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@Plato. Maybe he’s now receiving that coaching and will get his chance when he’s proved his worth to the Manager. I assume, of course, that you’re ref...

@philip-of-huddersfield His stats definitely don’t look very impressive - maybe he’ll prosper in a Carrick-ball system. Let’s hope so. 🤞🏻

I strongly suspect we might have done a reverse Álves with Akpom. I’ll be amazed if he gets anywhere near 20 goals this season. Hopefully we’ve cleane...

The reaction on social media to our two losses is everything I expected. I don’t think our fans are any different from other “top half” championship t...

I’ve missed your bigging up of JC, @plato - I feel as though the season’s properly started now. 😉

Fortunately, I’m home alone (apart from Ralf and he’s got no opposable thumbs) so I have a clear run. Tbf Alison is gutted that she’s missing the Worl...

I’m hoping the Lionesses are 4-0 up by the time we kick off, so that I can tune in the Boro.

Thanks for the heads up - I hadn’t realised we were on Sky. It’s left me in a bit of a quandary because my plan was to watch the Lionesses in the morn...

Best wishes to everyone who’s suffering at the moment. Let’s hope the recent (short) bout of sunshine will help to get people on the mend.

But he’ll have had a season in the Premier League, something he’s probably wanted to do throughout his career. Who would turn down the certainty of pl...

Thanks for the opener, Andy. I just hope no one is expecting those of us who’ve stuck our hands up to write some intros to reach your standards!

A few signs of disappointment creeping in already and we haven’t kicked a ball yet in a meaningful game. I’m still of the opinion that last season may...

@malcolm Nah. Having had a season in the Premier League, putting himself in the shop window, if they’re relegated and he’s proved himself at that leve...

@peter-surtees Welcome Peter. Looking forward to your posts and thoughts throughout the season.

@selwynoz Wise words. I suspect that last season was an exceptional opportunity to make it to the PL and we shouldn’t expect to be up there every year...

Some of the vitriol and abuse aimed at Maguire online has been horrendous - I’ve no idea how he and his family have coped with it. He’s played really ...

As it’s very quiet on here ahead of the new season, I thought maybe there was an opportunity to share contact details across the various social media ...

A few thoughts on the current furore around cricket. At primary school I was a very good cricketer, a decent batter and an even better bowler. I once ...

We moved from Norwich Road when I was 6 so my memory of it is a little hazy. I do recall walking to Albert Park and also into Linthorpe to a sweet sho...

Interesting- I’ve been following the Mayor of Middlesbro on Twitter for a while but he may have lost his position recently. The mention of the Cumberl...

Don’t leave Malcolm. Everyone’s views are welcome on here, but surely there’s got to be room for respectful disagreement and comment. If you don’t con...

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this debate. I couldn’t agree more about the importance of digging beneath the surface of press headlines in...

I wish you no harm Malcolm, but I’ll always challenge opinions with which I don’t agree. Keep well and UTB.

@malcolm I assume you mean this Tweet: “There is no huge influx. We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries. This is just an immea...