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The New Year was ushered in with an impromptu gathering of friends and family at our house. As new parents, my wife and I had expected a quiet night in front of the TV, waiting…..
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Part 1Â 2002 was, in hindsight, a bit like coming up for air in a small stretch of relatively calmer waters in the rapidly-flowing stream of history. We took stock of what had happened, but knew…..
Christmas 2001 was a big family affair for me and my little brood. We travelled up to the wilds of the Perthshire countryside in Scotland to spend Christmas Day at my uncle’s guest house with…..
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What can be said about 2001? Everyone I know remembers where they were when the shocking events of that bright September morning in New York unfolded. The whole world watched as the whole world changed……
Venables’ first game at the (joint) helm was another defeat, away to Sunderland on 9th December. Boro were now rock bottom in 20th place in the league. The only way was up. The influence of any new…..
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Ah, the dawn of a new millennium, the 21st Century…just spare me the arguments about when it actually started, please… Whatever, the 21st Century was here; a point in time that used to look so futuristic and distant,…..
A lot happened over that festive season. Just before Christmas my other half seemed to develop a low-grade stomach bug that ruined her enjoyment of my company’s party and Christmas Day itself. We had no…..
MCMXCIX. End of the world? Not on your nelly, unless you count the establishment of the Euro zone. In other world news this year, it kicked off in Kosovo, Jill Dando was gunned down on…..
Dean Gordon scored his first goal against Coventry in the next home game – a 2-0 win, and then Brian Deane again showed his ability to be a complete pain in the arse to opposing…..
Part 1No-one would have believed that in the last years of the 20th Century, Boro’s affairs were being watched by full houses at the Riverside Stadium. But it’s true; they were. More on that later. In the wider…..