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Although not usually given to Schadenfreude I make an exception concerning West Ham United and was pleased that my favourite Premier League club Evert...

Malcolm My brother rang me this afternoon and whilst commenting on the good work that Tony Mowbray was doing at Sunderland suggested that perhaps w...

I can confirm that the free meals to the aged have been quote “discontinued for the foreseeable future”. I was told this by the courier last month, an...

As I’ve mentioned before I don’t look at League tables until 10 matches have been played so not surprised that Boro are in the bottom 3 after averagin...

I would love it if another so called little club like Crystal Palace, Brentford or Brighton did a Leicester City by winning the Premier League or a si...

I can’t agree with comments that tonight’s visitors Rotherham are playing over their expectations, or Wigan Athletic for that matter. As the Champions...

Obviously age and illheath precludes my attending matches now, but I’ve never walked out of a Boro match before the end, not even the day when we lost...

Powmill Naemore I know how you feel, but although you might not be entertained by Boro on Saturday night I’d be surprised if you aren’t entertained ...

I really can’t see Boro beating Rotherham on Saturday after watching highlights of their match against Blackpool last night. What’s more how come Sund...

As we approach the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, I reflect on how I perceived my dear wife’s funeral. We all must have lost dear me...

As we approach the 10 match mark the League table ought to give some indication of where we’re at but because there have already been 30 away as oppos...

Some of you may have noticed my love of music especially when I wrote about some of my favourite composers a few years ago. One that hadn’t come to my...

Regarding Boro, football, cricket, there are always times when sport will let you down because of its competitiveness. So that’s why today I prefer li...

Werdermouth What I feel now is the difficulty in trying to ascertain what I actually wrote as my short term memory is sometimes short-lived. For exa...

Let’s get this straight. I don’t use what is today classed as strong language which the media sometimes refer to as industrial language,but what I cla...

I noticed that the attendance at Charlton v Forest Green Rovers was recorded as 10 spectators both by Sky and the BBC. Have I missed something here? ...

Thank goodness I’m not able to find the Boro match on the red button. I don’t know why it should be, but to quote a racing terminology it’s strange h...

@werdermouth and Martin Bellamy It’s not the fact that HRH has died, it’s the fact that she gave so much dedication to not only the Country but the ...

Sorry, I’ve misled you. The annual football match at Wembley for charity was between Speedway riders and JOCKEYS not boxers.

Werdermouth Could win, should win, but not too sure they will win. Shouldn’t make the slightest bit of difference really I know, but Boro have only...

My father’s cousin starred for Boro Bears Speedway team in 1947 when they won the Second Division. He was Norman ‘Pansy’ Evans, not a very flattering ...

This is Boro’s 77th season since the Second World War (or alternatively in my lifetime) and Boro have spent 32 of them in the top league, 43 in the se...

I’m sick and tired of swapping my spectacles around from watching DVDs to reading. I’ve tried varyfocals and had cataract removals all to no avail. Li...

Another terrific night of Grand Prix Speedway from Vojens in Denmark on Saturday night with Britain’s Richard Lambert just failing to win the 8th roun...

With no football at the moment and Cricket matches starting on different days of the week I’m becoming continually confused as to what day of the week...

@werdermouth In some ways but on a lower scale like the appointment of Mayors from Aldermen long ago. Interestingly for many years after the Secon...

Powmill Naemore I’ve only just seen your reference to attendances at Versailles. You’re quite right, I couldn’t believe the vast queue to gain entra...

What I’d like to mention is that I worked in Local Government all my life and as did all my fellow officers remain non-political, but my experience a...

Strangely I had just been watching the DVD of ‘House of Cards’, the 1990 BBC TV series and the second 4 episodes of this excellent trilogy was entitle...

There may be no football today, and as well as Ollie Robinson and Stuart Broad have bowled to perhaps set up England for a possible 3 day win against ...