It was a mercy killing really, not just a ‘rubbish laptop’. The plug was pulled under circumspect conditions, but we still followed it until the end – another dreadful display under the bright – or more appropriately snow swept – gaze of a nation. A single text to our Newcastle supporting mate read: ‘That was [...]

‘I have no doubt that Middlesbrough will be there or thereabouts in the promotion race. I still regard them as promotion rivals for us…’ At a time when promotion pessimism pervades Teesside, there is at least one outsider still confident that Gordon Strachan can correct the current ills and rehabilitate prospects for this campaign. Never [...]

We’ve struggled for days in search of a fresh introduction. Do we wade into the flashpoint socio-political debate gripping the region off the pitch? We’ve not got the bob or temerity of one Steve Gibson to even try emulating. How about ruminations regarding the immediate future of Adam Johnson? Does he limp away, clutching his [...]

09 March 2008. It will forever be imprinted on our minds as the date of a spectacular cock-up. Chelsea and Manchester United had been eliminated from the FA Cup a day earlier, and despite another struggling league campaign Boro had relatively clear passage to Wembley. Sidestep visiting Cardiff at first asking and most likely make [...]