Birmingham Vs Middlesbrough *****Official Match Thread*****

[Shropshire Seagull]

So we now have 4 ways to go up AUTOMATICALLY

Win Win
Win Draw
Draw Win
Lose Win

Corrected for you ...

plus, if Burnley flop their next two [unlikely] this opens up more options for us.

In the event of a defeat at Boro we still have a plan "G" in the play-offs too ....

 

[Official Old Man]

90 Points.
That's 90 POINTS
And we don't go up automatically .

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

You never know QPR may pop up with something at Burnley on Monday

I wonder what the feeling is like between the QPR players and Barton, given his attitude they may want to really beat Burnley and see him stretchered off with a broken neck.
I have no idea if he was liked in the squad or not, but sometimes this can make players raise there game, works both ways though.

 

[swindonseagull]

I was thinking 'arry REDNAP

is Hyppia free?

 

[Hampster Gull]

Steve Gibson and Karanka both looked like really stressed tonight. They're massively feeling the pressure.

Indeed. And so they should, they have massively overspent this year to get up, breaking all the FFP rules. They are stuffed if they dont go up (i hope anyway)

 

[Ernest]

Indeed. And so they should, they have massively overspent this year to get up, breaking all the FFP rules. They are stuffed if they dont go up (i hope anyway)

I believe they have an ACCOUNT with Blairmore in PANAMA

 

[John Bumlick]

is Hyppia free?

Poyet is and I'm sure he'd love to put winning promotion to the premier league on his CV.

 

[Seagulls over Essex]

Even if did, would mean they'd have to not win versus Charlton too.

If they loser to QPR they could still win at Charlton but finish in 3rd, depending on other results.

 

[saafend_seagull]

If they loser to QPR they could still win at Charlton but finish in 3rd, depending on other results.

How? Would mean we need to beat Derby 6-0 or something?

 

[Dolph Ins]

Having watched that match I would be quite happy to stay in the championship. Great game.




(If all else fails).

 

[Motogull]

It is possible that us and Boro could go up. Monday's games very much still count. We could go to Boro top of the league. or third, and still be champions if we win there.

Beating Derby will put the willies up Boro.

 

[SweatyMexican]

Indeed. And so they should, they have massively overspent this year to get up, breaking all the FFP rules. They are stuffed if they dont go up (i hope anyway)

That's why I can't see why their fans love him so much. He's quite happy to accept the risk of sending his club into complete FFP meltdown if they don't go up. They'd be in trouble.

Thank god Mr Bloom is more sensible.

 

[warmleyseagull]

Just a couple of useful stats for any Boro fans looking in you will need to beat the the team who has only lost 2 away games all season and has the best current form of any team in the Championship .... *





*If we beat Derby

And which is also the team that has beaten no other side in top 8 since August...(but I think will be good enough now)

 

[SeagullCrow]

It might be just me, but I found that analysis on Sky completely vacuous - "that point Middlesbrough won tonight puts additional pressure on Brighton for Monday" argument is completely unfounded. It's always going to come down to the last game of the season, irrespective of what happens on Monday.

So the argument that "this is the most important point of Middlesbrough's season" that they were spouting is patently false. If anything, this was the most meaningless point that Middlesbrough have won all season. They would be in much the same position if they lost tonight.

If we lose or draw to Derby, then they only need draw with us on the 7th for promotion - otherwise nothing less than a win will do. And yet the only way the Sky pundits spun it was "Middlesbrough just have to win against Brighton and they're in the Premier League" - as if we're just going to roll over! As [MENTION=33253]JC Footy Genius[/MENTION] points out, we've only lost twice away all season.

 

[samtheseagull]

Love how Sky were constantly banging on about boro only needing a win against us.

 

[Ernest]

It was a false point as Boro needed a win to change anything on the last day, if they'd won tonight we would have needed at least a point Monday and pressure may have got to us. Now nothing has changed for us , 5 matches ago it was down to 5 wins , now we can have a slip up and still win the last game and go up

 

[Bold Seagull]

Love how Sky were constantly banging on about boro only needing a win against us.

It is true though.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Middlesbrough have now drawn their last three matches. They should have sewn the title up by now.

 

[Triggaaar]

Winning the championship would be nice but I'm happy with second.

I wasn't talking about winning.

 

[samtheseagull]

It is true though.

Really? I had not noticed