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Last night was a victory for solid professionalism rather than fluent football, and that is exactly the quality that we will most need to see us throu...

A fantastic result and important win at a Championship fortress. We weathered storms at the beginning of each half and put in the required grit and gr...

To get anything out of tonight's game we have to ensure that we stop believing our own publicity and ensure that we do the dirty work of getting our t...

@mw-in-darwin The clever dirty teams follow Revie's formula by targeting particular players but taking turns in committing bad fouls so it's more d...

Birmingham are the most robust (ie dirtiest) team in the division, so they will be aiming to get at us a la Coventry. They won't be standing around ad...

A marvellous opener, Selwyn. What makes it so outstanding is the way in which you have processed so much relevant information and presented it in such...

Thanks Werder for such a brilliant take on the oddities and curiosities of the managerial merry-go-round. with even Shakespeare having had a shot at i...

@werdermouth Great post, Werder. Let's hope the Boro live up to your impeccable reasoning. When we played at Hull earlier this season, on seeing ...

A smashing opener, Powmill, very well written and researched, and with not the slightest evidence that it was produced under pressure. We could have ...

@pedro Grateful thanks for the excellent link which explains a great deal about "Heavenberg". Very clever, a real eyeopener and most educational fo...

Best of luck with your recovery, Bob. We all hope the Boro give you a real tonic on Monday.  

Thanks Andy for another well written piece which beautifully reflects the high (and rare) degree of optimism which we are all entitled to feel as Boro...

Congrats to Martin for his correct score prediction

Good post Selwyn. I would have loved to see you questioning Kim about his tactics. I'm not sure about what will happen to his 'philosophy' if we get...

Thanks Dormo, a topical format wittily and entertainingly executed. Comprehensive, creative and thoroughly enjoyable ,though I doubt that either gaffe...

@exmil Thanks for the link exmil. It's always good to hear from Kim but I thought it was a wasted opportunity because most of the questions were so...

@forever-dormo Many thanks for your generous comments. Interesting that you were considered a "late developer". I vividly recall all those many y...

@werdermouth Your post reminded me of the single piece of advice I got from my professor on being appointed to a university lectureship in the earl...

Thank you, Peter, you are far too kind. The sole advantage I may have had for pupils in my first teaching post was that I was 30-40 years younger than...

.... and please write out 100 times the doctrine of the Blessed St Anthony of Vickers: "This blog is, and always has been, about more than football"

Btw Werder, your English teacher's emphasis upon comprehension and expression has stood you in good stead. You are an exceptional writer. As a forme...

@werdermouth ... or the footballer's universal, " he's went for the ball".

So we can't afford £7m for Armstrong, a proven Championship striker, but can fritter away three times more than that on Sene, Kante, Hansen, Strelec, ...

@stircrazy Great result, surely, Stir. 3pts are what's important. A very good game and great team performance. Hackney deserves M-o-M for his goal ...

A brilliant start, our forwards and midfield swarming round the Norwich defenders, and a great Hackney strike setting us up for the possibility of my ...

Good to see both Brittain and McGree back in what is possibly the strongest side we have put out this season. I'm confident. I hope this will be a g...

The question is where will Browne play. Perhaps the penny has finally dropped on his history and potential for us as a more attacking midfielder. I ...