Popular Post Lord Snooty Posted September 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 27, 2019 MIDDLESBOROUGH - V- WEDNESDAY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Saturday 28th September 15:00 Kick Off Riverside Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE TEAM NEWS ****** (3-5-2): Randolph Fry Ayala Shotton Dijksteel McNair Clayton Saville Johnson Assombalonga Fletcher (4-1-4-1): Westwood Odubajo Iorfa Borner Palmer Hutchinson Reach Lee Bannan Harris Fletcher ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is Steve Gibson. He looks a happy chap here doesn't he? Well he was! In 1994 Steve bought and became chairman of his boyhood club Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough had just finished 9th in the Championship. They played in a windswept traditional old ground call Ayresome Park where they averaged 10,000. The Taylor report meant Clubs had to put seats in their grounds. Early estimates said that with the seats in Middlesbrough would have a capacity of 20,000 . Fair enough, you might think. For a club averaging 10,000 . Who hadn't averaged 20,000 since 1977. And who just 7 and 8 years before had averaged 6350 and 5135 No. Mr Gibson wanted to build a new stadium. So he did. They built a brand spanking new stadium. And it cost a lot of money. Crikey! That's a big stadium for a club with low attendances isn't ? Especially when it costs a lot of money. How do you fill something like that? Well. You have to get some good players. And so Steve did. And they cost a lot of money. He signed Jan Fjortoft for £1.5m pounds. Which was a lot of money in those days. And then he signed a little Brazillian lad called Juninho for £4.75m. Which really was a lot of money in those days. And then a lad from Hull called Nick Barmby for £5.5m. Then he signed a Brazillian left back with 70 odd caps who was on a wage which wouldn't be out of place now. And some people did come and watch his team. In his shiny new ground. So he signed some more. He signed a player from Juventus. Yes, a player swapped Juventus for Middlesbrough. He was a boy called Ravanelli. He cost a whopping £7m pounds! And then it seemed like Steve just couldn't stop signing cheques. He let his manager get another Brazillian called Emerson. Another £4m and a former Geordie nicknamed Gazza for another £4.5m In a very short space of time he'd spent over £25m. Or £47,663,296.09 in 2019 money. Those transfers and Steve changed English football forever. Steve was happy. These days lots of other clubs spend lots of money as well Steve isn't happy any more. The End 21 6 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Strap yourselves in, and get ready for The Robbie Mustoe Derby 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank_Lucas Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 You expect me to read all that at this hour? Don't you know I'm in a different tablets and have bed at 9 if I think on I'll try again later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Cracking shot of Leaches rounded gable (same as Anfields one ) Snoots .. This is a season defining fixture.. Woodgates neck is on the block This is a must win for us Hit em when they are down Win or lose we follow the Blues n Jack n Meg .. 0-1 ... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengrass Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Early OMDT, m'lord obviously out on the shandy tonight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Bonvin Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Excellent post Milord. Gibson is a grade A hypocrite. I’d love to show him your post, but he wouldn’t think he’s doing anything wrong. Hypocrites never do. Anyway, your early post has thrown me completely. Don’t know whether I’m coming or going now. 3-1 to Wednesday tomorrow. Or is it today? Up the Owls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 1 minute ago, Greengrass said: Early OMDT, m'lord obviously out on the shandy tonight. He has a Masons meeting down at the lodge later . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengrass Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, S36 OWL said: He has a Masons meeting down at the lodge later . Thought he would be in the Nuns Chuff doing karaoke with Stubbs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 THE WEDNESDAY 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cognacbarnowl Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 8 minutes ago, Greengrass said: Thought he would be in the Nuns Chuff doing karaoke with Stubbs. Them feckin martial arts can be bloody dangerous, FFS 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 8 minutes ago, cognacbarnowl said: Them feckin Dark arts can be bloody dangerous, FFS Dont you make my Brown Eye Blue ... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando17 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, OWLERTON GHOST said: Dont you make my Brown Eye Blue ... hope we can sneak it ..but think there front 2 may be too much for us...i hope not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsHall Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Fkd it up good and proper with the ground......looking forward to this after the pretend game on Tuesday. 2-0 Wednesday. UTO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offalyowl Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Brilliant as always snoots and brilliant point about snake Gibson, really hope we beat these tomorrow so predicting a 2-1 win uto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) Come and have a drink with us we'll drink you too a frenzy ... (at dr browns). Edited September 27, 2019 by TheEnchanter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike1867 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 36 minutes ago, Brando17 said: hope we can sneak it ..but think there front 2 may be too much for us...i hope not What? Like Fulham's front three had too much for us? 1-3 tomorrow, Fletcher, Reach and Luongo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Is it true he bought the Bell End from Parliament and that was the reason it left a cranky ring. Maybe the Gibson ring represented a 'hole' sic, lot of Money for the club. I'd love to know where it all went wrong Snoots why don't you erm Give him a ring ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagesse Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Come on Wednesday!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 We've got to go to Middlesbrough and get something.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfc4_sufc0 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Interesting that his total spend in 2019 dosh is the cost of 50% of an England back 4 player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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