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There ain't much more we can add to what's been said after first hearing the news of the untimely death of Mitchell Cole – a superb Boro' talent

Mitchell Cole

There ain’t much more we can add to what’s been said after first hearing the news of the untimely death of Mitchell Cole – a fantastic Boro’ talent. We share the extreme sadness that others are expressing. And, of course, we offer our profound and deepest sympathy to Mitchell’s family, …

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Ronnie, Meet Greg

“I don’t think he knew where it was going and it’s ended up in the back of our net” – so said Tranmere manager Ronnie Moore of Greg Tansey’s wonderful strike after Saturday’s draw against the league leaders. We rather believe that if you can’t appreciate a moment of such …

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Bouncing Back

If the memories of losing at home to Preston last week have had you driving up to Dundee in your bare feet and developing an unhealthy obsession with Toblerone, then it is time for you to stop and to bounce back. A prominent media personality from Norfolk managed it – …

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The Single Biggest Game Ever. Maybe.

Let’s have a little bet. How far can we get into this blog post without mentioning Graham Westley? If you said “18 words”, you will be awarded some form of honour at some point and we will sigh in exasperation. But then again, were we ever going able to escape …

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Some Thoughts About Yeovil

“By 15 games it’s no fluke, it’s not lucky. They are up there for a reason…” – not our words, the words of Top Gear magazine Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson (remember him)? A chilly Somerset is the destination for Boro’s next outing this evening and offers the perfect chance …

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Tinfoil Cups At The Ready

Is yours ready? The great FA Cup adventure is about to begin for another year and it is still a little novel to be starting in Round One, rather than the dear Fourth Qualifying Round. It is perhaps fair to say – and with no disrespect intended – that Rotherham …

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It’s Easy MK

OK, don’t believe the blog title. It certainly won’t be easy MK. Tomorrow is arguably Boro’s toughest test of the season to date, and it doesn’t help that it comes off the back of our first league defeat of the season. Having gone 10 unbeaten, we’ll have to go some …

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Episode 4

A Load Of Old Toffee – Episode 4: Following Stevenage’s first league defeat of the season, host Steve Watkins is accompanied by Dean Thompson, Mark Hollis and guest Ben Storey for this fourth episode of A Load Of Old Toffee. Losing at Colchester is a key area of focus, with …

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Defeat

The word “defeat” hasn’t exactly been in our vocabulary this season. Aside from cup exits at the hands of Southampton and Dagenham and Redbridge, it’s been a bountiful start to the League One campaign. The fact is this: it has taken us until midway through the third month of 2012-13 …

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Camulodunum

A bit of Roman history for you there. Camulodunum obviously being the historic name for what we oiks now call Colchester. And like the Romans, last season was a tale of going and seeing and conquering. In a six-goal fashion. But let’s nip this in the bud right now – …

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