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Up the Duff

By Rotterdamboro9/3 14:34Sun Mar 9 14:34:23 2025

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No. Not my better half. Michael Duff sacked by Huddersfield after four defeats in five. No surprise who the odd team out in that sequence was

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And another gone in Yorkshire

By MerseyBoro (BrummieBoro)12/3 16:21Wed Mar 12 16:21:42 2025In response to Up the DuffTop of thread

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Darrell Clarke sacked by Barnsley.

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Re: And another gone in Yorkshire

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)12/3 17:45Wed Mar 12 17:45:29 2025In response to And another gone in YorkshireTop of thread

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If I recall yet another named touted for us when Evans went

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Re: And another gone in Yorkshire

By Freemo12/3 17:46Wed Mar 12 17:46:13 2025In response to Re: And another gone in YorkshireTop of thread

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No manager can long survive Boro doing the double over them.

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Re: And another gone in Yorkshire

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)12/3 17:48Wed Mar 12 17:48:57 2025In response to Re: And another gone in YorkshireTop of thread

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Why don't MK Dons , Huddersfield and Barnsley just rotate the 3 between them 😊

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Re: And another gone in Yorkshire

By Freemo12/3 18:32Wed Mar 12 18:32:10 2025In response to Re: And another gone in YorkshireTop of thread

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Looking it up, Phil Parkinson is the only other manager to have lost two league games to us this season (Shrewsbury changed managers between games). Tick tock.

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Re: And another gone in Yorkshire

By MerseyBoro (BrummieBoro)12/3 19:04Wed Mar 12 19:04:25 2025In response to Re: And another gone in YorkshireTop of thread

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Probably will be if they don't go up.

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Re: Up the Duff

By Deltic 21 (Spirit of East Coast Boro)9/3 20:05Sun Mar 9 20:05:15 2025In response to Up the DuffTop of thread

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Amazing isn’t it. Sacked for a blip that sees you drop out of the playoffs. We should be so lucky! Chance’d be a fine thing. The field of Hudders must have considerably bigger expectations than we do.

Edited by Spirit of East Coast Boro at 20:05:36 on 9th March 2025

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Re: Up the Duff

By Newbie_Boro (Yorkshire_Boro)9/3 21:44Sun Mar 9 21:44:16 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Of course they have higher expectations than we do, they're a much bigger club than we are. Most clubs in this league are much bigger than we are. Why can't people see this?

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Re: Up the Duff

By Sludgy6510/3 18:37Mon Mar 10 18:37:53 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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With the way the club is set up we are punching well above our weight. To progress further we would need a huge injection of cash that is sustained over many years, because we won't be self sustaining due to our income. Xsolla want us in the Championship allegedly but can't see that without many millions being spent. And who's paying??

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Re: Up the Duff

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)10/3 19:15Mon Mar 10 19:15:29 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Xsolla will buy 51%

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Re: Up the Duff

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)10/3 20:09Mon Mar 10 20:09:22 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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No chance of AVC , ie Avery being involved ? Say given the past connection and The Valley School thing.

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Re: Up the Duff

By Deltic 21 (Spirit of East Coast Boro)10/3 00:36Mon Mar 10 00:36:26 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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If you mean me, I think you’ve misunderstood. Of course they’ve got bigger expectations than us - I was being a bit tongue/in-cheek with that last sentence - I was more interested in the perspective. They’re just 6 places ahead of us, yet dropping out of the playoffs spots is considered failure. This from a manager who has had them in the top 6 all season. It makes the Boro feel remarkably steady under Revs and while his achievements are seen as a mixed bag by us ‘Chatists, we are so obviously overachieving and Revs is doing a pretty good job holding us consistently in midtable. Thank goodness we don’t have that weight of expectation on us. What a pressure. It really could be far worse for us than what we have now.

Edited by Spirit of East Coast Boro at 00:39:35 on 10th March 2025

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Re: Up the Duff

By Newbie_Boro (Yorkshire_Boro)10/3 09:15Mon Mar 10 09:15:21 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Apologies! Seems we're on the same page

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Re: Up the Duff

By Deltic 21 (Spirit of East Coast Boro)10/3 16:43Mon Mar 10 16:43:11 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Good stuff. Have a ‘like’ 😊

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Re: Up the Duff

By Chuds9/3 20:27Sun Mar 9 20:27:26 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Well, yes, they were relegated from the Championship last season, have an infinitely larger budget and better squad than us and are performing far below expectations, whereas most fans thought we would get relegated but we are comfortably midtable, and not only that, but top half.

Edit: Amusing also how Lindsey and Duff were two of the names most bandied about on here during the summer as being who people wanted to join us, and both have been sacked in the past week for underperforming (whilst Ainsworth, the last of the three names people wanted, has guided his new side to bottom of the table).

Performance and entertainment wise Revs and our team are really not offering much up for us, and it is something of a grind, but results wise things are really going quite okay, and we are heading for our second-highest average attendance ever, and our second or third highest-ever finish. Careful what we wish for.

Edited by Chuds at 20:36:24 on 9th March 2025
Edited by Chuds at 20:39:06 on 9th March 2025

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Re: Up the Duff

By Deltic 21 (Spirit of East Coast Boro)10/3 00:27Mon Mar 10 00:27:23 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Absolutely. Correct assessment.

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Re: Up the Duff

By Freemo9/3 21:35Sun Mar 9 21:35:32 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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I think because I was expecting Revs to be an unmitigated disaster, particularly when we started well and tailed off pretty quickly as I'd also expected, he's doing a good job as far as I'm concerned and I'm in no rush to see the back of him. I've seen what happens when the baton gets fumbled in League One...

Our more optimistic fans are the ones being punished.

Edited by Freemo at 21:41:53 on 9th March 2025

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Re: Up the Duff

By Telboy10/3 10:40Mon Mar 10 10:40:20 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Or...fumbled and dropped in the case of Sherringham.
To be completely honest, I'm content or have hardened to our performances. By not having any preconceived notions of promotion only a fear of relegation anything better is a bonus.
When we do have outstanding performances then that keeps me very happy. I feel it is a privilege to play against the Birmigham's, Barnsley's and Wrexham's...look how far we have come since our club was formed 50 years ago next year.

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Re: Up the Duff

By WASP (Original Mr Wasp)10/3 15:41Mon Mar 10 15:41:19 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Fuck Wrexham

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Re: Up the Duff

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)10/3 15:53Mon Mar 10 15:53:07 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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A bunch of bods who I understand hate the English ( this is just what I have seen from social media) but want to play in their league.

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Re: Up the Duff

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)10/3 18:10Mon Mar 10 18:10:35 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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It is,to be fair, in part, a bit of a shit hole.

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Re: Up the Duff

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)10/3 08:21Mon Mar 10 08:21:12 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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There's a lot to be said for inconsistent form and mid table obscurity.

But the season does feel rather flat and has done for many weeks now, knowing in January we were unlikely to go up or down. It just feels a bit dull.

Do I want him to go? No. Absolutely not.

Would I be sad if he went? Not really.

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Re: Up the Duff

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)10/3 08:25Mon Mar 10 08:25:02 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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You last two paras sum up how I feel.My worry is if he went who would join us and that we don't end up with another crazy experiment eg Sheringham.

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Re: Up the Duff

By SFCfox10/3 08:27Mon Mar 10 08:27:48 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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My biggest concern is Luton getting relegated and signing Pidge

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Re: Up the Duff

By AndyC10/3 23:49Mon Mar 10 23:49:23 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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I am still amazed Evans didn't

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Re: Up the Duff

By Chuds11/3 00:48Tue Mar 11 00:48:12 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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I would be amazed if his release clause didn't include a caveat that he cannot come and get any of our players.

MacDonald is the only one who joined him, but he was out of contract.

Plus of course he fell out with a number of them in January...

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Re: Up the Duff

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)11/3 08:06Tue Mar 11 08:06:13 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Not sure such a clause would be remotely enforceable, altho' you do see it reported a lot. Gentleman's agreement maybe?

Once he leaves, his new employer is free to seek to purchase the registration of whoever they like surely?

It's only a few trades where you can't poach when you move, like hairdressers being barred from openly taking old clients to a new salon with them.

(Which they all do anyway).

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Re: Up the Duff

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)11/3 08:12Tue Mar 11 08:12:37 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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And we have to remember when GW came here he brought loads of Farnborough players with him.Realise in non league then but still shows it can happen at all levels

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Re: Up the Duff

By Chuds11/3 08:36Tue Mar 11 08:36:35 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Not remotely comparable, particularly as he owned Farnborough, and the players were registered to his company, not Farnborough FC.

GW moving to PNE is more comparable, where he didn't take any players until the following season.

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Re: Up the Duff

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)11/3 15:04Tue Mar 11 15:04:59 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Regardless of the legalities if I was A Farnborough fan at the time I would not have been happy.

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Re: Up the Duff

By WASP (Original Mr Wasp)11/3 15:10Tue Mar 11 15:10:01 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Fuck them. They were wankers.

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Re: Up the Duff

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)11/3 15:12Tue Mar 11 15:12:54 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Thought you might say that 😂

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Re: Up the Duff

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)11/3 09:02Tue Mar 11 09:02:54 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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I thought player registrations in England could only be held by secretaries of FA registered clubs?

Which was what caused the Tevez & Mascherano issue when their registration was 'owned' by his agent or agency.

No idea whether that applied way back and way down the leagues tho'.

Edited by BALDOCKBORO at 09:12:43 on 11th March 2025
Edited by BALDOCKBORO at 09:12:57 on 11th March 2025

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Re: Up the Duff

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)10/3 08:30Mon Mar 10 08:30:13 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Actually good point , plus Kemp could be sought after .

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Re: Up the Duff

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)9/3 21:22Sun Mar 9 21:22:36 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Just wondering if the 3 :names you mention and alike have in back of their minds let's go to the bigger club and if it don't work there is always the Boro of this world to fall back on at some point

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Re: Up the Duff

By imjake79/3 22:35Sun Mar 9 22:35:42 2025In response to Re: Up the DuffTop of thread

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Agree with that - the "Merry Go Round" group of managers and their agents will always see us and similar clubs as a last resort consolation appointment.

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