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Last Updated: 20 January 2014

Nine Wins

Nine wins. That’s what we need. And they’re not our words, but the words of the gaffer. OK, so our Graham actually said “we need to win another 10 games to be a League One club next year“, but he said that at the beginning of the month – before …

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And Onto Swindon…

This is all beginning to get a little bit disconcerting now. Losing at Oldham at the weekend has left us four points adrift at the bottom of the table and – if we’re honest – has put us in a position that we’re not all that familiar with. Our FA …

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All Over Bar The Shouting

There she goes. Leaving on the 16.42 from Waterloo for the evening White Star steamer to the New World. It has been an emotional, enthralling few months where moments of utter joy had been entwined in frustration and, at times, despair. But now she is leaving your life for the …

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The Final Straight

According to every English Literature student’s favourite poet TS Eliot, April is very much considered to be the cruellest month. To be honest, we can’t help chortling at the fact that TS Eliot is an anagram of “toilets”, but he could have been onto something with this April malarkey. For …

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We Were Right. And Wrong.

In some parts, we were right. And in others, we were wrong. It was as much a mixed bag as you could’ve expected from last night’s games in the three Football League divisions. But it did make things clearer as we hurtle towards the end of the season – many …

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This Is How It Is (And How It Could Be)

A question for you – what will you be doing with your Tuesday evening? For us Boro’ fans, we find ourselves having to accept that the festivities and frivolities of playing underneath the floodlights are nothing but a distant memory for this season. And by the time we have a …

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The Last Chance Saloon?

It is not often thought to be a good idea to take Borochat as a barometer of public opinion on the Lamex terraces, but it does lead us to believe there has been a alarming increase in the number of people unhappy with the current management team. There’s also the …

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You Again?

We’re acutely aware that pretty much everyone is just about ready to make the trip north to Sheffield. It is with this in mind that this preview could appear rushed, but we feel it is going to make compelling reading. It could also be the last preview of the season… …

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Play/Off

For the third time in four seasons, the end of the season sees Stevenage competing in the playoffs. It’s a formidable record that has only been broken by the Conference title winning year of 2009/10. Equally formidable is Boro’s performance in those playoffs. Including 2004/5, there is yet to be …

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The Final Countdown

After 45 games, more than 4,050 minutes and two – or is that three – managers, the 2011/2 season and hopes of achieving an unprecedented third straight promotion hinge on one final match for Stevenage. Yet again, it is at home to Bury… The Shakers had toyed with the lure …

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