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For some reason part of my response to Ex-Mil went missing. What I originally wrote was that I heartily agree with him in his brilliant blog at 12.50p...
I’m Although only a National Serviceman I was proud to be on parade in April 1958 at the 40th Anniversary of the RAF. I’m all for keeping up with ...
Very true! Death happens to everyone, and although very sad once one reaches the nineties can be a relief to the deceased no matter how much palliativ...
What bearing on Boro’s promotion chances will the postponement of the next three fixtures have? Every club will be in the same position having to resc...
I look at the funeral service as being a celebration of the deceased’s life. That’s what I wanted for my wife’s funeral service and it worked with nod...
My last word. Although my memory of current events is failing, even forgetting my own birthday in January this year, I think I might remember the deat...
Very few of us recall singing “God save the King”. I remember as a very young child going to the cinema and during the playing of the National Anthem ...
My wife was a great royalist which I must confess I have never been. Nevertheless it’s with great sadness that the first Elizabethan era has come to ...
Forever Dormo I always prerecord sporting events and start watching them an hour or so after they start. I then skip past the adverts on my TiVo bo...
Another humorous prologue from Andy worthy of the late Frankie Howerd’s in the days of ‘Up Pompei’. BOLD and PERSILic about keeping a clean sheet and ...
E ba gum (Yorkshire dialect, but also Mugabe in reverse for the uninitiated), stage 4 of the Tour of Britain Cycle Race starting on level ground from ...
Lots of sport on television today with the first day’s play of the 3rd cricket test from the Oval between England and South Africa, and locally the 4t...
I’m watching the Stage 4 of the Tour of Britain Cycle race on ITV 4 today which started from Redcar and ends at Helmsley. Unfortunately I forgot to re...
What an amazing turnaround by Yorkshire on day one of the Roses match at Old Trafford completed yesterday as Lancashire stumbled from 180 for 0, and t...
Sadly on this display with the spate of yellow cars accumulating,plus the poor shooting especially from Crooksl I can’t see Boro anywhere near the pla...
Having double checked the number of the of Boro players to have made their debuts for Middlesbrough FC I’ve listed the number of players in alphabetic...
That’s very interesting. I’ll check my calculations again to ascertain if I’ve doubled up on some players as there did appear to be several players wi...
Hull City would be my guess, certainly not Leeds. Many Bridlingtonians do already.
Now that the transfer window has closed my records show that, excluding guest and wartime appearances that Rodrigo Muniz is the 1,000th footballer to ...
Nice to see photographs of the unveiling of George Camsell’s statue outside the Ayersome gates as well as the children with their parents there to wit...
Or maybe all three.
@original-fat-bob I must pay more attention, I actually thought it was a Sunday fixture. I may remember dates from the past, but recently thought t...
Who would have thought that Golf was such a dangerous sport? But Jonny Bairstow slipped on Pannal Golf Course, Harrogate yesterday and now needs surge...
Sports wise the weekend has started brilliantly for yours truly as Redcar Bears Speedway sextet have turned round a 4 point deficit in the first leg o...
John Think positive John. Maybe more worrying for you than prostate cancer which I’ve endured for almost 12 years now and although I turned down an...
OFB Do you remember Leslie Welch known as Radio’s ‘Memory Man’ especially about football? Well I certainly wasn’t in his league, but I’m guessing t...
Very best wishes John for a successful and speedy recovery.
Remember the First World War song:- Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag And smile, smile, smile. Whilst you’ve ...
Maybe I’m cynical but I’ve never been able to take transfer rumours seriously. Until Middlesbrough FC confirm actual signings I’ve never been interest...