Last seen: August 6, 2023 6:04 pm
Sorry, I don’t think any Boro player can be marked over 7 except McNair and Fry and then only 7.5.
A good preview Bob with plenty of detail, but a few things stand out for me about the Tykes all related to their promotion to the Premier League in 19...
Re. Bettinelli I’ve just written an article about Jim Platt. He’s 69 and still around as an ambassador for the club. Perhaps OFB could give him a ca...
JAMES ARCHIBALD PLATT 1971/83 Jim Platt was born in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland in 1952 and as a teenage goalkeeper went on trial with Liverpool ho...
Historically Boro have a habit of finishing badly in their last dozen or so matches when well placed in the League. I’ve picked out a few in my lifeti...
I neither saw nor listened to the match so am only going on what I’ve read, but I’m beginning to think that Neil Warnock is now past his sell-by date...
JOHN EDWARD CRAGGS 1971/82 John Craggs was born in 1948 at Flint Hill, County Durham and started his football career as a right back playing for Ne...
GORDON EDWARD JONES 1961/73 Gordon Jones was born in Sedgefield in 1943 and it was his own initiative that brought him to Boro when he wrote to Ayr...
@philip-of-huddersfield Probably before your time, but inside forward George Dews regularly played cricket for Worcestershire and wing half Harry Be...
@powmillnaemore I can confirm that no other Boro goalkeeper ever took a penalty except for Williamson but I’ve no idea whether a goalkeeper of any ...
@john-richardson You may well be right because he did indeed play for Bolton at some time, but I can’t remember seeing him against Boro.
It’s just been announced on Football Focus that Derek Ufton has passed away aged 92 and straight away the name rang a chord with me and without checki...
Recapping on George Hardwick, very few wingers got the better of him. As I mentioned before Stanley Matthews was always mysteriously injured when Blac...
@powmillnaemore Only one I can recall was by Stephen Pears in his testimonial match, and I think it may well have been the last ever goal scored a...
REGINALD GARNET WILLIAMSON 1902/23 Williamson was born in North Ormesby in 1884 and attended Coatham Grammar School in Redcar where he played centre...
GEORGE FRANCIS MOUTRY HARDWICK 1937/50 George Hardwick was born in Saltburn in 1920 and attended Lingdale School and joined Boro when aged 13 on sch...
BERNIE JOSEPH SLAVEN 1985/93 Bernie Slaven was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire in November 1960, but spent most of his early life living in nearby Gla...
I wasn’t sure where to post this, but Middlesbrough FC have to be congratulated on their work in the community, not only in opening the Riverside for ...
Of all Boro players who have hit hard times, the historical stories that have touched my heart the most have been those of Wilf Mannion and David Arms...
DAVID ARMSTRONG 1971/81 David Armstrong was born in Durham in 1954 and joined Boro at the age of 9 before signing apprenticeship forms at the age of...
@jarkko 1992/93 Paul Wilkinson 14 + 1 in Cups 1993/94 Paul Wilkinson 15 + 4 in Cups 1994/95...
And on to Yorkshire Post journalist Stuart Rayner’s rather amusing article this morning headed “Middlesbrough fail to display passion of manager Neil ...
@jarkko Only if we play twice as many home games as we do away.
Reading everyone’s comments about our slow start in matches, is this a Warnock trait? Despite his saying “We have nothing to lose, let’s go for it”, d...
All I can add is that was a disgraceful performance considering when some of us are fighting for our lives with this pandemic whilst all they have to ...
I remember Dave Whelan as the Blackburn fullback who had his leg broken in the 1960 FA Cup Final, but haven’t a clue who Roy Cropper is or which club ...
Surely they shouldn’t be classed as supporters then. Just count themselves lucky that Boro aren’t playing in the National League along with Hartlepoo...
Boro up to 3rd behind Barnsley and Hull City in the Yorkshire Post 6 game Power rankings for the 11 Yorkshire clubs. Interesting that the Leeds based ...