First team proper football returns to the Riverside after an exhausting hiatus. Watford, currently 15th and just 3 points off a playoff place, beckon Saturday as Boro remain determined to remedy their malignant home form thus far this campaign. It was a point of contention raised by lurking back room consultant Alan Smith, who apparently went all technical w/ the Power Point to demonstrate how unity between club and support has a high probability of home success. Too bad this effort missed the cut-off for this years Nobel prizes…go get ‘em next time, eh?
Look for Boro to build on the Reading success w/ a largely unchanged side from 2 weeks back, the only real variable being the state of Rhys Williams – if he can’t go then Didier Digard should be cleared for a full return to partner w/ GON in the midfield. Up front, the goal burst from Leroy Lita against his former club has Gaz salivating so much it’ll obscure Jeremie Aliadiere’s sobriquet printed on team sheet just above Lethal Leroy. Johnno and Yeatesie will round out the forwards, while the back should remain McMahon/Wheater/SSL/Bennett…and unless someone stamps on his hands w/ those screw-in sharp metal studs accidentally during pre-match, Brad Jones will be between the sticks…
Watford haven’t lost in their last 4 away matches, but they haven’t won on Teesside since 1992 at Ayresome…more match preview here…we’re looking forward to this…and this
October 16th, 2009 @ BA
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