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Most dejected you've felt at a Boro game

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)Today 11:24Today at 11:24:55

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What with the recent crash of the playoffs loss I was chatting with my daughter about the worst she felt as a Boro fan.

She was a kid and sobbed when Cambridge overturned our lead in the playoffs.

For me it was Bury away in about 2011-12 when we were really struggling and got our arsed handed to us on a plate and Robbo was so dejected as he came over to chat to who I assume was his mum. He just looked broken.

Might have been the 2011 3-0 defeat when Ryan Lowe scored.

I'd travelled midweek from Coventry alone after work. It was freezing. We had about 100 dejected fans and it was just sad.

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By FreemoToday 12:24Today at 12:24:15In response to Most dejected you've felt at a Boro gameTop of thread

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1-5 home loss to Crewe for me. In theory this was supposed to be Westley experimenting with squad players before he officially took charge but it seemed clear that the task was going to be insurmountable for him and so it proved.

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By ChudsToday 12:18Today at 12:18:04In response to Most dejected you've felt at a Boro gameTop of thread

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That was indeed a horrible night. But on the plus side, we knew it was the end of Gary Smith, so there was hope things could soon improve.

For me, probably Sheffield United away in the second leg. I knew that was the end of that special period, I couldn't handle seeing Mark Roberts in tears on his own in front of the away end, which was made so much worse by hugging his mum and nan (I actually miss them as much as I miss him, they were the absolute loveliest people, who had so much pride in him and who both genuinely adored our fans and how much we all welcomed them and Mark into their our club and hearts) as they were both sobbing. It was utterly devastating. And the end of that season was totally ruined by their fans, who are the reason I still hate that club. We couldn't have that moment of thanking our squad for what they gave us and the ride we had been on, despite knowing a number of them would be off that summer and not play for us again.

Edit: Not sure whether I said it on here, but I certainly did on X. The image of Pidge on Wednesday night, wading through the opposition fans to get to the away end, refusing to let anybody prevent him doing so, and standing alone in front of the away end applauding, close to tears, with a sea of away fans goading us just yards behind him. It was almost a carbon copy of Robbo at Sheffield United. We compare the two of them a lot, and that was just the cherry on the comparison cake. Two absolute legends, who lead the club on and off the pitch with such class, prefessionalism and inspiration, who drive players forward and make everybody better. My favourite two players ever.

Edit 2: I really wasn't that upset on Wednesday so that didn't come close to Sheffield Utd. Partly because I never believed we could actually go up this season but did back then, and partly because the nature of how it played out gave us an hour to accept it before FT, whereas Sheffield United won it late on so was much more of a dagger into the heart.

Edited by Chuds at 12:22:05 on 16th May 2026
Edited by Chuds at 12:24:08 on 16th May 2026

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By CloggerToday 12:03Today at 12:03:49In response to Most dejected you've felt at a Boro gameTop of thread

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