Ah yes, you're right

"Carrick won 16 of his first 23 Middlesbrough games as the club began to climb the table"

Just seemed to start every season slowly thereafter!

Posted By: jamesward on November 10th 2025 at 11:18:35

Message Thread

My shortlist (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 10, 07:58:43
- This is a rage bait post right??? (NCFC) - WalksietheReturn, Nov 10, 10:45:04
  - No but I was interested in other people’s shortlists (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 10, 10:47:34
    - I don't really have a shortlist (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 10, 10:53:35
      - I think Carrick had a decent impact when he first took over at Boro (NCFC) - JD3, Nov 10, 11:11:19
        
        Ah yes, you're right (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 10, 11:18:35
        
        Didn't they sell their main goalscorer in January, f*cking him over? (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 10, 12:26:26
        
        Yeah, they also had a lot of loan players (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 10, 12:57:11
        
        Good job we’d never sell our best oh (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 10, 12:45:59
        
        When did we last do that midseason (especially when doing well)? (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 10, 12:50:05
  - No, that was the person who suggested Steve Bruce the other day (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 10, 10:46:49
    - It’s a bit weird how managers fall from grace (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 10, 10:57:36
      - Peter Principle. After which they know themselves that their never going to manage an (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Nov 10, 12:46:30
      - Bruce has just been sacked with Blackpool second bottom of Lg1 (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 10, 11:01:24
        
        Before that he took West Brom from 6th to 22nd (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 10, 11:02:19
        
        Yes I understand they turn shit (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 10, 11:09:07
        
        Because what players do is at least 4 or 5 times more important than what the manager does (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 10, 11:58:29
        
        So why do we keep sacking them then, and expecting the next guy to do better with (NCFC) - megson, Nov 10, 16:27:22
        
        exactly this (NCFC) - Charles21, Nov 10, 12:25:39
        
        Sometimes the stars just align? (NCFC) - Wilts, Nov 10, 11:13:31
    - It was a scummer (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 10, 10:49:28
- Walker 3.0. Or MIKEWALKER. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Nov 10, 10:00:17
  - Still in his 70’s (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 10, 10:13:39
- Worthy. Neil. Hughton. Adams. (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Nov 10, 09:45:28
- Beelzebub (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Nov 10, 09:09:34
- I don’t think anybody the names being mentioned would be interested at the moment. (NCFC) - Snakepit Divorceee, Nov 10, 08:57:19
  - offer fat sam a brown paper envelope if he keeps us up (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Nov 10, 09:19:29
  - Knapper should be nowhere near appointing a new manager (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Nov 10, 09:15:44
    - Third time lucky! (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 10, 10:41:00
- There was a time when Martin might have worked (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Nov 10, 08:41:45
  - VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Nov 10, 10:40:49
  - That was some punchline (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 10, 08:46:09
    - Pow! Right in the kisser (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Nov 10, 09:25:21
  - absolutely this (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 10, 08:45:59
  - get warnock out of retirement until the end of the season. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Nov 10, 08:43:23
- Mine: (NCFC) - Adster, Nov 10, 08:30:49
- Stop trolling (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Nov 10, 08:17:50
  - 2 of our greatest ever managers (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 10, 08:20:14
- 🤮 (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 10, 08:12:14
- Was fine until number 3 (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Nov 10, 08:04:20
- Sack Farke on promotion in 2028? (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Nov 10, 08:04:10
  - Depends (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 10, 08:10:48
    - Bring you in as an external consultant to assess the squad, assisted by Jim. (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Nov 10, 08:22:15

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