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Si's Insights: Brilliant Boro Can Leave Derby In A Daze

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Tuesday, 18 August 2015. Brilliant Boro Can Leave Derby In A Daze. On Saturday afternoon, thousands of football fans marched into the Riverside Stadium with a relatively newly-titled match day programme in their hands. Three goals, three points, a clean sheet and home debuts for both Christian Stuani and David Nugent. It really doesn't get more promising or tantalising than this. What a pity that Channel 5's Football League Tonight, aka The Football League Show with adverts and a more showbizzy s...Some ...

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Si's Insights: About

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Is the footballing voice of Simon ( Si. Fallaha, a journalist and Middlesbrough F.C. Fan based in Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Through general musings, talking tactics, trips down memory lane and more, Si’s Insights. Seeks to provide its readers with unique, high quality analysis on the Boro (and occasionally beyond) from the Emerald Isle. We hope you enjoy the site! What our readers say. Splendid insights into Boro. Well-written, thought-provoking comment" - Mike Baker. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Si's Insights: The Centre Of The Park And The Team's Ability To Adapt Under Pressure Will Decide Boro's Season

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Saturday, 15 August 2015. The Centre Of The Park And The Team's Ability To Adapt Under Pressure Will Decide Boro's Season. The opening week of 2015-16 has seen a series of Tales Of The Unexpected on Planet Boro. Unexpected results, for those of us who expected a walk in the park at Deepdale. Unexpected depth, as a virtual second string side, despite a few scrapes here and there, strolled to a commanding victory at Oldham Athletic in the League Cup. It's all about circumstance. Now, the question we, and A...

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Si's Insights: Wembley Heartbreak Must Be A Springboard For Greater Achievements

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Monday, 8 June 2015. Wembley Heartbreak Must Be A Springboard For Greater Achievements. I was as devastated as any of you when Mike Dean got ready to blow the final whistle on both the play-off final and Boro's hopes of promotion in 2014-15. For what seemed like quite a while, I sat there with my head in my hands, and not a word was spoken or written as I came to terms with the harsh reality of a season that promised everything ultimately amounting to nothing. Once again we had learnt the hard way that t...

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Si's Insights: Raised Expectations May Be Boro's Biggest Problem

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Friday, 28 August 2015. Raised Expectations May Be Boro's Biggest Problem. Anthony "Paulista Park" McCarthy, one of the great contributors to Untypical Boro's comments section - joining such luminaries as Len Masterman, Werdermouth, Redcar Red and Nikeboro - made the cutting statement that "Karanka is Mourinho lite, Boro are a Diet Chelsea", before the season began. Really, it seemed more a warning of what was to come if Boro didn't sharpen up over the course of 2015-16. The gist of his match report, and...

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Si's Insights: Boro Are Looking Stronger Than Ever... But A Little More Magic Wouldn't Go Amiss

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Saturday, 12 September 2015. Boro Are Looking Stronger Than Ever. But A Little More Magic Wouldn't Go Amiss. As the final whistle blew at Hillsborough nearly a fortnight ago, ending a hoodoo stretching back six years, my attention turned to the man-of-the-match performance of Aitor Karanka's Mr. Reliable, Daniel Ayala. It's possible that AK couldn't turn on his protege, so he turned on Albert Adomah: one of many things that led to Albertgate. Although hopefully that's all water under the bridge now A...

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Si's Insights: International

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WORLD CUP 2014 COLUMNS. July 16, 2014: Loew's Not Low Anymore; A Fitting Finale To A Compelling Tournament. July 12, 2014: Argy Bargy, And The Third Place Final. July 11, 2014: The Magnificent Seven. July 8, 2014: The Semi-Final Countdown. July 3, 2014: It's A Knockout - And Quality Is Telling. June 28, 2014: It's Been Good So Far. And It Can Be Great. June 21, 2014: Boro's Own World Cup Odyssey. June 13, 2014: Do We Want Spain To Reign Again? July 1, 2012: Makers vs. Shakers. The Ultimate "Ireland" EP.

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Si's Insights: Appreciations

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Whatever happened to those Boro heroes (or villains, depending on your point of view)? And what made them stand out during their time at the club? Was it their goals, their service, their team play, and/or their connection (or lack of it) with the fans? Or was it something else? Attempts to find out by paying tribute to past players (and managers) in its own inimitable manner. ALL APPRECIATIONS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. Zenden, Boudewijn "Bolo". Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Follow Si's Insights on.

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Si's Insights: Back In Time

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Presents "Back In Time", which is, in essence, a journey. well. back in time, looking at both classic and not-so-classic Boro matches. ALL "BACK IN TIME" COLUMNS IN ORDER OF SEASON. Everton 4, Middlesbrough 0. Middlesbrough 4, Coventry 0. Middlesbrough 6, Derby County 1. Manchester United 3, Middlesbrough 3. Middlesbrough 4, Oxford United 1. Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 4. Middlesbrough 4, Steaua Bucharest 2. Middlesbrough 8, Manchester City 1. QPR 1, Middlesbrough 5. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).