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Ken Smith
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RE: Mansfield v Boro (FA Cup 3rd Round)

Boro and Pools have earned £82,000 for reaching the 4th Round of the FA Cup. It’s maybe a drop in the ocean for Boro, but for the likes of Hartlepool,...

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RE: Cricket

I’ve never subscribed to Pyrrhic victories. I would much prefer to have lost this test match by 20 runs or so going for a victory than playing for a d...

4 years ago
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RE: Cricket

I’ve never

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RE: Cricket

It’s now approaching 4.25 am and it looks as if England are settling for a draw since Zak Crawley was out for 77 and especially as Joe Root has just b...

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RE: Cricket

Have England any chance of avoiding defeat in the current Test Match? Have England even a chance of actually winning the match? Well let’s not forget ...

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RE: Cricket

Jarrko Nevertheless Scotland did defeat England in a one day international as recently as June 2018 by 6 runs. Scotland scored 371 for 5 wickets...

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RE: Mansfield v Boro (FA Cup 3rd Round)

Having watched every FA Cup match on the BBC iplayer I must say that the time given for every match was excellent. I wish that the beeb could do that ...

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RE: Mansfield v Boro (FA Cup 3rd Round)

And Sunderland failed to win at Wycombe with the Chairboys equalising 8 minutes into added time. But as well as Boro and Pools winning let’s give a th...

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RE: Mansfield v Boro (FA Cup 3rd Round)

I wasn’t a bit surprised that Hartlepool beat Blackpool, that’s the 5th time that Pools have beaten a team from a higher division this season but the ...

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RE: Mansfield v Boro (FA Cup 3rd Round)

During the last four seasons as a Premier League club up to 2009 Boro had their most successful run in the FA Cup without reaching the Final. In 2006 ...

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RE: Cricket

I remember the shock news when David Bairstow committed suicide in 1998 but didn’t realise that his son Jonny’s century today has come just two days l...

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RE: Potential Meet Up

How much longer can Hartlepool extend its cup giant killing reputation? Home to covid hit Blackpool tomorrow in the FA Cup and now avoided a quarterfi...

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RE: Cricket

Great recovery from England to avoid the follow-on after another dismal start to the day. Unless the weather intervenes England are still likely to lo...

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RE: Potential Meet Up

What is it about our nearest neighbours Hartlepool United in Cup matches?They may be struggling especially away from home in the league but remain unb...

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RE: Potential Meet Up

It certainly be great to put a face on fellow diasborians if my health was up to it, fingers crossed. My big concern is climbing stairs.

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RE: Mansfield v Boro (FA Cup 3rd Round)

@OFB I’ve been delving into the former Diasboro.worldpress forum and your In2views and especially enjoyed those with Doug Weatherall. I remember...

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RE: Mansfield v Boro (FA Cup 3rd Round)

I do admit though that LOSING our Premier League status was a blow and that winning the FA Cup against Chelsea in 1997 would have been scant consolati...

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RE: Mansfield v Boro (FA Cup 3rd Round)

Far too early in my opinion about what other teams do. Let’s just concentrate on the Boro.

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RE: Sheffield Utd v Boro

When I was a child my father improvised with any old newspapers he could find to make Christmas decorations and paper hats after making sure we had en...

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RE: Sheffield Utd v Boro

I previously mentioned about how after the Munich Air Disaster several cuptied players were allowed to play for Manchester United in the FA Cup. Well ...

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RE: Sheffield Utd v Boro

On another subject is it good or even realistic to think that Manchester City have already won the Premier League at the half way point of the season?...

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RE: Sheffield Utd v Boro

With Covid shouldn’t the rules be a little more flexible? After the Munich air disaster I seem to remember that Manchester United were given dispensat...

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RE: Sheffield Utd v Boro

After all the furore of the postponement of today’s match I don’t think the EFL were entirely to blame. I think it was more likely that the pressure w...

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RE: Cricket

The trouble with cricket now is that the County Championship has been downgraded to fixtures being played at the beginning of the season and at the en...

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RE: Cricket

At least we have some cricket to watch this week, even though England can’t regain the Ashes. Joe Root has ended the year with 1,708 runs in Test cric...

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RE: Sheffield Utd v Boro

The postponement of Boro’s match has at least given me the chance to start the New Year in the right way watching the New Years Day concert from Vienn...

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RE: Sheffield Utd v Boro

Happy New Year to all Diasborians. I’m hoping for a better year than this year especially after the worst Christmas Day I’ve endured with diarrhoea an...

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RE: Sheffield Utd v Boro

I’m pleased that the match has been postponed as Sheffield United would have a decided advantage of several days rest over Boro. I did write earlier t...

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RE: Sheffield Utd v Boro

I’m pleased that the match has been postponed as Sheffield United would have a decided advantage of several days rest over Boro. I did write earlier t...

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