CheshireBoro
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Only my second game of the season on Saturday - memorable for 3 main reasons i felt.
1) - Boro were, dare I say it, brilliant for the first 70 minutes, and completely in control for the whole game. They pressed with purpose throughout, and never conceded a proper chance in the whole game - even their goal was a complete fluke. Watmore shows more football intelligence as a striker than anyone we have had up front in at least 5 years - he goes from 0-60 so quickly, and his economy of effort is brilliant. I thought the Boro were great on Saturday, and I left the ground so positive for the first time in a good while.
2) - Off the pitch - I was in the main stand by the halfway line. Boro's fans make so much noise - when you are in the away end, it is all you can hear for obvious reasons. I wasnt yesterday - but they were still all you could hear.
3) - On a personal level - I took my Dad who now lives in Holmfirth to the match - a lifelong Boro fan who is no longer able to go to games independently. He took me to my first game in the 70s. We went in the Hospitality because i was worried that he wouldnt be able to stand for 90 minutes, and the cold might be too much for him. Seeing his face when we scored the goals as he leapt from his seat like a 20 year old was one of the high points of my year. He absolutely loved it, and because he did, so did I as well. 68 years after his first match, he still loves the Boro, even if he doesnt know who the players are these days.
So, for once, Thank You Boro. You made my Dad happy, and i love you for that.
1) - Boro were, dare I say it, brilliant for the first 70 minutes, and completely in control for the whole game. They pressed with purpose throughout, and never conceded a proper chance in the whole game - even their goal was a complete fluke. Watmore shows more football intelligence as a striker than anyone we have had up front in at least 5 years - he goes from 0-60 so quickly, and his economy of effort is brilliant. I thought the Boro were great on Saturday, and I left the ground so positive for the first time in a good while.
2) - Off the pitch - I was in the main stand by the halfway line. Boro's fans make so much noise - when you are in the away end, it is all you can hear for obvious reasons. I wasnt yesterday - but they were still all you could hear.
3) - On a personal level - I took my Dad who now lives in Holmfirth to the match - a lifelong Boro fan who is no longer able to go to games independently. He took me to my first game in the 70s. We went in the Hospitality because i was worried that he wouldnt be able to stand for 90 minutes, and the cold might be too much for him. Seeing his face when we scored the goals as he leapt from his seat like a 20 year old was one of the high points of my year. He absolutely loved it, and because he did, so did I as well. 68 years after his first match, he still loves the Boro, even if he doesnt know who the players are these days.
So, for once, Thank You Boro. You made my Dad happy, and i love you for that.