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lenmasterman
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RE: Southampton v Boro. Good Friday 15.00

Thanks Martin. A typically splendid piece by, in my view , the best sports writer of the current generation. I try to catch everything he produces.

3 days ago
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RE: Southampton v Boro. Good Friday 15.00

Brilliant, Clive. You are able, almost as a matter of routine, to produce articles that are far superior to most of the journalism one reads. Proves t...

4 days ago
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RE: BORO v Blackburn

A brief note on the wrong thread to say thanks to powmill for all of his great work on the COTS challenge, with apologies that i haven't been able to ...

5 days ago
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RE: BORO v Blackburn

@exmil good post exmil

2 weeks ago
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RE: Birmingham v BORO

Good post Pedro in response to equally interesting ones from Werder, Andy and others. The level of discussion on this forum is way above what is avail...

2 weeks ago
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RE: BORO v Blackburn

Thanks Dormo for a brilliant and comprehensive opener, especially as it was composed at such short notice after your excellent Birmingham piece. I'l...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Birmingham v BORO

On the face of it a scrappy 0-1 win by a very average Championship side over a very poor one. More positively, Boro's defensive formation was never ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Birmingham v BORO

@powmillnaemore Thanks powmill. I'll try that next time.

3 weeks ago
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RE: Birmingham v BORO

Thanks Dormo for your very enjoyable opener. And apologies for my belated like and response. Your piece originally came up on a format that did not al...

3 weeks ago
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RE: QPR v Boro

Our three centre backs were the foundation for this win and a rare clean sheet. Clarke was an absolute rock, RvDB produced a match saving tackle with ...

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RE: QPR v Boro

@john-richardson John I'm just recovering from a cataract operation last week. It has gone well but the drops were a bit of a problem. I should h...

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RE: QPR v Boro

@jarkko Kings Park Rangers. A silly joke. One reference was probably too many.

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RE: QPR v Boro

Nice one, deleriad. An original approach from a creative mind. Looking at the Boro XI for the first KPR game I was reminded of how Engel was skinned...

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RE: Boro v Norwich City

Half time scoreline: Sheffield United 0 Arsenal 5 I wonder what Chris Wilder will be saying to his lads at the break: "You useless lot haven't...

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RE: Boro v Norwich City

Very enjoyable, Clive. Your distinctive voice comes though in everything you write, and we need that positivity, albeit undermined by a natural Boro s...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Stoke v Boro

No pressure, Clive

4 weeks ago
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RE: Stoke v Boro

@k-p-in-spain Have a good one, KP

4 weeks ago
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RE: Stoke v Boro

Only Clarke and VDB were worthy of the shirt today. Latte lath had a reasonable first half As far as I am concerned they can clear the rest out at t...

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RE: Stoke v Boro

@forever-dormo I believe that Dinner for One is played as a tradition around Christmas every year in many European countries and even in South Afri...

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RE: Stoke v Boro

@forever-dormo "Abstention" (from drink) would do equally well, but I admire your punctiliousness. I gave a silent cheer for your earlier reference...

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RE: Stoke v Boro

@martin-bellamy Indeed, Martin. It amounts to depressingly conclusive evidence that any failure to reach the play-offs would only be a case of disa...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Stoke v Boro

I think that is the right decision, exmil. Thanks for all of your curating work on your challenge. Maybe next season... Lovely intro, Martin, whic...

1 month ago
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RE: Boro v Plymouth

Brilliant post, Peter. Intelligent and witty. Sums up all of the conflicting hopes, fears and aspirations of this thread and the remainder of the se...

1 month ago
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RE: Boro v Plymouth

@k-p-in-spain KP, you inspired me to have a go at this, and much to my astonishment, given my scepticism about the Boro's chances of making the pla...

1 month ago
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RE: Boro v Plymouth

Much as I have enjoyed Selwyn and Werder's deep dives into probability theory, my personal preference has been to assume that we won't be either promo...

1 month ago
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RE: Boro v Plymouth

Excellent opener, Selwyn. As with your Southampton piece, very well structured, thorough and interesting. It is the controlling intelligence and ori...

1 month ago
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RE: Leicester v Boro

Great defensive performance with pace on the break saw us through. RVDB M-o-M for me (what a player) with O'Brien and Silvera giving their best perfor...

1 month ago
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RE: Leicester v Boro

@exmil Sorry to dent your theory but Mr Allison did not deny us a penalty at Preston . That was a Mr Harrington. Allison reffed the Bristol City g...

1 month ago
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RE: Leicester v Boro

Thanks Powmill for a brilliantly researched, well-written and comprehensive opener. I really enjoyed it and appreciated all of the time and dedicatio...

1 month ago
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RE: Preston v Boro

Great post Dormo. I liked the way that most of the answers are implicit in the questions that you raised. They are precisely the kind of questions t...

1 month ago
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