While concurrently complex, football is a simple game. Passing, defending, attacking, and SCORING FUCKING GOALS. The last dimension is seemingly lost on Middlesbrough at the moment – 1 goal in the last 8 league matches. This dovetails nicely into the middle of an abject run of form…winless in the last 13 top flight matches. At [...]

Marlon King is ostensibly happy to be at Middlesbrough FC. Was the vetting process thorough enough? The former Gillingham man is known to be a handful – ask Dean Windass. But if his transgressions couldn’t be corralled by Steve Bruce or Phil Brown, how the feck can we expect GS to do so? Bruce has been [...]

Mutiny on River Tees – supporters in droves suggest the former captain at the helm of near European glory should fuck right off before our situation becomes more grave. The architect of this ignominy must go…another sickening home display, this time to fellow relegation-scrappers Blackburn. Forget the ‘earned’ point; the fan base can discern between [...]

The momentum generated from a decent cup win @ Wolves…the smart loan move to jettison Mido in exchange for Marlon King…it’s all gone. Boro’s other transfer target Ben Watson left Teesside at the altar in favour of a steamy affair w/ upstarts Wigan. And nevermind it was that Mido scoring the equaliser v Liverpool today… The [...]

Nearly 4 days after – Boro face a lingering remnant of their recent flaccidity at The Hawthornes. Stomped 3-0 as the hosts, at the foot of the table, completed their first ever Premiership double…further penalty for the Digard sending-off. Our track record w/ the appeals process is laughable; a likely financial penalty would further enforce [...]

…to more relegation anguish. More late oversight led to a late Sunderland equaliser as Boro typhooned valuable points yet again. Impassioned rallying cries from skipper Emanuel Pogatetz – clear the air talks between Steve Gibson and Stewart Downing’s contingent… Nothing could outdo a superb low cross from seldom used Roy Keane left-over David Healy that [...]

Match reporting is suspended indefinitely – will resume once we quit playing rubbish football and start scoring fucking goals… Sell Downing to fund a January injection of talent and depth into the squad? Let Gary O’Neil fuck off back to Pompey? Why not give Marvin Emnes a full go? This was a critical opportunity for points prior [...]

Boro remain the scepter for Arsenal…a run of 5 unbeaten versus les hommes de Wenger. Live viewership was impaired due to faffing about with this for a good 30 minutes – we get the broader picture courtesy a late Sunday afternoon replay… Middlsebrough 1 – 1 Arsenal A new look Boro took the pitch, borne not just [...]

Outdone again late on the road – more valuable points dropped. A delightful goal for us with just over 10 minutes left was nullified by a quick following six minutes of hell. The inability to manage a late lead was flagrant once more and Boro continued a slip into the lower stretches of the table. Hull [...]