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Alex Gilbert - Sept 2025 still at Middlesbrough

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  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,349
    edited March 1
    Elthamaddick said:
    Too lightweight and melted away from any challenge 

    sorry I’d have Berry over him every day 
    He threw his whole body into a brilliant block in the final minutes that eventually lead to the corner and goal.

    Berry has been pretty average this season. Too much of a 'moments' player. Time to bring Gilbert in.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Berry can be left back, on the bench that is.
  • DDOUBLEE
    DDOUBLEE Posts: 1,473
    Elthamaddick said:
    Too lightweight and melted away from any challenge 

    sorry I’d have Berry over him every day 
    Ridiculous.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,813
    100%….yep he takes a nice corner but from what I’ve seen of him so far that’s about it

    hope I’m proved wrong 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    Elthamaddick said:
    100%….yep he takes a nice corner but from what I’ve seen of him so far that’s about it

    hope I’m proved wrong 
    Its all we need him to do really... We've got goal scorers throughout the team

    Its someone with the eye for the pass that we're missing.
  • cafc_se7
    cafc_se7 Posts: 2,274
    edited March 1
    He’s very much a home game player when we are looking to play a bit more expansive. 

    His set piece taking is sublime though!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,851
    3 assists from corners already. It's getting to the stage where we need to find a way of getting him in the 11 as the set piece quality difference when he plays is so great 

    Two identical deliveries for our goals today, they were planned, not lucky.
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,857
    Elthamaddick said:
    100%….yep he takes a nice corner but from what I’ve seen of him so far that’s about it

    hope I’m proved wrong 
    He was instrumental in that win in the minutes he had. Two assists, turning the opposition in their half a few times and settting the attack off, and a cracking tackle that led to our winner, just off the top of my head.
  • DennisBooth
    DennisBooth Posts: 146
    Elthamaddick said:
    100%….yep he takes a nice corner but from what I’ve seen of him so far that’s about it

    hope I’m proved wrong 
    You are not watching the same game as me. But it is all about opinions.
  • fenlandaddick
    fenlandaddick Posts: 1,769
    edited March 1
    Game changer, and that's what Nathan wants. Another shrewd addition. The player does not need to affect the whole game. Just those moments they are asked to. The team gets the results
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    If only we signed him in August instead of Allan Campbell... Not saying he's been a game changer, but having him as an option would have been so much better, he also puts the effort in.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    He has been a game changer though
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,490
    ForeverAddickted said:
    If only we signed him in August instead of Allan Campbell... Not saying he's been a game changer, but having him as an option would have been so much better, he also puts the effort in.
    Well he was a game changer today
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    Talal said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    If only we signed him in August instead of Allan Campbell... Not saying he's been a game changer, but having him as an option would have been so much better, he also puts the effort in.
    Well he was a game changer today
    Yeah I get what you and AlwaysNeil are saying, and do agree

    I suppose I'm thinking of someone that comes on and bosses the game, like we've seen some playmakers do
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,490
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Talal said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    If only we signed him in August instead of Allan Campbell... Not saying he's been a game changer, but having him as an option would have been so much better, he also puts the effort in.
    Well he was a game changer today
    Yeah I get what you and AlwaysNeil are saying, and do agree

    I suppose I'm thinking of someone that comes on and bosses the game, like we've seen some playmakers do
    He hasn't had a whole lot of time in fairness. I thought he might've been brought on at half time today. Expect at home we're more likely to see him impose himself. 
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    Elthamaddick said:
    Too lightweight and melted away from any challenge 

    sorry I’d have Berry over him every day 

    I do get where your coming from, but I personally think that's more down to confidence than ability.
    He just looks a bit shell shocked whenever he comes on. Sort of like he doesn't think he's good enough to be there.
    That can and will change I'm sure. He's technically better than most we've got.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    3 assists is that now, that have helped secure 6 points? In, what, 4 sub appearances?

    Would like to see if he can influence open play a bit more by starting a match but you can’t ask for much more from a substitute. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,055
    He also looked great holding the ball up in the corner with Leaburn one game, think he looks lightweight because of his frame but has unexpected strength 
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,222
    Exiled_Addick said:
    3 assists is that now, that have helped secure 6 points? In, what, 4 sub appearances?

    Would like to see if he can influence open play a bit more by starting a match but you can’t ask for much more from a substitute. 
    Two of those three assists were Gillesphey goals too. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,851
    Exiled_Addick said:
    3 assists is that now, that have helped secure 6 points? In, what, 4 sub appearances?

    Would like to see if he can influence open play a bit more by starting a match but you can’t ask for much more from a substitute. 
    Just 5 points, he's rubbish  :D
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,851
    It's not as if that's ALL he did today either, I saw a couple of decent defensive moments too, as he was playing deeper than usual as part of the engine room two once Coventry went off. 
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    edited March 1
    Elthamaddick said:
    100%….yep he takes a nice corner but from what I’ve seen of him so far that’s about it

    hope I’m proved wrong 
    Well seeing as every other incumbant of the role, has not been able to make the near post, he's a useful addition. 
  • Lazy_eye_metaphor
    Lazy_eye_metaphor Posts: 1,959
    The man with the magic boots!
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 4,286
    killerandflash said:
    It's not as if that's ALL he did today either, I saw a couple of decent defensive moments too, as he was playing deeper than usual as part of the engine room two once Coventry went off. 
    Hit a lovely switch out to TC at one point also. I’d like to see him start on Tuesday so we can see it a bit more of him, but it’s hard to change a team that’s playing so well 
  • KettsJohn
    KettsJohn Posts: 1,210
    He's not had a lot of minutes yet. Would like to see him start on Tuesday. 
  • JustFloydRoad
    JustFloydRoad Posts: 1,621
    Lazy_eye_metaphor said:
    The man with the magic boots!
    Think after giving us three assists he needs a song
  • JustFloydRoad
    JustFloydRoad Posts: 1,621
    edited March 1
    LargeAddick said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    Hes been on the bench for Boro for all league games since the end of November and got on 6 times so thats a positive
    oohaahmortimer said:
    Hes been on the bench for Boro for all league games since the end of November and got on 6 times so thats a positive
    Expect Dundee Utd fans said the same about Campbell ......

    I never want to see him getting compared to Campbell again!!
  • Arkers
    Arkers Posts: 52
    The last player we had who could take a corner was Paulo Dicanio  
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,680
    Are we really debating the performance of a bloke that contributed two goals in injury time to win us the game? I don’t care if I never see the cnut again. He’s earned his Charlton stripes.
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,222
    edited March 2
    Might be wrong, but think he's now leading our assists for the season, equal with Berry. 

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