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Had to nip home after setting up at camp (for a medical appointment) but had enough time to scan the recent posts before I set off back to Leyburn. T...

@philip-of-huddersfield = As if football could be considered logical..!!

@jarkko - Reading about him, I suspect Nypan will become EVERYONE'S favourite. Only for this season, though. Off to Leyburn on Friday for a long we...

@werdermouth - My thanks to the IT Wizard.

Before I go to bed, something has bugged me about the Match Preview I posted on this thread. I WAS in a bit of a rush and I DID read it through after ...

@martin-bellamy - 3,000,000 views and counting for my version of "Barabara's Rhubarb Bar" on TikTok and on YouTube (the singing is great and the dance...

@selwynoz - Hi, selwynoz. Good point made by you here (and in the earlier thread). I'm sorry for causing the Blog to jump so quickly from the Millw...

@mw-in-darwin - GREAT news! He will be very welcome and no doubt will soon be a fans' favourite, if only for one season!

Well, at least I predicted a frankly ridiculous away win 2-1 at Millwall (ridiculous if you take into account the midweek League Cup surrender to migh...

@Jarkko - I see you've shown you are a nailed-on first teamer with your Match Preview. But because the whistle to start the match has just blown, I w...

@eboroacum - My son surprised me yesterday, whilst I was watching Yorkshire on the live stream in a great win over Lancs in the 50 overs cup at York C...

@pedro - Thanks for the link and the info on Sondje Hansen, Pedro.

I was going to read through the posts on here. But after the first three (?) I have given up. If the players can't be bothered, why should I? Best w...

Forgive me because the game passed me by. Rather like the Boro players, it would appear. Too grim to comment on at length but if I were the manager I'...

@jarkko - Somewhow the thought of Senny Dieng returning doesn't fill me with boundless enthusiasm and confidence. I'm quite happy with Sol Brynn betwe...

@lenmasterman - Whilst acknowledging that Father Time marches on for all of us, I'd have given Jonny Howson another year. There might have been some ...

@mw-in-darwin - Thanks for the link about the Opta stats on the quality of the opposition for each of the teams in the early games this coming season....

@jarkko - The Northern Echo story is just the sort of information I want to hear/read about. If it's true I'd be delighted.

@powmillnaemore - Thanks for your tolerance. Can I please leave my selections as originally notifed except as below: The Bottom 3 - instead of Oxfo...

@powmillnaemore - OK. Thanks for that. Is it possible to put in contradictory predictions (such as having Sheffield Wednesday being nominated as und...

@jarkko - Nice play on words there, Jarkko! Reindeer: I have just looked it up on Wikipedia and my original guess - that it is a type of deer people...

@exmil - I must have missed your original request for "guess Boro's points after 10 games" but perhaps I can still join in? I will guess 12 points. ...

Thanks for that @OFB. The blog would struggle without you. I am not sure I am ready for the new season yet. I had not expected to get to the Swanse...

@john-richardson - Norfolk and Plan just about sums it up....

I spent some time this evening reading through a few pages of the recent posts to this thread. I may go quiet again for a few days as I might be busy....

@jarkko - It is "supposed" to be about 17C at present on the North Northumberland Coast but that must be the temperature in the shadow and possibly i...

@powmillaemore - Here are my (usually catastrophic) predictions for the COTS Challenge 2025-26. From a farmer's field just outside Beadnell in the sun...

Howson filled a gap in the team last season when injuries left Boro short in defence. When he did that, he was sometimes the best player in red. You w...

@martin-bellamy - Some of the local "chippies" sell a "Petch's pie & chips" in addition to the obvious (fish & chips, scampi & chips etc).