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Rob Fletcher

@robfletcher.bsky.social

Writer of 90s football books. Podcaster for These Football Times. On the radio with The Red. Setup Boro Mag.

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πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Icons: Zinedine Zidane. @robfletcher.bsky.social @themagicofthecup.bsky.social discuss the je ne sais quoi of Zizou.

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18.03.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Let’s call it 3 and a 1/4…

21.12.2024 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Decades: 1998/99. The Treble, weird transfers and weirder kits, with @robfletcher.bsky.social and Alex Ireland. Football. Bloody hell.

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20.12.2024 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nii Lamptey 50 today

Remember him? Championship Manager legend & a teenage sensation dubbed the new 'Pele'

Played for a number of clubs, most notably Anderlecht, PSV, Aston Villa & Coventry City

Injuries, pressure & family reasons stopped Lamptey fulfilling his potential

10.12.2024 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Young managers, sky-high ticket prices and the end of the 3pm blackout. Are we entering the second era of 21st-century football? With @robfletcher.bsky.social, @themagicofthecup.bsky.social and @allbluedaze.bsky.social

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09.12.2024 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A decade of 90s football: 1997/98 Arsene Wenger’s revolution at Highbury means everyone starts loving Arsenal. Except Alex Ferguson that is, who sees his Manchester United side beaten to the title by them. Manchester City slump to the...

Enjoyed recording this audioboom.com/posts/861985... with @robfletcher.bsky.social Alex Ireland for @thesefootballtimes.shop

06.12.2024 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tommy Tames the Tigers | Typical Boro Ep 11
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This week’s @typicalboro.bsky.social is now available with guest @robfletcher.bsky.social and @graemebandeira.bsky.social #UTBπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ‘“

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03.12.2024 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tommy Tames the Tigers | Typical Boro Ep 11
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This week’s @typicalboro.bsky.social is now available with guest @robfletcher.bsky.social and @graemebandeira.bsky.social #UTBπŸ”΄βšͺοΈπŸ‘“πŸ‘‡πŸ»

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03.12.2024 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rob Fletcher @robfletcher.bsky.social joins us this week to discuss a Hull of a week for Boro… Listen to the latest podcast episode from 6am tomorrow! β˜€οΈ

02.12.2024 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here we go then... the first keeper in my #BoroTeamSheetProject and it simply had to be Stephen Pears. Still need to do a few tweaks here and there but he's just about done. Absolute legend for the #Boro and all round nice guy too #Teesside #UtB

01.12.2024 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carrick is in unique Middlesbrough position - which leaves Burnley & Leeds guessing Analysis of Middlesbrough's 3-1 win over Hull City at the Riverside

Rarely is a manager able to leave out a striker just seven days after scoring a hat-trick. It's benefiting #Boro and keeping opposition guessing.

Latte Lath & Conway have 15 goals between them. Conway has the best mins per goal ratio in Champ

✍️ Analysis
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/247631...

01.12.2024 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

These things have descriptions!?

29.11.2024 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The one we’ve all been waiting for!

It’s the #Boro season.

Juninho
Ravanelli
Emerson
Relegation
Two lost cup finals
Man U in the rain
…and 3 POINTS!!

Have a listen. #UTB

29.11.2024 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love that I knew this was Redcar before I saw the caption.

29.11.2024 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thoughts:
- we need a creator in the 10 every game
- the big switch worked when we used it
- Conway and LL don’t link up
- Borges needs to peeper the box with crosses (hello Ryan Giles in January)
- Howson should be used for late game cameos only
- Hamilton is worse than Silvera

27.11.2024 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That team is much stronger than I thought it was going to be

27.11.2024 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So if the rumours are true it looks like there’s a few missing tonight and I’ve heard the #Boro XI is:

Dibble

Varga
Kinder
Whelan
St Ledger

Yeates
Debeve
Michael Thomas
Marinelli

King
Freestone

Going to take a lot to keep the run going but we can do it! #UTB

27.11.2024 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What do the next five years look like for Manchester United? What constitutes success? And might it be more of the same? With @robfletcher.bsky.social and Alex Ireland.

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25.11.2024 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Latte Lath's Oxford Masterclass | Typical Boro Ep 10
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New podcast episode just dropped 2 days early! 🚨

youtu.be/dCKKzv3jYqM?...

24.11.2024 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
HIT EM FOR 6! | Oxford United 2 - Middlesbrough 6 | Highlights and Reaction
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DO. NOT. MISS. THIS. HIGHLIGHT. PACKAGE!!

Link below to watch the full highlights from Yesterday's @mfc.co.uk watch along.

Things got wet...

#UTB #WTN

youtu.be/lt2anRkaS0Q

24.11.2024 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Best attack in the league?
#Boro
#UTB

24.11.2024 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t disagree but we need to create squad space for that to happen as we’re currently maxed out. So would need to sell/de-register someone before we add

24.11.2024 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haaland wouldn’t get a game with his finishing!

24.11.2024 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some what ifs for January:

Scenario 1: stay as we are and don’t sign or sell.

Scenario 2: one big sale and reinvest in 2/3 quality players

Scenario 3: take the biggest offers for anyone and reinvest up to Β£10m

What do you reckon #Boro fans?

And who do you want to buy? #UTB

24.11.2024 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

I wouldn’t dare guess which side you’re on πŸ€“

You could say we’ve had our β€˜bad’ run and in classic Carrick fashion we rip off some big wins.

24.11.2024 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The 50 Best Club Teams of the Last 100 Years

Before I get into my list of the best 50 club teams of the last 100 years, I wanted to lay out some of the criteria behind it.

21.11.2024 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 12

Any other info on Dieng’s illness Dom?

24.11.2024 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or they’re hitting poor form when we hit good form. So it evens itself out. Burnley are only one win ahead of us and Leeds two points albeit with a game in hand.

24.11.2024 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We’ve dropped an awful lot of points yes, but really so have all our rivals.

Sheff Utd are the only team who’ve had consistency and we beat them, and are only 5 points behind them. Burnley look poor in my opinion and Leeds are similar to us.

24.11.2024 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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