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I suppose (my post from 4.14pm) I could have saved time by saying: a. The World Cup should not have been granted to Qatar for practical reasons: ...

The World Cup in Qatar - my view in light of recent comments (1) By Sepp Blatter that to award the tournament to Qatar was a mistake and (2) Comments ...

@lenmasterman - Boom, Boom !!

@martin-bellamy - Are you getting out in your van at this time of year, Martin? In a previous life, I used to go away in the caravan most weekends f...

My post yesterday at 5.56pm - for clarification and to correct an error... I have one mate who goes to the match with me and sits on my Left hand si...

@david-in-cumbria - A perfectly reasonable approach, if I may say so, David.

@ken - and further to @jarkko (the enquiry he made about attendances at the Riverside): I can understand why the club includes season ticket sales - ...

@ken and @jarkko - I must have been typing whilst your posts were put up. I agree - football is a pastime not "real life". I hadn't been aware of ele...

Thanks again for the opener, Andy. A draw at Blackpool would be OK but a win better because, with an away game against Norwich next up, it would be ...

@jarkko - 58..! The old fossil!

I thought the best Boro players against Bristol City were Hackney, Howson and Fry. I listened to some of the phone-in comments made to BBC Radio Tee...

OK - half the weeekend double has been successfully addressed. England beat Sir Lanka (though it was a bit close for comfort as we approached the runs...

I hope things go better for Yorkshire CCC in 2023 than they did in 2022. Darren Gough has quite a job on his hands after relegation. Several players...

Thanks again, Bob for your very punny starter. I think HH is a good prospect and worth his place in midfield. In view of his youth and inexperience ...

I think they called it that because it was a particular brew that was expected to be OK after shipping to India from the UK. But, yes...

My mate messaged me last night to say he was so pleased with the result that he would celebrate by eating one of Jarkko's Finnish chocolates which hav...

I'm not sure I can believe what I just listened to. Hull City 1-3 Middlesbrough. Unbelievable, Jeff! Maybe there can be some hope, after all....

@philip-of-huddersfield - It would be nice to believe that the club is properly scouting in the lower leagues and even non-league rather than only loo...

Ken injecting a sense of realism, there...! I don't EXPECT Boro to be relegated this season, either, but unless the players adopt a sense of urgency...

Nice one, Andy! I must say the stat about Hull's defence being so porous is a worrying one for Untypical Boro followers - probably means "Middlesbro...

I think we can all (probably?) agree at this stage that getting into the play-offs from here would require the sort of dreams that can only be had by ...

@werdermouth - Fair comment.

Oh Well...! At Half time, 1-1, I was hopeful that we'd get at least the point that would set us on track and, possibly, even all three points. Sadly...

I suppose it is too much to expect that Michael Carrick, or indeed any new manager, could in a few short days convert an ailing team with few ideas an...

KP - Many years ago (1960s) in Provence I made a bet with a friend who said he doubted I could drink what I guess would have been half a litre of the...

Before I forget, Jarkko: I hope you both enjoyed your time in England. Funnily enough we seem to be having a bit of a heatwave (for 28th October) at ...

Ken - Someone on Twitter today posted the weather forecast from Melbourne, Victoria and Melbourne, Derbyshire (no - I hadn't realised there was one th...

I hope you are right, Plato, about the signing of Michael Carrick being the best thing that could have happened (in light of his coaching, tactics etc...

@ken - Value pound for pound? A defender who turned out to be our top scorer for the next 6 (?) years - John Hickton. I remember his paper shop on C...

Ken, if Coburn DOES turn out to be a Vardy, then either Middlesbrough FC will be crashing into the Premier League next season or the year after with h...