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On Brentford

Sometimes it feels as if you’re in a group of people standing close to a rather large hole and your only saving grace is that there are a few more in front of you. Of course, things as they stand mean that we’re a good foot from the edge of …

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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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We’ve Started, So We’ll Finish

In our constant search to draw a happy face on an otherwise sad, distressed body, we turn to Reason To Be Cheerful No.2873 ahead of the trip to Scunthorpe United. All runs have a start and all runs have an end; not even Forrest Gump continued on his epic jog …

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A Load Of Old Toffee (2020)

A Load Of Old Toffee – Episode 20

A Load Of Old Toffee – Episode 20: With another loss for the Boro’, the Old Toffee team aren’t going to be short of items to talk about here. Host and veteran broadcaster Steve ‘Dimbleby’ Watkins is the man pulling rank on panellists Deano Thompson and Mark Hollis – together …

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Some Possible Discussion Topics?

BoroGuide and the A Load Of Old Toffee team always appreciate the time and effort that is put into contributing discussion points for each and every episode. Without your input, the podcast would be shaped by just four people and we don’t feel that’s particularly good. And sometimes we have …

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Oldham. Newham. Whatever.

Before we stuck into this preview, there is quite possibly a horsemeat-meets-old-ham joke to be had somewhere, but we lack the humorous edge and dexterity of wit so badly needed to execute the gag. Therefore, you can take this as an attempt to get it out of our system so …

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A Load Of Old Toffee (2020)

A Load Of Old Toffee – Episode 19

A Load Of Old Toffee – Episode 19: Back-to-back defeats at Carlisle and Brentford ensured the ALOOT team had quite a fair bit to discuss in this latest episode. Host Steve Watkins is joined as ever by Deano Thompson and Mark Hollis to debate things in detail, while Liam Govey …

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Insert Considered Response Here

Post-mortems are never pretty things to undertake. We’ve seen enough Silent Witness and the like to realise that much is true. But one is certainly needed after what was, in truth, an utterly abject display at Peter Griffin’s Park last night. The best thing we could say is that it …

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Brentford (A): Take Two…

Right, no mucking about now. After a waterlogged pitch put paid to our originally-planned trip to West London shortly before Christmas, we’re going to catch the weather out tonight and get this game played. For us, it’s quite a decent time to be taking on Brentford. And for them, it’s …

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Belinda Carlisle

Oh baby do you know what that’s worth? Oh, heaven is a place on earth. Carlisle. Belinda Carlisle. Marvellous. Belinda Carlisle that is, not Carlisle. That said, we’ve never been – it is probably quite decent as Anglo-Scottish border towns go. What we do know is that Carlisle – not …

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