Recent content by Picto_Leng

Duplicate - did not see McMordie's post.

My first Boro game was also at Cold Blow Lane, in 1968. It wasn't the same one you went to, @homesickblues as the Boro lost 0-2. This is an account of it from the 2001 FMTTM annual. Scary times: Into The Lions Den

I have been researching family trees for friends as well as adding to my own tree and researching unusual tombstones and suchlike for about 20 years. I don't charge when I do it for others as I just enjoy the process so, @Emersons_BrazilliansDong, message me if you want me to spend a bit of time...

Absolutely astonishing. The first player interview in the history of forever where the word 'obviously' was completely absent. Even the interviewer (Mark Drury?), who normally uses it in each question, manages to speak normally for 10 minutes before he can't help himself reverting to type.

The cost of this season ticket was not 54/5. 545 is the serial number of the pass. The cost of the season ticket is shown as 15/- , or 15 shillings, so 75p.

@Corcaigh_the_Cat It seems I was a little careless with my cropping of the photograph in question:

Not enough of that page is visible to be sure, but I would imagine that the only reason it would be signed is so that the holder could be identified by being asked to duplicate the signature if challenged. Why else would a signature be required? I can't think of a reason. I speculate that the...

There is though, Norfolk - the signature looks to me like "W. Potts."

These photographs were posted earlier today on an FB group I belong to with the following text: "My friend found a season ticket from 1902, whilst demolishing a house in Middlesbrough. It is for Albert Park, the ground Middlesbrough used prior to Ayresome Park".

I am surprised that until now nobody has mentioned Paul Sugrue...

This game was cited by Heine Otto as one of his favourites, @Bandy. Source: https://www.shaunkeogh.co.uk/admin_area/videos/pdfs/84ModulePDF22.pdf

I mean this thread with the greatest of respect to fellow sufferers of this very painful condition, but think that all of you who are slavishly taking Allopurinol or any other medication/over the counter painkiller and just toughing it out are missing an opportunity. It's like living in a...

Stan Anderson is quite prominent here for Newcastle; a year later he joined Boro.

Nostalgia...