By now most Boro fans will be aware of the 12th man, or men, well you know they exist.
They’ve pulled off a few spectaculars since they came into existence. Card displays in the North Stand? Check. Huge surfer for the North Stand? Check. Banners ? Check.
The 12th man are brave, they had a go. It would have been easy to avoid the flack (much of it personal) and done nothing. Instead they’ve had a go. They’ve never claimed to be superfans. They’ve never claimed that you have to be a superfan to be a member. Quite the opposite, they’ve done their best to engage with the average fan and encourage them to make some noise, show a bit of passion, and hopefully have some of this passion rub off on the team.
Of late theres been a few “musical differences” between the people in the group. OK, this will happen, when you get a group of individuals who are determined to have a go and make a difference, your bound to get different views and perspectives. Thats life, they have dealt with it and moved on.
And in moving on the 12th man website is in the process of being updated and, for want of a better term, reactivated. Hopefully by the time of the game against the barcodes from up the road.
B17 is more than happy to wish the 12th Man and it’s various members all the best with the re-launch of the web site.
More power to their flag waving, surfer launching, chant encouraging elbow.