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@exmil It would be nice to get a couple of early deals in - probably in defence more likely if the club have identified targets - much will depend ...
So the Championship is now done and dusted with Luton joining Burnley and Sheffield Utd in the Premier League - I watched the highlights of the play-o...
@pedro I suspect next season will hang on getting five very good loan signings and maybe a few more academy players breaking through. Clubs in the ...
Sorry, I didn't mean to start a debate on merits of Nigel Farage - definitely a marmite character but then again it seems to be successful in politics...
@original-fat-bob I've managed to resist watching GB News so far as I decided I just couldn't afford to buy a new TV every week 😉
Talking of the power of AI - how long will it be before it can produce a photo as good as this one of Nigel Farage published in the Independent today ...
@andy-r Don't forget that Martin Payero's loan to Boca Juniors also included an option to buy him at the end of the deal. btw I noticed the Argen...
@original-fat-bob While I think Hackney is a very good player, I don't think rumours of Arsenal, Liverpool or even Newcastle should worry us too mu...
@martin-bellamy Maybe these AI Chatbots will eventually take over the intellectual side of things such as writing articles and posting comments lea...
Just saw this thread this morning after revisiting the blog for the first time since the play-off exit. Firstly many thanks to Andy for his hard work ...
Gutted ☹️ Boro failed to score at home for the first time in long time and never really created a clear opportunity (except for all the ones where ...
Well the first half has more or less continued with the same pattern of the first leg - Coventry resolute in defence and Boro not quite finding the fi...
@martin-bellamy Maybe that's why Carrick went for Forss instead of Jones
@malcolm I'd probably agree with you as I thought Jones gave them all kinds of problems in the first half - though I also agree with others who say...
Team News... Still no Howson but one change as Forss starts instead of Jones
Been non-stop with heavy-duty gardening since the first leg so have had no time to think abut tonight's games - which is probably for the best as I'm ...
Well it looked like the game at the Coventry Building Society Arena had both teams interested in saving themselves for the second leg with neither sid...
A high energy first half with Boro looking comfortable in possession but only a few genuine chances to score against a well-organised Coventry defence...
Team News... Still no Howson but Forss and Fry are on the bench with Smith getting the nod at right-back and Mowatt partnering Hackney in midfield.
Well it's getting close to the moment of truth as kick-off approaches and firstly many thanks to Andy for his opener with a detailed analysis of the s...
Phew! No injuries and thankfully nobody in a Boro shirt tried to score to set up a play-off match against Sunderland 😉 Plus how did Millwall throw awa...
A first half where Boro lacked the intensity of a team who thought they were playing a real games - some nice passing in the middle of the pitch witho...
Looks like Carrick has gone for his strongest available starting XI - maybe he'll hope to seal the game in the first half and then rest a few players ...
Team News... So Akpom and Archer start but no Howson in the squad or Forss but Giles returns
Not long to kick-off now and I'm also worried about the weather conditions - as it's a glorious sunny day over here and I'm currently in shorts and T-...
@ken Thanks Ken, though I'd only add that the beauty of classical songs may be brought into question were I to sing them in german 😉
Just to echo the praise for Neil Warnock in what he has achieved at Huddersfield - he was appointed with the Terriers joint-bottom with Blackpool on 2...
Thanks for the right royal match preview OFB for Monday afternoon's special one-off bank holiday crowning glory of a successful season - though I'll b...
@powmillnaemore In an ideal world Boro beat Coventry convincingly a great team performance, Chuba scores at least one and we pick up no injuries or...
@pedro I suspect the longer gap between semi and final is more to with the logistics of selling tickets and organising the trip to Wembley for supp...