can do it

 

[r00fie1]

 

[BoroPhil]

Engel injured?

possibly though no guarantee he gets ahead of anyone on the bench

 

[Diego]

Hope Bangura does well

 

[Willow]

If it's 433. Crooks might work as a central striker with forss/ lath either side. Most natural formation. Would be 442 with Crooks right and Hackney left midfield. Don't see how it works with 4231.

 

[Diego]

possibly though no guarantee he gets ahead of anyone on the bench

True

 

[Andybarca]

Dieng

VDB
Fry
Lenihan
Bangura

Howson
O’Brien

Forss
Crooks
Hackney

Latte Lath

That’s how I see it

 

[Diego]

If it's 433. Crooks might work as a central striker with forss/ lath either side. Most natural formation. Would be 442 with Crooks right and Hackney left midfield. Don't see how it works with 4231.

It will be how I’ve selected. It will be the usual 4231

 

[Redwurzel]

Van Den Berg ahead of McNair is an interesting development.

I assume Engel and Smith are injured/sick.

 

[Jedi boro]

Van Den Berg ahead of McNair is an interesting development.

I assume Engel and Smith are injured/sick.

Engel has a knock apparently

 

[newyddion]

Interesting team to say the least

——————-Dieng——————

Berg—Fry—Lenihan—Bangura

——-Howson—O’Brien————

—Forss—Crooks—Hackney—-

—————-Laff———————-

Hackney on the left??

 

[coluka]

A rare event has just occurred. I’m speechless, bereft of words.
I assume he is looking to grind out a 1-0 win. No McGree has me absolutely baffled. Let’s hope he knows what he’s doing.