MATCHWATCH : Middlesbrough (h) sponsored by a League Cup meltdown

[windermereROYAL]

Well that's a unwanted record that as stood for 95 years, the least amount of league wins in a callender year.

[Denver Royal]

FT, 0-1 loss.
Prolly deserved a point from good performance in tough fixture. Their goal came down Richards' side (as I thought it might).
Jaka did well, steady and assured.
Baldock tried, but is not target man, and not 90 min player.
Can't believe Swift didnt start after last week, and without him, little creative outlet.
No idea why Sims is with a PL cllub?
Loader limited at this level, not especially big nor fast, played deep, is yet to score.
Marshall gets them playing hard, but subs too late (again). We're losing, yet Bod comes on in 86th min? Pullis made double-sub on 66, then they score.
Still outside bottom 3, so still have a chance, and some other results went our way at least.

[sandman]

Loader will be fine at this level. Has some lovely touches, like that turn in the first half and he is good at picking up little pockets of space.

Just needs a target man like Meite or Bodvarsson who can knock the ball down into those spaces. He's not going to be able to play his best playing off Sam shitty Baldock or Marc McNumpty.