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Selwynoz
Selwynoz
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RE: Boro v Sheffield Utd

the goal he scored was an absolute beauty. Strelec, Sene and Conway could be quite a front three. UTB

6 months ago
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RE: Boro v Sheffield Utd

The numbers are ridiculous but people tend to ignore the fact that much of the money is going round and round in a closed circle. If Liverpool pay Pds...

6 months ago
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RE: Boro v Sheffield Utd

Ah! I’d missed that piece of news about Dieng. UTB

6 months ago
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RE: Boro v Sheffield Utd

@werdermouth I wonder what game was being played between the backup goalkeepers. If they were going to release Glover on a free and replace him wit...

6 months ago
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RE: Boro v Sheffield Utd

I'm not sure that this window represents a total change in direction from recent windows. In recent years we have tried a broad range of acquisition t...

6 months ago
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RE: Boro v Sheffield Utd

Just a few thoughts as I dwell on the excellent start to the season - pity there’s no game next week as we’re all looking forward to forward to games ...

6 months ago
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RE: Boro v Sheffield Utd

@powmillnaemore Alternatively, one could say that there is a risk that we stop beating the odds and, therefore, score less goals. A better soluti...

6 months ago
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RE: Boro v Sheffield Utd

Talking of Azaz, my major gripe with him is the lack of help that he gave to the defence when we were out of possession. When we played with four at t...

6 months ago
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RE: Getting Started as a New Member

@presidentjump welcome aboard from Sydney. I left Middlesbrough in my mid-teens for London and like many on this blog have followed Boro from variou...

6 months ago
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RE: Norwich v BORO

Not only 3 out of 3, two of them are away games and two of the hardest away games that there are. It's dreamland at the moment.

6 months ago
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RE: Norwich v BORO

I dropped a note about change of system on the very end of Millwall thread because I was interested to get thoughts from the brains trust. However, pe...

7 months ago
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RE: Norwich v BORO

@original-fat-bob He’s 23 and this looks like another clever piece of business with an eye to the future. Apparently he’s a really big guy but grea...

7 months ago
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RE: Millwall v Boro

We may be overlooking the obvious change which turns Carrickball into Edwards (and others) ball. Playing a back three gives much more solidity in th...

7 months ago
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RE: Millwall v Boro

@mw-in-darwin he was warming up to come on and gave a bit of verbal stick to the Millwall faithful and also pointed out that we had scored two with...

7 months ago
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RE: Millwall v Boro

Is it just me straining for optimistic notes or is the bench starting to look a bit stronger. UTB

7 months ago
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RE: Boro v Doncaster Rovers

@pedro Presumably he can play as a reverse or complement to Whittaker who is left footed. UTB.

7 months ago
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RE: Boro v Doncaster Rovers

Yes. Kick-off at 4.30am here in Sydney. I might not quite make that but it's on-demand which is better than Riverside Live. UTB

7 months ago
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RE: Boro v Swansea

a slightly more upbeat report from The Guardian. I remain hopeful even optimistic. Winning 1-0 as a new manager and new system beds in is not the e...

7 months ago
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RE: Boro v Swansea

@exmil I think my 17 is a touch optimistic and I'll trim it to 15. UTB

7 months ago
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RE: The Diasboro COTS Challenge 2025/26

Dear Powmill In a flurry of optimism, can you change my Boro prediction to 8th. I do also wonder whether it would be worth setting the closing date ...

7 months ago
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RE: Boro v Swansea

Great start OFB. A concise summary of where we stand although I do hope that some of your write-offs could still turn out to be worth keeping. One p...

7 months ago
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RE: New season New squad?

@pedro You have missed out on a piece of the argument. It is quite likely that those who have sent in their guesses would have been much more negat...

7 months ago
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RE: New season New squad?

Absolutely agree. I look forward to them getting a chance to work with the first team squad and getting chances to play. UTB

7 months ago
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RE: The Diasboro COTS Challenge 2025/26

Here are my selections from a land down under. TOP 6 = IPSWICH, SOUTHAMPTON, SHEFF. UTD, LEICESTER CITY, BIRMINGHAM, NORWICH BOTTOM 3 = SHEFF WED...

7 months ago
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RE: New season New squad?

....and maybe it could work out well. Conway is a poacher like Archer and I'd be quite happy to have him up top supported by a combination from Azaz, ...

7 months ago
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RE: New season New squad?

@jarkko We can hope. Unlike some of the other acquisitions, he has already played around 50 games at senior level and done pretty well. That puts h...

7 months ago
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RE: New season New squad?

My understanding is that the total fee of Pds3 million will only be paid after a series of levels have been successfully reached by a young 20yo prosp...

7 months ago
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RE: New season New squad?

agreed. It doesn’t seem over-reaching to say that VDB is worth at least Pds15 million plus add-ons/sell-ons and we can afford to wait until the panic ...

7 months ago
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RE: New season New squad?

@werdermouth The simple fact is that we don't know who approached whom and which decision came first. The Leeds job gives him the chance to move in...

7 months ago
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RE: New season New squad?

Like everyone else, I am awaiting the news of the additions to the squad that will either replace our current stars or provide much-needed squad depth...

8 months ago
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