Last seen: January 17, 2026 4:47 pm
Giles in for Ayling:
I couldn't read it, as it demanded payment of a subscription, which I wasn't prepared to authorise. 😡
By the sounds of it, Boro's well shot of him:
In common with KP, the Echo has Dael Fry as MotM, though Borges & Morris also earned 8s: The Gazette also gave Fry & Morris 8s, but doesn...
Hartlepool Mail player ratings (no MotM nominated, but 2/3 7s):
So, a win AND a clean sheet! 🙂 Is that Travers' first? 8th in the table...
SEVEN minutes of injury time to see out...
CJ: Boro lead! Boro finally have their breakthrough. Morris does really well to read a ball on the edge of the Derby box and cuts it out. He slides ...
The Derby defensive wall is breached at long last: Azaz in the 80th minute! 🙂
And Iheanacho comes on for Forss 10 minutes later...
Ayling crocked - again. Giles on as a sub in the 62nd minute.
Beeb live reporting at 15.35: Boro have had 75 per cent possession but have been struggling to break down a stubborn Derby backline. And quote fro...
Ayling in for the injured Edmundson, Jonny H on the bench, HH not shown as captain:
Sorry. Spotted the superfluous "man", not to mention the missing "a" from "apparently" too late to be able to edit my post. 😡
Blackburn no longer man managerless, Werder. They've apprently appointed Valérien Ismaël as John Eustace's successor: so there'll be "new manage...
Phew! 1-3. MC finally gets the better of Mark Robins at the 7th/8th (???) time of asking! 🙂
We want four, we want four, we want four - just to be on the safe side (with 20 minutes+ to go)...
Now raining Boro goals: Conway in the 73rd, assisted by Azaz.
Burgzorg on for Forss in the 68th minute.
Azaz (!!!) restores the lead in the 52nd minute, assisted by Conway...
MC forced into a making a substitution within minutes of the restart following an injury to Edmundson: Ayling on... Part of CJ's comment: Rav of ...
CJ's summary of the first half: A 45 mins that pretty much sums up the whole season for Boro. Looking commanding, playing well, get their noses in f...
Ah well, it was nice while it lasted: the Potters equalise on the stroke of half-time. 🙁
CJ: Tommy Conway sitter Boro should be 2-0 up. Another excellent Boro move as Morris does well to turn away from his marker before setting Forss a...
Unless they can add one or two more, ideally without reply! 😉
CJ: They deserve that. Work through the middle of the pitch well and Whittaker sprays wide for Forss quick to give him space. He comes inside using ...
Boro takes the lead in the 20th minute - Forss, assisted by Whittaker!
Azaz replaces Iheanacho in the 83rd minute...
And sure enough, a second follows nine minutes later, both goals scored by a player who rejoices in the name of George Earthy! 🙁
THREE City substitutions in the 63rd minute, a fourth six minutes later, none so far by Boro... And right on cue, the Robins equalise in the 72nd mi...