That would mean the chairman admitting he was wrong (which he was, in my opinion). What do you think the chances of that happening are?...

Absolutely zero.

oh

On a happier note, Charlton did beat MK Dons tonight

Sadly we're not in the position to appoint a new manager.

I have to admit that I hadn't thought of it when I posted about Liverpool last night, but the idea of Hodgson has grown on me. Perhaps if Liverpool don't improve we could have hime. He did after all pull off the great escape with Fulham the year they were looking certain for relegation, and a relegation scrap is where we're headed at the moment.

Hodgson is a good manager, Liverpool's problems are elsewhere. If Liverpool remove him, he'd do a good job at Boro, I feel.

It seems Flossie and me aren't the only ones who want Strachan to leave

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/boro-fc/boro-...229-27407492/2/

Do you think Gibbo's listening?

Strachan really seems to have lost the plot.

What does your fiancee think?

He thinks the same as us

Good.

Does anyone other than our rivals want Strachan to stay...

7.2% of people questioned in the above survey

Yes, but were they Boro fans, or were they Geordies/Mackems having a laugh at us?

Very possible. Or people who don't actually take much of an interest in football and answered the questions for a laugh

I'm actually surprised at how low that figure is. Strachan really doesn't have much support...

To be honest I think people who think Strachan should leave are more likely to answer a questionnaire about him...

Hmm. I suppose.

OK...unbiased view from a Charlton fan.

Gordon Strachan is a liability, and the sooner Boro get rid of him, the better off they'll be...

If you had to chose, who would you rather be - Boro or Liverpool?

Boro : for all their problems, they're much closer to their community than Liverpool are, I feel.

Even if a certain Scot doesn't seem to like our academy.

There's half the problem. Boro's academy is one of the best in the country. Why not make use of it? Young, hungry players are there, and though I sadly think this season is lost for you now, I think making more use of these players ought to propel you at least close to promotion in 2011/12...

He sent a load of our ex-academy players out on loan, and the stupid thing is that they are better than what we he left us with or brought in on loan. I'd happily bring Taylor back instead of Killgallon (or whatever his name is) who's been injured ever since we got him in on loan from the Mackems.

2-2 in the last minute at Plymouth. OK, I suppose...

Have you just played them in a cup or something?

*goes to look at BBC website*

Edit: I see now. I was muddling them with Portsmouth (similar name, same part of the country...) who we played last week and drew 2-2 with after they got a last minute penalty.

A point away is better than we've been doing, Barry.

It's not a bad point, really. Goal in the last minute for us to equalise

Lewes have made it through to the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup after beating Thurrock

Hope they get a good draw. Suffolk side Leiston from the Eastern Counties League (who Lewes lost to two seasons ago) are still there, so hope they don't get them again...

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I wish we could score goals in the last minute instead of conceding them.

Did you see the comments from Southgate and Digard which were on skysports earlier?

Nope...did they go along the lines of 'Strachan's made a mess of Boro, they should never have sacked me'?...



If they get through replays, how about Dartford, or Bromley?

No.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_6435611,00.html

I think the only way Lewes are going to get through is if they draw a team from the same league. Dartford is a possibility. Not sure about Bromley as they're top of the league and Lewes are bottom.

But if they get through, I'd quite fancy them playing the Met Police

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Dartford and Bromley are both local to me : very impressed with the Lilywhites' form in particular (yes, Bromley nicked one of Spurs' nicknames )



Boro aren't in good shape at all, are they?...

And there I thought the Lilywhites were PrestonNE.

They are Lilywhites as well, true

They are. And after doing a Google search, Calne Town F.C., Berkhamsted Town F.C. and Leyton F.C. are nicknamed The Lilywhites as well apparently.

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I don't know where any of those places are.

Edit: Actually I do know where Calne is - Lancashire, I think...

Calne's in Wiltshire : you're thinking of Colne, which is near Burnley in Lancashire.

Leyton's in East London, Berkhamsted's in Hertfordshire, both closer to my end of the country, Flossie

Ooops. Yes, I was thinking of Colne.

I was only 1 letter out this time - that's better than Plymouth and Portsmouth.

Lewes will face a trip to former Leyton Orient manager Martin Ling's Cambridge United in the FA Cup. Can't see them winning that...

Some interesting ties... Crawley v Newport (1st v 3rd in the Conference), Havant & W v Histon, FC United v Barrow, Lincoln Moorlands Railway/Mossley v Darlington, Leiston v Canvey Island/Dartford.

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Spain have just scored again. I was starting to get hopeful that Scotland would get a point.

It's really sad about the Italy-Serbia match.

I've made this my backdrop for absolutely no reason whatsoever

Disappointing result, though. Should have kept Gerrard as captain...

Reading, Middlesbrough and Charlton all lost at home today...

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But Derby won!

Ah, but Charlton lost with more panache

Ah, but we were beaten by our former manager...

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This is beginning to remind me of a certain sketch...

'Luxury, luxury'!

Can't beat Monty Python

Tranmere are bottom, and Liverpool nearly bottom!

Strachan might be gone

It's been confirmed - he has left the club. Now you can start talking about who will succeed him...

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He is.

Wonder who we'll have next.