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Martin Bellamy
Martin Bellamy
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RE: Fit and proper?

An excellent post FD, (I’d expect nothing less). I don’t think the issue is one that supporters can solve, although making their thoughts known may af...

5 years ago
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RE: Boro v Peterborough

BB is still a very popular figure in Wigan. He was the landlord of a pub round the corner from our office and we’ve seen him at most Warriors games th...

5 years ago
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RE: Boro v Peterborough

He’s lost the players hasn’t he and there’s no coming back once that happens. I can see players buying into NW if it’s all about avoiding relegation b...

5 years ago
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RE: Fit and proper?

@powmillnaemore Well balanced, although I’m still struggling to see any benefits, and no one has yet enlightened me.

5 years ago
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RE: Fit and proper?

@werdermouth I listened to that too. If any of what’s going on had been in an African continent state, then our Govt and press would be condemning it ...

5 years ago
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RE: Fit and proper?

@werdermouth Very interesting but not at all surprising I’m afraid. We don’t do politics on Diasboro but if we did I might say a bit more about how I ...

5 years ago
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RE: Fit and proper?

Maybe Cheryl (Tweedy/Cole) could get involved too.

5 years ago
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RE: Fit and proper?

Given what’s going on in the UK and the world at the moment (Pandora papers, anyone?) we shouldn’t be surprised that the Newcastle deal has been sanct...

5 years ago
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RE: Fit and proper?

Is that true though? Aren’t we in danger of doing what every generation does and believing that the younger generation are somehow worse than us and, ...

5 years ago
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RE: Fit and proper?

Some excellent comments above and it’s pleasing that many of us feel that there’s a place for decency in football ownership. If the price to pay for b...

5 years ago
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RE: Fit and proper?

I’ve been thinking about this and wondered what we’d all think if this was the Boro and not the Toon. Personally, I’d be appalled, but would I stop ...

5 years ago
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RE: Boro Managerial Merry Go Round

I mentioned Forest Green Rovers in a post the other day, so was interested in this article (the bit at the end about throw-ins seemed prescient).

5 years ago
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RE: Boro Managerial Merry Go Round

Have you got any specific people in mind, Ken? As I understand it, Gary Lineker took a fairly large pay cut relatively recently (although he’s on en...

5 years ago
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RE: Boro Managerial Merry Go Round

I’ve expressed this view on here before. Our season in the PL was a car crash and, unless your main joy comes from watching the big team, big money st...

5 years ago
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RE: Boro Managerial Merry Go Round

@exmil I don’t know whether it was my posting of Spence’s Instagram post that you were referring to, but, to clarify, I don’t actually think that he h...

5 years ago
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RE: Boro Managerial Merry Go Round

Maybe I need to say that my comments about Emma Hayes were not based on any belief that she was seriously being considered. I was simple pointing out ...

5 years ago
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RE: Boro Managerial Merry Go Round

I’d have no problem with Emma Hayes. Her appointment would show we are a progressive, modern club. Given the collection of dinosaur managers and playe...

5 years ago
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RE: Hull City v Boro

Any ideas who Spence might be aiming his comment at?  DEC2B885-E9FE-43F3-92E7-D36BAC9EDECB.png

5 years ago
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RE: Hull City v Boro

@werdermouth I agree. When I talked about his professionalism I was thinking about all the hours of training and practise he’s put in over the years. ...

5 years ago
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RE: Hull City v Boro

@ken CR7 for me, although both of them may well have questions to answer about some incidents in their private lives.

5 years ago
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RE: Hull City v Boro

@powmillnaemore Despite his histrionics, I’d find it hard to deny that CR7 is a great player. What he’s achieved during a very long career shows a pro...

5 years ago
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RE: Reading v Boro

If only the ball hadn’t gone out of play before Jones crossed it… Fine margins. I think a change has to come, because basically the squad is ok. Wh...

5 years ago
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RE: Boro v Blackpool

I wonder whether the players find it hard to get behind a manager who is essentially two generations older than them. Being managed by your Granddad m...

5 years ago
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RE: Marc Bola charged by FA

@ken I don’t think she decided she was ‘gay’. What happened was more likely that she was gay since birth. Being gay isn’t a life choice, despite what ...

5 years ago
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RE: Marc Bola charged by FA

@ken “Unnatural tendencies”? But who decides what’s a natural tendency?

5 years ago
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RE: Marc Bola charged by FA

@werdermouth I wonder when the “gay” insult amongst teenagers started. I don’t recall anyone using it during my time at school in the late 60s/early 7...

5 years ago
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RE: Marc Bola charged by FA

Maybe the FA will make him tidy his room, take his PlayStation away and threaten to ground him. 😉

5 years ago
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RE: Marc Bola charged by FA

Agreed. A lot of common sense there. I guess the missing piece of the jigsaw is what MB’s Tweet actually said, but it’s hard to see it being bad enoug...

5 years ago
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RE: Marc Bola charged by FA

I know I’ve apparently upset people with a “political” comment before but, hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained, so here’s some info on woke and woke...

5 years ago
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