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The Crewe-cible

Danforth “You must understand, sir, that a person is either with the Boro’ or he must be counted against it, there be no road between. This is a sharp time, now, a precise time – we live no longer in the tinpot non-league when evil mixed itself with good and …

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So Solid. Crewe.

We had to be dragged kicking and screaming out of a memorable 2012 for Boro’, but we’re now finally ready to embrace 2013 and all it (hopefully) has to offer. Did we miss anything while we were readily acclimatising to this Brave New World in the last few days? Apart …

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The BoroGuide Christmas Special

Here it is – the long-awaited BoroGuide Christmas Special! It is second only in stature to the great Morecambe and Wise and we’re looking to draw in an audience of 18 million on BBC 1 later this evening. Granted, we’ve checked the schedules and there appears to be a mistake …

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Are You Ready For The Craw… ley?

Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it now… we don’t often go in for electro music, but it is a simple message from Hot Chip. Our traditional November struggle now behind us, we hurtle towards the festive frolics of Christmas with a win …

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Hart Warming

Now the temperature has done a Luton Town and fallen into a place where it is struggling to rise, it is comforting to see that Boro’ are back to warming the cockles. Even if the hosts on Saturday can feel perhaps aggrieved that they didn’t find the back of the …

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Ronnie, Meet Greg

“I don’t think he knew where it was going and it’s ended up in the back of our net” – so said Tranmere manager Ronnie Moore of Greg Tansey’s wonderful strike after Saturday’s draw against the league leaders. We rather believe that if you can’t appreciate a moment of such …

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Some Thoughts About Yeovil

“By 15 games it’s no fluke, it’s not lucky. They are up there for a reason…” – not our words, the words of Top Gear magazine Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson (remember him)? A chilly Somerset is the destination for Boro’s next outing this evening and offers the perfect chance …

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Tinfoil Cups At The Ready

Is yours ready? The great FA Cup adventure is about to begin for another year and it is still a little novel to be starting in Round One, rather than the dear Fourth Qualifying Round. It is perhaps fair to say – and with no disrespect intended – that Rotherham …

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Introducing: Paolo Di Canio

As the photo to the left illustrates, Paolo Di Canio is a fairly genial, understated person and is rarely seen to be making waves. Those in the seats behind the away dugout can, therefore, not expect any theatrics as the league season moves on with Swindon at home. How we …

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Pomp-ey And Circumstance

Well. That’ll learn us. If we ever feel compelled to be mildly concerned about our prospects for an upcoming game, we’ll do well to take a cue from this week’s wonderful victory at MK Dons. In bouncing back from the defeat at Colchester United so admirably, we also get the …

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