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Thank you, Andy, for that wonderful opener. Balanced, informative and compelling. And thank you too, Len, for that insightful post on Coburn and Hackn...

In my view, KH needs to spend a bit of time with Alan Browne and remind him that he is a top player who has made a vital contribution this season. His...

Powmill, I want to applaud you wholeheartedly. You are absolutely spot on in indicating how our anxiety is amplifying the fear of failure to the point...

@forever-dormo Fantastic comment, Dormo. One great thing about positive historical parallels is that they can indeed give us confidence, in showing ...

More than happy to highlight some positive historic parallels.1998Two league wins in seven, including four defeats, a Cup final and the integration of...

I like the idea of context - the dropped points are naturally frustrating, but remember both where we are and our achievements throughout the season o...

It’s a small thing, and admittedly ninety seconds’ worth of highlights are very, very little to go on, but in the first half alone it did look like we...

I'll continue to "never say never". The facts are, we are still in second place with seven games to go - thank you kindly, Josh Coburn - and we now ha...

The film chat was great fun. But yes, it kind of took our attention away from the more pressing matter of the absolutely massive game tomorrow! So bac...

@martin-bellamy It's a much loved classic, it's just not in my top ten. There are so many other worthy films that didn't make the cut.Including, but d...

Sharing with you all, my top ten films, in reverse order...10. West Side Story (Steven Spielberg, 2021)9. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (John Hughe...

Kes is astonishingly good. What happens to the titular bird at the hands of Billy’s brother - and Billy as a result - is wrenching. I love both West...

Wonderfully detailed opener, Dormo.And welcome back, Bob. So good to see you again.I have more than a handful of insights to share with you all based ...

@philip-of-huddersfield Would that cup final have been the 1996 one, between Man United and Liverpool? The one that was settled by a Eric Cantona goal...

Having read all these posts… I stand by my belief that we play, work, defend and score as a team above all else, and this minimises if not negates the...

Three observations for you all. FRESH START In the first of two instances of citing Roy M. Keane, I’m reminded of the time he noted that there’s t...

Well… How can one be so unhappy about a home defeat by a solitary goal, especially when the team seemed to do everything right but score? Well, as...

An early morning observation for you all... I'll call it BUFFERING.I think it was once written, during one of our promotion campaigns - 1997-98, I bel...

I was otherwise engaged during the first hour or so of the QPR game, at the Lyric Theatre, covering, well, theatre. And I will be there again tomorrow...

Thanks to Clive for his opener - and thanks to ExMil for his stats!I'll follow up on ExMil's post by listing our league goalscorers for this season in...

@boro-beckys-dad I myself will carry two particularly fond memories of REBoro. The first, the one and only time I saw them play in the Kitchen Bar, on...

@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 ...