Middlesbrough 0 West Ham Utd 2 (29/11/11)

[Dyer's Leg]

So, the DL Match Thread winning run continues.

It's my birthday weekend this weekend, baby is a the outlaws, had a couple of voddys, so excuse me if I don't put the stats up till after the weekend.

COYI!!

[ManInTheIronsMask.]

Many happy returns. Good start to proceedings.

[Faubert's Boot]

we'll win, its a DL match thread

[RyanWHUFC]

Well done DL again, we'll excuse you the stats etc until Monday, just because your on a good run

[Bobby Orangeboom]

Boro not lost at Home yet, decent side..

I'll be ok with a draw, i'll be ****ing buzzing with a win which i fancy..

[Hackney Hammer]

[Maefteda]

Yup. Thats the team that will secure us a draw on tuesday. And I'll be happy with that.

Slow and steady win the race.

[HammerMan2004]

I think we'll definitely see Diop return to the team on Tuesday.

Would it be harsh to drop Collison? Yes possibly, but if we're playing Cole up top on his own I'd like to see Taylor and Faubert delivering the ball to him.

Got the makings of a good game though. Fancy our chances as Emnes has forgotten how to score

[Hackney Hammer]

Fancy our chances as Emnes has forgotten how to score

Cue a hat-trick on Tuesday then.

[RyanWHUFC]

Fancying us to win this, just got a feeling, keep Cole and have Taylor, Faubert with a few good crosses, put Diop in to cover for the back four and let's hope this does the trick.

[Puff Daddy]

Our most difficult match of the season in my view. Make no mistake about it, they are gonna come out and go for us from the very first minute to the very last and will throw the kitchen sink at us. So,this will be a backs to the wall job, a la Brighton and calls for real men. Bald, unshaven men, playing with the hearts on their sleeves and their teeth out.

[ManInTheIronsMask.]

They may not have lost at home but how many points have they dropped? Fancy us to win up there.

[Absentee Hammer]

I would swap out Taylor for Collison, just to give us that extra width on the left plus I dont think Collison's fitness is 100% yet as he seemed to be blowing a bit towards the end, still he did run all over the pitch today.

We could take this 1-2 I feel

[Scratchy]

and calls for real men. Bald, unshaven men

you absolute nigel

[Puff Daddy]

you absolute nigel

No wonder you insert a laughing smiley after that post. It made me smile too, Never heard that expression before, is it complimentary ?

[Scratchy]

Whatever you want it to be puff

[Av it]

Our most difficult match of the season in my view. Make no mistake about it, they are gonna come out and go for us from the very first minute to the very last and will throw the kitchen sink at us. So,this will be a backs to the wall job, a la Brighton and calls for real men. Bald, unshaven men, playing with the hearts on their sleeves and their teeth out.

I assume that bit was deliberate?

[west ham15]

My 22 attending matches streak ends for this one! Gutted much but cant be helped, What has streams been like for this season? Will one be available for this?

[Lincolnhammer92]

If we play a midfield of Noble and Nolan with Diop sitting, Taylor and Faubert on the wings, and Collison coming on for the last 60 bombing through the centre like he was doing today, I think we'll be almost comfortable.

Middlesborough are gonna absolutely go for us though, so we need to use our classic away counter-attack tactic. I'd take a 1-0!

[Status Kev]

Fancy our chances as Emnes has forgotten how to score

Ah but we're always pretty obliging to someone on a goal drought. Priskin today, Rooney last season etc.