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Match Thread Boro' Match Thread (2 Viewers)

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  • Start date Sep 2, 2021
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matesx

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #1
sold 2000 and requesting another 900.

Fair play
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #2
Well supported club, 21k home avg too and they wouldn’t get large away followings up there
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #3
Their support when they used to come to Highfield Rd was nothing special, certainly nothing on their north east neighbours
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #4
We took a decent following there for the FA Cup replay iirc
 
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Esoterica

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #5
Bernie Slaven can piss off too. Still not forgiven him for the 4-3 defeat when Speedie also got a hattrick.
 
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matesx

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #6
Esoterica said:
Bernie Slaven can piss off too. Still not forgiven him for the 4-3 defeat when Speedie also got a hattrick.
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Same
 
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skybluesam66

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #7
SlowerThanPlatt said:
We took a decent following there for the FA Cup replay iirc
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when there with Nuneaton, packed out the away end
 
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Nick

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #8
Esoterica said:
Bernie Slaven can piss off too. Still not forgiven him for the 4-3 defeat when Speedie also got a hattrick.
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I used to have a VHS of season highlights and I think that was on there.

Would watch it over and over.
 
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SomersetSB

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #9
Remember it well sat in the west terrace, I’m sure Stuart Ripley tore Greg Downs a new one that day!!
 
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PVA

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #10
Bit of Warnock-ball to look forward to. Lovely.
 
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play_in_skyblue_stripes

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #11
Recently near Fulham ground on opening day after game had ended.A lot of noisy and quite alcohol fueled fans. The way they were singing, I thought they had won just a 1-1 draw.

Bad memories of their fans in around Nov 1979, attacked as a 16 year old nowhere near ground by about 3 big guys. Hence don't like them one bit and let's not forget their manipulated postponed games when it suits them antics in late 90's.
 

NortonSkyBlue

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #12
play_in_skyblue_stripes said:
Recently near Fulham ground on opening day after game had ended.A lot of noisy and quite alcohol fueled fans. The way they were singing, I thought they had won just a 1-1 draw.

Bad memories of their fans in around Nov 1979, attacked as a 16 year old nowhere near ground by about 3 big guys. Hence don't like them one bit and let's not forget their manipulated postponed games when it suits them antics in late 90's.
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Their antics actually kept us up and relegated them.
 
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Terry_dactyl

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #13
It’sabatch87 said:
Remember it well sat in the wet terrace, I’m sure Stuart Ripley tore Greg Downs a new one that day!!
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I had to miss this game but my dad went up and reckoned despite Slaven and Speedie scoring hat tricks, Ripley was motm.
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #14
I think this is a bigger test than QPR. I expected Rangers to beat us as they're a very good side.

If we can get a result out of Boro at home then it will show we can mix it with some of the top half sides that are probably not playoff teams.
 
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tisza

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #15
play_in_skyblue_stripes said:
Recently near Fulham ground on opening day after game had ended.A lot of noisy and quite alcohol fueled fans. The way they were singing, I thought they had won just a 1-1 draw.

Bad memories of their fans in around Nov 1979, attacked as a 16 year old nowhere near ground by about 3 big guys. Hence don't like them one bit and let's not forget their manipulated postponed games when it suits them antics in late 90's.
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Ayresome Park was a horrible ground. Late 70s they used to have bits of canvas and wood to slot onto the fences for when the local "Phil Taylors" started to lob those old plastic pub darts across.
 

aloisijohnnyaloisi

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #16
Nick said:
I used to have a VHS of season highlights and I think that was on there.

Would watch it over and over.
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When/why did they stop doing those? Used to love them as a kid.
 
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skybluelee

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #17
aloisijohnnyaloisi said:
When/why did they stop doing those? Used to love them as a kid.
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They did every season I think from 88/89 through to the mid-90s, I've got them all to 96/97. They then started doing them more sporadically. There were some in the early-mid 00s. Can't remember one since 05/06 but could be wrong.
 
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play_in_skyblue_stripes

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  • Sep 2, 2021
  • #18
riyadhskyblue said:
Their antics actually kept us up and relegated them.
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I think they tried the same trick again in 2000 and it didn't keep us up. I might be wrong on this but I definitely have a memory they did it again in another season.
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Sep 8, 2021
  • #19
riyadhskyblue said:
Their antics actually kept us up and relegated them.
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They also made it to both cup finals that season - Losing both!
 

MusicDating

Euro 2016 Prediction League Champion!!
  • Sep 8, 2021
  • #20
Terry_dactyl said:
I had to miss this game but my dad went up and reckoned despite Slaven and Speedie scoring hat tricks, Ripley was motm.
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Here's your lunch hour sorted...

 
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Evo1883

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  • Sep 8, 2021
  • #21
Home tickets not selling as well as I'd hoped tbh .

Hopefully picks up by Friday .
 

Skyblueweeman

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  • Sep 8, 2021
  • #22
Nick said:
I used to have a VHS of season highlights and I think that was on there.

Would watch it over and over.
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Same here! Think I had that season and the season after as well.

From those two seasons and watching those VHS's hundreds of times, my memories:

* David Speedie lobbing people for fun
* David Smith looking like Ronaldo on the wings
* David Speedie going in goal vs Norwich? Remember a stat on one video of Norwich being a bogey side for us. Bryan Gunn sent off for them as well?
 

SleepyGinger

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  • Sep 8, 2021
  • #23
Where’s the match thread at
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Sep 8, 2021
  • #24
Evo1883 said:
Home tickets not selling as well as I'd hoped tbh .

Hopefully picks up by Friday .
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Looks similar to Reading game, thinks that’s where we’ll be at this season in the main 15k home fans and whatever away support
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Sep 8, 2021
  • #25
Boro sold 2,500 - can’t think many clubs in the division would take that to them
 
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Deleted member 2477

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  • Sep 8, 2021
  • #26
Two best headers of the ball to play for city.
Speedie and Dublin but if I was to pick one it would be Speedie for his size he had a remarkable jump and scored such a variety of goals
 
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Irish Sky Blue

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  • Sep 8, 2021
  • #27
MusicDating said:
Here's your lunch hour sorted...

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Just watched this back. Apart from conceding the 4 goals, what a good performance. Great finishing from Slaviin.
A game we should never have lost .
Great performances from Smith, Borrows and Speedie, the latter a player I never really took to but who was tremendous in this game. That said, he should have been sent off, would have been with the way referees operate today.
 

WestEndAgro

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  • Sep 8, 2021
  • #28
Speedoooooo, one of my favourites, absolute class
 
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Saddlebrains

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  • Sep 9, 2021
  • #29
Evo1883 said:
Home tickets not selling as well as I'd hoped tbh .

Hopefully picks up by Friday .
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Its a shame, but lets be honest the casual fan doesn't give a shit anymore.

Tell you what we did miss out on, the feel good feeling of a trophy parade and first season back in the championship. Would have added a good 4k onto things i feel, momentum
 

matesx

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  • Sep 9, 2021
  • #30
Great game.

Smithy was a cracking little winger on his day.

Strange to see myself on that vid behind the WT goal all these years on!
 
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Deleted member 2477

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  • Sep 9, 2021
  • #31
two days before our first match for two weeks and I cant see a mat h thread or any paticular interest in the game by how quiet the forum is.
whats going on ?
 

matesx

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  • Sep 9, 2021
  • #32
You're right, seems a real apathy about this one.
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Sep 9, 2021
  • #33
matesx said:
You're right, seems a real apathy about this one.
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Huge game but you can’t make people come and get excited
 

matesx

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  • Sep 9, 2021
  • #34
Sky Blue Pete said:
Huge game but you can’t make people come and get excited
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yes but even on here Pete....not even a match tread.
 

MusicDating

Euro 2016 Prediction League Champion!!
  • Sep 9, 2021
  • #35
matesx said:
yes but even on here Pete....not even a match tread.
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I assumed @Nick had a bot that created match threads automatically?
 
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