Middlesbrough (H) Carling Cup First Round Tuesday 9/8/11.

[Duke]

Championship Boro began the season with an 2-2 draw at home to Portsmouth on Saturday , Not too sure what side manager Tony Mowbray will field bearing in mind
midweek internationals which see us lose the services of Will Grigg, plus the fact so many teams fail to take this competition seriously however this should be a good test for us .

Prediction , on the bases we are long overdue a good cup result 1-0 Macken on target .

[latviancheese]

Only a tenner in too folks.

I think we can win this, not sure how serious Mowbray will take it. Although they have a strong youth setup.

2-1 to us.

Set piece goals.

[Darth Vader]

Can't see us winning but we'll give it a right good go nevertheless, 3-2 Middlesbrough.

Attendance - 3,863 (712).

[big baz 1]

Walsall 7-0 Middlesbrough
Evo v Tape 66 v asps v percie in a fatal four way no holds barred pin falls count anywhere match at half time. Jockey as special guest referee

[deanonev69]

Walsall 7-0 Middlesbrough
Evo v Tape 66 v asps v percie in a fatal four way no holds barred pin falls count anywhere match at half time. Jockey as special guest referee

This alone will be worth the price of my (free) ticket: anything else is a bonus :wink:

Walsall 3 - Middlesbrough 1

I don't know why, but i fancy us for an upset-we'm due one and sure the League Cup doesn't rate highly on their agenda for the season

[Darth Vader]

Team btw:

Walker

Westlake
Butler
Lancashire
Sadler

Paterson
Chambers
Taundry
Hurst

Gnakpa (try him up top)
Macken

[Evo Boozy Saddler]

Walsall 7-0 Middlesbrough
Evo v Tape 66 v asps v percie in a fatal four way no holds barred pin falls count anywhere match at half time. Jockey as special guest referee

I must remember to sneak a steel chair into the ground then. Can't wait to slip into my leotard in The Stadium Suite :D

Walsall 1 Boro 2.

Asps to spend the whole game dreaming of one day owning the club, just so he can interview Rebekah Brooks to be programme editor :|

[Exile]

Walsall 2-1 Middlesborough

I fancy the upset too.

Big Baz to spoil the no holds barred 4-way by jumping in with his signature move - throwing a portion of chips at the other 4 and watching seagulls peck their eyes out, while shouting "It's a good job you can't fly".

[walsallfcconnor]

2-2 saddlers winning on pens - dingles/liverpool next round ? 8)

[pastsodull]

can see Middlesborough scoring, but can see us scoring more! Walsall 2 - Boro 1

Attendance 4023

Scoreboard to say 'D NG R: W CH O T' before falling from roof and landing on top of visiting keeper, Mowbray to blame long grass.

Quote from Mowbray: ' Mowbray won’t be playing a second string side at League One Walsall, who won 1-0 at home to Leyton Orient on Saturday.

The Boro boss said: “Tuesday is an important game, a dangerous game, as we found out at Carlisle about the quality of first division clubs.'

Full article: http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/boro-fc/boro-fc-news/2011/08/08/merouane-zemmama-in-the-mix-for-walsall-84229-29197909/

[Stu]

3-0 to Walsall... Taundry to score a hat-trick, set them up himself, make 6 goal line clearances, crash a header against a cross-bar from a corner he took himself before Arsenal sign him for £23m to replace Fabregas.

*In the real world, 3-1 to Boro*

[latviancheese]

If we are to believe the brain man. Taundry is going to get arse raped before the game. He will be sore. Too sore to play.

[Neil Ravenscroft]

Preview:

http://upthesaddlers.com/wp/archives/20 ... lesbrough/

[derbysaddler]

Mowbray's teams play pretty tappy football but are notoriously bad at defending set pieces, let's hope Smith exploits this.

[Rushall Saddler]

1-1 at full time, Claude for us in his experimental centre forward position (hopefully) and Emnes for them.

3-1 defeat after extra time. Emnes with another and Bailey.

[priestley_saddler]

Tricky one this. I think its winnable, and if in doing so we get a favourable 2nd round draw then we might actually have a bit of a cup run.

That said, I think of the two home games this week we've already won the more important one, and I'd sacrifice a result tonight if it guaranteed one at Hartlepool on Saturday.

Lots of options for replacing Grigg. Jarvis, Nicholls or Bowerman could start up front, or Gnakpa could be moved up front allowing either Nicholls or Paterson to come in on the flank. Its also possible the likes of Grof, Manny Smith, Peterlin and Beevers could get a game depending on how seriously Deano wants to take the game. Personally I think if we field our strongest team we'll win, and that's what we should do to keep the momentum going from Saturday.

2-1, goals from Gnakpa and then Bowerman to come off the bench and get the winner. Attendance: 3,579

[Magic Man Fan]

Just been talking to a Boro fan who says they're biggest threat Scott McDonald is out.

[We-ARE-Walsall]

Tricky one this. I think its winnable, and if in doing so we get a favourable 2nd round draw then we might actually have a bit of a cup run.

That said, I think of the two home games this week we've already won the more important one, and I'd sacrifice a result tonight if it guaranteed one at Hartlepool on Saturday.

Lots of options for replacing Grigg. Jarvis, Nicholls or Bowerman could start up front, or Gnakpa could be moved up front allowing either Nicholls or Paterson to come in on the flank. Its also possible the likes of Grof, Manny Smith, Peterlin and Beevers could get a game depending on how seriously Deano wants to take the game. Personally I think if we field our strongest team we'll win, and that's what we should do to keep the momentum going from Saturday.

2-1, goals from Gnakpa and then Bowerman to come off the bench and get the winner. Attendance: 3,579

Usually I would agree, but I think at this moment in time I'd go the other way. We aren't going anywhere in the league this year (unless we are bad enough to go down, which I doubt) and a decent cup run is much needed, and overdue, and might just get a bit of feel good factor back in to the club.

[DanWalsallFC]

Got a feeling we'll win this. Walsall 2-0 Middlesborough.
Macken with both goals.

[cumbria-saddler]

Walsall 1-1 Middlesbrough after 90 minutes, then win on penalties.

Might put a cheeky late bet on us to win.

[Welsh_Saddler]

No experimentation for Dean Smith - looks like he's taking the game seriously.... tonight's team:

Walker

Westlake
Sadler
Butler
Lancashire

Taundry
Gnakpa
Chambers
Hurst

Jarvis
Macken


Subs: Grof, Beevers, Smith, Peterlin, Paterson, Nicholls, Bowerman.

[Welsh_Saddler]

Whoops..... Chambers sent off after 12 minutes..... violent conduct :roll:

[Rich Evans]

Very poor challenge imo. Deserved red

[Welsh_Saddler]

Gnakpa sacrificed, substituted.... Peterlin on to try and protect the 0-0 score.

[latviancheese]

Great, 3 game suspension for a straight red ay it?

[otherbournemouthsaddler]

1-0 Emnes

Game over

[Welsh_Saddler]

Protection didn't last long.... 0-1 down after 17 minutes.

[Welsh_Saddler]

Great, 3 game suspension for a straight red ay it?

Probably.... there goes our leading goalscorer :roll:

37 minutes... 2 down, game long gone. Concentrate on the League :mrgreen:

Jimmy Walker booked - it's just not going to be our night, is it?

[BarnsleySaddler]

Ah well end of a dream of getting through the first round :!:

[Duke]

Just been talking to a Boro fan who says they're biggest threat Scott McDonald is out.

Pity Emnes made the starting line up

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