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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,096
hopesprings said:
wish we had gone and got him....really admire his work rate and has fair amount of ability too
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I get the impression he went purely because the club was desperate for the money. Wouldn’t have gone otherwise.
 
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,097
SkyBlueStallion_89 said:
Derby want him I read
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They’re actually building Eustace’s Blackburn team
 
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SkyBlueStallion_89

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,098
PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
They’re actually building Eustace’s Blackburn team
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They've got super Jonny Eustace,
He knows exactly what they need,
Sanderson at the back,
Szmodics in attack,
They ain't going to the premier League
 

Captain Dart

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,099
Nick said:
Kind of shit would happen and they beat us in the playoff final with Ryan Reynolds doing a lap of honour.
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You just ruined my weekend.

Till we win on Saturday then I'll be OK.
 
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19Skybluearmy76

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,100
Just a random one my work colleague is a Boro ST holder. I now live in Teesside unfortunately and I said get a ticket you can drive down with me and fuck off to the away end. Anyway went on the Boro website to see if I could find ticket info. They have our fixture shown with a Sheffield United crest is it tit for tat for spelling Boro wrong was it.
 

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baldy

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,101
19Skybluearmy76 said:
Just a random one my work colleague is a Boro ST holder. I now live in Teesside unfortunately and I said get a ticket you can drive down with me and fuck off to the away end. Anyway went on the Boro website to see if I could find ticket info. They have our fixture shown with a Sheffield United crest is it tit for tat for spelling Boro wrong was it.
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No - it's just you looking too hard for something that's not there
 

19Skybluearmy76

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,102
baldy said:
No - it's just you looking too hard for something that's not there
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It clearly is there but NVM I'll move on and look for something else that isn't there hopefully it'll take me until May and we are Premier League bound
 

blunted

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,103
Ipad Boro said:
Apparently Armstrong's stats are high for missing Big Chances, but it could be that he works a lot of them himself when the average striker normally doesn't.

Conversely if you look at the players who apparently miss the most Big Chances in the Prem, it's Watkins, Haaland and Salah, who aren't bad to have around in that league.

And the top striker who had missed the most Big Chances in the championship at this point last season was....Latte Lath for us. He did more than alright mind.
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Armstrong will score in the current Boro team. However, he was pants in the Prem and doubt if he will be good enough next time.
 

19Skybluearmy76

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,104
Ipad Boro said:
Apparently Armstrong's stats are high for missing Big Chances, but it could be that he works a lot of them himself when the average striker normally doesn't.

Conversely if you look at the players who apparently miss the most Big Chances in the Prem, it's Watkins, Haaland and Salah, who aren't bad to have around in that league.

And the top striker who had missed the most Big Chances in the championship at this point last season was....Latte Lath for us. He did more than alright mind.
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I live in Teesside pal and spoke to work colleagues today and they're buzzing about the Armstrong link. I think it'll go through but not so sure about the fee but if Hellberg gets the best version of him firing he will be priceless if Boro go up. We had him on loan from Newcastle albeit in league 1 and he was a beast. The only red flag would be his form on loan at West Brom last season which would have been his third time playing under Boro legend Tony Mowbray and couldn't get a game towards the end of the season. In terms of opposition teams he will be a constant threat but as long as we keep him and Boro quiet on the 16th of Feb I wish him and Boro all the best. It would be fantastic if both Cov and Boro went up automatically it would make a huge mockery out of the parachute teams and even better Hull City beat Ipswich in the final. Hull City btw need a big mention because they are flying and have to be considered as automatics contenders.
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,105
even fucking Portsmouth are signing ex-Prem defenders FFS!
 

David O'Day

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,106
robbiethemole said:
even fucking Portsmouth are signing ex-Prem defenders FFS!
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only technically
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,107
David O'Day said:
only technically
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Oh, ...........................that's ok then. Good centre back, might have fitted well in here if we didn't have some dodgy ones already.
 

David O'Day

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,108
robbiethemole said:
Oh, ...........................that's ok then. Good centre back, might have fitted well in here if we didn't have some dodgy ones already.
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is he a good cb? the lad from sunderland who played 8 and 12 league games in the championship last 2 seasons?
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,109
David O'Day said:
is he a good cb? the lad from sunderland who played 8 and 12 league games in the championship last 2 seasons?
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Recovered from a brolen leg I think, but quick and a ball player
 

David O'Day

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,110
robbiethemole said:
Recovered from a brolen leg I think, but quick and a ball player
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no better than we have, still if you like him then crack on
 

shepardo01

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,111
What is this all about?
 

lord_garrincha

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,112

Telegraph Sport has been told the lawsuit is linked to an agreement preventing Rovers speaking to alternative kit suppliers before the expiry of an exclusive renegotiation period.
 

Ipad Boro

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,113
19Skybluearmy76 said:
I live in Teesside pal and spoke to work colleagues today and they're buzzing about the Armstrong link. I think it'll go through but not so sure about the fee but if Hellberg gets the best version of him firing he will be priceless if Boro go up. We had him on loan from Newcastle albeit in league 1 and he was a beast. The only red flag would be his form on loan at West Brom last season which would have been his third time playing under Boro legend Tony Mowbray and couldn't get a game towards the end of the season. In terms of opposition teams he will be a constant threat but as long as we keep him and Boro quiet on the 16th of Feb I wish him and Boro all the best. It would be fantastic if both Cov and Boro went up automatically it would make a huge mockery out of the parachute teams and even better Hull City beat Ipswich in the final. Hull City btw need a big mention because they are flying and have to be considered as automatics contenders.
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That's exactly who I'd like to see promoted too. (Well provided Boro and Cov go up through the autos, I'd like either Millwall or Hull to win at Wembley, as you say the parachute sides missing out would be lovely and Hollywood AllStars can wait a bit longer.

Think Armstrong can do well for us, but not sure about the 15M fee being banded about being accurate. I think it will be something like 8M + add-ons (such as promotion, number of goals scored, etc)
 
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Skybluedownunder

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,114



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19Skybluearmy76

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  • Jan 29, 2026
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Ipad Boro said:
That's exactly who I'd like to see promoted too. (Well provided Boro and Cov go up through the autos, I'd like either Millwall or Hull to win at Wembley, as you say the parachute sides missing out would be lovely and Hollywood AllStars can wait a bit longer.

Think Armstrong can do well for us, but not sure about the 15M fee being banded about being accurate. I think it will be something like 8M + add-ons (such as promotion, number of goals scored, etc)
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Definitely pal whatever happens it's going to the wire I feel.
 
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Ipad Boro

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  • Jan 29, 2026
  • #11,116
blunted said:
Armstrong will score in the current Boro team. However, he was pants in the Prem and doubt if he will be good enough next time.
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I don't think most Boro fans would imagine him leading the line in the Prem. OK as a sub to come on for the last 20 minutes when legs are getting tired, or back up in an emergency is the general consensus.

Generally if he helps us get up it's money well spent.

If we go up and stay up, we'd probably sell him as we did Rhodes a decade or so ago and make a small loss due to him being 29. (If Ipswich don't go up they'll have him, if not Brum will as the two of them each think it necessary to have 8 strikers with a proven champo record as only the hugely talented can sit on their bench doing FA as an unused substitute in one of those "statement of intent" thingies to their rivals, whether it does any good or not.)

If we go up and come straight back down he'd be handy to have back in the champo.

If we don't go up at all he'd be handy to have around next season.
 
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Shannerz

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  • Jan 30, 2026
  • #11,117
lord_garrincha said:

Telegraph Sport has been told the lawsuit is linked to an agreement preventing Rovers speaking to alternative kit suppliers before the expiry of an exclusive renegotiation period.
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Make them play in their statistics bras and pants.
 

Gint11

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  • Jan 30, 2026
  • #11,118
Shannerz said:
Make them play in their statistics bras and pants.
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Such a tin pot club but largely considered a big club because of their 1994 success which was clearly a one-off. Barely hit 11K home supporters. Sorry but they are tin pot and wouldn’t look out of place in L1
 

shmmeee

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  • Jan 30, 2026
  • #11,119
Ipad Boro said:
I don't think most Boro fans would imagine him leading the line in the Prem. OK as a sub to come on for the last 20 minutes when legs are getting tired, or back up in an emergency is the general consensus.

Generally if he helps us get up it's money well spent.

If we go up and stay up, we'd probably sell him as we did Rhodes a decade or so ago and make a small loss due to him being 29. (If Ipswich don't go up they'll have him, if not Brum will as the two of them each think it necessary to have 8 strikers with a proven champo record as only the hugely talented can sit on their bench doing FA as an unused substitute in one of those "statement of intent" thingies to their rivals, whether it does any good or not.)

If we go up and come straight back down he'd be handy to have back in the champo.

If we don't go up at all he'd be handy to have around next season.
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No one show SBT this post his head will explode.
 
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Shannerz

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  • Jan 30, 2026
  • #11,120
They're an old club from a town about a third of the size of Coventry. They're badly run, but so were we.

How many fans do you expect them to have?
 
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SkyBluePower

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  • Jan 30, 2026
  • #11,121
Shannerz said:
They're an old club from a town about a third of the size of Coventry. They're badly run, but so were we.

How many fans do you expect them to have?
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Yep. Growing up in the 80s, Brighton, Brentford, Bournemouth ,Fulham and Burnley were all clubs with their best days behind them (or never had them) and were languishing on Div 2/3 . We have been out of the Prem for 25 years - the same distance in time as being in the top flight in the eighties and the late 1950s.
 
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HJones23

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  • Jan 30, 2026
  • #11,122
Would I be right in thinking we should find out today which games in March will be moved for TV ?
 

Sky Blue Wozza

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  • Jan 30, 2026
  • #11,123
HJones23 said:
Would I be right in thinking we should find out today which games in March will be moved for TV ?
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Not today (from EFL site)

Selections for matches scheduled after the first weekend in March will be announced on a four-week rolling basis starting from February 1
 
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The Nomad

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  • Jan 30, 2026
  • #11,124
HJones23 said:
Would I be right in thinking we should find out today which games in March will be moved for TV ?
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I've not checked the tv schedule but are any of our February games likely to be moved or change current kick off times ?
 
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HJones23

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  • Jan 30, 2026
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The Nomad said:
I've not checked the tv schedule but are any of our February games likely to be moved or change current kick off times ?
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No, Feb games are locked in. It's Bristol away at the start of March through to Swansea which will be confirmed in the next batch, although Bristol could be moved again if they get through the next round of the cup.
 
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Captain Dart

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  • Jan 30, 2026
  • #11,126
Gint11 said:
Such a tin pot club but largely considered a big club because of their 1994 success which was clearly a one-off. Barely hit 11K home supporters. Sorry but they are tin pot and wouldn’t look out of place in L1
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That success was bought by Jack Walker, he sold a steelworks and used the money to fund the club.
After his death in 2000 the Walker family trust sold the club to Venky's and thereafter the tale is one of perpetual woe.
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Jan 30, 2026
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Tommo1993

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  • Jan 30, 2026
  • #11,128
Quick and decisive football. I miss it!
 
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thekidfromstrettoncamp

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  • Jan 30, 2026
  • #11,129
Bristol look sh.t Derby 2 up.
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Jan 30, 2026
  • #11,130
Tommo1993 said:
Quick and decisive football. I miss it!
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Aided by feckin' awful defending. Both sides have given the ball away twice at the back in the first fifteen minutes. Cost Bristol, but Derby's defenders haven't really been any better.
 
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