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Boro bow out of the play-offs with pride and dignity, losing 2-1 to Southampton in extra-time, and I couldn't be any prouder of my football club.

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Since our last podcast, lots has happened surrounding Boro's play-off semi-final against Southampton. We review the 1st leg 0-0 draw, preview and predict the 2nd leg, but also discuss Spygate and why Southampton should be KICKED OUT of the play-offs.

00:00 Intro

01:15 The pre-match atmosphere

05:17 Middlesbrough 0-0 Southampton Review

21:40 Spygate 2.0 Discussion

37:36 Southampton vs Middlesbrough Preview

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Southampton survived a Boro battering as the 1st leg off of the play-off semi-final finished (somehow) goalless.

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#Boro #SaintsFC

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Its playoffs! Boro host Southampton in the 1st leg of the play-off semi-final! And as we are every month, Matt & Chris review the month that was before turning all attention towards a huge 1st leg at The Riverside, where we give our initial thoughts and predictions.

00:00 Intro

01:30 Reviewing Boro’s end of the season

13:00 Southampton discussion

32:09 Boro’s inform attackers

48:30 Final thoughts and predictions

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#Boro #WxmAFC

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Boro's regular season finished all square at Wrexham. Wrexham missed out on top 6, and Boro dropped to 5th, setting up a tough playoff semi final vs Southampton.

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#Boro WxmAFC

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We're here! Its the final game of the Championship season. Boro head to Wrexham with an outside chance of automatic promotion, with Wrexham fighting in a 3 way scrap for 6th! What will happen on the final day? And will Middlesbrough defy the odds and get automatically promoted.

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#Boro #WxmAFC

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Are Boro back? Boro finished their home campaign by hitting Watford for FIVE. It gives Boro an outside chance of automatic promotion, and hopefully some strong form and confidence going into the playoffs.

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#Boro #watfordfc

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Boro FINALLY won a game, beating Sheffield Wednesday by 1 goal to nil. But despite the relief of a win, the performance was a step backwards from Ipswich.

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#Boro #swfc

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Boro showed signs of life against Ipswich, in a game they should have won. Can they carry that into our next home game, against the worst side in the league, already relegated, Sheffield Wednesday.

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Boro produced one of their better performances for a long while, and should have came away from Ipswich with all 3 points, but a dreadful refereeing decisions robbed Boro, gifting Ipswich with a point.

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#Boro #itfc

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Boro head to Portman Road in a game which was looking like an automatic promotion showdown. But now looks to be a game that could put Ipswich one foot in the Premier League condemning Middlesbrough to playoffs at best.

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#Boro #ITFC

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Boro's season continues to fall apart in an alarming fashion, with another home defeat, this time to Portsmouth. Leaving Boro's automatic promotion hopes in the mud, and even playoff hopes in doubt.

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#Boro #Pompey

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Boro's winless run feels like it'll never end, so will Saturday finally be the day? As a massively struggling Portsmouth side visit the Riverside.

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#Boro #Pompey

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Boro found new creative ways to throw away points, as TWO SHOCKING individual errors lead to even more points being dropped away to Swansea City.

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#Boro #SwanseaCity

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Following Boro's devastating defeat at home to Millwall, the question is will Boro recover? Can they recover? Away to a very strong home side, Swansea City.

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Boro's automatic promotion hopes took their biggest blow yet following a 2-1 defeat to rivals Millwall, who overtook Boro into 2nd place.

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#Boro #Millwall

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Here we are! 7 games to go, and it starts with one of the biggest, Boro host Millwall in a giant automatic promotion showdown! Here's my preview and predictions!

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#Boro #Millwall

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Following our predictions podcast, Yusuf sits down with me and Chris to discuss his incredible journey to becoming a Boro fan, talks us through his crazy matchday routines travelling to and from London for EVERY game, as well as debunking some crazy myths surrounding him!

00:00 Intro

01:40 How did Yusuf become a Boro fan?

08:00 What was Yusuf’s first Boro game?

09:36 Yusuf’s CRAZY matchday routine

16:00 Yusuf’s MAD midweek matchday routine

20:04 When did Yusuf start getting noticed?

26:50 What’s Yusuf’s favourite away ground?

32:30 Does the club pay for Yusuf’s tickets?

35:18 Does Yusuf get his tickets for free?

37:20 How does Yusuf afford to go to games?

37:50 Does Yusuf get his ticket allocated by the club?

39:28 What would it mean to see Boro back in the Premier League?

44:35 What is it like to be a fan favourite?

56:38 What does it mean to be a Boro fan?  

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#Boro #middlesbroughfc

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Its time to put our necks on the line! We're joined by Yusuf, as we review a rough March for Boro, and predict Boro's final 7 games! Will it result in Boro getting automatic promotion?!

00:00 Intro

02:25 Reviewing Boro’s rough March

15:58 Boro’s failing home form

26:50 The injury to Hayden Hackney

33:47 Predicting Boro’s final 7 games!

51:10 Do we believe Boro will get promoted?

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Boro drop more points after another game blown by missed opportunities.

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#Boro #rovers

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Boro thankfully travel away from The Riverside, to a Blackburn side who've been poor at Ewood Park. Can Boro take advantage of Ipswich & Millwall playing eachother?

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Boro dropped more points at The Riverside after their extreme wastefulness infront of goal was punished by a sucker punch from Bristol City in stoppage time.

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#Boro #BristolCity

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After a third WINLESS game at the Riverside, and promotion rivals closing in, Boro simply cannot afford to drop any more points at home. The visitors, bogey side, Bristol City.

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Boro blew a HUGE opportunity at The Riverside losing 1-0 to Charlton, now winless in 3 at home with the gap beneath Boro, closing in.

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#Boro #CAFC

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After two BIG away wins, Boro return to the Riverside hoping to not drop points at home again, but they'll need to pass a tough challenge with the visit of a stubborn Charlton Athletic.

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#Boro #CAC

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Boro dropped their biggest away win of the season, with an outstanding 4-0 hammering of QPR at Loftus Road!

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#Boro #QPR

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After a great win at Birmingham, Boro head to QPR, a team who've lose 3 of their last 5, conceding 10 goals at that time, a team on the beach? Can Boro take advantage?

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Boro's tricky January is OVER! What looked like 3 HORRIBLE away trips, and 2 EASY home games, Boro picked up sufficient points, but not in the way we were expecting.

Today Matt & Chris discuss Boro's drop off at home, brilliance away, and predict the next 4 games in March.

00:00 Intro

02:15 Initial thoughts on a rollercoaster February

17:20 Boro’s incredible away form

21:46 Is Boro’s recent home form a worry?

25:47 Do Boro have the squad depth to stay 2nd?

38:00 Do we think Boro can still get top 2?

51:36 Predicting Boro’s March fixtures

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#Boro #Middlesbroughfc

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After ALL of Boro's rivals won AGAIN over the weekend, Boro headed to one of the toughest grounds in the country, in need of a response, and they did, with a HUGE 3-1 victory.

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#Boro #BCFC

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Following two homes where Boro dropped 4 massive points in the automatic promotion race, Boro now not only play last, but head away to inform Birmingham. And with the gap closing, its a game Boro can't afford to lose.

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#Boro #bcfc

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Boro's recent slump continued with more dropped points at home, drawing 1-1 to Leicester City. Unlike at the weekend, results went against Boro, meaning the gap to 3rd has closed.

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#Boro #LCFC

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Following a disappointing draw for Boro on Saturday, another huge opportunity presents itself, with Gary Rowett's Leicester come to town. A defensive shambles on the pitch, and a mess off it, can Boro take advantage?

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Boro dropped two HUGE points following an underwhelming 0-0 draw at home to Oxford United, yet somehow gain VITAL ground on the teams behind us in the playoffs.

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#Boro #OUFC

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Boro have a great chance to bounce back from the Coventry defeat, with the visit of Oxford United, but there's plenty of reasons to be positive, and also cautious!

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Boro are through our 2 tough Monday night trips, at Sheffield United & Coventry City, albeit with different outcomes.

Here's my thoughts on Boro's incredible 2-1 win at Bramall Lane, as well as their annual defeat at the CBS, losing 3-1 to Coventry City.

00:00 Intro

02:00 Sheffield United 1-2 Middlesbrough

07:18 Coventry City 3-1 Middlesbrough

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#Boro #SUFC #PUSB

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Its the end of another month for Boro! Me and Chris are back to review what in the end was a fantastic January for Boro, while also predicting a tricky February. We also discuss our current chance of promotion.

00:00 Intro

02:38 Initial thoughts on Boro’s last 8 games

16:32 Is the 4 game goalless run still a worry?

22:05 Are Boro getting stronger?

30:15 Do we believe? How do we feel about promotion?

42:35 Predicting Boro’s February fixtures

55:21 Outro

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Boro's January transfer window is over, and we're once again joined by Craig Johns from The Gazette to get all of the inside views from all of Boro's incomings and outgoings this transfer window.

00:00 Intro

02:38 Initial thoughts on the January window

12:37 Leo Castledine, Finley Munroe & Jeremy Sarmiento

16:33 What happened with Seny Dieng?

22:37 The recall of Sverre Nypan

28:30: Keeping Hayden Hackney & Matt Targett

35:43 The Delano Burgzorg saga

42:20 The future of Abdoulaye Kante

46:10 What happened with Adam Armstrong?

59:53 Did Boro try and sign Patrick Bamford?

01:03:14 Overall thoughts on January - Has it been a good window?

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Boro won again! Beating inform Norwich City by 1-0 once again capitalising on results going our way, now levelling alongside Coventry City at the top of the Championship!

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#Boro #NCFC

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Two of the most inform sides in the Championship collide at The Riverside, as Boro look for our 5th win in a row, while Norwich look to back their win over Coventry, with a win over Boro!

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Boro capped off a perfect week with a dominant 4-0 home win over Preston, extending their gap to 3rd by 5 points!

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#Boro #PNEFC

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Boro have had a perfect week, and have the chance to pile the pressure back onto their rivals, with an opportunity at home to Preston. Can Boro make it the perfect week?

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Boro turned around a terrible first half performance, to win on a cold wet windy Wednesday night in Stoke to maintain pace in the top 2!

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Boro passed a tough Friday night test at the Hawthorns infront of their new manager, but they can pass an even tougher one? Beating a Mark Robins side on a cold Wednesday night in Stoke?

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Boro kept pace in the top 3 with a dramatic late winner at West Brom!

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#Boro #WBA

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Boro return to Championship action as they head to West Brom, the first game for their new head coach, Eric Ramsay.

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A depleted Boro bounced back with a bang and battered Southampton with a 22 minute blitz, and returned to 2nd in the Championship!

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#Boro #SaintsFC

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Boro's crazy and disastrous run of festive fixtures come to an end at home to Southampton. Can Boro stop the rot, get back to winning ways and finally score a goal?

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Boro's festive disaster continues as they slump to a 2nd successive defeat, losing 1-0 to Derby County, extending there goalless spell to 4 games, dropping out of the top 2, with more major injuries to boot!

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#Boro #DCFC

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It's been a dreadful Christmas period for Boro, winless and goalless in 3. Can Boro start 2026 by arresting the slide and get back to winning ways at Derby County?

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Boro's winless and goalless run continues as they fall to a 1-0 defeat at home Hull City, who alongside Ipswich Town, close the gap on Boro to just 2 points.

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#Boro #HCAFC

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