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RE: New season New squad?

@k-p-in-spain I see there's a plan to elect supporters onto a Fan Advisory Board (FAB) who will be consulted on 'key' topics - time for a few on Di...

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@paulinboro Owned by the Middlesbrough-born Powell brothers who are ranked as the richest in the north east with a personal fortune of £700m - comp...

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@gt Great point! That's something I've never really looked into but yes you're right - League One and Two owners were able to inject unrestricted a...

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This article in the Gazette from January may help to explain the sums mentioned in relation to Steve Gibson - £149m of loans converted to equity plus ...

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@exmil All a bit of a semantic exercise if Steve Gibson is owed money by MFC, which is owned by the Gibson O'Neill Company - of which Steve Gibson ...

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@paulinboro I think it was closer to £150m that he converted from loans into equity - unfortunately under the current regulation and rules, the cos...

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@paulinboro I much prefer that accounts summary to the one that actually gets sent to company's house - at least it's possible to follow it without...

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@philip-of-huddersfield It could well be aimed at flushing out any PL interest by agreeing a deal with Ipswich but whether it sees any club with in...

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@original-fat-bob I find it hard to imagine Boro would accept £15m including add-ons for Hackney - that would be a fire sale given the market. No...

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@selwynoz I do see him as cover for Morris initially but who knows if he settles in quickly - though the deal is up to 3 million euros not pounds. ...

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Reports that Boro and Ipswich have agreed a fee for Hackney - I'm sure if Boro do sell himthen they would prefer to sell him sooner rather than later ...

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@paulinboro It does bring into question the whole concept of building a team as if most managers are only getting 2 or possibly 3 transfer windows ...

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Let's hope young Kante turns out to be a better prospect than Micah Hamilton since he's just signed a 5-year contract with Boro. The fee paid could be...

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@clive-hurren I think it's maybe one of the reasons that manager's are now no longer prepared to bring through youngsters from academies as there's...

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@lenmasterman Glad to hear you’re back at home and on the road to recovery - I suspect you may be match fit before Bangura though 😏

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With Bangura injured again and likely ruled out until after the transfer window closes, then Boro have a decision to make with Millwall now in advance...

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On Hackney not traveling to Glasgow with the squad - I guess we can’t rule out Ipswich’s reported £20m bid as Boro probably wouldn’t dismiss a bid of ...

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Glad to hear Boro had a confidence-building performance at Rangers even if they rested their big guns - it's what pre-season is all about and good to ...

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🤣 I just read that article and yes he does say Abdoulaye Faye - I guess it's hard to keep track when you're writing about a player you've neve...

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@original-fat-bob Can't see Boro accepting £8.5m for van den Berg given some of the numbers being touted - even if he has appears to have been tapp...

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@k-p-in-spain Rangers are charging about £8 to stream a pre-season friendly where players are still working on their fitness, which will no doubt s...

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@k-p-in-spain Another 4-year deal which seems to be the trend of late in order to spread the fee - albeit undisclosed. btw I really like the new ...

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@lenmasterman I don't think the club have to sell Hackney in this window for any financial reasons and even if they bank a lot of money they couldn...

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RE: The Diasboro COTS Challenge 2025/26

Many thanks for organising another challenge powmill - with as comprehensive a guide and instructions anyone could wish for too! I shall ponder the ...

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@pedro I think the August fixtures will have to be carefully negotiated but at least the window is open for another 5 weeks to get players in - whi...

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Now far be it for me to question the extensive research of the Boro recruitment team but my 'extensive' research (Wikipedia) accidentally discovered t...

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There's a link to a 5 minute highlights video of yesterday's game from Bradford's club page - though there doesn't appear to be any real Boro moves on...

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@powmillnaemore Or Jean-Paul Gascony...

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@k-p-in-spain He sounds like another moneyball project - a 20 year-old from the French second tier in a deal that could be worth up to €3m if bonus...

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A summary of Rob Edwards take on yesterday's game was basically the team need to do more in the final third and also defend better plus he needs more ...

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