Last seen: January 28, 2023 12:24 am
I don't really know why I dived into Constantine the Great and Christian history in pre-Reformation Britain - save to say that Constantine is, sort of...
@martin-bellamy - You are right that the latest Census showed as reduction in people identifying as Christian. God forbid there should be a war becau...
@martin-bellamy - They would CERTAINLY have been Christian names 800 years ago. Then (in 1223) virtually everyone in England would have been a Christi...
@jarkko - The player has a Turkish father and has played for Turkey at youth age-group levels (though I think more recently he has also played in Eng...
@original-fat-bob - Thanks for that link, OFB. The stats for Boro v Watford in the last decade are more than grim. Let's hope our team, minus Fry, p...
@clive-hurren - Very kind of you, Clive. At least all this endless speculation about football keeps the grey cells working, for the present at least...
Gestede re-wrote the laws of physics (and anatomy) by missing a headed goal against Swansea that was IMPOSSIBLE to miss from so close. Einstein, Gale...
Darvel (who??) 1-0 Aberdeen yesterday in the Scottish FA Cup. A team from the 6th tier of Scottish football from a town with a population of 3,600 b...
Fair comment by you in your starter, AndyR. Watford is possibly not the game you'd choose after losing at Sunderland yesterday but we have to play wh...
I have had some further time to think about Sunderland v Boro. On reflection, I can see that the use of arms by Fry might easily be seen as a foul by ...
@philip-of-huddersfield - The tweet of 1.58pm is the last I have read following the game, before starting to type this. I haven't disagreed much with ...
@ken - I know you like The Arts and, though unable to travel out these days, you have access via the internet to the digital world out there. In that ...
@k-p-in-spain - I fiercely want Boro to win the game as well. Then again, I want them to win every game. Two more sleeps...
@ken - I suppose on your analysis Boro could never have a local derby. Hartlepool and Darlington are not likely to be in the same division/league as ...
@david-in-cumbria - Hope you're feeling better soon.
Players' wages - MY BAD (as youngsters say, these days) but I SHOULD have said £19K for McNair rather than £17K, and I should have included Muniz in t...
Players' wages - Just read an article in the Hartlepool Mail that lists the wages of the highest-paid 15 Boro players. I knew that Steffen, being a M...
@exmil - Thanks for the link. He certainly sounds the part, doesn't he? And walking the walk as well, so far...
@lenmasterman - Cracking post. You certainly know your O'Niens. @OFB - Thanks for letting me know where you got the 67% Boro win and 33% draw predi...
Well done OFB and Powmill-Naemore - especially after the brief "loss in availablilty" from the Diasboro site. Like Powmill I enjoyed the "carrickatu...
The first thing to say is that I have enjoyed reading the posts after the Millwall game, some of which are as good and as perceptive a collection of c...
@john-richardson - I reccognise that losing a pet who has been with you for many years will feel like losing a close family member. Many sympathies. ...
@deleriad - Thanks for the Chuba Akpom goal-fest. Enjoyed reminding myself about those goals! Let's hope Chuba can add to his total against Millwall...
@ken - Like others, I am very sorry to hear about the news from your oncologist. However I send my very best wishes and hope the outlook turns out bet...
AndyR - Thanks for the starter. I would be delighted with the 2-1 win suugested by OFB but would be happy with any win at all. A clean sheet would b...
@ken - That really is very kind, Ken, so thank you!
Boro v Brighton - FA Cup 3rd Round. I thought I'd put a few thoughts down here, the morning after the game, before reading either the Sunday newspap...
It all depends on the teams selected. If Boro puts out a strong team and Brighton rests a lot of players, it could easily be 2-1 to Boro. We could e...
@original-fat-bob - I agree your comment from yesterday at 12.10pm about the job Michael Carrick has been doing so far at Middlesbrough. I don't thin...
@deleriad - Brighton has a very good Premier League team, but they are extremely unlikely to win the title. So for them the concentration should be o...