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Peter Surtees
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RE: Chelsea v Boro: EFL Cup SF 2nd-leg

@k-p-in-spain I'm sure you'll have some spare time to catch up with your jobs this evening. There's not anything special happening this evening is ...

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RE: Chelsea v Boro: EFL Cup SF 2nd-leg

While I'm apologising, I'd also like to apologise for my grammatical error. After Werder's brilliant opener, I don't want to bring the standards dow...

4 months ago
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RE: Chelsea v Boro: EFL Cup SF 2nd-leg

In these times of heightened emotions, when we're all hiding behind our chosen piece of furniture and consuming our chosen comforter, we nevertheless ...

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RE: Millwall v Boro

Yes. I noticed Greenwood's snub of Engel too. I must admit, I've been a little bit nervous of Greenwood's character from the day of the press conferen...

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RE: Millwall v Boro

@lenmasterman You don't get this on Smoggies on Tour

4 months ago
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RE: January 2024 transfer window

Just watched the Luke Ayling interview and then read about his lifelong struggle with a stammer. He seems like a really genuine bloke and is clearly v...

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RE: Boro v Chelsea: EFL Cup SF 1st-Leg

I watched the second half in a somewhat agitated state, feeling that a Chelsea goal was inevitable. It slowly dawned on me that Chelsea were never goi...

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RE: Boro v Chelsea: EFL Cup SF 1st-Leg

Very impressive to lose the pace of Bangura and Latte Lath, reorganise and come up with a goal like that. Lovely. I'll not mention Cole Palmer.

4 months ago
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RE: Huddersfield v BORO

@lenmasterman You most eloquently summed up my thoughts on things. I should have paid even closer attention at Acklam !

5 months ago
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RE: Rotherham v Boro

In the match that I was watching, I saw the Boro have a stranglehold on the game in a way that I have rarely witnessed before. Also I saw Bangura repe...

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RE: Rotherham v Boro

Well that's certainly switched on my Christmas spirit. A wonderful summation of the season so far. Your brilliant carol really captures the ebbs...

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RE: Boro v Hull

It just seemed that our players got the feeling very early on that it was going to be an easy night. So the odd fluffed chance wasn't going to matter ...

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RE: Boro v Hull

Lots of careless play up front. Otherwise we could be 3 or 4 in front. We talk about that final ball. Well I reckon it's only the final one, be...

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RE: Boro v Hull

@forever-dormo Yet, say any of those things to the kids of today and they give you a funny look. What's the matter with them.

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RE: Boro v Hull

We have lots of relatives with Hull connections. I've also been there for work and my Dad was stationed at Spurn Point during the war. I've always f...

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RE: Boro v Ipswich

@original-fat-bob And it's a pleasure to have such a refuge away from the bonkers world, where we can all share a totally irrational, and mainly h...

6 months ago
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RE: Leeds v Boro

I've just got my copy of AV's book The Games That Shaped The Boro and I've been dipping in and out. If we're a bit concerned about a brittle def...

6 months ago
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RE: Leeds v Boro

I reckon we're the first away team to score 2 goals at Elland Road since 6 Aug. Little victories.

6 months ago
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RE: Leeds v Boro

A few weeks ago, we'd have seen a lineup with that many new signings in it and shuddered. I think it's a testament to MC's coaching and man manageme...

6 months ago
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RE: Boro v Leicester

Wow! More detailed analysis may follow

6 months ago
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RE: Boro v Leicester

Having reported my sighting of Ryan Giles in an ADSA car park, I was wondering about starting a series, perhaps called The lives of the Rich and Famou...

6 months ago
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RE: Boro v Leicester

@forever-dormo I once saw him in ASDA car park in Darlington. My attention was drawn because my initial reaction was to wonder what a kid was doing...

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RE: Boro v Leicester

@martin-bellamy Yes. I was feigning not watching Bake Off too, but just caught enough to tell my wife "There's Ryan Giles"

6 months ago
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RE: Boro v Leicester

@selwynoz There's a tremendous amount of insight on this thread and especially on your starter about Leicester's style of play and how we might stan...

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RE: Plymouth v Boro

@Powmill-Naemore Brilliant memories about the marvel of watching an entire team wearing green shirts. Even more memorable for me was the sight of ...

7 months ago
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RE: Boro v Stoke

@original-fat-bob Well that wasn't the answer to the Howson/Barlaser question I was hoping for. Having seen it with you own eyes, or at least 60 ...

7 months ago
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RE: Boro v Stoke

@malcolm Considering the injuries and suspension, that lineup doesn't look too weak. The key question may be how well Howson and Barlaser can work ...

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RE: Boro v Stoke

@mw-in-darwin Very interesting stats about the use of substitutes in the 73/74 season. The whole modern art of the tactical substitution was only...

7 months ago
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RE: Boro v Stoke

@mw-in-darwin Sorry, you got there before me. So not a false memory then. Maybe there's still hope.

7 months ago
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RE: Boro v Stoke

@original-fat-bob I feel as though the assistant manager who used to sit next to Jack Charlton on the bench was Ian MacFarlane, but I can't find an...

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