S25/26 | The EFL Championship | The Official Match Thread | Middlesbrough FC v Swansea City | The Riverside Stadium | 3pm | Saturday 9th August 2026

[jackharris]

 

[Jackareme]

The trend I am observing - and one of the things that has pleased me the most..is that our early signings were mostly (Galbraith?) only blips on the radar when they were at the stadium wearing the jersey.
As soon as the names start getting batted around in the media - I believe that it becomes unlikely to happen.
We are not in a position to gamble financially in a bidding war - and nor should we.
Keeping everything crossed that there will be further surprises revealed.

 

[Glyn1]

Some perspective for the panic stricken.

Yes we know our issues

Boro have a new Manager who some are already think it's the wrong appointment. They are changing the way they play to wingbacks favoured by Edwards. They have shipped 2 goals a game in pre season so still adjusting to a new system so maybe a good time to play them.

They have been quiet on recruitment and a number have been unsettled through transfer rumours including Hayden Hackney.

And wasn't Boro's keeper on loan from Everton last season and has now returned there, which doesn't inspire confidence in the current one. But I may be misremembering that.
(And MW definitely won't score .)

 

[JackSomething]

And wasn't Boro's keeper on loan from Everton last season and has now returned there, which doesn't inspire confidence in the current one. But I may be misremembering that.
(And MW definitely won't score .)

Now you've done it...

 

[jackharris]

 

[Glyn1]

Early Scoring Predictions - Middlesborough win 4-0. Just can see our defense being ripped apart and with no striker its gonna be difficult one.

Oi, Swans Jack. You've been quoted approvingly in the Middlesbrough fans forum. https://www.oneboro.co.uk/forum/topic/13956-boro-vs-swansea-city/

 

[monmouth]

Oi, Swans Jack. You've been quoted approvingly in the Middlesbrough fans forum. https://www.oneboro.co.uk/forum/topic/13956-boro-vs-swansea-city/

“Notwithstanding the truly woeful syntax, which made me want to gouge my eyes out with a spoon’

 

[bakajack]

“Notwithstanding the truly woeful syntax, which made me want to gouge my eyes out with a spoon’

One can assume he meant woeful grammar
If he wanted woeful syntax he should take a look at a sentence in Welsh

 

[monmouth]

One can assume he meant woeful grammar
If he wanted woeful syntax he should take a look at a sentence in Welsh

Unfortunately it's grammar, syntax and spelling in this example...

No offence SwansJack; I'm just being a right Warwick Hunt.

 

[bakajack]

Unfortunately it's grammar, syntax and spelling in this example...

No offence SwansJack; I'm just being a right Warwick Hunt.

True, I didn't count spelling since anything written in Welsh looks like someone vomited up several alphabets (but managed to keep down the vowels)

 

[Swans Jack]

Oi, Swans Jack. You've been quoted approvingly in the Middlesbrough fans forum. https://www.oneboro.co.uk/forum/topic/13956-boro-vs-swansea-city/

That made me laugh thank for that. Do I still stick by that score... Maybe

 

[jackharris]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1953380951469314214

 

[jackharris]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1953401920787263616

 

[jackharris]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1953463444948361596

 

[K23]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1953463444948361596

That would be a timely boost