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@forever-dormo cf Afonso Alves?

I mentioned in an earlier post how surprised I am every year, that games over the Xmas period produce more than the average number of goals. I can’t r...

@john-richardson No card yet - did ours arrive with you? You’re right about postage costs. It’s cost a fortune this year.

@philip-of-huddersfield Maybe we need to cut him a little slack because of the work he’s done with Fareshare.

So that’s where I’ve been going wrong!

We still send cards to friends and relatives (regardless of whether they send one back 😉). Lots of people genuinely like receiving them, parti...

@original-fat-bob Is he still kicking that ball against a wall or busy inventing new boots?

@mfccanada Welcome, from the borders of East and North Yorkshire. UTB

Top quality (again), Len. As you know, I do like a collaboration with an opposition fan to get some balance - please thank John on our behalf. I'm alw...

@jarkko The trouble is, no team “deserves” to be in the EPL - you can only get there on merit and we’ve got a long way to go before we can achieve pro...

@clive-hurren I’d agree, Clive. We do seem to flip flop from euphoria to despair depending on one result. We’re not the best team in the league, but w...

We’ve just finished watching Smoggie Queens on BBC3 and iPlayer. Nice to see a programme set in the Boro and really enjoyed it.

As an aside, I don’t think Barney is happy about Saudi Arabia getting the World Cup (and who can blame him?).

@clive-hurren Another fine opener in a long line of fine openers. This Blog just keeps on giving. Like Clive, I think this will be a hard fought, clos...

@werdermouth Those are my thoughts too. Imagine playing Blunderland in the playoff final.

I’m hoping that too much pessimism doesn’t seep into this Forum. Modern life seems to predicate on everything being black or white, particularly in ou...

I’ve got some sympathy for Clarke. He has no outlet on the left, as Borges just gives him the ball back. I’m sure that he’s sussed that - you can see ...

I’m not downhearted at all. I’ve never really believed that we could achieve automatic promotion but I’m confident we’ll finish in a play off position...

@stircrazy I think I’d apportion more blame to Borges who completely lost his man.

News of Nigel Pearson’s recovery in this Guardian article./p>

A few years ago, three of us rode the canal towpath from Liverpool to Leeds. It took us 3 days and was a struggle for me as I was taken ill along the ...

@forever-dormo I got involved in conversation with a couple of Loiners last year at a family weekend near Lytham St Anne’s. They were keen Dirties fan...

Oops. The last line should read: One point taken home.

@werdermouth. A perfect starter which had Mrs B asking what I was laughing out loud about. You’d think she’d be used to me lolling about by now. We’ve...

A Burnley Haiku Rainy at Turf Moor, Dijksteel poking it goal wards Three points taken home

I agree with Len about HH’s appearance in the tunnel before the game. I couldn’t understand what was going on as he rubbed his eyebrows and face so ma...

Thought we could have won that in the second half. I’ll take 1-1.

@john-richardson Do you think ELL will make his way eastwards in your general direction. Would Ipswich still want him?

@jarkko Back home tomorrow, I’m afraid. I’ll catch the game on TV.

I’m currently deep in darkest Lancashire, not too far from Burnley, and the rain is like stair rods as we wait for Fish & Chips in Banny’s, Colne....