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I’m a bit out of the loop with the various national squads. Which Boro alumni will be featuring at the EUROs this summer?

Been reading about the new wonderkid from Ecuador who Chelsea signed, so thought I’d check out the hype on YouTube. Wow. This kid looks special. 16 years old and due to join Chelsea when he turns 18, but is apparently flying in this week to join them for a bit of training. 5 caps for...

Can not get off the bench for Villa vs Brighton. Jesus, how good is the Premier League now?! I do think the strength in depth and quality for average to good teams is as strong as it ever has been.

Talk about managed decline. If I was Sean Dyche I’d be packing my bags. What on earth were they doing in that transfer window apart from obvious cost-cutting? Don’t get me wrong, I think Iwobi and Maupay are useless but when a team with no attacking talent lets two of its first team...

Thinking about the insanity of PL transfer fees this summer - £110m for Caicedo, £70m for Hojlund, relegated Southampton selling their decent young players for £50m a pop. £40m seems the standard fee for an average Premier League player. It’s gone mad. But - ignore the numbers and think about...

Reading today that Inter Miami are trying to sign Iniesta to play alongside Messi and Busquets (and also Eden Hazard), and the Saudi league’s emergence got me thinking. Why would anyone want to watch this stuff? It’s a really weird thing, doing sport as a celebrity parade. It’s a bit like...

Annoys me. Used to be a decent football journalist before he became an influencer. Sick of seeing him on social media pretending to be the ‘king of transfers’. Wind your neck in mate, genuinely embarrassing seeing him posting about every possible deal for clout. If you want to write about...

Reports that he’s following Messi and Neymar out of the door by not taking his contract option. Pushing for Real Madrid move obviously. That superteam experiment went well. A certain Harry Kane of north London running out of options - again.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/14/premier-league-footballer-no-further-action-over-child-sex-allegations-manchester-police

Not sure this is one of those years like Spain 2010 or France 1998 where we’ll remember the names of every player from the winning team. It’s been a great tournament with loads of fun games, but I don’t think there’s a classic best team who are on their way to win it. France have the most...

Lots to look out for today in the World Cup, games get better and better as the day goes on. Last chance saloon for the Socceroos and see if Tunisia can back up a very decent performance against the Danes. Poland-Saudi, can Saudi can continue the miracle? First real test for France against...

https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/football/middlesbrough-fc/exclusive-leo-percovich-opens-up-on-heartbreaking-story-and-middlesbrough-return-1319818

Cards on the table then lads. Whether Wilder leaves in the next 12 days, 12 months or 12 years, who’s your predictions for our next manager? I’ll go: Chris Hughton

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As is tradition on these auspicious days, what’s your favourite / most exciting Boro deadline day scoops? 1: Gaizka Mendieta - £50m midfielder from Barcelona, 8th in the Ballon D’Or, UEFA Midfielder of the Year - on a free 2: Robson’s triple swoop of strikers - Branca, Armstrong and a cheeky...

To be clear, I’m a huge fan of Wilder as a coach and think he’s a perfect fit for us. Can see the green shoots of what he’s doing here and I think he’s the best manager outside the Premier League at the minute, his record backs it up. But… on one hand, 5 wins in 19 is nowhere near. If we don’t...

substitutes 18 Carlos Casemiro 5 Harry Maguire 7 Cristiano Ronaldo 17 Frederico Fred 22 Tom Heaton 23 Luke Shaw 29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka 34 Donny van de Beek 49 Alejandro Garnacho

Anyone else think there’s too much turnover of players, and it’s going to cost us this season? I know we’re forced into it given the state of the forward line last season. Nobody would have kept any of them. All the new signings so far have been improvements. But… I don’t think you can buy...

First time I’ve seen him on telly, he looks like a malnourished David Wheater doesn’t he 😁