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4 hours ago, Barney1991 said:

Who’s ready for Paul warne to be linked with Norwich then. 

We can only hope

Shocking tonight, absolutely shocking. Struggling to take any positives at all from that shower. If Warne and whatever the hell that "style of play" was are the answer, I don't want to know the question. 

Since Covid I’ve only been today and to the Oxford game. It’s remarkable how much better the atmosphere is and I absolutely love it. Long may it continue.

By my reckoning we'll set the all-time attendance record for a club in administration this afternoon.

3 hours ago, RoyMac5 said:

 

Why are they all decked out in official replica shirts? Nobody wears one of those to nip to the ticket office.

Almost like it's not real...

4 minutes ago, Andicis said:

The precedent is to relegate one less, so it wouldn't have any impact. 

Yeah I thought that'd probably be the case. Shame.

If we do get liquidated, here's to hoping there's only one automatic promotion place, and 2-5 in the playoffs, with Boro finishing sixth.

I wonder if any of the higher-profile twitter types could submit a GDPR request to Boro/EFL which might reveal collusion between the two.

3 minutes ago, Abu Dhabi Ram said:

He probably has prior written consent… from the EFL!

Nothing would surprise me at this stage, the question would then become one of why?

EFL Rule 104.1.4: Except with the prior written consent of the Board no Club may, either directly or indirectly have any power whatsoever to influence the financial, commercial or business affairs or the management or administration of another football club

12 minutes ago, CBRammette said:

That is really good evidence. Print/save the original pages in case deleted!

Should be available here, in case of any funny business: https://web.archive.org/web/20220119232311/https://www.oneboro.co.uk/forum/topic/8276-boro-v-rotherham-a-1-2-assombalonga-mikel/page/10 Page 10 onwards. 

It's interesting reading the Boro thread from the final day of the 18-19 season. https://www.oneboro.co.uk/forum/topic/8276-boro-v-rotherham-a-1-2-assombalonga-mikel/page/19/#comments 

I think throughout the whole thing there's one mention of our alleged 'cheating' and endless discussion of how rubbish Boro were that season. Apparently they even took inflatable dinosaurs to the game in a protest against Tony Pulis' prehistoric football.

Surely, if our 'cheating' was so instrumental in determining the final league standings, Boro fans would have discussed it to death at that time. Surely, their fans wouldn't be saying how rubbish Boro were.

Some highlights:

• AdamBoro: "Boro dont deserve playoffs, and if they did make it would no chance get promotion." [Pg10]
• Dan1234: "Let's be honest, who on earth wanted to sit through a season in the prem under Pulis." [Pg11]
• Jimmy: "Ah well that was 45 mins of fun anyway. Now get rid of Pulis at 5pm. Failure to get top six is a massive underachievement no matter ‘how much he’s done behind the scenes’." [Pg11]
• Hanzino: "Hahahaha, get in. Did not want to see us get smashed in the playoffs anyway, get this idiotic dinosaur out the club right now" [Pg11]
• Pikerman: "Taxi for Mr Pulis all the way back to Dorset please and definitely one way. Who can honestly say we deserve a top six place after losing six on the trot" [Pg11]
• Jamie-H: "Hope we kept the receipts for all those overhauls and renovations he did in January hopefully they're still in warranty. When he walks away the excuses and tales we'll hear about how he was so unlucky and how he never could get a striker in that he wanted. There's bright spots for next season Britt and Fletcher look good McNair's been decent the past few games and we have Wing/Tav who could really breakout next season." [Pg12]
• Borodane: "It’s more or less the only way you can tell the club what you feel. They won’t be looking at message boards and they won’t be asking fans. They certainly won’t be paying attention to letters like the one Will wrote. The only way you can show the club that you aren’t happy is by protesting in numbers at a match or outside the ground. As paying costumers we have the right to criticize the product." [Pg14]
• BegStealOrBoro: "Except they haven’t. They are really struggling to sell anywhere near the amount they did before this season.  Either way the argument is getting a little dull. Pulis finished 7th with one of the most expensive squads in the league. He has alienated large amounts of the fan base while not delivering the results he needed. It’s Gibson’s call on whether to keep him, but I cannot see how anyone can view the season as a success - and because of that I do not understand any desire to keep him. It’s not like we have been playing better and better through the season." [Pg14]
• Rioch's Braves: "I wish to *** Frank Lampard was our manager set his side out to play good entertaining football and regardless of the play offs what a superb 1st season for him. Football wins today for me. Times up Pulis you have FAILED with your dated boring lifeless poor excuse for football." [Pg15]
• Ash: "Desperately need to invest in new players and a new manager next season. The truth is, we were never good enough to go up and didn't deserve to." [Pg15]
• JamesP: "Would have been so undeserved if we had finished sixth, and Pulis would have embarrassed us again. Worst season in memory. Please get rid" [Pg15]
• Duvel: "This hasn't been the lowest finishing position I've seen but it's by far and away been the worst football I've ever seen as a Boro fan. Even in season's where we've been relegated I've seen some flair players or the occasional game which was enjoyable, this has just been dire to watch. I'll be glad if Pulis goes but I've got no faith in Gibson anymore to make the right changes, the final straw for me was Gibson putting up prices after the season we've just watched. It's clear that they see us as customers now rather than supporters, well if you want to treat me like a customer then you need to provide a product. Until then I won't be back at the ground." [Pg17]
• Rioch's Braves: "Never thought I'd be saying this but if Gibson hasn't got the vision, ambition and direction to take this club forward then though his been a brilliant chairman/owner perhaps its time to hand over the reigns to someone else. I have felt for a long time that its not just a case of Gibson making poor decisions but that he really has ran out of ideas and that's t a sad time. I would love Steve to prove me wrong but I can't see it happening, we are a club going backwards." [Pg18]

Is there any evidence to suggest Boro & Wycombe have been working together on their 'claims'?

Two businesses working together to put a competitor out the game by using vexatious, baseless legal actions sounds as though it'd definitely be legally dubious.

Could one of the fan groups launch a legal action against Boro & Wycombe on grounds their vexatious legal actions have caused emotional distress to a significant number of our fans? 

If it was run through a fans' organisation, the fact the club is in administration would make no difference, and the EFL couldn't do anything about it.

Probably a non-starter, but its a thought.

13 minutes ago, Crewton said:

This.

It would be nice to think that some who've not ventured to PP so far this season will come down and lend their support. This is not just for DCFC, this is for the City and the whole area.

Not been able to get down yet this season because of work, money etc. Going to do everything I can to get down tomorrow. Hopefully a fair number of other people will have the same thought.

Look knackered and out of ideas. Need changes sooner rather than later.

Poor half really. Playing it out from the back isn't working today. I'd be tempted to go more direct second half. Deserve to be behind. Ebosele definitely has the beating of their full-back down that right hand side though and they don't look amazing. Can certainly still win this tie. 

12 minutes ago, FindernRam said:

Do we know why Ashley, after his torrid time with fans at Newcastle, would want to get involved with football again?

Do we know what his relationship with Gibson is like? That part of the world is partisan at so many levels It wouldn't surprise me if Ashley wants in, to spite Gibson!

Steve Gibson seems (or at least seemed) to quite like him, according to this: https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/13325725.boro-chairman-steve-gibson-thinks-steve-mcclaren-ideal-magpies/

Like B4 I've had an absolute nightmare downloading mine (NHS has an issue with my name). For anyone else in a similar position, you can easily get a paper one here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/covid-pass/get-your-covid-pass-letter/ 

It does take a few days to arrive though.  

2 minutes ago, Jourdan said:

What’s wrong with some positivity?

This what the Covid lads said

Dull as anything and neither team really look like scoring. Bit sloppy at times. Definitely a winnable game though.

The EFL talk about protecting the integrity of the league. I'd argue that if they're going to dish out multiple large points deductions then the integrity of the league is gone. It becomes a ranking of how dubious clubs' business practices are rather than how good teams are at playing football. 

I can't see him walking away. He either works some miracle which'll make all the big clubs want him or he doesn't and can (rightly) claim it was doomed from the start. It's a no-lose position for him in terms of reputation. 

Not like he needs the money either.