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Is the party over ?
by chopper on December 29th, 2008

gordon-brown-404_667800c.jpg Economic crisis, no cash, future looks bleak and little hope. Are we on about the economy or the Boro?

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For both 2008 appears to be the year that the party came to a halt, when the…..

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Merry Christmas Mr Lamb
by chopper on December 24th, 2008

So Keith, whats your message to Boro fans this festive season?

Now then gadge, my message would be ” Teesside will get the Christmas it can afford”, I’m rather proud of that phrase, it’s nearly…..

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Decking the neighbours
by chopper on December 18th, 2008

Well it’s so close to Christmas I thought I should finally try and get some wedge together so I can buy our lass that new sovvy she’s been nagging me for.Surprisingly, the knock off gear…..

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A little bit of “insurance”
by chopper on December 12th, 2008

sovereign-ring.jpgI think I am starting to get the hang of this posh estate lark. I can see why our kid was so taken with it. It is all about the way you talk to them.The…..

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Don Lemontop - last of the Teesside Hard Men
by chopper on December 05th, 2008

Let me introduce myself. I am Don Lemontop, the last member of the Teesside mafia. Most of the other lads are in Homefarm, Strangeways  or worse, off shore.

Our kid has asked me to move into…..

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The 12th Man - never went away, but now their back
by chopper on November 20th, 2008

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…..

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2008/09 National Fan Survey
by chopper on November 12th, 2008

I got this as an e-mail, and it seems a good idea to share this so others can give their views.

YOUR CHANCE TO TELL US YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS ABOUT YOUR CLUB AND PREMIER…..

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O’Neilio - it’s time to celebrate his brilliance
by chopper on October 31st, 2008

gon3pv71.jpgYes, in years to come, will you be able to say to your  children, your grand children “I was there when Gary O’Neil became the goal scoring machine that we now remember him for”.

To…..

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Lamby speaks out on foreign ownership
by chopper on October 30th, 2008

keithlamb2oh2thumbnail.jpgWell Keith, you seem to have stirred things up with your comments about foreign ownership of football clubs.

KL - and rightly so, as I said to our lass as we drove home the other…..

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Wheres the effort? Whats the point ?
by chopper on October 20th, 2008

now whats my job again?Theres no getting away from it. Saturdays result was awful. It’s difficult to draw any positives from the game. No individual performance can be said to be anything more than “adequate”, most could be described…..

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