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@original-fat-bob I’m fairly sure today's players are generally fitter than those days. Whether they’ve got as much heart is anyone’s guess.
I intend to change my name to Marupin Bellamy by Deed Poll - I like the sound of it.
@jarkko Good point, although the last time I popped in they had no whisky for sale, which was very odd.
@k-p-in-spain Boro defenders at Rockliffe.
@jarkko I’m up in Ardnamurchan, miles from anywhere with no tv or WiFi on 8th & 9th. Should I be worried?
Full marks for your starter, Clive - as erudite and humorous as ever. Maybe we should look forward to Waitrose Riverside - at least there’d be a free ...
An article about Djed Spence in the Guardian today. I think we all knew there was a good player in there if he could get his attitude right.
Yes, apparently they can! Good result tonight - not a perfect performance but some good signs. The more I see of Morris, the better he looks.
Yes they can attack, but can they do it on a cold Tuesday night in Stoke. Let’s hope so.
@powmillnaemore Many thanks for that musical education of an opener. Let’s hope our team aren’t out of tune tomorrow night. Much as we’re all a bit...
@exmil I think I’d find it hard to put the effort in at the moment. Much like our players!
An interesting article about the overall state of the Championship here, from the Guardian./p>
What I do regret is using “There” when “The” or “Their” would have been correct! I stand by the other words. 😉
I could see the first goal coming as soon as our GK decided to boot the ball long. It was an easy opportunity to play it short and recycle it forward....
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@werdermouth Where’s Giles gone?
@powmillnaemore But can you put your hands in your head?
Good work, Clive - a comprehensive summary of where we are and what we can expect on Friday. Trying to predict a result at that the moment is virtuall...
@lenmasterman That’s a very interesting post, Len. I think I’d rather see us stuck in the EFL playing attractive football, than achieving promotion vi...
That post from @andy-r wouldn’t look out of place on the sports pages of any major newspaper. It’s quite simply one of the best pieces of writing that...
Are you for trying to suggest that SG should go? Would you rather he sold? I do personally recall quite a few good things in his history - saving the ...
@forever-dormo Which is exactly what I said in my post. No one can refuse to accept a resignation, but they can try to persuade the resignee to withdr...
@pedro I wonder how many Championship managers have ever got to the end of a 4 year contract. There can’t be many.
@original-fat-bob I’ve always thought that the refusal of a resignation isn’t possible. The active person in that discussion is the one handing in his...
@original-fat-bob You don’t succeed in business without making some difficult decisions. You can’t get them all right but in my experience, on balance...
@boroexile I’m conflicted on this one, particularly because (this Forum excepted) the standard of public discourse generally is dreadful. I’m prett...
I wonder, when Iheanacho first started his career, whether one of his dreams was to play for Middlesbrough. I somehow doubt, when he helped Man City w...
This article about playing out from the back seems prescient: I haven’t seen the highlights from yesterday (we’re there any?) but I’d be interest...