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Excellent, as ever Andy. You could scarcely get a a more incisive and accurate analysis of where we are now, and of how we got here. And your account ...

@werdermouth Thanks Werder. I'll get something to you on or before Jan 3rd.

@selwynoz No, it's fine. I felt that I had to opt out of the intros, since when they were being planned I was just out of hospital and couldn't gua...

@selwynoz I'm happy to step in if it's a help, Selwyn. The only issue I have is that there is only a two day gap between games, so I will have to...

Third game in a row when we are well in front and could well have been out of sight by half-time. Can't remember when this last happened for the Bor...

Looks a good shout at half-time Jarkko

On the language of football, the following might be of interest:

@martin-bellamy Que bueno video, that like though but.

The dangers of irony. My wife has just read my last comment and taken its opening sentence literally. In fact it's based on my experience of workin...

I'm particularly pleased that Kim seems to have overcome the formidable language barriers facing him as he communicates with his players. As with many...

Always good to read anything you write, Dormo. So this was a very enjoyable opener since, as a Renaissance Man, you are knowledgeable about most thing...

Wow!!!!! A brilliant opener Jarkko, very well written in excellent English and meticulously researched. You have done a great deal of work, and we a...

I'm a Gilbert fan but it's a very tough ask for the lad. Has he kicked a ball in anger for us this season? He won't be match fit and that isn't what w...

Oh dear, the lack of midfield defensive cover leaves us wide open to being overrun in the middle of the park. We need to play with a solid defence awa...

There's a nice story of Stoppard receiving a call from Steven Spielberg offering him a multi-million dollar contract to write the screenplay for his n...

Lots of well-deserved tributes to Tom Stoppard, who died last week No one has yet mentioned his almost entirely forgotten TV play, Professional Fou...

I always look forward to your starters, Clive, and this had all of the qualities you bring to your writing. It is funny, interesting, stylishly writte...

Almost all of Hackney's yellow cards involved him pulling back an opponent. generally putting his team in greater danger as a result. He did this yest...

Fair play to the lads, they stuck to their task and ran out worthy winners. Derby sat deep to cling on to their advantage and didn't attempt to break ...

Derby look as though they could win this without too much trouble. They are much more dangerous on the break and from set pieces than we are trying to...

A lovely opener, Bob. Imaginative, funny and informative. Great to have such a different take. One of the glories of the blog. Many thanks especially ...

@rich-llewelyn-evans Thanks Rich. I thought your earlier post on the "calculated" (ie bleedin' great) risk of the new appointment was spot on.

Many thanks to you all for your birthday wishes, which have really enhanced what has been a splendid day, now to be rounded off with a televised match...

Selwyn, that was absolutely brilliant. I'll warrant that you will not find a better preview of the game from any other source. The blog is really ...

There was one aspect of the Oxford performance that was a distinct improvement on our previous displays and showed that Adi is working on the right li...

@pedro Hackney still M-o-M for me, always driving us forward covering every inch of the pitch and behind almost every decent Boro move. Whittaker...

We are losing because we failed to close down a wide man. Brittain stayed at home allowing an unmarked winger miles of space and when Oxford score Bri...

Best of luck, Bob. I hope your spell out on loan is brief and that you are back on our books early in the New Year. We need you for our promotion run-...

Thanks for the treat, Werder. As clever, funny, intelligent and beautifully written as we have come to expect.

The main task for the new boss was always going to be to get our forwards, and especially Scott's new young signings ,bedded in and firing by being br...