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MW in Darwin Thanks for that information.

Just spotted an error on penalty shootouts. What I meant to write was ‘54 penalties scored from 59 ATTEMPTS’. Sorry about that, but I was trying to co...

Was anyone concerned that Boro wouldn’t win the penalty shootout against Man Utd? I must say that I had no qualms because Boro had won 8 of the previo...

I don’t know where people think that Boro’s record away to QPR is dismal. Admittedly it used to be bad in the distant past in the last century but awa...

I’m not sure that the FA Cup match against Spurs would have been a sellout if it were to be played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as fewer Boro fans...

Praise must go to Crystal Palace for their making it such a special day for the Hartlepool fans on Saturday, not only for their treatment of the fans ...

Just my final words on Man Utd with apologies to Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber:- Won’t cry for you Man United; The truth is you’re now a has...

The history of the FA Cup From 1872 That’s now 150 years ago Incredible, but true. That has been dominated, ...

Were Boro lucky to win? In my opinion yes. But were Man.United unlucky to lose? Not in my opinion. A team that misses so many chances doesn’t deserve ...

Pools 20-1 to win outright, but only 8-1 for a draw and I’d guess even money in a penalty shoot out if it goes that far. However they’ve never reached...

So it’s longer odds on Man Utd beating Boro 3-1 tonight at 10-1 than it is on Boro being promoted this season 7-1 ,amazing!

Possibly because he doesn’t fit in to way that Chris Wilder wants to play but more likely that he thinks he is too aggressive and likely to get sent o...

Martin I know what you mean, but ‘worry’ is a strong emotive word. I prefer using the word ‘concern’. I never worry about sporting events: I just w...

OFB Yes indeed, time to concentrate on the FA Cup. Lovely stories in the Gazette about Alan Duff from Redcar and also Matt Crooks two former youth ...

I’m reading the The Definitive Biography of Tony Hancock at the moment. Those of a certain age will remember his comic radio series of ‘Hancock’s Half...

ExMill I knew it would bring some reaction. Yes the owner and board of directors cheated, but that’s no reason to lambast each and everyone of thei...

Boro have played against Derby County more than against any other club, 141 in League matches and another 9 in Cup matches and I for one would be emba...

Forever Dormo Thanks, I’ve not heard that before - pure prose.

Forever Dormo As you say Tim Bresnan was often at his best as a batsman when Yorkshire were up against it. In that regard so was Ray Illingworth. H...

My classmate at Coatham Grammar school was Alan Keen who lived in Grangetown quite near the Lyric Cinema and he had a table football game called ‘Newf...

Looking further through this tattered old book including friendly matches I played a total of 170 matches. Altogether 517 matches were played by 21 di...

Jarrko I’ve still got a tattered old book with some of the scores written down and I note that it was 1952 when I bought a set of flat plastic play...

Just to give my tribute to Tim Bresnan who yesterday announced his retirement at the comparatively early age of 36. Bres, a Pontefact lad and a passi...

I was always a fan of the Red Devils since the 1948 FA Cup Final which I remember listening to on the radio with commentary from a certain Raymond Gle...

So much has happened in football over the last century and beyond with former big names now facing hard times. Imagine being a Bury supporter in 1900...

Martin Bellamy But you don’t need to give cricket your undivided attention unless it’s one day cricket; you can always take a programme or book to ...