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@lenmasterman Len, this is terrific stuff. Exceptional actually. Particularly this point..."I remain optimistic, not in spite of, but because of a cer...

@powmillnaemore Ha ha. Of course not, Powmill. I was simply happy to hear he’d been part of two promotion winning set ups recently and hope the same c...

Trivia about Jeremy Sarmiento. Maybe it’s been said already but his signing might be a good omen. I spoke to a Burnley fan last night and he said JS...

It's like the great Norman Lovett once said:"And the moral of the story is: appreciate what you've got, because basically, I'm fantastic!"A famous lin...

I'm thinking a potential 3-4-1-2 there with Brittain and Targett as wing-backs, the extra centre-back giving Malanda licence to move forward (circa Ay...

@martin-bellamy History shows us it's not always about results against fellow top teams, Martin.In 1994-95 we managed just three wins out of eight aga...

Hi everyone.Popping in to share some observations that I've already shared with a friend of mine since the Leicester draw.First, my primary belief. Th...

Hi Clive. Good post. I’m sadly reminded of this quote from Jonas Brorsson, the Swede who captained part-timers Trelleborgs to a hugely unexpected ...

Hi everyone. Apologies for the absence of late.Wearing my usual disappointed-but-not-devastated face, the kind I've tended to wear after 0-0 draws at ...

I would add that Ayling had a very rough night, no question. I do believe that he really will not enjoy being reminded of the second goal. Were I KH I...

Anyway. All jokes aside, what conclusion did I draw from tonight's defeat?Earlier, I had been, with some concern, looking back to Ireland's 3-1 defeat...

Hi everyone.Well, down to earth with a bump we come, as Coventry played their cards right in their takeover bid. Our Brucie bonuses may be from anothe...

A few observations from last night’s match. One of my favourite elements of peak AKBoro was how there almost always seemed to be someone there to in...

Will call in tomorrow morning with more thoughts, but here's three nice stats for us all... Tommy Conway's 20th goal for Boro overall (his seventh o...

Hi Martin.That is a valid point about the underdog mentality, though one could also suggest that after Houghton's goal went in against the Italians, I...

Can I add my name to the series of voices praising Tommy Conway?His efforts remind me of another TC, indeed, another Tommy - Tommy Coyne, who played a...

"If you can keep your head when all around you / Are losing theirs and blaming it on you..."Rudyard KiplingIt was a wet, wet, wet night. And it did lo...

Terrific work Chris. Informative and entertaining. Brilliant work from Werder, too - I smiled when I saw the new picture of KH on the site for the fir...

Thanks to Malcolm for sharing that lovely story, and great to hear about Bob, too. And a massive thank you for your compliment, Powmill - I confess th...

I'm back! With some (hopefully) useful insights.Ahead of the game, I wrote of KH's bad luck - the Christmas period, particularly the home fixtures, is...

Some early insights before I settle down for what's likely to be an evening of theatre writing.Usually, the term I use to describe my mood after a bub...

Andy, may I join the chorus of voices congratulating you on your excellent preview - because it is. Particularly your superb contrast of REBoro and KH...

A great topic, Powmill. So much so, I feel inspired to continue talking about it.I came across a report on one of the games that made me properly fall...

A small insight regarding our forwards.I learned a lot when studying the transition of Andrew Cole from Newcastle goalscorer to Man U footballer, and ...

@powmillnaemore It was playing in my head last night... what can I say other than, I couldn't help it!

Here's a song for our head coach. For he is... our Swedish man...For we ourselves have said itAs it's greatly to his creditThat he is our Swedish man(...

I'm back. Have been up to here with commitments...Loving "Hellball". Three wins out of three, eight goals scored, Whittaker's keeping his scoring stre...

What a story, Powmill - thank you for sharing it! You'll know George Chakiris has been both a Jet and a Shark too - he played Riff on stage in the Wes...

Just some insights tonight, all. It's common, expected even, for a football team to reflect who their head coach or manager was as a player. Or assi...

I really do like the look of Wicky as a manager. What we would be missing, however, is the experience of a head coach who has already won promotion fr...