24 Oct 2018 00:50:45
A lot of people moan about our style of play which I agree is a fairly boring style. While we haven’t yet had a great run of games we’ve won, we’ve still picked up points we wouldn’t have done last year.
Here’s my question to the other posters in this site:
Would you rather get promoted playing the way we currently play? Or finish 10th (just as an example) but have exciting high scoring games? (Where we might win 3-2 one game but then lose 3-0 another)
Because I honestly want to see our club back in the big time and if that means we play a defensive style of football then so be it.


1.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 06:40:46
For me red man l would take promotion with any style of play, but in my opinion we won't. The fear for me that if we did and we carried on the way we are cannot see us lasting more than a season. Obviously we would have to invest very heavily, and the price of decent players is great. Would the same players we have hack it in the premier, wolves are doing it but we don't have the same mindset as them. Cardiff and Fulham as yet have a long way to go, but what l don't want to beat , the record set by our neighbors Derby, That would be humiliating and how deep are our owners pockets.


2.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 06:50:22
Playing either way isn’t happening at the min is it? He’s being too negative an still we concede too many chances and we don’t seem to even want to attack teams after going in front, so I’d take a totally different style which is try and play football at all times when winning or losing and that’s defending as a team and going forward as a team.


3.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 07:08:59
Can you honestly see us getting promoted with our win rate?
Think we'd all accept boring football if we could at least win a few on the trott.
We are only one point better off than last season and have spent 25 million in the process.
There is no progression unless he starts a winning run,draws and the odd win aren't good enough.


4.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 08:06:40
Trouble is there is no chance of us being promoted playing the way we are goals and clean sheets win you promotion not bored fans and players


5.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 08:28:03
Redman we've only got 1 point more than this time last season we're mid table playing awful football at home , we need to get 6 points from our next 3 games to equal last season's stats , unless Karanka changes the style of play at home then mid table is inevitable in a season where this league is very winnable . this division is always tight but this season it looks even tighter i.e. if Bolton in 18th win tonight they will have the same number of points as us , we are no further forward than we were last season.


6.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 08:59:22
Just to get promoted I would accept a less than exciting style just at the moment it’s not very exciting and it’s not getting us enough wins hope it changes I think we will win tonight.


7.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 10:03:31
Their is a beligerance and arrogance about AK that should come with a great track record. His track record is not accepting responsibility and talking nonsense. No doubt the back four will change again tonight. Pants will still be in goal and the 3 amigos will feature in the squad. Bolton will be big and strong and unlike us at home will lay seige to our goal. Will we be up to it? Will AK surprise us in his selection???
Promotion to the elite you need complete unity on the pitch. We have spent 25mil and it does not show. So would you trust AK to spend the required millions in the prem??? Not a chance


8.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 10:03:31
Surely there has been improvements because last season at this point we’d lost too many games through playing a similar sort of style. This season we’re still not trying to go for the win but defensively we have been a lot better than under warbs. I think it’s steady progression we need. I take a top 10 finish this season then next summer all we’d need to do would be to sign 4/5 proven championship players (GK, CDM, CB, winger and striker) I think then we’d have a serious chance at promotion.
Admittedly I aren’t a fan of the football we’re playing but I’ll still get behind the team and the manager because if you don’t it creates negativity and that can sometimes be the worst thing for a club.


9.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 10:20:59
Redman the team that AK inherited was not a disaster. Just needed a few strong editions. 25 million would have been suffucient in any other managers budget to fit the missing links. The truth is he has only added confusion. The basis was there and he blew it by bringing in numbers and panic off loading of seasoned pro's. He created the overhaul and one year down the line we are so inconsistant and one dimensional it hurts.


10.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 10:30:48
Redman we have already spent 25 million,we can't just go out and spend another 25 in the summer.
We'd have to try and get rid of at least half the players he's already signed,which would mean karanka has made a mistake buying them in the first place.


11.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 10:34:07
You can't sit back and try and win a game from 1nil up when you haven't got the goalie or the defence to do the job it's bloody stupid we have plenty of attacking players so use the team that way until January when we can get back up good win tonight could take us back into top 6 so not to bad at the minute


12.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 10:58:34
Just read an artical in todays daily mail about our owner flying in to read the riot act to one and all at the club he believes we should get automatic promotion with the money spent i hope he left ak and the players in no doubt what will be required.


13.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 11:02:17
Hi Redman,
With this owner I would prefer any style of play that gets us into the premiership as I really believe the owner would then invest big time to keep us there.
Previous owners then prefer to stay in this league as have no confidence the investment would have been made.
Only my opinion.


14.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 14:16:31
I never said we had to spend another 25 million did I? No.
I just suggested the positions we need to improve. Our striker position could be improved by signing someone like Solanke from Liverpool on loan for a season or two (just an example off top of my head not sayin I’d sign him) or sign someone like Tomlin over a striker.
You can get good quality players without paying ridiculous sums of money.
While I think some of the signings AK has made I still feel we could and should have bought smarter than we did.

Mickn - I totally agree, if we get to the prem with this owner he’ll provide money to sign quality players. I just hope we can get promotion by next seasons


15.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 16:16:38
We've got the players to go out and attack. But karanka as not got the balls to risk playing this way.
When we have gone out and played on front foot high pressing and one holding midfielder. We've looked a different team. But then karanka goes back to his defensive style


16.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 16:32:32
We won't be any where near promotion playing this way pal.


17.) 24 Oct 2018
24 Oct 2018 18:17:18
Boro top of the league having failed to score a goal at home for 3 matches and lost to us though we are apparently so crap. There is no one walking away with it this season which should make it very interesting. All the favourites are win one lose one