Like an incredulous Mark Renton asks upon learning of the dodgy smack deal aspired by Begbie, Sick Boy and Spud, ‘what the fuck are you boys on?’ Boro unveiled a stupefying seasonal ticket scheme that defies all marketing convention – if the club win 4 on the bounce after Christmas, all reduced-price tickets purchased under [...]

If the sanctity of at least your afternoon doesn’t ride on this result then why bother paying attention? That sagacity courtesy of TheProphetBob – chatting on AVs live blog from Selhurst Park – for providing perspective as Boro endure a worryingly woeful slide whilst adjusting to the revised coaching cabal. Gordo, the players, the fans, [...]

To effectively mould his new side into genuine promotion contenders Gordon Strachan will need time. And patience. And a large sum of cash. All aspects were abundantly – painfully so – clear in another bumbling home under-performance v Plymouth Saturday at the Riverside. Additionally, the new gaffer must decipher the ubiquitous park-the-bus approach adopted by [...]

It was so nonchalant and casual. ‘Of course I do’ the simple retort offered when bluntly asked if he could take Boro back up. It wasn’t patented Gordon Strachan acuity at the official unveiling on Monday, more of a direct and refreshingly cutting candor about the past, present, and immediate future. For a man who [...]