No need for me to say it’s an important game for us and we need to win! But it’s an important game for us and we need to win. Will we win? Will we keep the same formation, touchy subject these days that one! will Dutch mention Brian Clough in his boro facts? some good players have played for both teams Deano, Barmby, Alf Wood, Boateng want to name anymore? This been a Colin team there will be no shortage of commitment or physical battles, good that’s as it should be. Let’s hope we are up for that. Hopeful 2-1 City win
In 1801, Middlesbrough was a small farm with a population of just 25. Joseph Pease of Darlington needed a port for his coal ships, so created 'Port Darlington' and brought in Irish labourers to create what became Middlesbrough. This increase was fuelled in 1841when Henry Bolckow and John Vaughan of Wales, discovered ironstone deposits in the Eston Hills. The name 'Middlesbrough' predates the settlement, and possibly relates to an abbey located halfway between Whitby and Durham. It is 'brough' rather than 'borough' due to a spelling error when it was given its charter in 1853. Middlesbrough was the first major British town and industrial target to be bombed during the Second World War. 2 Yorks – The 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) infantry regiment are very strongly associated with Middlesbrough. Originally formed at Dunster Castle, Somerset in 1688 to serve King William of Orange, later King William III. During the 1970s, actor Terry Scott, of Terry and June, managed to drive his car off the end of the Transporter Bridge and was only saved from the murky waters of the River Tees by the bridge's safety net Boro's old Ayresome Park ground featured in the 35th edition of the Guinness Book of Records for being the home of the largest reported advertising hoarding, which was painted on the roof of the North Stand by sponsor Heritage Hampers. The Dock Clock Tower at Middlehaven Dock in Middlesbrough has four sides, but only three clock faces. because employers did not want the dockers to clock-watch. The Little Theatre in Linthorpe was the first new theatre built in England after World War II. Dorman Long of Middlesbrough are responsible for bridges all over the world, including the Tyne Bridge, Menai Suspension bridge and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. In 1889, then amateur Middlesbrough FC tried to join the league by joining with Middlesbrough Ironopolis and playing at the Paradise Ground. They took Accrington's place, but it only lasted a season due to financial problems, but beat teams like Small Heath (now Birmingham City), and Ardwick (now Manchester City) and ended up 11th of 15 teams. Middlebrough were one of the founder members of the Premier league, and the first club to be relegated from it. (among others, obviously) The Riverside was the first stadium built to comply with the Taylor report on all seater stadiums. Middlesbrough were the first football club in the world to launch its own TV channel – Boro TV. Middlesbrough FC regularly top the table in community work, with the club being involved in many schemes and initiatives to assist and support the local community.
... and the other thing it has in common with Blackpool is that both are **** holes, worse than Hull! (Middlesbrough, not Portugal)
You're mixing it up with Blackpool. You do realise that it was a reference to hotel beds in Portugal, which until recently was pretty much true.
A team managed by a manager who has nowse tactical awareness and demands a certain level of performance .. fear the worst, Boro to win comfortably.. wish I could believe otherwise but that's what it's come to these days.
Same people predicting a win every game in the poll , ever thought it’s your fault as you are jinxing it ..
I always smash City win. Don't really know why. I don't really care for predictions but the button is right there when I open the thread. Haven't actually expected a win since probably the Derby game.
boro are solid if not spectacular , can see a 0-0 or them winning 1-0 probably from a scrappy set piece goal just love it if that was completely wrong and we just blitzed them 5-1 and shut miserable bastards like me up , but just wont hold my breath
That 4-3 game was quite something. Once played against John Kaye for the City Southern Supporters against the ex- Tigers. Didn't exactly give him a tough 90 minutes. Bounced off him a couple times as I remember.
