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Great posts above. Thanks to you all. As Tawney observed around 100 years ago, "Freedom for the pike is death to the minnows".
@werdermouth Thanks Werder. Very informative. What is worrying is that political considerations are weighing more heavily upon the English situa...
Excellent discussion on here about Djed Spence. Boro's victory over Forest adds a few more intriguing ingredients to the mix: - If you were Jed wa...
Great opener, Andy. This is just about the first time I can remember when the word 'optimism' doesn't necessarily have to be qualified by the adje...
@powmillnaemore Lovely stuff, Powmill. I sang it and it scans perfectly. And what with the Cole Porter type rhymes , it's a bit of a Christmas ...
A good win against a side odds-on to be in the Premier League next season. A fortunate penalty, in my view, with the ref buying Jones's dive in the ...
After a bright opening with Jones having the beating of his man and Watmore full of running, Boro should have taken the lead. A sweet move between ...
@ken Thanks for reminding me that it's a Tuesday today. Though at our age it's the arbitrary nature of the way in which time is structured and the...
@original-fat-bob Need to provide credit card details. Not sure that's safe
Good luck, Clive. Hope your courage and loyalty are rewarded. If Werder could direct us to a possible streaming site in due course, I'm sure I won't...
Thanks for the great opener, Bob. 9th in the league may seem promising but we are at the top of a mini-table of 9 teams separated by just 3 points. ...
Great report, RR. Thanks
@original-fat-bob Thanks for sharing,Bob. It's an encouraging video. It was only a few weeks ago that Warnock was addressing our lack of goals ...
Smashing opener, Andy. Informative and perceptive. Thanks for the time and trouble you've taken. We are lucky on here to have so many perceptive com...
Saw the second half of a game, courtesy of Werder. Unfortunately it wasn't the Boro. There was a team playing in red, but they were running off th...
@werdermouth Many thanks.
@werdermouth Thanks, but can't see it, Werder
Thanks, Andy. Great opener.
@deleriad and werdermouth Jonathan Liew for my money has been our finest sportswriter for a number of years now. Thanks for the great quotes.
I think we've played some good stuff, me.
@ken Congratulations, Ken, and many thanks for all the pleasure you have given to the blog with your meticulous research and many memories. I was ...
@original-fat-bob Congratulations on your 1000th post. That is some commitment, Bob, an essential glue that helps to hold the whole enterprise tog...
@redcarred Brilliant RR. Well said. or "What RR said"
Martin and Bob You are both invaluable and indeed irreplaceable contributors to this excellent blog, which is not so prolific in numbers that we can...
@plato On Bamba, he gave his all, as usual, against Barnsley. For the final 10 minutes he could scarcely put one foot in front of the other and on...
@original-fat-bob Thanks Bob for a very informative opener. The formatting came through fine from my end. I think that we are a very poor side...
@forever-dormo Taking some novels to the match might be a good idea. How about Great Expectations before the kick off The Invisible Man when you...
Steve's a very lucky man. When that lot give you the chop it's not normally money that they stuff into a suitcase.
@original-fat-bob Didn't see that coming.
@deleriad A good analysis. And I too find watching the Boro the pefect cure for insomnia