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Yeovil Town v Stevenage: After getting the better of a team one division above us, can Boro' keep their FA Cup run on track at a team one division below?

Yeovil Town: It’s That Team Again…

After getting the better of a team one division above us, can Boro’ keep their FA Cup run on track at a team one division below? Well, there are two things that worry us in this Round Two tie. The first is that we’re off to a ground where our …

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MK Dons v Stevenage: The abject display that was Newport away made it a long week to be a Boro' fan. And we just can't see MK Dons away as the cure...

MK Dons: It’s That Team Again…

The abject display that was Newport away last week made it a very long week to be a Boro’ fan. And we just can’t see MK Dons away as being the cure. The FA Cup Round One draw didn’t look all that kind on paper when it came out of …

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Stevenage v Swansea City: It's a third home game in a row for the Boro'. But this time we're switching focus back to the FA Cup as the Swans come to town...

Stevenage v Swansea City [Preview]

It’s a third home game in a row for the Boro’. But this time we’re switching focus back to the FA Cup as the Swans come to town. For so long, Round Three was a big ol’prize for us as a club. After all, it’s not like we stood much …

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Stevenage v Hull City: Joy? Hmm. Relief? Oh yes. But whatever your feelings about our first league win in ages, we gotta put them to one side here...

Stevenage v Hull City [Preview]

Joy? Hmm. Relief? Oh yes. But whatever your feelings about our first league win in ages, we gotta put them to one side here. Boro’ could’ve perhaps done with following up on our three points against Vale in midweek with another league outing to be honest. It’d give us a …

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OK, so we've finally managed to score a goal again. So, how about we now do something about this eternal wait for our next win?

Stevenage v Concord Rangers [Preview]

OK, so we’ve finally managed to score a goal again. So, how about we do something about our eternal wait for our next win? If it can’t come against a side two leagues below us, our problems could be bigger than we thought. That’d go against the “magic” of the …

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A look at three great FA Cup memories for Boro'; matches that'll live long in the memory. Not only that, it'll help show why the cup is so special!

Three Great FA Cup Memories For Stevenage

There is a lot of talk in football at the moment about restructuring the two cup competitions in England. And it remains to be seen if changes are applied. Stevenage, like many other lower league clubs, benefit greatly from revenue which is generated in these competitions. Here is a good …

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PREVIEW – Peterborough United v Stevenage: We're both coming into this FA Cup replay as fresh as daisies after both of us had a Saturday off...

If Posh Come To Shove…

Come on then, how did you end up spending your unexpected free weekend? Got all the Christmas shopping done, no doubt. Or maybe you found the cure for a nasty disease. If so, more power to you. But it wasn’t just Boro’ who had a quiet day of it on …

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Stevenage v Peterborough United – Posh 'n' Go: We've already gone through to the next round of one competition this week. Now for the second?

Posh ‘n’ Go

We’ve already gone through to the next round of one competition this week. Now for the second? Our march into the knockout stages of the Leasing.com Trophy didn’t even call for us to do anything, but we’re not sure that doing nothing will work in this FA Cup First Round …

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Plymouth Argyle v Stevenage: It's time for Boro' to start out on the Road To Wembley... with everyone else

The Road To Wembley. Or Something…

Lads, the Checkatrade Trophy may not be a competition we’re all that fussed about, but any record that shows played two, lost two, conceded 12 ain’t gonna look good on the end of term report. And we’re not back out of cup mode just yet, either; the FA Cup grabbing …

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FIFA 18 Verdict: Reading (A)

Reading (Away): The FIFA 18 Verdict

Twice. In fact, it’s twice in a row. That’s how many times our FIFA 18 Verdict has been half right in the past two times it’s been tested. This is a dangerous development. It almost qualifies the time we spend with the PS4 as an actual work of science. It rightly …

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