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We just about deserved that one but Swansea are a good side. Their manager made some clever substitutions. He brought on a second big forward which me...
@original-fat-bob I’ve just come back to the blog and saw your news. I wish you the very best for a fast and complete recovery.
First half was scrappy but we never looked as if we would concede a goal. Second half, Derby gave it a go and had some half chances. The substitutions...
Interesting team. I'm looking forward to seeing Watmore. I'm curious why NW has only named eight subs. Is he trying to make a point? He could e...
Definitely worth a like 🙂
You make a very good point. It’s hard to imagine NW not being the dominant force at any club. It could have worked with, say, JW as part of the team u...
Finally, some positive comments from a TV commentator. Nice to read. /p>
The leggie that we played didn’t have a bat. You just kicked it as far as you could. The real trick as a bowler was to bounce it so that you couldnt g...
@exmil That seems to be a logical solution but, not knowing the guys, I wonder how much is based on NW as a leader. Anyway, it would certainly be wo...
Wow, that takes me back as a fellow alumnus of Linthorpe school from a slightly older period - I am now 67. Can anyone else remember the leg cricket t...
@plato i certainly agree that he seems to be able to create a group dynamic that is incredibly positive. The two real tests will be 1. to lift the...
@k-p-in-spain I too am very much part of the Bola fan club and have posted to this effect. He looks like a completely different player and I’m curio...
@ofb So is Bola. What struck me is how we are now able to make very good goal-scoring teams look as if they have no idea how to create chances. O...
Very fair report. Apart from that one cross late in the second half, our defensive structure looked really solid and even when Blackburn were tryin...
@ofb it sounds strange but i know exactly what you mean. I can't recall someone making me feel so positive for quite a while.
Good morning from Oz. Just a quick note to remind locals (and Middle East?) that the game is live on BeIn Sport. I have to say that I’d take two p...
Bloody marvelous. That second half performance was the best that I've seen them play for a long time. Bola and Coulson were excellent as were Dijkstee...
@werdermouth You’re probably right. It could even be a 4-3-3 with Coulson and Tav both getting forward on the wings and Saville from midfield. Anoth...
Well, I doubt that anyone forecast that team. Bola, Tavernier and Coulson all in the starting eleven. What do we reckon? Tav at right wing back? It’s ...
Good morning from Oz and firstly best wishes to our diasboro invalids. It sounds as if it has been a tricky day or so and I look forward to everyone m...
That was a really gutsy point against a team who produced an endless stream of crosses and long throws. I can absolutely understand why NW wanted to s...
Looking round the football world, I see more and more 18-22 year olds getting a chance with all kinds of clubs. Given our squad depth problem and lack...
They were really good. Brilliantly well organised. We've played the top two who were scoring goals for fun and they've hardly had a shot on target. Ag...
Good morning everyone, NW seems to be very good at giving players a chance to come back into the team after they have been dropped. Having given Joh...
Bit scrappy but we worked really hard and the midfield did a great job closing people down and making it hard for Reading. McNair and Dijksteel gettin...
Excellent report. It’s clear that NW and his team are having a real effect both on the team as a whole and on the players as individuals. For anyon...
It looks as if the 1000 fan experiment went off pretty well and, if so, one could see it being increased to cope with a similar level of fans in all f...
Well, that was definitely worth staying up for. It was the most coherent display that I have seen from a Boro team for a couple of years. We looked da...
I like ‘once-fat-bob’. That’s perfect. I’m sure that you feel so much better for losing the weight. Keep well and the same to all other bloggers
Well that was actually a lot better than I feared. It reminded me a bit of the early Karanka days when we never really looked like conceding goals but...