Pre-Match

Last Updated: 19 February 2016

The Good Life: Carlisle United v Stevenage

Sarllisle United

Two on the bounce and now we’re bouncing ourselves – the green shoots of the Stevenage Football Club recovery are perhaps just starting to pop their fragile noggins above the snow-swept ground. But we’re not completely out of the woods yet, though – not while teams sitting below us are still insisting on …

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Us Line Is It Anyway

U’s Line Is It Anyway?

If it’s true that you’re only as good as your last game, then we must be laughing this weekend. Back on the winning trail after an uplifting result at Hartlepool United midweek, Stevenage are heading back to the Lamex this weekend – though it seems we are dragging something in with us …

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Hartlepool United v Stevenage: Only Pools, No Horses

Only Pools, No Horses

It’s been a while, but here’s a midweek match under lights to sink our teeth into. Hartlepool is a ruddy long way to go for a Tuesday night encounter, but it’s not half as long as our wait for a league win – now stretching back almost two months. League One’s …

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Stevenage v Crawley Town: Sarllito's Way?

Sarllito’s Way

“The dream don’t come no closer by itself. We gotta run after it now” – for now, that ‘dream’ is nothing more than staying in this division. Don’t let that put you off though. After a string of rubbish results and a change in management, we certainly got to run after it now. …

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“These Boots Were Made For Yorkin’…”

… and that’s just what they’ll do. It’s up to York we go with ourselves this weekend and, at the same time, to the very bottom of the table. The Minstermen are propping up the League Two pile as we talk forth unto you here and now, having been cut three points adrift of safety. …

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Bees, Bees, Bees: Let Us Get What We Want

Barnet indoors, then. We like to think we’re good eggs here at BoroGuide HQ, treating those less fortunate than ourselves with grace, compassion and patience. But, when it comes to our lowly guests this weekend, we just can’t do that. The Bees come to the Lamex with a five-point advantage over us …

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Homer Simpson - Leader Beans

Take Us To Your Leaders…

Buckle up folks, this one could be quite a bumpy ride. With a squad that’s thinner than Woking FC’s Guide To Winning Trophies and a back line that seems to have more holes in it than Swiss cheese, it’s not the ideal time to call in on league leaders Plymouth Argyle. Yep, the Pilgrims are flying high, while we …

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Frank Spencer

Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked…

We’ve been through all the tellybox games on this weekend and it’s amazing that we’re not there. Fobbed off with the old excuse that the FA Cup is the oldest marketing device in the world or something, the Beeb and BT Sport just wouldn’t listen to our very impressive suggestion that, maybe, the idea …

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Going For Gold

Yeo-ing For Gold

Hello, guten tag and bonjour. We’ve caught the travel bug and can’t wait to see where the Boro’ bus is taking us next… ah. Yeovil. Can that be right? Well, it looks like it. Just three weeks after we last ventured out to the wild west to check up on our old chums, we’re …

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Forrest Gump - Shrimp

Shrimp-a-Dee-Doo-Dah…

A win on the road and a weight off the shoulders. Let’s not go too mad over our midweek miracle at the Memorial, but you have to admit it doesn’t half feel good to go into a place and get the job done. Now it’s back to the Lamex to welcome a …

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