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Rod Liddle runs the rule over the transformation wrought by MC since he took over from Wilder in The Sunday Times: N.B. web archive site used, a...
A few comments from Vic: FT: 3-0. Comfortable in the end but battling Boro had to work hard to take control & prise Blackpool open. After inevit...
He started on the bench, but played the whole of the second half in Millwall's 1-1 draw with the Black Cats.
From Vic's Twitter feed: God knows how many clubs will start sniffing round if he keeps his goal-scoring momentum going! 26,299 in attendance ...
Paddy, of all people, makes it 3-0 in the 70th minute, assisted by Lenihan after a Jonny Howson corner. Barlaser on for HH in the 63rd minute.
Akpom bags his second in the 59th minute, assisted this tie by McGree.
Akpom continues on his merry way, putting Boro in front in the 32nd minute, assisted by HH. 🙂
Hayden Hackney booked in the seventh minute for what the Beeb describes as a "bad foul". Vic's first impression: Some snarling, tenacious battling...
Today's starting XI - Barlaser on the bench:
It's OK, FD. It's easily done - & happens to the best of us. An idée fixe is very hard to expunge. I just couldn't help pointing it out! 😉
Er, I think Duncan went to Millwall, FD... 😉
Vic's verdict: FT: 2-0 - but far more convincing than score suggests. A superb first 45 full of slick assertive passing, inventive movement & lo...
From Vic: Generous applause from all sides of the ground as Archer goes off after a very lively and effective first start. Inventive, quick, physica...
Matt Crooks on for Archer in the 84th minute because of an injury. 🙁
Watmore on for Forss in the 72nd minute owing to injury. Bilic hasmade FIVE substitutions for The Hornets! Desperate or what? 25,469 in attendance...
Vic's assessment of the first half: HT: 2-0. Boro excellent. Lovely crisp passing, incisive forward movement, lots of bodies into the box plunging W...
In the third minute of injury time, assisted by Howson.
Tweeted by Vic: Akpom forces home a header but that all stemmed from the explosive pace and determination of impressive Archer. Sounds as though ...
36th minute, assisted by Archer. 🙂
Today's starting XI - including both Archer AND Forss, Crooks making way:
The Echo expects a move for both Barlaser & Ogbene this week: though how a window can "heat[s] up and come[s] to a head" is beyond me! 😉
Almost certainly not! 😉 Up to MC...
Charlie Cresswell anyone?
Just realised that I managed to omit the actual comment re-tweeted by Vic which was: Fry started fouling him in Peterlee but it's now too late for...
A comment re-tweeted by Vic, who himself had pointed out that the "foul by instalment started well outside the box".
Boro down to 10 men: Dael Fry dismissed in the 48th minute, Mackems awarded a penalty, which Steffen saves, but Ross Stewart fires in the rebound! :...
From the Beeb's love text commentary: 11 mins CLOSE! Sunderland 0-0 Middlesbrough Sunderland blow a golden chance! Zack Steffen ...
Today's starting XI:
Mogga apparently has serious injury problems among his defenders;
FLW's assessment of Boro's bid to sign young Daniel Nkrumah from Leyton Orient, as first reported by exmil on the Sunderland vs Boro P.S. I'm try...